Sailin' with Savannah

​I was excited about meeting up with fellow CoSPers, but I hadn’t had the best night’s sleep, so I wasn’t totally feeling.  But I was gonna do it anyway, FOMO and all. 
 
It ended up just being myself and Savannah due to COVID scares and work demands. We decided to meet up near the PATH station in Midtown Manhattan.  I got there early and saw a group of marchers with signs about “Keeping Our Streets Safe,” no doubt related to SCOTUS’s overruling of the New York gun law restricting concealed carry (they’re not doing too well in this week, IMHO).  They were accompanied by a dance class.  Me, I chose to find a table and read, introvert that I am.
 
Savannah and I met at a TD Bank and decided to walk down Sixth Avenue until we found a place that suited our respective fancies, L’Amico.  It looks hip and upscale, not the place I typically frequent, but as I’ve heard before, flexibility is a key component of happiness.
 
On this trip, I’ve been eating a lot more red meat and dairy than I normally do, so I ordered an avocado salad, as did Savannah.  Of course, the free housemade chips they gave defeated the purpose of that, and we split a brick oven pizza (see top).  Savannah revealed that even though she had gone the “escalator” route (married, children), she always considered herself a single-at-heart.  She talked about going to plays with her “spinster” cousin (who turned her on to theater), and her mother remarking that they had a lot in common.  She has a lot in common with a few folks who love theater in NYC, and I hope she can see some shows with them.

​I also showed her, as I had Doug earlier this month, my copy of Bella’s Alone: The Badass Psychology of People Who Like Being Alone, and she appeared enamored.  While younger folks seem to be pretty enlightened about the validity of singlehood these days (even those who want to travel a more conventional route), it’s nice to see people from previous generations start to “get” the message about singlehood. 
 
I was glad I made it out and even happier that the social interaction allowed me to spend enough energy where I had an amazing night’s sleep.