What will we do for our friends?

A short reflection on an event that happened last night.

Last night I hung out with a friend.

I was sitting at home and had just gotten done with my Wednesday night conference call. It was 8:30 and I was wondering what I would do for another hour before going to bed.

Then I checked the group chat. Brad, who never says anything in the chat, asked if anyone was doing anything. I responded, hey man I’m down, but what are we gonna do?

We switched to PM and then decided we would smoke cigars and get a milkshake. So he came by we got our cigars and then decided to get some high-quality milkshakes from Five Guys.

What happened.

We ended up going up to Rib Mountain. We finished our shakes and smoked our cigars as we looked out over Wausau. We then sat for a long time just talking in his car until we eventually left. I got home around 11:30 and was sleeping before midnight.

This is more than two hours past the time I go to bed normally. I knew that I would end up staying out later than I wanted to but I still chose to go. The thing I am wondering about is WHY. What was my motivation?

Why?