This Is Why I Am Single - Difficult Single

Oh my God, you guys!  This weekend, because I thought I was too busy for love, I had no plans... turns out my plans are actually for 2 weeks from now, so suddenly I had time on my hands.  Instead of using it to pore over FU Cupid profiles, I decided to finish editing my Birthday trip photos from October before finishing gettting my home back in order from Craft Night!  I turned on the TV and got to work.  Before I knew it, I had watched the last season and half of DIFFICULT PEOPLE and eaten an entire bag of Chicas Corn Chips and a tub of cream cheese!!  What??  It all flew by so quickly!

This Is Why I Am Single; it's easy for me to pass an entire day editing photos, watching TV and snacking instead of getting my home in order or pursuing love!

Now please enjoy some of my favorite fruits of my labor... the view from Aukland, Christchurch, Sydney & Melbourne

Gay of A Certain Age - The Big Five-Oh! Part 4

So, I woke up in Christchurch on my birthday, October 3.  Having just had a delightful sexual encounter the night before, I thought I'd hop a trolley and have it take me around around town to see the sites...

I saw some great art on construction fences

Some great old buildings

Some fabulous new buildings

 Some great street art

and quite a few buildings going through reconstruction.

Then I hopped off the trolly to have a delicious breakfast at Fiddlesticks 

with a turmeric latte

and a view of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu

After breakfast, I continued my journey on foot, first getting closer look at the art on display outside of the museum

and stopping to play the piano.

I walked along the river

I traced my steps back to get a closer look at the stuff I'd seen from the trolly, 

like the street art

 I became more knowledgable of local landmarks, like the Chalice sculpture in Cathedral Square!

seeing the Cathedral as it's being rebuilt... 

and I discovered that New Zealanders are runners!!  Everywhere I went there were people out jogging & running!

Run, hot mens! Run!

I, on the other hand, rested from my exhaustive walk.

Then I made my way over to Christchurch Botanical Gardens

As I stepped out of the gardens, I felt like I wanted to see more, out of the city.  That's when I caught a shuttle taking me to the Christchurch Gondola!

I travelled up, up, up and got a fabulous view as a birthday gift

I walked, meditating and marveling at the view, along a long trail, 

making my way to the other side of the hill where I saw a fantastic view of the coast!

It truly was a calming and beautiful place to sit and reflect, basking in the celebration of my 50 years on the planet.

I made my way back to the city where I found an enchanting restaurant to dine in. Casa Publica, with it's Spanish influence, employed a handsome bartender who poured me my birthday Negroni

 

Which went well with my dinner of skewered calamari

and crispy polenta

I was quite happy!

Finally, I made my way back to the hotel, where I treated myself to a birthday Ice Cream Sunday!

I had a wonderful day of roaming free, adventuring and reflecting and found myself to be the perfect companion.  There was no need to worry, I may have been by myself, but I wasn't alone...