Hi Beautiful People,
Nicole provided light snacks for us - chips, guacamole and salsa and of
course Alcohol. As usual, my ass was not prepared and hadn't ate any food prior
to arriving at 6:30pm. I attempted to stop to pick up some fast food but I was
running late (as usual) and every drive through line was packed because it was dinner
time, so needless to say, my ass was starving. Thank goodness Nicole has a
child because she always has the best variety of snacks I can choose from.
Unfortunately, I missed out on the day she cooked (sad face) so snacks were my best
friend. Of course, I made the BAD decision to have an alcoholic beverage ANYWAY
(I knew I shouldn't have) as it ended up sitting at the bottom of my empty
stomach most of the night. No bueno!
We called our favorite form of transportation - Uber - to give us a ride in 2 SUV trucks to drop us off at the Metro station in Culver City and we took 3 trains to Pasadena for dinner and music.
Sidebar - when we were riding in the SUV I realized I didn't grab
my phone or a jacket from the car! My heart sank! Right at this moment in time
I realized how much I depended on my phone!!!?? I was so sick. Every time I
wanted to take a picture, google something or check-in on Facebook...I couldn't. I had to
re-adjust real quick or I was not going to have a good time. I told all the
ladies to take lots of pictures because I'm going to use them for the Blog. Of
course they were so supportive and all agreed and I began to relax.
The train ride was fun except for that unexpected FALL...What had happened was...one of the ladies was trying to move from her seat to allow smaller
children to sit down and as she got up the train started moving. The children
were safely in their seat but she didn't quite make it to the next seat. But it
was the smoothest fall to the floor I have ever seen, LOL. She kind of just
leaned into it and made it look graceful. Another woman ended up helping her up
and she got to her seat safe and sound. She did It for the Babies!!! LOL.
We had a "Meeting in the Ladies Room" at Union Station because
we didn't need anymore "near misses" like last time (smile) But in
case we did have one I was ready with my blue printed cape that opened up real
wide in case I needed to provide some form of coverage for privacy (wink).
On to the next train and we arrived in Pasadena just in time to
request a table for 12 at Mi Piace Italian Kitchen & Bakery. We relaxed in
their bar and lounge area and mingled with a casual crowd of people already
there enjoying a cocktail. Some of the ladies met a couple of cute white boys
who were complete gentlemen and let the ladies sit with them - one happened to
be a lawyer. Hello! It just goes to show you...we gotta get out more and step
outside of our comfort zone! Unfortunately, no one made a connection.
After one round of drinks we were seated and commenced to order.
I had lasagna and a house salad...it was interesting. The dining room was full
of chatter as all of us shared our occupations, what's going on in
our lives and the inevitable question for some us...why are we having
difficulty meeting a man. Our girl Abike, offered a few of us some good advice. Remain open to dating, what you might think is "your type"
may not be your type (I never thought of this one), pay attention to the signs a man could be
trying to get your attention and give a guy a chance. Although you might think that he is not "the one" his presence in your life could be preparing you
for "the one" who is coming in the future. Lastly, SELF REFLECT and
try to decipher why men aren't approaching you (this one was specifically
directed to me). So it looks like I have some soul searching to do. Male
friends have told me, in the past, that I can be "intimidating" but I
have no idea where that comes from...I'm constantly smiling, laughing and
goofing around...You would think that this type
of behavior would make me approachable. I can be reserved at times but thats only when I'm not familiar with the people or in a new surrounding but I warm up after awhile.
Looks like I'm going to have to be aware of what I could be doing to give off this vibe. A little Self
Improvement never hurts.
Dinner concluded and we moved on to Bar Celona Modern Spanish
Tapas Bar for more drinks and dancing. We took over a small area that would fit
all 12 of us and proceeded to show them how we get down, because "We Like To
Partaaaaay!" Of course you always have one or two fools that want to come
join the party. They either "old" (somebodies daddy) or
"special" (drunk off they ass). And unfortunately we had to deal with both. The old
guy wasn't too bad but the brotha who came over trying to dance in the middle
of the floor made himself look a fool (because he really couldn't dance) and then
had the nerve to get mad at us! The shit you have to deal with on Ladies Night
Out. Unfortunately, I wasn't feeling good. I don't know if it was the food or
the alcohol I had earlier but I wasn't able to dip it low like the rest of the
girls so I had to sit back and relax. Overall, I think we all had a good time.
Ladies Night Out is ALWAYS Fun!
Thank goodness for Uber because we had to go through a DUI Check
Point on the way home and we was all good and tipsy and the
Officers knew it! Lol Thankfully we all got home in one piece.
Thank you Karen for the Pictures!!!
This Blog would be boring without evidence of OUR shenanigans!!
Nicole had some good pictures too posted on her Flipagram!!
The Rest of My Weekend:
Superbowl Sunday I went out with my girl Timika to Mr. Pockets Sports Bar in Manhattan Beach. Nice spot but boring people. By
half time we were on to our next destination at Bugatta off Melrose in Los
Angeles. That was a pretty cool spot with my type of crowd but that was a bust
too...I didn't spot any potential candidates!
Sadly I didn't make any connections during these Outings...hence,
The Adventures of SingleNFabulous Must Go On...Smooches!
The Adventures of SingleNFabulous Must Go On...Smooches!
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