The big 2-6!

The birthday celebration was a huge success! It took all 8 of us to piece it all together the next day but we all decided that the each of our remembered parts was fabulous. The night began with Victoria and I popping a bottle of champagne at the apartment. (Shocking, I know. I will give you a moment to get back up after falling out of your chair with shock.....Ok.)  Michaela (a friend from the restaurant that we work at,) and her husband Shane met us for dinner. The location was spontaneous but we couldn't have chosen better.

We had only been to the little Italian place around the corner one night on our way back from the Oyster Festival when all we wanted was a hearty meal and a good glass of wine. Apparently, we made an impression because as we walked in last weekend we were greeted with hugs and kisses and where have you been's AND a bottle of champagne on the house. YAY! We all see where this is going right.....
The wonderful meal and company forced our otherguests to meet us at the restaurant rather than the apartment as previously planned. Although the witty Irish dinner conversation is certainly up there as a dinner highlight, I think my favorite part was when they brought out the chocolate cake. It had a candle and all and everyone sang, it was fantastic! I made a wish, (no I'm not telling, but the order is out there,) blew out the candle and looked at the writing on the plate which said, "Happy Birthday Stacey!" Michaela and I ROARED with laughter, but did not say a word. You don't send back birthday cake and you definitely don't complain about chocolate cake. So we got extra forks and away we went.

Back at the apartment we opened more champagne and everyone get to know one another. With the guestlist we had this could have gone so many directions but everyone mingled and laughed and I don't think a smile left my face the whole night.
The Guest List:

• Micheala & Shane
• Mariano (Victoria's friend from school)
• Favorite quote: When asked by Micheala if he was gay or straight he replied by sticking his patten leather shoe in the air and saying, "Honey, do these shoes look straight?"
• Christian (Mariano's friend who we met as his birthday celebration a month or so before)
• Mo (Brooklyn's Ambassador)
• Adam (Victoria's friend)
• Victoria
• Lucy

After we had done another 3 bottles worth of damage at the apartment it was time to air ourselves out. With every intention of making it to Gramercy, (in the 20's) we made it 4 blocks to a place called Banc. The music seemed to be the perfect mix for our group so in we went. We found an abandoned table, Mariano and Christian convinced the waitress that we needed the table without bottle service so we ordered a round of martinis and began dancing. There was no dance floor mind you but with 2 gay guys and Lady Gaga followed by Beyonce on the playlist a dance floor will be made. And it was! We danced until we could dance no more then we hugged and kissed and went our separate ways.

Naturally, Victoria and my way led us through 3rd and Long on the way home. Craig the bouncer found it hysterical and made us laugh some more but after not even making it to the bar, we promised to come back tomorrow for their holiday party and stumbled safely home. That's right there would be more festivities to come......

~Lucy