Beach and Friends!

Good morning and happy Tuesday!  It's been a while since my last post so I have some catching up to do!  So far, everything is looking good for baby and me.  My chances of having the birthing experience I want is steadily increasing.  Baby is moving around more and learning out to stretch..... he's a pretty strong dude already.  I can't wait to meet him.  We have about 7 weeks left.  Sunday was Father's Day!  I was excited to celebrate this with Bill.  We did have to go to a breastfeeding class though b/c that was the only time everyone was available.  It was awesome that he went and didn't complain about it.  He really is a pretty awesome person.  We had our bumps we had to cross in the beginning of the pregnancy but we're past them now and am moving forward.  We're supposed to go to the beach this weekend for the day.  It's probably going to be extremely hot but we're going to try and make it anyways.  I didn't get to go to the beach last year.  So, my serious topic for today is friends.  All of my close friends live in different states, so it's not that easy to get to see them and hang out.  The friends I have here, are usually too busy to hang out.  I try to see when they're free but they either don't respond or are just not available.  So, for how long should this go on before I just stop trying? How hard do I push to keep people around that don't make time to hang out?!  I understand I have a hard time creating and maintaining friendships but I am trying to work on that and most of my friends know that about me anyways.  But it's just odd that when I do try and hang out, no one responds!  Is it me? Or should I just blame them? Is there something else I can do?