Day 208: Out again

I'm on a roll, I've been out for 3 nights in a row and I have to say it is really starting to wear on me.

It was a little tough getting to the event tonight, but I made it. Sunshine and I RSVP'd and if I wasn't going she wasn't going and vice versa.

Both of us decided it wasn't good to RSVP and not go so we put a little pep in our step and got moving, and we were glad we did.

It was a reception held by local resorts for media people, there were small plates of some of the most fabulous food I've ever eaten, and free drinks. You can't go wrong with fabulous food and drinks.

On the way there I was reminded how annoyed I get by big vehicles driving during what is our bad weather. Why is it the ginormous trucks and SUV's go the slowest over speed bumps and puddles?

That's what was happening tonight. I was behind a big truck that was gingerly going over each speed bump, like a surgeon meticulously making an incision. Seriously? All I want to do is get in and get out, and I'm behind Mr. Putt Putt to the Pizza Hut.

It also happened to be raining, which reminded me of the way these vehicles do the same thing when it rains and it's absolutely maddening! Isn't that why you have the SUV?

We finally made it there, despite Mr. Fancy Pants in his big truck, a little later than we would have been otherwise but there nonetheless.

When we walked in we immediately found some old friends and then we were on our way, scallops, lamb lollipops, venison, strawberry caviar, and I could go on and on and I pretty much did. Eating my way through the entire event.

What started as a quick lets stop by for a few minutes... turned into a 3 hour event. Way to stick to our guns.

Media people are a rare breed. Everyone was running around like they'd never eaten before, loading up their plates like gluttonous vultures.

'Yes I'd love to have 14 of those fabulous steak tacos.... do you have a to go container?'

'How about a case of red wine and 12 Stella Artois and can you get someone to carry it out to my car?'

Ok so that was a bit of an exaggeration but I'm so super sensitive to my people being ungrateful and overbearing, that's sometimes how it plays out in my head.

All of us should be so thankful to be afforded all of the privileges we receive all too often, and for the most part everyone is... its just those few bad apples that ruin it for the rest of us.

Throughout the evening I ran into a gal I used to work with who is a few years older than me, and she showed me her keys... because she just bought a Porsche!

She said she wasn't sure if it was a mid-life crisis or just feeling free after her divorce... funny because I was just looking at cars and thinking the same thing the other day. They weren't Porsche's but that's just fine with me.

Everyone eventually went on their way and on the way home I got a message from the wine guy asking if I was free this weekend.

I have a few things to do, but I want to see him since our dinner Tuesday turned into a bit of a debacle, so I agreed with the caveat that it will have to fit in between my other activities. Thankfully his schedule is flexible so I think it will actually work.