First, a word of warning: This man will bring you all the martinis you order! His genial smile hides a cruel, mercenary heart.
He may, after a time, appear to you like this. Tricksy! Learn to recognize the danger in all its forms.
Our participants
Our progenitor,
Sprucing up and ready for action,
Working the goatee and bringing levity not in congruence with his appearance,
Your humble narrator and organizer of the expedition,
The first venue
We settled in at King & I a bit later than we anticipated. Our reservations for 8:00 did not keep our table until our 8:30 arrival.We found our first table. It was ideally suited for two, but we took two chairs from an adjacent set of tables and the four of us crowded around. It was cozy but tended to get cluttered with appetizer plates and drink containers in various states of fullness.
While
One of our goals for this expedition was happiness. I think this shows success.
The second table
Chafing at our confined spaces, we moved to a table that had been vacated by a large party.At the new table, we were watched over by this goddess.
Even with the greater space afforded by our new venue, things are cozy.
We're feeling sufficiently chummy.
At this stage, the report of your faithful narrator cannot be assured of complete accuracy. Fully three sheets. Perhaps 3.5.
As if to make things even more difficult to record, the world is becoming much more unstable.
Amusement continues to run high.
No, no, silly
Oh, yes, the funny was out in full force!
This appears to be a happy, contented
This is how I felt at the end of the evening. Warm, happy and ever so slightly out of focus.
When we had drunk our fill and the time came to leave, we poured
After
All in all a fun, successful evening. Even if I feel a bit of it here on Monday morning, I would do it all again. Just not next weekend, OK?