When people find out how much I enjoy eating out by myself, I get the strangest of looks. It may seem strange, granted, but there is something entirely relaxing about enjoying your meal, people watching, and taking a moment to sit in relative solitude without having to carry on a conversation or entertain others. Today was the first time I've been able to do this in a while and I'd forgotten how great it can be. With a few extra hours on my hand, I decided on a late lunch at Wheatsville: Italian caprese salad with a spicy vegetable sandwich, both of which were deliciously fresh, perfectly fulfilling, and just what I was craving. I watched the shoppers walk in and out of the store, the hipsters biking along Guadalupe, and dodged the fearless pigeons eyeballing my lunch. The sounds of the passing traffic was oddly therapeutic, as well, perhaps in an urban-rolling-waves-sound kind of way, and helped me release any tension I'd built up recently. With a stressful week behind me, it was a wonderful "reset" moment.
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