last night, we had cargo, scooter, and sunny over for some mariokart fun.  sunny and i had some good conversation while watching the boys play.  they left around 23:00 and we headed out to pick up shaw at the naval base to go listen to music.  when we picked him up, he insisted that we stop by and get cargo so we popped in and picked him up and went to a bar down the street from him.  the band that was playing there was technically good and the singer had great vocals but the music was for an older crowd.  i was  vastly aware of being the youngun in the group since i was the only one that wasn’t just blown away.  around 01:30 we moved on to our favorite venue where our favorite local band was playing.  much younger music.  i was pleased that we arrived just in time for their last set.  and i was even more pleased when the guitarist, who i heart, recognized us and stopped to talk before getting back on stage for that last set.  that put a smile on my face.  when we took cargo back home a little after 03:00, i helped him to the door and made sure he got in okay and then we dropped shaw back at the base again before making our way back home.  after a quick shower, we were in bed just after 04:00. 

this afternoon, scooter called and asked to come over for kayaking.  we invited them for dinner and then called the rest of the group to invite all of them as well.  by the time i got back from the grocery store, cargo was pulling in and scooter and sunny weren’t far behind.  by the time we were ready to go down to the beach, shaw had arrived as well.  hubby, scooter, and cargo all enjoyed kayaking and playing in the waves.  sunny and i held down beach chairs and talked and shaw caught a few z’s on another beach chair.  shaw didn’t stick around very long and the rest of us came back upstairs to start dinner shortly after he left.  i made pizzas, bbq chicken and plain cheese, and i’ve got to brag that they may have been my best efforts yet.  we followed the pizza up with ice cream and warm, out-of-the-oven brownies.  yumminess was plentiful.  the evening finished with an hour or so of rockband. 

it was such a great, social weekend.  i’m thrilled that, after all these years, we’ve finally made some friends.  i love having people to hang out with!