Day 13

I am really thankful for happy hour! Come on who doesn't love happy hour? I think this contemporary trend in restaurant consumption is a wonderful addition to dining. Think about all the things this simple meeting time provides. Do you frequent happy hours? I know it is a huge market in the Denver / Boulder area and competition is steep, making the options all the better! Meeting at a pre-dinner time, generally between four and six, you get to eat at quite an optimal time just as your getting hungry. Plus, at that time you many have just gotten off work and get to relax after perhaps a long day. This adds to the fact that happy hour is generally a social event and you get to share bites while sipping a drink with any combination of your favorite friends. Happy hour also gives you the chance to "try on" a restaurant as you sample bits of their menu at a decent price. You get to decide if you fancy the fare at an establishment before you commit to the half chicken. Perfect! Affordable drinks are the icing on the cake, there is no way anyone should have to pay the inflated prices on menus all the time. Summer happy hours out on the patio are the best, one of my few favorite things about summer! There are so many pluses to happy hour, who isn't thankful for those hours in the early evening?