Coley's Birthday Dinner

Yay!!!! Cuzin Coley had a birthday. On Friday, I had the opportunity of going to Fogo de Chao to celebrate my little "cousin's" birthday. Nicole, is one of my dearest friends from my 4 years of college. She is a mover,shaker and is extremely hard working. I love that girl dearly.

Friday was one of the best times I had all summer. Insomnia began my morning however. I went to bed at 4:15am and my alarm clock goes off at 5 (I definitely played myself). When the alarm rang I turned it off and continued to sleep. When I finally woke up it was 8 and I was supposed to meet up at 9:30. I rushed and called a cab. I was running around my apartment like a chicken with his head cut off. Grabbing things and placing them in my leather knapsack. The taxi dispatch called my phone around 8:50 to let me know my taxi had arrived. I got in and was on my way to Columbia Heights. When I got there, of course was rushing but when I got settled, I saw that no one else was moving. I took this as an opportunity to go to Target to buy snacks. We didn't leave until 10:20. My trip was fun at the water park hanging out in the lazy river, on the water slides and in the pool. This trip was what I needed. A whole day to go swimming. My trip was short lived however.

The Birthday Girl

After my trip I lallygagged a little until about 7:30 before coming to my Cuzin Coley's birthday dinner at Fogo de Chão. This a first at this restaurant. I actually got there very early and I sat at the bar trying to stall time. I wanted a mojito but the bartender insisted that I get a Caipirinha, a Brazilian drink. It was an OK drink but I would've been satisfied with a mojito. After being the first person at her party for a while, in walks another one of our friends, Texas. She was rushing and thought she was late. She was actually relieved that she made it on time. About 10 minutes later, Nicole walked in. After her arrival more of her invited guests started to show up. We were finally seated and were told about how Fogo operates. Salad bar, Meat buffet, and side orders. Drinks had to be paid for separately. The salad bar was lavish and filled with all types of things. I was warned not to fill up on the salad bar because when the meat would come I would be overwhelmed. I hadn't even starting eating before men with meat and knives started walking around. Filet mignon, chicken, lamb chops, pork sausage, filet mignon wrapped in bacon,  and the house special were on my plate before I touched my salad. I took my time to eat every morsel. I added fried plantains, and mashed potatoes to my plate to make sure I got my $50 worth. Fifty dollars is how much I had to pay for my food normally but because we wanted Nicole to have free food, everyone at the table had to pay $80 per plate. :(

I wanted to go home after her dinner but I went out for more drinks at Dupont Circle. We wound up at Midtown a multileveled bar with pricey drinks. We left Dupont for Adams Morgan and danced the rest of the night at Heaven and Hell. This was the first time in many years, I have seen so many people at this bar. It was a lot of fun to hang out with friends and hang out with the birthday girl.