Well, I say that somewhat tongue-in-cheek because there really hasn’t been all that much going on for awhile, as evidenced by the rare entries for some time now. My last enjoyable evening out in a queer environment was the last Dildo Bingo held at Pi Bar and Restaurant in mid-November.

Since that time, I have joined an Internet group called Community of Married Women who Love Women (CMWLW). I have corresponded with a couple of women from the group, one not too far away in northern Iowa and the other in Winnipeg. However, I sort of got derailed with regular correspondence over the holidays and the stress of a toothache, root canal work, and some family hassles. I haven’t gotten back into the swing of that in this new year of 2009 yet.

However! Kinsey is going on a little adventure next month! Oh, yes, she is!!

I made a friend through this blog, and she has extended the invitation to visit her in her warm, sunny southwestern state. I actually would go even if she lived in Vermont, but the thought of some warmer temps right now doesn’t do my mood any harm!

Through her, I have also become acquainted with a couple of other women who are good friends of hers, and I would imagine that all of us will meet while I am there in mid-February for roughly five days (arriving at noon on Wednesday and returning to the frozen tundra Sunday afternoon.)

I think that the most noteworthy thing about this trip is that I have never done anything quite like this before. With the exception of having flown to both Pennsylvania and Ohio to visit family without my husband, I have never taken a trip of this distance without him. Recreational trips have always been with him, and considering I met him when I was 15 and married him at 17, there haven’t been opportunities in my adult life to do things without him. I have never just decided to purchased a plane ticket and go see some friends for a few days.

Well, I’m going. Dave is staying home while I’m gone. He’s not even away on business while I’m gone because I didn’t want him to be. I asked him to be home and he said he’d schedule around it. I want him home to feed the cats, bring in the mail and newspaper, scoop out the litterboxes every other day or so, and check to see if the plants need to be watered. For once — just for once! — I want to be the one throwing some things in a suitcase, getting a ride to the airport, and not worrying about a thing at home because someone is home taking care of all those things. I get to leave without having to find a housesitter and/or a cat nanny and trying to think of everything that needs to be taken care of before we leave on a trip together.

I am really looking forward to this. I’m looking forward to some “me” time. I’m looking forward to some “us” time with some wonderful women. I looking forward to enriching my friendship with these women. I’m just looking forward to having some fun and basking in the delight of female energy.

Thank you, my friend, for inviting me. I’m counting down the days!