One of the best perks about living in a small town is getting to stay in the bar way after closing hours.

The bar hours for our bar is only 10 pm (it's also a restaurant) but still, after the Mavericks game Saturday night, the bartender let us stay there for another drink or two. Those of us remaining all know each other so it wasn't like there were any strangers. We had a grand time celebrating for the Mavericks.

Often times we do have visitors from out of town or state because they are contracting work with a company in town. This is always a hoot to hear them complain about "only 3 bars in the whole town?"

Another great small town perk is free drinks. When there are about 5 or 6 of us at the bar, there will usually be a round of buying shots for everyone. I'll usually keep to wine but every once in a while I'll splurge for a buttery nipple.

Thursday night will be another great night of basketball and drinks all around!