Tonight I saw The Namesake,and I found it an incredibly beautiful and touching love story. I haven't been to a movie in a while, and I was glad to be completely enthralled by this one. I highly recommend it. Outside of the great portrayal of complex family and cultural dynamics, the scenery and the way the movie was filmed was lovely. The Taj Mahal has now been added to my list of must see places, because based on how amazing it looked on screen, I'm convinced it must be overwhelmingly gorgeous in person. I want to hop on a plane this minute to go find out.

My evening was a girls night out with my very pregnant friend who will be giving birth any day now. It's so exciting to think in another week or so her little girl will be here, but it was also fun having the opportunity to go out with her for dinner and a movie before the big event occurs. While driving to the theater after dinner at a favorite Indian restaurant, we passed by a somewhat sketchy place in the neighborhood called Tubs. Now, while Tubs may tout itself as a "luxury spa," it's actually the kind of place where you rent private hot tub rooms by the hour. While neither one of us has been there, we both know people who have gone. This led to a funny conversation about the kinds of activities taking place in these rooms (my friend actually knows someone who worked there who assures her that they do drain and sanitize the tubs after each use - thank god), followed by an even funnier talk about the various reasons people might want to go to Tubs, depending on the kind of "hot tub situation" they want.

If only I could wake up in the morning with little previews of the conversations I'm going to have throughout the day. Who wouldn't jump out of bed anxious to get going if they knew a discussion about hot tub situations was waiting for them? Love having friends who talk about these very important subjects.

Life continues. Yesterday I had an event at work for about 100 people that I was responsible for planning, and I was thrilled that it went very well. Yay! What a relief. To be honest, I think the success had more to do with all the wonderful people helping out, as well as the universe being very kind to me in making everything seamlessly fall into place without much stress or struggle, than my own organizational skills and preparation. Still, it felt really great to have everything run so smoothly and to see people so happy with the outcome. I even turned into a bit of a ham when I had my chance behind the microphone. Usually I'm not one for public speaking, but the confidence skyrockets when people laugh, even just politely and ever so slightly, at my attempts at humor. Heh.

Since the blog is in Safe Zone mode (and for other reasons), I won't say much about this, but new dramas of the heart continue to crop up and preoccupy my mind. It's sort of a theme right now. Although my feelings about these situations are complicated and challenging to process at moments, I'm starting to accept that it's okay. This just seems to be the necessary time for a bit of emotional upheaval and cleansing, as well as a period to reflect on the past and develop a better understanding of what I truly want in the present. It's all good. I think going through all this will lead to greater peace and happiness in the end. But, in my Megan way, I'm impatient and ready for that part to happen now. :) Of course, aren't we all?