So I saw Colin yesterday for the first time since he dropped me off at the airport in March. It wasn’t really totally out of the blue – we’d emailed a few times and then chatted online about me settling in and job hunting, random things going on in new york, that kind of thing. Anyway he was at work and wanted to have a smoke so I invited him over since I’m not that far away, and he came and we chilled and chatted for a bit before my roommate and I had to leave for her birthday dinner.

Later he texted just as we were leaving the West Village and heading north, so I called to see if he wanted to come have a drink with us, and he did and we ended up staying out until 4. (One plus for having him around: he pays for all my drinks. haha Although I promised I’d buy him a Long Island at Underbar when I find a job!)

It was really good to see him and be normal around him – after everything was in my head, it was nice to see that in real life we could be normal again and I don’t hate him, or have any built-up resentment towards him, and it feels like everything is finally balanced again, which is really nice. One more friend in New York is always a good thing, and now I feel like the whole Colin chapter is closed, a part of my life that is no longer relevant to my current relationship with him, and it’s a great relief.