About Last Night

I’m not a young person anymore. I joke a lot about how old I am, and then the joke keeps turning real. Yeah, I drank too much last night. I felt it this morning. And well into the afternoon. I can remember all too well the hangovers that I had when I was in my early twenties and was drinking. Last night I wasn’t thinking about that, I was just having fun. But working a ten hour day and having to run a store while you’re feeling like you’re gonna puke or shit yourself (possible both at once) just doesn’t fly anymore.

I did have a good time though. We had family time when we got there, the husbands and wives all hanging out with their kids, the kids playing in the pool or the playground right behind the house. We had grilled burgers and dogs and everyone brought a little something to share. Then it started to sprinkle and the women took the kids inside while the guys stayed out in the rain (it didn’t last long) and made a bonfire. Then we drank and bull shitted for most of the night. That was the best part of the night for me. I love Sharon and Sage to death but a couple hours without them and with a bunch of other guys, most of them husbands and dads themselves so we’re all on the same page, was really great and is something I need more of. Sometimes you just gotta hang out with the guys.