Getting out...

(smile) that was lots of fun... I went to a local party at a friend's house, one of a series. It was a good balance... just the right amount of music, flirting, conversation, costumes, serious topics, jokes, puns, chocolate and (re-)connection. My batteries have a higher charge now, and the recent depression is at least in hiding :-).

We dropped the kids off at a babysitter, so Pat went with me. And she looked very nice in her black velvet, and it was fun to be affectionate and to introduce her around. After a while, she loosened up and struck up her own conversations, and I could wander off for longer periods without feeling like I was leaving her adrift. She's trying, at least, in an overtly poly social setting. (nods)