Sometimes the Universe listens

A little while ago I was feeling very blue all of a sudden. Lonely. Very. Feeling friendless. Or at least not having the kind of friends and neighbors that I'd like to have--that is, the kind to keep me company sometimes. (Ignoring the hours and hours that some really dear, wonderful friends have spent helping me over the last month and a half or so, getting ready to paint the apartment, during the painting and the aftermath.)

Doesn't help that, even if I could think of someone to call on the spur of the moment (in New York? On a Friday night?) to say, "Hey, let's go to the movies", I still couldn't do it because I'm stuck with this stupid foot issue and I'm supposed to do "minimal" walking (whatever that is--but it surely doesn't include going out to the movies).

I was just starting to get past this feeling of loneliness when my phone rang. It was my upstairs neighbor, Nick, saying that he was going out for Chinese food, did I want him to get me some?

Such a nice, kind thing. And I didn't even accept, as I'd already planned on making dinner myself, same meal I had last night, which was delicious. Plus I'm counting my pennies. But that he thought of me, that was so sweet!

Funny, there was an ex-neighbor who emailed me just today, too, suggesting we get together for lunch sometime soon. I should pay attention when life puts opportunities in front of me. (No, not those kind of opportunities. Nick is married and about 30 years younger than me and Rob, the ex-neighbor is more than 30 years younger than me and, last I knew, had a drop-dead gorgeous girlfriend.)

Anyway, it is getting late and I am going to go make that wonderful dinner.