My roomie Jess & I on our fancy friend date
The past two weeks have been incredibly busy with school & life and normally I would've thrown myself into nothing but work but I found that my friends really rallied around me and pushed me outside my study bubble through various friendship dates.
My bubbeleh Jared and I found ourselves together and starving at 5pm on a Friday so we took a little stroll to our local bakery. One of the things I miss most about living in Europe is definitely the availability of fresh pastries everywhere so I was absolutely delighted when J suggested splitting a baguette for supper. We sat on a bench in Colonial Williamsburg and watched the sun set over the cobblestones. 10/10 simple date idea.
Sweet roomie Jess got a new job!! And to celebrate we went for a just-us dinner at our fave fancy place in CW, including the most decadent mac & cheese and a shared bowl of chocolate mousse for dessert. It honestly felt pretty reminiscent of an actual date -- probably because we were surrounded by real couples on their respective date nights! (PS carpooling with your 'date' is so convenient)
I also don't restrict my definition of "date" to just meals or spending money. Fellow yogi Emma and I grabbed a quick dining hall meal a few days ago that consisted solely of French fries; Amrita and I grabbed our go-to pints of Ben & Jerrys for the 5 hours we spent together in passing; my friend and I drove to Richmond on a Tuesday night to catch an author reading at the cutest book shop and browse vintage clothing; Hank made impossible burgers and baked potatoes for us in his kitchen before my yoga class one Monday night.
I think the most special thing about a friend date is the very premise of it! These days I find that I'm too easily distracted when I'm with my favorite people and a date is meant to spend time focusing all of your attention and energy on the person you're with so every now and again it's necessary to disrupt the routine.
I was also enchanted by all of these encounters because instead of waiting for the weekend to have fun, I found myself having small "dates" in the middle of the week! It actually really helped with my stress levels and overall kept my feet closer to the ground than they would've been had I done nothing but keep my nose in a book for those hectic 2 weeks.
TL,DR: Take your friends on dates! It's a great boost to the friendship as well as your own well-being.
Do you go on friend dates? What's the best date (friend or otherwise) you've ever been on?
xx
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