Comments(1)August 15, 2008
Celebrating a New Beginning
Okay, this post is a little delayed. I’m still adjusting to my new EXTREMELY early work schedule (my morning starts at 6:30 am *whimper*). So, I believe we left off with Saturday’s events (08/09/08). Andy and I were lazy through most of the day because of the incredibly hot weather that prevents us from venturing out for very long. Once the sun starts to set, the temperature at least gets a little more tolerable. Not good, mind you, but at least manageable. Like the night owls (or vampires?) we are, we waited for sunset before heading to Diem’s going away party at her sister’s house in Hurst.
Diem is a friend from the pharmacy who is heading for pharmacy school this fall. She’s been a blast to work with and I wish she weren’t leaving so soon! We had a great time eating delicious barbecue (burgers, hot dogs, sausages, wings..etc). Yum! We also got to meet some of Diem’s family and friends. I’m wishing her only the best of luck, and I hope she knows that she will be sorely missed!
Diem, me, and Krystina at Diem's BBQ Farewell Party
After Diem’s party, we headed downtown to meet Ethan and Donald for a Saturday night at Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar. It’s a fun place with some of the best people watching! If you’ve never been to a dueling piano bar, it’s a club with two grand pianos center stage, where they play and sing pop/rock songs. Sometimes these performances turn into a mock argument between the performers, where they “duel” it out with their side of the room cheering them on.
I had a great time, though I have to admit I’ve never been a huge fan of Grease, which was played to screams of delight. I know, there’s probably groans of disapproval all over the world because I said that. However, there’s nothing appealing to me about a girl who changes everything about herself to please, not the guy, but the guy’s friends. Call me a feminist if you will, but I’d never deck myself out in head to toe leather, fry my hair with a perm, put on slutty makeup, and act dumb just to seek a boyfriend’s posse’s approval. (Which by the way, if you do those things normally, kudos for you! I’m just saying it’s against my nature.)
Andy and Donald enjoying music at Pete's Dueling Piano Bar
Sunday was spent, again, hiding from the Texas sun during the day. In the evening, we met Lloyd (former pharmacy manager) and his wife, Karen for dinner at the Melting Pot. It was absolutely fantastic! We opted for the full 4 course meal, which I know is horrible bad for you, but it was an experience not to be forgotten. You start with a nice salad, doesn’t sound so awful, right? This is followed by a boiling concoction of cheesy goodness. They serve all sorts of dippers (bread, apples, fresh veggies) for you to dip in the cheese fondue. I think they should have cubes of cheese to dip quickly in the melted cheese, but apparently this is just the nonsensical talk of a cheese-aholic.
After that (Which by the way, the cheese is totally my favorite part. Duh!), they bring out a new pot of a simmering liquid of choice. We chose coq au vin, though extremely tasty, it has a very distinct smell that quickly permeates through every article of clothing and strand of hair on your body. So heed my warning and order it with care! The main part of the meal is very similar to a Chinese hot pot method. You get all sorts of raw meat and veggies to stick in the soup until its cooked through. We had steak, pork, chicken, shrimp, lobster, ravioli, potatoes, mushrooms…etc. Then, if you can believe it, this was followed by a delectable chocolate fondue with homemade marshmellows, cheesecake, pound cake, strawberries, bananas, brownies, and rice krispie treats to dip in the gooey melted chocolate.
The entire meal took about 3 hours, which apparently is typical at that restaurant. We literally rolled out of the restaurant! Though we can’t go there again anytime soon (#1 We eat WAY too much and #2 It’s WAY too expensive for a normal night out), we had such a great time. Lloyd and Karen are hilarious and we really enjoyed our evening hanging out with them
Andy, me, Karen, and Lloyd enjoying our fondue goodness
Monday, for me, was spent signing all sorts of new job paperwork. But really, I was just savoring my last day being unemployed. In the evening, we went to go see the Hush Sound show in Dallas. It was an all ages show and ended pretty early, which was nice because I had to get up at 5:30 the next morning. I really enjoy the music and highly recommend listening to their album. They have a couple tracks/videos on their website for free, in case you don’t want to commit to buying their cd quite yet. I promise to get around to writing about my new job soon, but I think this post is already long enough and people’s eyes are probably starting to water by now. 