My Spinsterlicious Week: 3 Things

I was told by a couple of readers that I should post more about myself; not just what I think about stuff, but what I'm actually doing.  So, here we go:  3 things I did this week.  It was a pretty good week:


1.

On Friday, I had a most amazing dinner at Per Se  one of NYC's finest (and most expensive) restaurants.  My good friend, Benilde and her husband, and my lawyer/friend decided to treat ourselves to what truly was an exquisite experience.  The prie fixe menu is $295 per person (yep), which I thought was kinda ridiculous, but I love new experiences and I love a good story so I figured I'd get both of these if it satisfied and if it didn't.


But it did.  More than satisfied, as a matter of fact.  I went there half-way expecting to be disappointed.  I mean, really, how could any meal for one person be worth $300+?  And while I still think that's a ridiculous amount of money, I must say that we didn't feel robbed.  The views and decor are amazing.  The staff is abundant (we had 4 servers attending to us) and they were really nice.  Personable, helpful, and not uptight, fake, or stuffy like one often finds at expensive restaurants.


I would love to gush in detail about each dish, but I can't. Primarily because I didn't recognize most of the ingredients and to mention the few things I did recognize wouldn't do it justice.  We did joke that we think they made up some of the descriptions.  I mean, wtf is "sabayon" and "coulecot" anyway?  I still dunno, but I like them.  Every dish looked like a work of art and really was delicious.  There was only one dish most of us didn't like, which Cliff decided was "Spam masquerading as chicken".   Everything else was fab, though.  Dinner lasted 4 hours.  8 courses.   And I don't even want to think about how many calories we consumed.  I'm just glad this isn't something I can do all the time.  I'd have to buy a new wardrobe in a much bigger size (and refinance my house).




2.

On Thursday, I went to a dear friend's birthday dinner party.  She invited about 15 of her favorite girlfriends to her house for Mexican food and margaritas.  Lots of margaritas.  We played a "game" in which we each introduced ourselves and told how we first became friends with the Birthday Girl.  It was hilarious how many of our stories began with "Well, I didn't like her when I first met her"...though they all ended with how she's now one of our favorite people.  (People describe me that way, a lot, too.  The "not liking at first" thing).   It was so great being in a room with 15 fun, smart, and interesting women --some married, some not, with and without kids-- and just relaxing, laughing, drinking, and telling stories.  I got home around midnight with a smile on my face.




3.

On Wednesday, I explained to a 52-year-old man why we could be pals/platonic friends -or- he could maybe [insert sex act here]...but not both.  He seemed confused.








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