A new tradition

I think I've started a new tradition - not new in the sense that no one ever does it. It's quite a common thing for folks to meet up on Friday evening at a quiet little hole-in-the-wall bar for a drink or two, but it's new to my circle. Several months ago, hubby and I discovered a little known secret in our sad little town - a quiet little bar just perfect for a couple of drinks to round out the week on Friday evenings. Not crowded, quiet, no seizure-inducing neon signs blinking, and with a great bartender that's there every single time we go. Perfect! I mentioned it at work a time or two and invited a few of my coworkers to join us...and they did. It's become a must every other Friday night. My boss joins us, which is a welcome change - it's good to see her let her hair down (even if it is just a little bit) once in a while. Another one of my coworkers started out with us, but changed shifts so she was unable to go last time but will join us the next time. It's turned out to be more than just a drink on Friday night for me - it's almost a have-to now. It's the only time I get to have any interaction outside of work and home. This is almost sad, as most folks have a few friends that come to visit once in a while - play cards, have dinner, whatever. This is not the case for me. Not to go into long and drawn-out detail, but hubby is a bit of a hermit. I'll leave it at that.

Screw it..it's my blog, I'll detail as much as I want. Hubby is more than a hermit. More along the lines of agorophobic, that is, until it's time to go have a drink. Though, I endure chastizing about never wanting to go anywhere. Why don't I want to go anywhere? Because I'm tired, dammit. I work all week and then come home to listen to an evening of the home complaint department(HCD)from someone that seemingly has nothing to complain about. He's been unemployed since the end of March, and manages not to lose any weight and go out for dinner and drinks fairly often. (Continuing on endlessly in my mind.......)

Anywho, suffice it to say that I do enjoy our evenings out every other Friday night for drinks and dinner with friends, and it's nice to know I'm the cause of a new tradition :)