"Best $2k I Ever Spent!" What You're Secretly Accomplishing At A Pool Party

5. Getting The Crew Together

Meeting new people is great, and in fact vitally important, but I'm sure we've also all found that as we grow older, keeping close with your friends, even good friends who live in your area, becomes increasingly difficult. It's not that they're not your buddies anymore, it's just that life keeps getting busier and you only have so much time to go around. That's why you have to seize the opportunities you have to get your friends together in big groups, and what better opportunity is there than a pool party? Besides, no matter how charming you were five margaritas ago, your old friends are far more likely to carry your sloppy ass home (without lifting your wallet) than some people you just met.