Most Fabulous Weekend Ever - Friday Party Time

July 11, 2008

When Steve announced his four-day Vermont golfing trip with the guys, he inspired me to make time for my long-lost friends, too. So, starting last Friday, Cat was really back in town.

Chris and I started at Bar Ferdinand for Meri's birthday dinner. Not knowing more than three other people at the party (including Meri and Jim), Chris and I finally got a chance to catch up. I had missed spending time with him. Two delicious sangrias and about 50 tiny tasty tapas later, we headed to Manayunk Brewing Co. to meet Bang & Co. Fresh from an Independence Day trip to the whale's vagina, everyone was tan and relaxed. I got to catch up with a lot of folks, and I even had what felt like an informal interview to be the editor of someone's novel (ooh, pick me!). Bang's friend from the west coast, in town on business, was also with the group. While we all had a pretty good time, the look on her face when the lights came up at 2:30AM and bouncers started emptying the place out, showed she was less than impressed with yuppie-Philly's party scene. We can only try.

In the perfect summer evening air, we chilled on the deck, surrounded by people who are in their lives where we were in our lives about four years ago. Aside from our group of "old people," sexual tension was palpable, the fashion was suggestive, and the boys were ultra-groomed. The band played "Scotty doesn't know", strangers hooked up on the dance floor, and hot younger girls bummed cigarettes from my old guy friends, who took it as a compliment.

I was excited by the fact that I had truly committed to staying out late and enjoying my friends. Perhaps it's unhealthy to say that, often, I might be happiest making an unnecessarily-indulgent dinner with Steve and staying in the apartment. This night reminded me that long nights could be good nights, too.

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