Crazy Holiday Times!

I have been drunk every day since last Wednesday! Now that's what I call a fun holiday week! Last night was a little more sedate though, seeing as how it was a school night. I only had 2 glasses of Riesling on an empty stomach. So wasn't really drunk, just slightly buzzed. Yay me and my restraint!

So last Wednesday night was So. Much. Fun!!! Rozzy took me to this awesome place he knows that has a Frozen Mojito machine!!! I never even heard of such! We knocked back a few--DELICIOUS--and I wanted to take him to see LDB's band (the one that had the CD release party on Tues. night) at the place where my cousin spins traxx which is also next door to this place where B.B. had told me has a killer honkytonk band on Weds. nights. LDB had called and texted me earlier in the evening to remind me. Rozz and I finally made our way over there but when we arrived the band was already in the parking lot, finished already. Boo! LDB and I quickly finalized our Sneak Away Thanksgiving Day Drink plans and he headed out and Rozz and I went next door. The place was packed! The band was killer! It was a fun scene for sure! I had been wanting to try this sweet tea flavored vodka so I ordered it up on the rocks and it was soooo yummy! Even smelled like sweet tea! I had 2 and Rozz had beer. The band did all klassic kuntry and I loved every damn bit of it. B.B. was there dancing, as always. SC texted me while I was there. What a sweetheart.

Soon I wanted to go to the Big Easy for the last part of the jam, since I'd had a personal invite from the guitar player and everything. My ex, Mike, had not contacted me to meet him there after all but I was not heartbroken over it! I was outside finishing my cigar and this cute guitar player that I had a brief fling with years ago (I used to call him "Scooter" b/c he looked so young) all of a sudden popped up out of the crowd and grabbed me and gave me a huge hug. He got married right before I did, and he is in fact, still married so good for him! Back inside, the blues music was quite enjoyable and Rozz and I continued drinking. When it was all over Rozz said he would take me to an underground speakeasy but I was pretty drunk and decided I needed a taco first, so we went to my favorite local taqueria where we ended up getting kicked out at 3:30 am. I didn't even know the place closed at 3:30! By then I was too drunk to do a speakeasy so I gave Rozz a hug and went home.

Thursday morning was a little rough, and I was moving pretty slow. I had to make 2 batches of sausage balls and normally I eat a few of them as they are made but I had no appetite whatsoever. LDB texted me saying to let him know when I was ready for the drink, that he needed one already. For breakfast I had finished some coconut rum that was left out the night before, just b/c I didn't want to waste it. My aunt had said to be at her house at 1pm but I couldn't make it out the door until almost 1:30 and my uncle even called me to check on me! But I got there in time to start eating w/everyone, including il pater familias and girlfriend. I still wasn't hungry but tried to eat a little bit of everything. Frankly I couldn't wait to meet LDB for that drink. My aunt said that my cousin would be arriving around 3pm and my uncle left to go buy limes for his Crown Royal, so I secretly called LDB (the fun of the whole thing was how secretive he and I were being, sneaking out like teenagers!) and said I could get away before my cousin showed up.

He was pretty much down the street from me and so we decided to meet on the major street that we were both located off of. He headed towards me and I investigated a few parking lots and decided on the side of an Auto Zone which was nice and shaded and private, right near my aunt's house. I told him to block my car w/his in case my uncle drove by and spotted me! I got in LDB's Nissan Xterra with my bag o' liquor: Johnny Walker Red and in case he didn't like scotch, Malibu Passion Fruit Rum. As I explained to LDB I wanted to get something to drink that I never had before (the Malibu) or that I hadn't had in years (the scotch) just to enhance the memory of the Sneakaway Thanksgiving Day Drink! LDB had the scotch and I had a bit of the Malibu before I switched to the scotch, which was very soothing I must say. We listened to a bunch of music and drank and chatted and next thing I knew it was almost 4pm so I said I had to get back before I got grounded and lost my phone privileges. We had both been commiserating on how this was the 1st Thanksgiving in years that we had to do solo since we're both going through divorces. But for me the music and companionship and booze made up for it, at least a little bit!

