when was the last time?

@chechuva (1275)
Philippines
July 14, 2008 4:25am CST
im very happy that i got the chance to hang out with my friends again yesterday. all of us were very busy in our different jobs. we have different schedules that's why it was really hard for us to get together and hang out. but yesterday, it was my rest day from work and my other friend's too. we went to one of my friend's apartment. we did the usual thing we do. we cooked and chatted all night long. one of my friend already have her family. she shared her new life with us and we are really happy for her. the last time we did this was last 8 months ago. before, we hang out every week ends. but things now are very different. but im happy that our friendship didn't changed. they are still the funny, loving and caring friends that i really admire. we shared thoughts, problems, struggles and gave advices to each other. we even shared laughters and tears again... i really love my friends.. second to my family, they really make me happy.... how about you, when was the last time you hang out with your dearest friends? i'll appreciate if you share it with us... have a nice day!
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18 responses
• United States
15 Jul 08
I try to get together with my friends atleast once a month. I have also noticed that the older you get the harder it is to keep this up. We all start to go our seperate ways. Anytime a friend from out of town comes to visit it is of course always a special occasion. Typically we just get together for dinner, but sometimes during the summer we'll vacation or go to concerts.
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@naji22 (7)
• India
15 Jul 08
considering the fact,i am still a student, i think i got a lot of time to kill. Though I dont actually meet my friends(dey r far off), I keep in touch with them thru social networking websites lyk orkut. I guess social networking websites r pretty useful 4 people who hav too much work on their hands to actually go and meet their friends. Wat do u think?
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@jennifer611 (2514)
• United States
14 Jul 08
It's been a very long time for me. I'm a mother of 3 now and one on the way, so my life pretty much revolves around my children. I don't hang out or anything like that anymore, that quit in my teen years. if I do go anywhere without my boys it's probably to go with my mother shopping or with her to a jewelry party at my sisters house (we just look at the jewelry samples and order pieces we like, not a real party, lol) but I am happy with my life. there were times before when I missed hanging out with friends and having fun, but I just enjoy being a mom. I had always wanted kids and so I got what I wanted and am happy with it. I had my oldest when I was 19, now at 30 years of age I am expecting baby #4 and I wouldn't trade any of this for anything in the world. friends are nice but I like this better, lol. I do keep in contact with some of my old friends through myspace and stuff so it is nice to still keep in touch some what, maybe sometime we could make plans to meet for a picnic and get together with the kids and everyone, I am more for family things then anything else...
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@magojordan (3252)
• Philippines
15 Jul 08
You're very lucky to have time with your friends. Actually I can't find time anymore to be with them because of my work. I also do work on weekends sometimes and I think the only time that I contact my friends is through phone. I really can't spend much time with them anymore also because their jobs are at graveyard shifts. I jsut hope we find time to be together again.
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• Philippines
14 Jul 08
Oh gosh, i really can't remember...the last time i was with my friends, i think last december...we had a get together party...yeah, that was the last time...since we all have our own families and jobs, we rarely meet. the fact that we have different schedules. our schedules don't meet. if we are planning to have a get together, we plan it ahead of time...when i say ahead of time...it's like two months ahead...so we could adjust to our schedules. Hanging out with friends is really such a wonderful feeling. you get to reminisce the good old times...
@lanevla (37)
• United States
15 Jul 08
Since I had my first son 4 years ago, time with my friends has become so precious. My wife works and is still going to school full-time, so I am pretty much a stay-at-home (well, work-at-home) dad. I try to see my best friends at least once a week. But, even then, we usually have to hang out at one another's house, rather than go out to a bar, restaurant or sporting event like we used to. It's all part of "growing up," I suppose.
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@subha12 (18441)
• India
14 Jul 08
It was long time ago. that too atleast 6 montyhs ago. Most of my friends are not in my city. due to some problems in my family with dad's health and all, i am not able to indulge into much of it. i think gaaian i should ask them to meet. its nice to spend some time with friends and eat together, shop etc.
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@chechuva (1275)
• Philippines
15 Jul 08
try to find time to relax and unwind with life's pressure. for sure your friends understand your situations.. have a nice day..
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
14 Jul 08
Hi chechuva, Wow, Talking about this makes me miss also my dearest friends but we are too far from each other now..The last time we were able to hang out was like 4 years ago....Most are married and living in a different places...It's great that we can email and text or call to update about our love but I know everyone is looking forward to be having a common time to be with each and everyone!
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@chechuva (1275)
• Philippines
15 Jul 08
hello checapricorn, wow 4 years was really long... good thing that technology help us in communicating with them.
• United States
15 Jul 08
Yea...long time ago, and I don't know if we will still see each other and hang out same as before! LOL! Different schedule and type of work! Anyway, At least we haev the best bond that each of us shared and treasured!
• Philippines
14 Jul 08
we hanged out with my high school friends last saturday after the youth fellowship in our church. we went to my married classmate which now have her one daughter.. it was really nice to talk and chat together.. though we didnt have the luxury of time because we have to go home. but during that time, we recall each day we had together. and it was really fun. we also asked her about how her life is doing right now. of what it is to have a family.. we learned from each others experiences.. and after all, my classmate teased me with my friend that i should be her boyfriend.. and we had fun, remembering the good old days... hmm..
