Then I had children, and Friday blended into Thursday blended into Monday. In fact, every day was a Tuesday, as The Builder is fond of saying. Particularly as I was working from home, wedging it into whatever hours it would fit, be it Friday, Sunday or sometime in the Never Never.
With Mr6 at school, however, Fridays have reassumed their mantel of importance. No after school activities on Friday. No reading. No guitar practice (actually, not a lot of that at any time, but I'm dealing with that). We walk to town, all of us, and have a milkshake. We come home. We eat leftovers or takeaway or, maybe, even, go out for Chinese. The Builder and I are on the sofa with a glass of wine by 8pm at the latest, in time for a raft of lifestyle programs with which to while away the evening. It's our one total veg night of the week. Veggier, even, than Saturday.
I love Friday nights. There are no interviews to organise, no stories to write. That all waits til Sunday night (I'm a last-minute kind of girl).
This Friday, I'll be reliving my (relative) youth, heading to the Big Smoke to catch up with friends. It will be great fun. But part of me will miss the sofa. The ritual of winding down.
How do you spend your Friday nights?
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A bit the same way as you, the boys go out ten pin bowling, I get a few leftovers or whatever's around for dinner, then settle into the 'house' shows, BH & G then the ones on 7Two,the renovations etc. That's Friday night...very comfortable! (a bit of blogging somewhere too.)
ReplyDeletenormally a quiet night on the couch! but tomorrow night I will actually be going out too...a girls night out...wow, it has been a while!
ReplyDeleteI am excited but like you I will miss the couch a little too
enjoy your friday night out
Gill xo
I've handed on the baton, My Fridays nights are spent bringing my 18 year old to and from gymnastics with the littlies in tow and then trying to sleep while she heads out on the town!
ReplyDeletethe only thing that gets me excited on a Friday night these days, is when I discover that my wife has put my slippers on the radiator. Mind you that only ever actually happened once three years ago, and she is still living off it... it is pretty wild in our house.
ReplyDeleteOur Friday nights are remarkably similar to yours. I love to get takewaway and not cook. There is no homework from school and no after school stuff.........nice to wind down. Hope you have a great weekend:) Jen
ReplyDeleteFriday nights here means a late night for us as hubby doesnt have to get up early the next morning.
ReplyDeleteMeans we can go out for drinks or just out if we want as hubby doesn't have to work the next day.
It means that the bbq gets used over the weekend letting me off cooking.
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I wish I could say my Friday Nights were filled with fun-filled adventure but, the most adventure I get is when I rent an adventure DVD and fall asleep while watching. : )
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Last week someone asked me if my son would like to join their swimming club. He has enough activities, but I would have declined anyway as it was at 5pm on Friday night. No after school activities on Fridays is our golden rule.We unwind with sitcoms on the lounge. Out of sport season the kids sometimes put movies on downstairs in the family room and sleep out on the sofa bed.
ReplyDeleteFriday-my absolute fave day of the week. Looking forward to the weekend, looking back on a week that is over (and hopefully was good), the kids are happiest, and things I have put off all week may actually happen. Even if nothing special is happening on the weekend, it always feels like a day full of promise to me. And coincidentally (or not) with this frame of mind, most of the good work things seem to happen to me on a Friday.
ReplyDeleteLeftovers. Leftover food, leftover tivo, leftover at home while Bartolo hits the town. I wouldn't have it any other way. x
ReplyDelete*wanders in looking confused*
ReplyDeleteFriday?
What's a Friday?
I just get day after day after day....
I LOVE Friday nights too. Kids in bed. A promise of fun in the air and wine in my glass by 6.30pm. I can't wait for the kids to get a little older so we can really embrace the Friday night...fun night thang.
ReplyDeleteOh! And have fun tonight! Jealous!
still recovering from thurs night...urrgh...couch, I think would be best :-) xxxCate
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday! :D Hey, thanks for stopping by my blog yesterday for my SITS day!
ReplyDeleteFor most of the year, Friday is a 'get dinner and bathtime over by 7.30 cause the footy is on' night, and sadly, footy is the most distinguishing feature. Our days seem to blend too.
ReplyDeleteI am LOVING your Friday nights!!
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