Sorry for fewer posts lately, I'm -really- struggling to keep my old friend depression at bay. I have so few people to talk to (and I'm including you blog readers as 'people I talk to') that, although I crave someone to unburden myself to, when I get a chance to actually talk (or write) at someone I very much hesitate to discuss how I'm feeling because it seems a waste of the precious talk time. Does that make sense? Anyway, so my point is that it is often easier not to write. But, I don't want to lose all my blog readers so there was my little 'blah' and now I'll try to perkily tell you about our weekend. Whee!
So, we had a nice relaxing weekend, and then on Sunday we went out ( a week late ) for Paul's birthday. We went to Medieval Times! You should go! Its a very expensive outing but for a special occasion it is very worth it. Its officially called "Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament" and that's what it is. Basically, you get your tickets and are given a paper crown to wear in the color of your knight. Throughout the evening you will sit at long tables with other people in your color crown and cheer for your knight and boo the other knights. There is a sort of little playlet as the king and his daughter describe what is going on in the castle and why the knights are going to put on a show for you and then the show begins. There are six different knights and they perform various feats for you, like jousting and fighting. We were in the front row so we were so close that we could have probably reached out and touched the horses as they rode by. The knights were...very manly. Even the not-so-good-looking ones became instantly hot in their period costumes, swinging their swords (that was not intended to be dirty, I swear).
While they perform, we get food! They serve you on a pewter plate and bowl and give you no silverware. Its hard sipping soup from a handled bowl! And it took me a few deep breaths to pick up my half chicken and eat the whole thing with my fingers. You don't get to order, everybody gets the same thing, but it was really tasty. But the food is very much secondary to the show. I took tons of pictures but the arena/castle was very big and very dark and everything was constantly in motion so none of them are great. But, I'm gonna try and post some of them and at least you can get a taste of the experience. Very fun, you should splurge and go!
Dammit, so of course the pictures did post, but at the -beginning- of this post... but you can figure out that the pictures are in regards to Medieval Times and not my struggle with sadness, right?
4 comments:
That sounded like a great knight! *stupid grin*
Don't worry about the whole "talk" thing. I totally get it. I tend to be a loner naturally, but with my moving from NYC to Missouri to NZ and to Montana in the past year, my number of local friends is a big fat zero. Luckily, I do consider Beau my best friend, and we have fun together, but that doesn't mean I never need another friend again!
So, I totally get that every once in awhile you want to confide in someone or get their advice on some suckiness, but can't. And when you CAN, who wants to be all drama queen at that precious moment. It sucks. Too bad we're not all rich and going to expensive therapists to blab this all too. Hang in there, and get some help for the Depression. There's more than one way to slay that beast nowadays.
Trondheim has the St Olav Festival every summer. Medieval, mostly centered around 1030 when St Olav did his thing. Anyways, I just go for the jousting tournament. *cough* So, I completely get that. Catie, too, likes the 'KahNigits.'
I also get the depression, moving to a new place, not having any friends when you get there, missing home, and all that. It's very hard to talk about how you feel to your friends you had before you moved. All the close friends I have made here in Trondheim are in similar situations, so we can relate to each other and share and complain and whatnot at will. Not sure if that is coming out as any comfort at all, but some of us do understand and don't mind at all if you need to chat about it.
I have a headache, so if this isn't coherent, I'll blame it on that. Heh.
Just another suggestion, what about joining some sort of "ex-pat" group of Canadians? You may not be interested RIGHT now, but I believe as time goes on you will be.
I don't know if one exists in your area, but through my travels I've noticed that ex-pats from the same country tend to be pretty tight and supportive of each other.
Actually, I have looked into that. There is a group here...I don't know how big or active but it does exist. I can't -fathom- doing that at this point yet (so shy, so little money, no car) but it is something that I will continue to think about in the future :)
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