Fortunately when I got back to my aunt's house my cousin had just arrived and my uncle handed me a Crown and Sprite w/lime! I visited for a bit, took pictures, texted LDB some wise cracks, and then loaded up to-go plates for my brother and myself and took off to meet li'l bro. I picked him and we went to his girlfriend's house where her family was visiting. Finally it was time to meet Tito J. at my house, as we'd planned to crash R.'s Tgiving festivities and then go out all night long afterwards! Tito J. came over and he looked fabulous as always so I threw on my leather pants so I could look almost as sexy as he! We went to R.'s place and ended up playing a couple rounds of Taboo with the group. Tito J. had met a guy online the night before that he was to meet at 10:30 so we still had an hour to kill so I decided we'd run by the blues jam for a bit. My friend A. (SC's and my mutual friend) was there and he told me to put an upcoming show on my calendar, so I did. Then Tito J and I went to meet his new friend at the gay club.

I talked Tito J into having a sweet tea flavored vodka on the rocks w/me but Tito J had to have them water it down! The guy he met was very sweet and they seemed to be hitting it off. There were cute gay guys dancing on tables in their underwear but my main entertainment was drinking. Then I remembered my cousin was going to be spinning traxx that night, and I told Tito J I was gonna run over there for a bit. The place was literally a 2-minute drive away anyway, and as I walked in my cousin was doing his thing. Then my cousin's friend starting buying me drinks. I had one, danced a little bit, and as I came off the dance floor I was immediately handed another drink! My cousin and I got to visit a little bit but I was getting drunker and decided to sneak out with my drink in hand and tell Tito J it was time for karoake! I texted Tito J and he agreed so I met him and his friend at the Spotlight.

The Spotlight was not too crowded, of course by this time it was around 12:30am. We got a table and started signing up for songs. At the table next to us were 3 Hispanic guys and I decided I would go say hi to them. It was 2 brothers and their friend and I was trying to find out if they were going to get up and sing or not! Then I went back to our table and one of the guys came over to me after a few minutes. Turns out he is a state trooper! Ooh sexy. I got called up and sang R. Kelly's "Bump and Grind". Joel sang too and then he and I did our famous "Seasons of Love" from Rent. I chatted w/the state trooper some more and next thing I knew I was slow dancing w/him, ha ha! After that it didn't take much to invite him back to my place for some Johnny Walker Red! Also Tito J was really hitting it off w/his friend and also he kept telling me how cute the state trooper was.

So the state trooper had to drop off his brother and turns out they don't even live that far from me. Tito J and I went back to my place so he could get his car and go meet his friend. I was really, really, really pretty drunk but figured I could get my act together enough in order to hang out with the trooper. So he came over and he had some scotch though I was pretty much just sipping/finishing my stolen drink from earlier. Then he decided it was time to make out and things progressed from there. Finally around 6am I passed out and he also said he was going to sleep for an hour or so.

Around 9:30am he said he had to go and my head was spinning. We went downstairs and I sat on the chair while he put his clothes on. I got the gate clicker to click him out and he went out the door and said "Bye, see ya" and left!!! No hug, no kiss, nada! I was surprised AND put out! I don't think that's ever happened to me before, one night stand or not!!! Okaaaaay, fine! Whatever!

I was supposed to do a patrol shift that afternoon but realized that would be even too crazy for me, considering my delicate state. I decided what I needed to do was be on time for my eyebrow appointment, come back home and take a good nap, then drive to the Hill country that night! Which is what I did. Surprisingly, state trooper texted me at around 4:30pm to ask how my day was going?!?!? I waited 15 min. and sent back, "Good after I took a nap! How about you?" and he responded "Still tired. :)" and I was done.

Next post: weekend fun in the hill country and Austin w/G. and B., and Sunday night back in Houston!