Ghost from the Past

I had a member orientation workshop in the city last Tuesday for my CPA mebership. I was really surprised to see one of the people I used to work with before. It made the whole thing more bearable because I didn't know anyone there and I was early. We talked a bit about the other people we worked with and our respective jobs now. She's still working in a public firm, while I have moved to private corporate companies. I realized that I'm more suited to this kind of environment and that I'm glad with my decision.
After the orientation, I called a friend of mine to see if she wanted to meet up for coffee. We had a great time talking and coffee ended up being dinner. Having a great time, I neglected my phone and missed some calls. Imagine my surprise when someone, who hasn't been in contact for quite a while, suddenly calls me a few times successively. Normally, I would take this as a welcome surprise but this time I was a bit annoyed. This made me realize that I had to change my phone number. One of my efforts to let go of the "clutter" in my life. So, the next day I applied for a new phone (might as well take advantage of such a good reason) and got a new phone number. (The relevant people in my life will soon be notified of the new number.)
Going back to that annoyance, I was a bit surprised of my reaction. I used to wait for this person's call and a smile would be on my face the whole time that we were talking. Now, I'm annoyed and maybe just a bit scared to get caught up in that life again. Letting go of people who mattered to me is never an easy task for me to do. Going through all that is painful and I don't care to repeat the experience especially with this person.
On a happier note, I'm excited about getting a new gadget. I'm also excited about the two week break we're getting for Christmas. Don't have any plans yet except for Christmas Day and Boxing Day. But I'm looking forward to being at home, lazing around, catching up on my reading and watching movies and tv series (cable, dvd or cimema).
This is my 99th post! So happy to reach the goal before the year ends!