Haven't posted in over four months. My bad :)
I turned 29 a week ago. I had a get together the night before at the Chocoate Bar at their new location downtown next to the movie theater. I felt like it was an appropriate venue for a late 20's birthday shindig. Chandeliers, white leather furniture and an upper level. Now that's classy!
But the kid in me knew a party wouldn't be a party without board games and balloons. Yup, I brought Pictureka up into that joint! And after five (my boyfriend claims I actually had six) cocktails, trying to find five "things from the sea" gets interesting.
It was an awesome night. It feels good knowing that after all my trials in socialization since moving to Reno and near self imposed isolation I could still fill a table with a good eight people. I'd reserved a table for ten (as more "in case shit" than necessity) but the remaining few who couldn't make it were the ones I knew wouldn't make it...you know how that goes.
I'd really hoped Adrian's brother and sister could have stopped by but I'm happy that they seemed to appreciate the invites.
So if you're ever in Reno or Lake Tahoe and you can make it to the Chocolate Bar, you MUST try a Strawberry Infusion cocktail! It contains:
Fresh crushed strawberries
Pineapple juice
Lemon juice
Vodka
(hear me out) Balsamic vinaigrette
and. sprinkled with black pepper
I won't lie. It tastes EXACTLY as it sounds but it is GOOD.
Only problem is you may find yourself sucking through that stuff like Koolaid. But if you're like me and you can barely maintain your equilibrium after more than two beers but can throw back hard liquor like it's water you should be fine. Hence why after five, maybe six, cocktails I was pretty much good the next morning and downing wine and margaritas with the boyfriend's crazy relatives in California that afternoon. Hey, it was my birthday (and the day before Easter) after all!
But the kid in me knew a party wouldn't be a party without board games and balloons. Yup, I brought Pictureka up into that joint! And after five (my boyfriend claims I actually had six) cocktails, trying to find five "things from the sea" gets interesting.
It was an awesome night. It feels good knowing that after all my trials in socialization since moving to Reno and near self imposed isolation I could still fill a table with a good eight people. I'd reserved a table for ten (as more "in case shit" than necessity) but the remaining few who couldn't make it were the ones I knew wouldn't make it...you know how that goes.
I'd really hoped Adrian's brother and sister could have stopped by but I'm happy that they seemed to appreciate the invites.
So if you're ever in Reno or Lake Tahoe and you can make it to the Chocolate Bar, you MUST try a Strawberry Infusion cocktail! It contains:
Fresh crushed strawberries
Pineapple juice
Lemon juice
Vodka
(hear me out) Balsamic vinaigrette
and. sprinkled with black pepper
I won't lie. It tastes EXACTLY as it sounds but it is GOOD.
Only problem is you may find yourself sucking through that stuff like Koolaid. But if you're like me and you can barely maintain your equilibrium after more than two beers but can throw back hard liquor like it's water you should be fine. Hence why after five, maybe six, cocktails I was pretty much good the next morning and downing wine and margaritas with the boyfriend's crazy relatives in California that afternoon. Hey, it was my birthday (and the day before Easter) after all!