Growing up

Last Saturday night I went out and met up with my friend Jeff and his 2 buddies. I'd never met these guys before so were new friends! We were driving around trying to find something to do, somewhere to go. After not finding anything Joe and Miles, Jeff's friends, had the genius idea of going to Mike's bar. I asked them, "so how is this going to work?" and they reply "well you're going to take off your shirt!". I said "no way!" So we go in and know that Jeff isn't going ot get in, its only 930 and was empty. Joe, Miles and I go in and they order drinks, I don't, just chill. Jeff then gets a call from a friend who wants him to go pick her up and hang out. So I ask him if he'll be back and he said, "not immediately". I said that "I'll stay". I wasnt' about to go with him while he hangs out with some girl I don't know. So there I was with 2 guys I just met, with no one else I knew around. This is so unlike me, yet I was comfortale and having fun. Joe and Miles' friends met up with us there, it was her birthday and the guys had to buy her a round. I then met 3 more people, Katie, Houla(Katie's best friend from Seattle) and Freeman. The girls were great, so fun and again comfortable to be around!

It was so refreshing to hang out with a group who are a lil older and who are over the "whoo hoo" of being in college. We went downstairs and danced, even though I was sober the whole night, I actually danced, and I don't usually dance! There I was sober, only 2 beers in me, in the cage and dancin! It was so fun though. Katie and Houla got up in the cage and then Mile's was like "well we gotta get you up there too!" Me-"really?!" He was ready to give me a boost up, but I don't like help, and being my independent self, I grabbed the two poles, and hoisted myself up. Then Miles got up there and we were all dancin like crazy. Good time!

Saturday night I kept thinking "wow, I never do things like this". "This" being hanging out with people I don't know, with nobody else that I know, dancing, let alone dancing in the cage, and overall, being comfortable with it all and having a blast. I am glad I was able to experience all of it. I proved to myself that I can branch out, on my own, have fun, be myself and be comfortable even when I don't have anyone else I know, or a someone to turn to to rely on to talk to. All in all it was a good time! I'm looking forward to going out again, havin fun, and meeting new people.