As if through a fog, I remember the period of my life, my youth, more than 20 years ago, when I counted the days from and until the weekend, eagerly awaiting another go out to one of the then popular clubs...
On Thursday nights, in the company of my friends, we discussed which club we could go to on Saturday night, if we could get in, if we needed a reservation, how much it would cost to get in, if we would have enough money for drinks... on Friday night, gathered together with some drinks , we agreed on who would go with whom, who would wear what, who would approach which girl...
And then life happened.
Work, responsibilities, girlfriends, wives, families.
It happened sporadically that we would go to a club, but it was clear to me, when I started returning home from shorter clubbing trips, with headaches due to too loud music, that my clubbing life had come to an end.
Crazy parties in clubs, with lots of people, loud music, lots of drinks, we replaced them with gatherings in houses, restaurants, hotels...
In the past, we used to carefully choose the pieces of clothing that we would wear for going out to clubs, and now, when we plan to hang out at home, we carefully choose the wine, beer, or ham and cheese that we will serve to our guests.
Hanging out with friends at home, without much preparation, somehow suits me best.
I don't think about the wardrobe I'm going to wear, I don't worry about transportation (because if I go out by car, I'm not allowed to drink, and if I don't go by car, I'll have to wait agonizingly for a taxi), we listen music that we choose ourselves, we eat tried-and-tested dishes, our favorites cheeses and hams.
Thanks to the theme that @galenkp gave us in Weekend-experiences, for week 182, I remembered some of my most memorable clubbing outings...
I don't have pictures from that period, that is, I don't have them in digital format. I didn't even have a mobile phone then, not a smart device with a camera 😀
and that's why on this occasion I can only post pictures of today's gathering, in the home version.
On this topic:
"You can stay home with a small group of friends, have a BBQ, eat snacks and play board games, or go out clubbing...Which do you choose and why?"
It is clear what I chose to do 😀
I woke up this morning and as I knew we had guests in the evening, I visited the nearby stores and bought beer, juices, ciders, as well as cheese, ham and sausages to serve to the guests in the evening.
In order not to spend the whole day only in procurement and preparation for guests in the evening, since today was an extremely warm day for December 2nd, we took a short walk and drank coffee in a favorite cafe in town.
The night before, I prepared the service for the guests, a board with mezetta (ham, sausages, olives, cheese, crackers, sauces...), and served the guests a chilled drink.
We spent a pleasant and pleasant evening, as I wish you too, my dear Hive friends.