Enthrallment

I had an enthralling experience over the weekend. I FINALLY went to the rock gym on Friday, as you know. It took an invitation from an "old flame," with whom I went to prom with (my sophomore year). We hadn't seen each other for 10 years. (We went for some Chinese brunch first, then the gym.) It was a lot of fun ... not really because of the climbing yet since I'm still out of shape, but because I feel like I'm revisiting the life I used to live a year and a half ago. I was like waking from a deep sleep. I also tried slacklining ... and helped an 8-year-old girl on the slackline. The whole experience was just something else.

After that, I had coffee with my old roommate, Emily for a couple of hours. Hmm. Where did I even get that energy? hehe! We hadn't seen each other for about half a year, but just like you and me, even though we don't see each other very often or even talk very often, the bond is still fresh every time we do. We had a very very good conversation.

Then, the weirdest thing happened. My friend, Nathan, decided to tell me that he really likes me. Well, see, we went out on a "date" on Friday. Oh, and tonight, he decided that if he is going to stay in Portland, I'd be a reason why he'd stay. Romantic as it is, I have my life to work on. Don't worry, I'm not getting into another relationship right now ... and for the next however long it takes to build the Elaine that I am going to be.

Sunday morning, I decided to go up to Timberline with my friend, Selma, who is much older, and is like an older sister to me (she's got a very similar background as mine). This was my first time snowboarding ever .... EVER! It was just and amazing experience. You know, I have never naturally picked anything up very quickly; I've always had to really work and really learn. Well, ok, except for throwing spirals with a football ... THAT I picked up rather quickly, and totally caught the boys at school off guard. But snowboarding ... I got the hang of it within the first hour. It was sooooo weird to just let my body and other parts of my brain do their on thing. It was like a trance, such that when Selma talked to me about how impressed she was, I could not recall what exactly it iwas that I did, what learning techniques, what I was thinking, etc.. I totally surprised myself -- my reward for doing new things for me. I cannot imagine what else I can do but have never known my entire life. I'm proud of myself.

I'm going up there again next Sunday. I'll let you know how it went. :)

Be proud of me.