The $$$$$$$ Birthday Present..
So last Thursday was my cousins birthday. She lives about 10 blocks from me but I never get to see her cause when she's not at school, I'm at work. Anyways so she went out with a bunch of her friends Thursday night and I was supposed to join them when I got off of work but I got done around 2am and was beat so I just called her and told her we'd do something the next day.
I ended up taking her out to Pure on Friday and let me just say I was ready to spend over 100 bucks on her because she's very special and I figured what the hell, I've been working really hard, I can spend some $$$ for an amazing dinner on someone I love as a birthday present.
Anyways it was POURING that night and I hadn't made reservations so I kept calling the restaurant and making sure they'd call me as soon as they figured out a way to seat us at a nice table. People tend to camp out when its raining, so I didnt get a call back until 10 15ish. The kitchen closes at 11 and we got there around 10 40pm. The chef wasn't happy but because I went back there bouncing and giving everyone kisses they didn't complain too much.
Those of you who know me know that I eat pretty much all organic, and don't drink even on special occasions. I just don't like harming my body in general and feeling like crap the next day. Well that night knowing that all the wine we serve is organic and is very expensive but delicious and because we were celebrating her birthday I decided to drink a little. Well I ended up having 2 glasses and was completely wasted.
The two of us had 2 amuse bouches 3 appetizers 3 entree s and 5 deserts... We didnt order all that food, I ordered part of it and they just gave us extra food because I work there. Here s the best part of the night though.. the floor manager for the night came over and asked me if I'd used up my free dinner yet. I had no idea we got a free dinner so I said no and decided to use it that night. Had I not done that, even with my employee discount, I woulda had to pay something around 200 bucks for dinner.
Dinner was amazing. My cousin couldnt believe it was all vegan and raw. She ended up leaving around 1 am to hang out with her friends and I decided to stay at the restaurant until I stopped spinning. I had a ridiculous time even after she left. At one point I remember playing an 80s mix while doing 'step exercises' with the ladies pretending we were making an exercise video.. I left around 4am, with the manager who insisted on walking me home and making sure I was okay even though I was completely sober by that point. But the sweetheart that he is, he wanted to make sure no one snatched me on my way home cause I walk home every night instead of taking the subway.
Oh and about 45 minutes after my cousin left, she texted me thanking me for a wonderful evening and an amazing dinner and about 5 minutes after that text she sent me another one saying she got the runs... It takes a while to get used to raw foods :)