What's exciting?
Going out for coffee with a whole bunch of women friends, sans dh and kids, just to talk.
What's embarrassing? Losing your purse 5 minutes before the ride is about to pick you up and having to borrow money from your son to pay for the outing (and hoping you've borrowed enough.)
What's heartwarming? Telling your friends and no one cares; they in fact offer to front you any money you need, while assuring you that they've done the same.
The last of course is priceless.