Hey guys! Sorry it has been a bit since I have written. Make sure you are following my other blog to get all of my movie posts and my youtube channel for daily videos. This blog is more for my personal experiences and I haven’t had a lot going on lately. Work has been pretty normal. I haven’t been reading a ton and I haven’t even gotten to the pool that often 😦  However, there is one exciting development I wanted to share with you- I have friends!

I don’t know if you were aware but for the last 3 years or so I haven’t had many friends. Yes I have friends online but most of my Utah friends moved away in 2013-2014. The few remaining friends in Utah are very busy with their jobs and family and I find it very difficult to get together with them. I love them dearly but sometimes it takes many months to plan a get together. That is why I am so excited to have made 2 new friends in recent months.

Through twitter I came in contact with a man named Stanford and a woman named Phaedra and we’ve really hit it off. All 3 of us are single and we all love movies. They are both bloggers and love weird indie films not just the standard blockbusters. It has been so nice to have friends that share common interests with me but also are available to do things more often than my married friends. The other day I called Phaedra and told her I had an extra ticket to a movie screening. We went and had a great time. I haven’t had a friend like that in so long. Yesterday we went to see the fun little thriller- 47 Meters Down and went to Indian food before. It was so much fun. Here is her blog post about it.

I went to see The Godfather and Some Like It Hot with Stanford and we had a so much fun. I love that I have someone to see classic films with and discuss them from all kinds of angles. Stanford joined me for a podcast to talk all about Field of Dreams and that was a lot of fun.

I also have a new friend named Amber that I have enjoyed spending time with. We did the Anne with an E podcast and share a mutual love of Survivor. We just went to the Transformers 5 screening which was fun despite being Transformers ;). I also got to go to her play which was super fun.

There are even some new friends in my singles ward that have emerged lately and I am very grateful. I was feeling like I was in a bit of a funk so I really needed these friendships right now and I’m very grateful.

It’s funny because it used to be so easy for me to make friends. I remember my sister struggling to connect with people and me totally taking it for granted. I still connect with people pretty quickly but I find it harder to find companionship that is available to spend time with in your 30s like it is in your 20s. That’s why I am so excited to have new friends who are available, seem to like me and share common interests! Yay!!

We are going to be doing Utah Movie Club each month and I am sure will see each other through out the summer. Happy Day!

So how are you doing? I hope well. I just really wanted to share this fun development in my life with you. I hope you all are having a great summer. Sure love ya!