good hugs

Do you have some of those friends who, when they ask how you're doing, you know that they really want to know? That they're invested in your well-being? I'm blessed to have several in my life right now - some new, some older. I saw a few of them at an event I attended last night. It stuck out to me as I was driving home, the difference in how they asked. You just knew that you could be honest. There was a pause before I smiled and told them that I was doing well, time for a quick mental inventory to make sure I was about to speak truth. I suppose it stuck out because I answered that question so many times, and quite a few of them I answered without thought, without really considering - I gave the automatic, socially acceptable answer. In one conversation, I didn't mentally inventory quick enough, and I stuttered through an answer that basically ended with me saying I didn't know how I was doing.

And the hugs - I've missed the hugs these last several weeks. My best friend is NOT a hugger. My family isn't huge into physical contact. And I don't have a new church yet, so I'm not getting hugs anywhere at the moment. A couple of good friends gave me hugs last night. Good hugs - not the sort of "I'm hugging you because I feel obligated" but the "I really am glad to see your face" sort of hugs. I've missed those.

Well, I suppose I should get ready for work. Today is my very last day at the Bay! So glad that it's over. And, by God's blessing, I'm working with two of the people who I actually enjoyed working with today, and not the ones that I had a very hard time with. I will finish well, and I think that feels kind of good too!

New post coming soon, on the pros and cons of church hunting, and my decsion making process, but it may be quiet this week - I'm tied up several evenings, and work is going to be crazy as I do all the photocopying, package preparing, nametag making, last minute hotel room scheduling, and other sundry tasks that fall into my lap in preparation for the company's annual general meeting at the end of the week. So you may not hear from me much until next weekend!