Single Is Not A Status

 Sometimes the sweetest surprises can be as simple as a unexpected text. It was a normal Monday evening and I was getting ready for bed. I had just brushed my teeth and was picking out my outfit for the next day, when I hear my phone give its text notification ring. My first thought at 10:30 at night, was that it was one of my work families letting me know of a sudden change in the following days routine, example: a child was sick. I wasn't in a rush to learn of potential bad news so I finished what I was doing, before walking across the room to check my phone.  "Thanks for being the best neighbor/human being. I could've ever had living next to me. If there was ever a question in my mind that the universe looks out for us and provides opportunities for us when we need them. The most that question was answered was when you moved in. I won't be home for more than a couple of days from now until April but I came home for 24 hours and had so much I had to do and you popped

  It's a random Friday afternoon and my phone rings. "What are you doing tonight?" my sister asks. "No plans yet, why what do you have in mind?" I answer. "Well Andrew is on a work trip this weekend and I was thinking it would be fun to have a sisters night. I know it's last minute but thought it couldn't hurt to ask." "Aww Sissy, I would love that! I can come over right after work, be at your house around 6ish"  This is just one example of how I get to decide all by myself if I am going to accept a last minute spontaneous invitation to hang out with my sister or not. I don't need to discuss with anyone else about our Friday night plans, then ask if they mind if I go spend time with my sister. I get to just check in with myself and decide if I want to drive 50 minutes away after working all day? Will I want to spend the night or drive home later? Do I want to spend the money on dinner and drinks? I decide the answers to those ques