All-in-all… I think the Marshmallow Crème was the best part

Shortie arrived late to work, on Friday, due to more crap with her lemon of a Honda. She wanted to go out to lunch. She offered to treat because she knew I was cutting back and I've been bringing my lunch to save money. I wasn't hungry but knew she must have really needed this so I wasn't going to turn a friend down. Ohhh, I could have a beer! I could really use a beer!

We ended up at Murphy's. I ordered a beer and noticed the waitress come back and look into my face. I said, "Need and ID?"

"Yeah"

I handed her my ID.

"Whoa! You're aging nicely!"

Shortie may have needed that lunch but I needed that compliment.

After work I got Mini Red and we were off to run errands. We picked up a few things from the grocery store. Mini Red wanted to fix us some real hot chocolate with milk and cocoa on the stove. I suggested we get the marshmallow crème too and she was all for that! I was excited to find they had Amaryllis bulbs on sale. Last year I experienced the blooming of and Amaryllis and it will now be a yearly event.

I figured since I had a treat this afternoon so why not treat Mini Red. After all she did deserve it because her grades are looking really good after a rough start. What's better than to pick up dinner at El Pollo Rico and go home to watch the movie Hoot.

It was a great evening with the munchkin until we were startled awake at 1am for an impromptu tenant meeting. Our building's fire alarm went off and there's nothing like being startled awake to the possibility of a fire. I told Mini Red to throw on some warm clothes because we needed to leave. I was sure it was nothing but still feared it was something and needed to keep Mini Red calm.

We grabbed our coats and Mini Red touched the door knob to see if it was hot before we opened it. I didn't even think of that! The fire department showed up and I knew a few of the guys thanks to Lou and Nicole. They had keys to get into the office so they could get to the fire panel but since the renovations the keys didn't work. Management couldn't be reached and I think frustration was setting in.

It's funny to see what people grab in these situations. Mini Red grabbed her stuffed dog Sam and another woman grabbed her jewelry box. Personally, I just wanted to have on some panties underneath my clothes.

All in all Mini Red and I had a great evening except, of course, for the fire alarm. We did reconnect with some of our neighbors though and that's always a good thing.

I almost forgot… Ra sent me some pictures she took of her youngest and I. They were taken on a hot summer evening, I had no makeup on and I looked like crap but I absolutely LOVE these pictures! I don't normally post pictures of myself let alone in this state but I have an overwhelming need to share my favorite with you.

Tip-O-The-Day #5

When someone's looking for Sympathy from you and you just don't have it in you...

Let them know they can find it in the dictionary between Shit and Syphilis.

I dropped it like it was hot and got touchy felt

The week has been crazy between Halloween and work so it has been difficult to find time to sit down and recap last Saturday night out at da club. I know those who attended are anxious to read.

We started at Liz's house in Del Ray. CG was already there when I arrived about 6:30 and it wasn't long before I finished my first beer and Pam arrived. We were pleasantly surprised when YDH showed up too! Wahoo a party was starting.

We left Liz's and headed to Evening Star Cafe where we hung out in the No. 9 Lounge. We chilled on the couch and ordered food and drinks. I've never seen a place like this so if you get the chance you should investigate it.

YDH had all sorts of plans for the night and I believe we were his second stop. He offered to drive us downtown so we all piled in his car. Our plan for the evening was to go to Five but CG was dying to hit the bar in Hotel Helix. He said it was DC's version of a Sex in The City Bar. CG knew it was on Rhode Island Ave between 14th and 15th and so it turned into a group effort to find it. I have never seen a bar like this one but it's not I get out a lot so that isn't saying much. We found a nice big comfy couch and ordered a round of drinks. I sent Justin a text message to let him know we weren't at Five yet and what our eta was. The next thing I know I look up to see Justin and his boyfriend Corey walking into Helix. Yeah this was fun but I was losing steam.
Sometime after 11 we decided to make our way over to Five in hopes our emails to get us on the list would get us in without paying the cover.

We hit Connecticut Ave and the whole area was NUTS not-to-mention the line to get into Five was a mob scene. We dove into the line and paired up two by two but it didn't take too long before we got in. This place has four levels with the main dance floor on the second level. We ended up gravitating to the roof where we found two chairs and planted ourselves. Of course the first thing we did was get a round of drinks and CG and I headed down to the second floor to the main dance floor. I can't tell you the last time I went out dancing but has definitely been too long. We met up with the others and started our own dance floor on the roof. I ended up dancing with a dude wearing a knit cap and sunglasses as if he was undercover.

Our group grew as we met people and other friends joined us. I was dancing with Justin and Corey and somehow we started talking about Gene Simmons Family Jewels. I told them how when I was a kid everyone said I must be the Simmons long lost child because of my long tongue and then I demonstrated. Corey said "I may be a gay man but I WANT THAT TONGUE!" We laughed and we all continued dancing and so I dropped it like it was hot and Corey said I was doing it wrong. I said "Oh Yeah?" The next thing I know he pushed me to the wall dropped and slid up my body. Hmmm I think this dude is hiding his underlying heterosexuality tendencies because he did this several times. I soon realized I might be wrong when Corey and Justin faced each other thinking no one was watching and had an intimate moment where they expressed their love for each other. I've never seen Justin so happy.

Pam, Liz and I left at some point after 3am and we started our quest to get back to Del Ray. The first cab we got told us it would be $30. Pam said he was nuts and we got out. I was surprised how many cabs refused to leave DC. We headed down Connecticut Ave out of the chaos and finally found a cab to get us out of there.

It was a full night and everyone seemed to have a blast. I can't wait to do it again but I never want to be out on a Saturday night before Halloween again. It was CRAZY!