that's not my name. [photo]

07/25/2010

i got a text from my friend michelle yesterday around 5 o'clock: "hey, it's last minute but what are you doing tonight?" i told her that we didn't have anything planned, likely just watching a movie, and she wrote back asking if we'd like to join her and some friends for dinner at the old spaghetti factory at 8. [funnily enough, my mom and i had just been talking about the spaghetti factory last weekend, trying to determine when we'd last been. i think i was 9.] josh and i were down, and off we went.
dinner was fantastic. i mean, the food's okay - nothing to write home about, but the company was excellent. josh and i got there at exactly 8 and met michelle and leeann, who were pretty drunk already. we were seated, and ordered a few pints of steamwhistle from our adorable and slightly eric foremaneasque waiter, will. we chatted and chilled while we waited for michelle's friends dan and brandon to arrive. dan is a dude she works with [at a hospital i was offered a job and turned down] and they should certainly be dating. the only problem is that dan has a girlfriend. it's really too bad, because he's gorgeous, and funny, and obviously enjoys spending time with michelle. anyway, the 6 of us ordered our food, joked with our waiter, told ridiculous stories, and so on, thoroughly enjoying our evening.
the highlight of the night, and possilby of any dining experience i've ever had, was dessert. the ice cream choices [included in the meal] were chocolate, vanilla, and spumoni. michelle, unfamiliar with the last choice, said "spermoni?" and the table erupted with laughter. will the waiter obliged and said he'd whio her up some "spermoni". he returned with our tray of ice creams and served michelle last, and her ice cream looked a little strange, but i thought it was maybe just a little melty... will stood and waited while she tasted it. she took a little from the edge and made a big show of saying "mmm! this is so good!" because she's a people-pleaser. "really?" "um... yeah?" that's when will revealed that he'd scooped the spumoni ice cream, then poured bleu cheese dressing on top. i have never laughed that hard in my life! he left and brought back a new, untainted bowl while we laughed until we hurt.
after we settled up at the spaghetti factory [tipping will well in the process] we headed over to c'est what? for a few more pints and some pool. well, the boys and michelle played pool, leeann and i just talked. it's been a long time since i've had a spontaneous night out like that, especially with leeann and mich, and it was wonderful.
here we are, kickin' it at c'est what?