Help! I'm old!

I came to a harsh realization this weekend. My party girl days are over. My boyfriend and I went to a pub this weekend to meet up with some of my friends. I was looking forward to it. I haven't been in a pub in a long time and I hadn't seen my friends in a while. To my dismay, I hated it. It was so loud I ended up with a headache. There was a group at a table near us who were so loud and obnoxious. It was hard for us to hear each other at the table, over the crowd next to us and the music. After 2 drinks each, at 10:30 pm we left fighting the crowds to get out.

I used to party all night. Drinking, dancing, we always had a great time. I was the ultimate party girl. Always had something going on, somewhere to go. I knew all the waitstaff in my hangouts, most of the patrons. So sitting in that bar, being annoyed with all the loud drunk people, I realized I used to be one of those annoying loud drunks. I was mortified!

I don't know when it happened. I turned 30 in December but I don't think that was the catalyst. It began even before then. I'd rather stay home than go to a bar. I really enjoy the evenings where my friends come over (or I go there) and we end up sitting around and talking for hours.