New Friends

I am one of those people who has to have friends. I like friends for their emotional support, when you need them and I also like to be  the supporter, when needed. Friends are a good social outlet for not only me, but also for the kids. I am a true believer that having friends makes you more active and happier, as long as you choose the right friends!

One thing that I hate about moving is finding new friends. I am a shy person, but I am able to overcome it, when needed. Since my husband isn't the biggest talker in the world, and I am, I need an outlet to get my chatting out of my system :) My hubby also travels alot for his job, so I need someone to hang out with and do things with, especially when he is gone.

I don't need alot of friends, but I do need good friends. I like someone who I can really connect with. When you meet someone like this, you don't feel awkward or run out of things to talk about. I care about all my friends and stay in touch with them for decades if we have meaningful relationship. Since I do have such involved relationships, I really only have a handful of friends from each period of my life. I don't think quantity is more valuable than quality. If I were to have more than a handful of quality friends, I feel like I wouldn't have enough time to be a good friend.

I signed up for Meetup.com where you can meet other groups of people in your area. A mom I met once had to me about this a long time ago. I met my last good friends in VA, via a mom's website, so I have a good history of meeting people this way.

Anyway, I saw they were suppose to be meeting at the outdoor mall down the street from me today, but not alot of people were signed up to go, but I signed up anyway and was excited to go!  We got there right on time, but Alana had to go to the bathroom, so we were a little late. I only new what the organizer looked like and we wait for over half an hour. I was looking for her and trying to seem approachable, incase there were other people who were from this meetup group. Nothing.

So I just started to talk to the moms  there :) First mom was nice, but her son was pretty young and not a good match for my kids. The second mom I met had a cute little girl, Lauren, who is a month older than Collin! Perfect. We got to talking and she also just moved to the area. They are still living in a hotel, closing on a house soon. They just moved from MD so that was surprising, too. They are former military, now working for the government. The mom, is actually from this area, but moved 7 years ago to be with her current husband, so she has some family around. She said she has friends, but none of them have young kids. Anyone who has young kids, knows how hard it is to have friends without kids their own age.

We then all decided to go to lunch together and talk some more. The kids had fun playing together and we had a nice time chatting. All of them were getting tired and needed naps, so we exchanged numbers so we can get together later this week. She also has a season pass to Sea World, so we plan to meet and take the kids to the water park.

 I am very excited to have my first new mommy friend in San Antonio!