Four weeks of no bars on weeknights
The 4-week badge showed up this morning. Four weeks of no bars Monday to Thursday.
What surprised me: I don’t miss the bar. I miss the people, so now I see them for dinner on Wednesdays instead. Same people, different table.
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Same people, different table. Our Thursday dinners say hi.