Joining this friend, as I am also a person who tends not to prioritize social interaction, while I just should. These are the things that are going on now:
I registered for a 2 day event this Saturday and Sunday with lectures about mushrooms, with my local mushroom club. I know a few people in that club, but I'm not sure that they will be there. But I'll make an effort to talk to new people. The event is sponsored for me (and a bunch of others) by the club, to keep me up to date.
As I will be away most of the coming weekend, DH thought he might visit our mountain cabin. He put out a invitation on a small facebook group with outdoor people if anyone wanted to join him. There will also be an event going on there, as the village is checkpoint for a dog sledge race. A Danish guy was interested in coming. I hope he will join, as DH could also use some more friends.
I invited a friend of mine and her boyfriend to join us for a long weekend at our mountain cabin later in February. Looks like they are planning to come. Then we can go CC skiing together and having social time in the cabin at night.
The women in my department at work are having a girls night out, in the city. We are going to have dinner and see a movie, paid for by yourself. Some of my colleagues are talking about having a three course meal, ordering a wine menu with the meal and me paying for a taxi to get home. What the F...! Last year I didn't join, because I find it too far (35 kms each way), parking is expensive in that city and because I didn't feel comfortable with the idea of joining.
This year I am going to join. Maybe there can be something positive to it. I told the organizer (my group leader) that I wanted to eat somewhere simple, not a three course meal and I wouldn't join them visiting bars and other places later. She said that she intended to book a simple restaurant and not visiting bars later, as it is on a Monday evening. I think I might take the train, to avoid parking challenges. The cost might be the same, driving or using train.
Last weekend DH went to an event in the city. It was some event for outdoorsy people, but we were not the main target audience. DH is not working at the moment and wanted to get some social interaction, so I agreed to go there. And we knew a friend of us would go. And DH "knew" some people from Instagram. The 2 lectures about outdoor stuff were nice to listen to. It was also nice to see our friend again, as she lives quite far away and we didn't see her for a year.
When we met BIL during Christmas, he mentioned that he might want to visit us around Easter, for a sea trout fishing vacation. He is welcome to come. Only challenge is that if he comes while we work, he doesn't have other means of transportation from our house than walking half an hour to the train station. BIL does not have a driver's license. DH would have to take off time to join him for fishing. On the other hand, sea trout fishing is best done in the dark, so DH could join him fishing at night. BIL is a sort of mole and could stay up all night. DH needs to sleep before going to work. I hope we can combine his plans with some of our national holidays in spring. That would be best for all.