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@chechuva (1275)
• Philippines
15 Jul 08
it sounds like our situation last sunday! we planned to meet at my friend's apartment after our church service. and one of our friend is already married and have a daughter too.. reminiscing the old times are really fun!
@dhangski (3194)
• Philippines
14 Jul 08
Wow, that's great. The last time that me and my friends hanged-out was 6 years ago. Some of my friends migrated abroad. Me and my sister-in-law (I married my bestfriends' brother) were the ones who were left behind. I regularly see my sis-in-law. The last time I saw her was 2 weeks ago during my stepdaughters' birthday.
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@chechuva (1275)
• Philippines
18 Jul 08
it's great that your bestfriend is your sister-in-law too. and it is really hard to be far from friends. if only we don't need to have a visa to travel. visiting each other won't be that hard!
@mentalward (14691)
• United States
14 Jul 08
That sounds so nice! I'm so glad that you got the time to spend with your friends! I know how hectic life can get and it's always good to be able to just go out and relax. I wish you could do it more often with your friends! I have one good friend left who lives relatively nearby. The rest live too far away now. When my friend and I get together, it is always so nice! She lives about 100 miles away, so we don't get together too often, just a few times a year. Both she and I have health issues, so we can't do too much like we used to, but just spending the day together, going to one of our favorite shops, cooking, talking about "old times", it's always such fun! When my sister was alive, the three of us would go out and do all sorts of things together. We called ourselves "The Three Muskateers". My sister passed away 5 years ago and it was very hard when my friend and I would get together at first because there was such a big empty space where my sister used to be. But then my friend and I started to fill in that empty space with good memories of my sister, and talk about the things the three of us would get into together. It's much easier now. We know that my sister is still with us in spirit. Enjoy your youth, chechuva! It really sucks getting older! LOL
@chechuva (1275)
• Philippines
15 Jul 08
losing a friend and a sister is really hard. im sorry to hear about your sister. For sure she is watching over you and your friend. and i bet she's happy in heaven right now. by the way, my friends and i call our group musketeers. we do not put 3 anymore since we are five in our group. it's really nice to be with friends and relax and laugh... enjoy yourself too mentalward... eventhough your health limits your activities, just enjoy each day with your family and friends.. have a nice day!
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
14 Jul 08
It's really a joy to hang out with dearest friends, just sharing, joking, reminiscing the good old days and all these and all that. Due to tight schedule, it's really hard to get them all together in a one night get together. Well, last July 9, it was birthday and there was no excuses allowed for anyone. They all have to come to my house and stay late feasting on the the food, joking and singing and reminiscing the good old days. Friends really are treasures to me. They make me feel I am loved not just by my own family but by other people as well. So in a way, I consider them my family. We pray for each other, we help solve each others problem, We share with each other's burden, we can shell out money from our pocket to help one friend in need and we can keep secrets among ourselves. It's only a pity that we have our own businesses to look into and spending time together more frequently is really not possible. But during birthdays, then we have to really do something to make time for the celebration.
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@chechuva (1275)
• Philippines
15 Jul 08
it is the reality of life. when we were still young, we have all the luxury of time to be with our friends. but now that we are in our adult stage, we have lots of priorities in life. but the good thing is that our friends always stays as our friends even when time keep us apart.
@juhi06 (1850)
• India
14 Jul 08
hi dear chechuva lucky are the people who are able to spend time with their friends. i have yet to plan one good meeting with my friends. i just shifted so i was frantically busy with that affair and got some time yesterday which i was on mylot, and colecting thec lost threads here and there. obviously after i settle down i will invite all of them to my place and hjave a big blast.
@chechuva (1275)
• Philippines
14 Jul 08
hope you could find time too with your friends.. at times its really hard to manage our time... good luck and have fun with your friends!
• United States
15 Jul 08
Nice! It's always great to hang out with dear friends. The last time I hung out with my really close guy friend, was a day after he had gotten his wisdom teeth out. I had felt so bad that he couldn't have solid food, so I brought him a shake. We spend a great time sitting on his patio sipping strawberry shakes. And then we just sat and talked for a while about whatever. Its always a great way to spend time with him! I love him! (he's just a friend)
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
14 Jul 08
My husband is my dearest friend and I guess you could say that we hang out every day of the week. We both work seven days per week but we work the same shift. We are always home together when he is not working. We do everything together. I am glad that my husband is my dearest friend also.
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• India
19 Jul 08
quite often!
@gemini_rose (16264)
14 Jul 08
It must be nice to have the chance to hang out with friends and just totally chill out. I do not have any friends that live by me that I can do this with, I have my friends on myLot and a couple that I email and thats it.
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@TessWhite (3146)
• United States
14 Jul 08
You are very lucky to have such friendships. Believe it or not I don't have any human friends who live near me. My pets I guess are my dearest friends right now so I'm lucky enough to spend time with them daily. Other wise all my friends are either in other states or just online friends.
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