Austin City Limits = New (boy)Friends

So it seems like everyone and their mom, or more likely their for year old child, was at ACL this weekend. Being the independent woman I am I strolled down to zilker all on my own this weekend to enjoy my first ever ACL experience. Some people might find it weird that I didn't have a designated group to hang with, but in truth most of my close friends were not in attendance this year and honestly I was pretty justified in believing that I would bump into people once I got there. Most importantly, I went for the music and being part of a group means bring subject to the musical tastes of others. I wanted the freedom to see exactly who I wanted to see, no arguments, bo compromise, no judgement. Being me I of course made some new friends in the process. Friday's massive heat lead me to the misters where I came across a trio of music festival junkies from albuquerque. They regaled me with their stories of showering in sinks when they camped out at sasquatch and were happy to inform me that althoughthey were all over thirty, none of them were married as that would require them to give up their freedom to travel to every major festival in the country. I would like to think if I were married I would let my husband take his weekend trips with the guys, but I'm not exactly the standard for girls. I had the pleasure of bumping into an old friend from high school and spent some time at the strokes concert with him and his family. He informed me that my first high school boyfriend is now planning to pop the question to his current lady...weird. But the most important thing that happened this weekend, side from the must concert which was beyond words, is I met someone completely by chance who ended up reminding me what it feels like to have drama free fun with a guy. Strangely enough he is younger than me, but th has more confidence than many older guys I know. He very clearly has a good heart and being around him was just easy. Perhaps even the recent revelation of my ex's sustained relationship with his not so single friend hasn't completely pushed me into old cat lady territory. I guess for every selfish jerk there is in this world there is a gentleman somewhere to balance him out. It's just a bonus when they kiss like rockstars.