Ten “Coffee Date with a Friend” Ideas

A friend is someone who knows the song to your heart and can sing it back when you’ve forgotten the words. ~ unknown

My sister and I, we text back and forth soon after I return from spending time with my family at Christmas. We find ourselves challenging each other to aim for a once-month-coffee-date with a friend. Too many miles run in between, for the both of us to connect across coffee cups every month. Mostly we get to, once or twice a year. And perhaps this is ok because it has pushed us both into other friendships and relationships we may have missed otherwise.

I share these words and this challenge here in case there’s one other someone out there who’s had this stirring in your heart!

Join us if you have!

Maybe it’s an old friend or someone new you want to get to know better. Perhaps it IS your sister. Your daughter or mother. Your next-door neighbor. Whoever it is, sometimes it simply takes someone to issue the invitation.

 

And it doesn’t have to be a coffee date, of course! We’ll get to that in a moment!

 

IF this is something you’ve been wanting to make a priority and needed someone to put it into words for you, here you go. If this is something you’ve been doing, tell us a favorite activity!! I’d love to hear! If it’s something you can’t add into your life right now, that’s ok too, and no guilt because you read it and perhaps find yourself thinking you SHOULD. Should is not a good friend. Seasons of life come and go, and you will find a season that provides the space, if now isn’t it.

Another alternative if once-a-month isn’t doable right now, is to opt for once-a-season. Four times a year still feeds your soul and fosters connection. A few friends and I did the once-a-season several years ago!

 

And planned or impromptu both work out!!

 

Now, here’s ten simple “coffee date” ideas!

 

1. I know you’ll find this hard to believe, but have an actual coffee date! 😉 Meet at a favorite coffee shop and order your favorite drinks and muffins. Pull chairs up close to the table and sip and chat and laugh and cherish old friendship and new memories!

2. Forget the coffee! Go for Mexican. Meet over chips and salsa and queso. Food doesn’t even have to be involved, but there is something about sharing something delicious with a favorite friend as you share and catch up on life together!

3. Take a walk. Meet at the park or walking trail and enjoy fresh air, good friends and great conversation!

4. If you’re in the midst of life and littles, meet your friend and her littles at the playground or pool. I did this with a few friends over the years and it was always fun. It was a fun outing. It gave the kiddos something fun and different to do and gave us mamas a chance for snatches of conversation and shared afternoons! In short, it was fun. In case you missed the “fun” part. 🙂

5. Text a friend. Make appointments and go enjoy the pampering of a pedicure. This makes a fun friend outing or mother-daughter day!

6. Tea for two at your very own kitchen table! Pull out your favorite dishes and teacups, a few chocolates and a delicious tea to brew. I’ve done this many times. It takes a little effort, but it’s so worth it!

7. Far away? Schedule a phone call or Skype session just as if you were meeting at a coffee shop. Come with your hot drink in hand! It may not be quite as nice as meeting without all the miles in between, but it still fosters connection and, BONUS, you could totally wear pajamas.

8. Lend a hand. Another way a friend and I have spent time together now and again, is sharing an afternoon in one of our kitchens fixing food for the freezer. Maybe not as relaxing as chatting across mugs, but fulfilling to help out and stock up on a supply of meals. Because we all know the feeding of families never ends! 🙂

9.  Crafting! Call that friend who loves to craft too. Come up with a project you both want to work on or BYOP! {Bring Your Own Project} This gives you time with a friend AND feeds your creative soul.

10. Grab your best girlfriends and gather for a movie and snacks! Sometimes it’s good ole plain fun to watch a chic flick!

 

What are some of your favorite ways to spend time with your friends?! I’d love to hear!

Here’s a couple of other posts about friendship and books on friendship!

{We Saved You a Seat}

{Yarn Along ~ Never Unfriended}

 

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