Comments on: Times They Are a’ Changing

By: Shelli

Shelli — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:02:04 +0000

LMAO Girl, that is TOO funny! I couldn’t wait till my step-daughters were old enough to babysit, so the adults could go out and have fun. It was even more rewarding that I’d just met my (now) best friend, and she had kids a year older than each of mine. So babysitting was an overnight deal. We didn’t typically leave the house until 10p, and returned well after the bars closed at 2a (and a quick stop at a convenience store for a hoagie to quench our case of the munchies). The best part … babysitting was pretty much free! We did this at least once a month, for a couple of years. Now, I can’t remember the last time I had a drink of alcohol, much less a night out with Bill. I’m jealous!

By: Mindee@ourfrontdoor

Mindee@ourfrontdoor — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:21:48 +0000

Ha! And I bet you were exhausted the next morning. 🙂

By: Marly

Marly — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:02:05 +0000

Hey, you’ve had years of getting up at 6 am to get little ones ready for school or breakfast or whatever. Add to that the insanity of meals with little ones around. That translates into a 9:30 pm return being more like midnight. You’re just way more efficient now!

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:38:33 +0000

I knew it was over when hubby and I went to a New Year’s party at my friends house and I fell asleep on their couch at 10, like I did every night. I couldn’t even push myself an extra two hours!

Well at least you had a good night out, even if it didn’t last into the wee hours.

By: Angelia Sims

Angelia Sims — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:14:41 +0000

I’m sooo disappointed. Y’all had your shot and you blew it! LOL!

I actually like early nights. I am scared of drunk drivers. You know ones like me when I was younger. I never hit anyone, but I don’t want to take any chances.

Changes indeed!

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:08:55 +0000

Hey, I was pushing for Annie’s and no one was in!

By: amber

amber — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:34:56 +0000

isn’t that funny? i went out over the weekend and stayed up and out past 2am and was so impressed with myself!
granted I was a zombie sunday – tuesday…..(recovery just isn’t what it used to be) it was worth it!
sounds like you all had a smashing time and maybe next time you can make it until 10 or 11? 😉

By: Spot

Spot — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:27:47 +0000

I feel your pain. It seems to take longer and longer to recover as well. Before ordering more than one drink now, I weigh what I have to do the next day with how long it will take the effects of my evening to wear off. And staying up past midnight, definitely only a once or twice a year thing!!

♥Spot

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:28:22 +0000

Oh yes, the pain…

My teenagers are up surfing, reading, noodling on guitars while my husband and I are nearly incoherent at quarter to ten. They are physiologically oblivious to the consequences of “staying up late on a school night,” where I now orient my entire life around making sure I don’t need to stay up late on a work night.

And don’t get me started on how we never, ever consider a movie that gets out after 11. Because it’s really just pathetic.

Also, I can’t help but notice that two glasses of wine now makes my tomorrow rather grueling. I’m sorry? Two glasses of wine? I remember polishing off my fourth rum and coke before hitting the dance at the dorm and still making it to breakfast the next day and cramming in a 16 page term paper by Monday.

I’ll just fill out my AARP membership form now. Want a copy?

By: SuziCate

SuziCate — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:58:41 +0000

Adulthood sucks sometimes! We’re like that, too. Now, that we are free to go about our way, we go out early and get home early…never would hae predicted this twenty years ago!