The Monday Night Ladies
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Just Us Girls
By Carol Commons-Brosowske

It is a good thing to be rich, and it is a good thing to be strong, but it is a better thing to be loved of many friends.
~Euripides

My husband is an accountant and he works long hours during tax season between the months of January and mid-April. One Monday afternoon my girlfriend knew my husband would be working late and suggested we go out for coffee that night at 7:00. We spent several hours in a local restaurant, chatting and laughing and having delightful, much needed time together. It was a great release of tension for me, because I still had three children at home and no husband to help me. We continued to do this every Monday evening on a regular basis. After the first time, several other friends joined in and we would laugh, tell stories, and drink so much coffee we thought we would float away.

There are now six of us who meet at a local place called Chubby’s. This has become a weekly ritual. (Keep reading)