I just got back from one of those wonderful quintessential summer nights out. It was one of those nice small intimate dinner parties celebrating a friends 40th. Gin and tonics and margaritas on the deck in the back yard catching up and getting the grill fired up. Darkness hits and we move inside for a proper sit down dinner party. Besides the ones I throw, there are not many sit down dinner parties I've been to over the years. Most often is the informal buffet/outdoor bbq. There's something so bonding of breaking bread around a table. We were under 10 which is a perfect size - you can still carry on a conversation with the full table.
We had some great conversations discussing everything from world politics to virtual worlds. The crowd was mainly architects and designers with a few engineers so you can get an idea of the conversations. Also, there were several who had hit the 40 mile marker awhile back and were commenting on the decades of oneslife. It was good to hear they thought you really came into your own in your 40s. I feel like that was the case for me in my 30s so nice to know there's another similar evolution ahead. The food was wonderful, which frankly means I didn't have to make it (I'm in a glut of not wanting to fix meals recently).
And the nice icing on the whole evening is that the birthday celebration was for my old boss who specifically invited only the most inner circle of dear friends... and there I was. It's nice to see how relationships can have their ups and downs and grow over time. And to know the respect is reciprocated.
Needless to say I left the night a little lighter basking in the happiness of a night surrounded by good company and friends and appreciating where I am in life. The best part... the party was only on the other side of town! I was home in 5 minutes, crawled into bed, did a quick blog and am lights out just as the bells chime midnight.
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