Meet-Up Groups

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Recently I have joined a lot of different Meet-up groups in my area. Now that I have a good amount of time to do what I want, I'm exploring different meet up groups in order to interact socially. I love being at home, my own company is wonderful. I have many interests and much to do, but I tend to isolate myself because I'm so happy with all I do at home. Hence, the meet-ups! Meet up dot com lists all the available groups in a local area. Probably in days of yore they would be called clubs. I chose several meet up groups. One where they gather to watch a movie several times a month and then eat together afterwards and discuss the movie. This past Sunday we saw The Lady in the Van with Maggie Smith. Fabulous movie! Then we had dinner at Chili's. It's more fun than going to a movie alone, but I still go alone often, just because I love to see a good movie in the theater. Another meet up I joined is a game group. They meet twice a month at a restaurant (in the party room) and have dinner together and play games until midnight. You can come anytime during those hours and leave anytime or be there for the whole event. They play board games in small groups and it's quite fun. The first time I had to leave early, but I usually stay for the whole evening because I love to play board games and no one in my family here in Florida likes games at all. In Ohio my kids and friends had game nights often and I really miss that. A third group I joined has a monthly dinner at a local restaurant and during the months meet together to attend local events such as festivals, flower shows, corn mazes, horseback riding, etc. They also do a weekly hike. Most of the group are singles who have become friends. I have only done the dinners so far but I'm looking forward to an event in March that I signed up for. I'm new in this group. About ten years ago I joined my first meet-up group in Dayton Ohio. It was a knitters group and they said they would teach anyone to knit, so I showed up with yarn and needles and by golly they did teach me. I became a knitting fiend and attended the weekly group faithfully for three or four years until we moved. I still attend when I visit Dayton. Check them out. It's a great opportunity and you can sort them out by your own personal interests. You'll be surprised at how many you have near you.