night currency and instr gnd school

last night was the 2nd instr ground school night. it's from 6:30pm-10pm and feels a bit long by the end of it (particularly since i have a tough boxing class from 6am-7am on the same days). my night currency was coming up so a couple of us did 3 landings at JYO after class (which meant getting home after midnight). the weather could not have been better for flying. there was zero wind and it was extremely peaceful. it is always tempting to depart the pattern and just head on out somewhere.