Have a dinner with friends




This carnival holiday, and after weeks of preparation, my friends and I decided to gather to make a barbecue, the last time we prepare one was 6 o 7 years ago, so you can imagine how old we are now. Often finding a good time and place to hang out is difficult, partly because all of them either live in another city or have some job or affairs to attend.


So this day was chosen for having a good lunch between us, our already reduced group of friends, the ones that still are here and I can see more often. At 11 am we gather in my friend's home to make a list and buy the ingredients to prepare a good barbecue.


The expectations were not so high, none of us had vast experience preparing a BBQ, but we were already there, so we went to buy the meat, charcoal, some drinks, chips and sauces. We split the tasks, some had to light the charcoal, prepare the meal, cut some vegetables, prepare the ingredients. Over time, we could see how the meat was cooked over the fire.


Around 3pm the meal was prepared, we spend a couple of hours telling funny anecdotes, recalling some curious scenes and joking around. The day was good, the meal second to none, and finally I could make one of my to-do-list for this year: prepare a meal with friends.


Despite of not having go out a fancy place, or go to a party all weekend, this time was good, I could spend time with both my family and friends.


I came to my house around 7pm, with some nostalgia, the kind of feeling that you have when you feel old, oftentimes I think about how my life changed throughout these years, 2016 seems not so much time ago, but when I realize it was 8 years ago, a lump in my throat appears. 



S.

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