A crazy weekend....Whew!

Wow....this weekend has just been unbelievably crazy, I never could have thought I could cram so much into a single weekend. The pace was building up since last week, I had so many things lined up I wasn't even sure how I would be a part of everything.

Thursday, July 13th: was one of my best friend's birthdays. Not only were we taking him for happy hour, but we were also planning a surprise dinner party for him on Saturday. The plan was to use the happy hour as a decoy and convince him that a cheap happy hour is all we could afford. The setting for the happy hour was this quaint little bar called "The boxcar lounge" which was located on the lower east side, and was pretty much a one man show. This was probably the only bar I have or will ever see that was set in the backyard of a building, so they actually had signs which asked all patrons to keep their voice down! The drinks were great nevertheless and the oily fries were quite good :) The happy hour quickly transitioned into dinner and quite a late night; only consolation being the next day was Friday.

Friday, July 14th: My friend from India has flown into NY from NC, and as if that wasn’t exciting enough I receive a phone call from a friend in Dubai that he is flying in that same evening! I could see a long overdue colony re-union and we were all very excited. Phone calls were made, plans were coordinated and soon enough it was decided we would all be meeting up at "The Delancey", a cool and hip bar located at the foot of the Williamsburg bridge; we were all set to meet at about 11pm. From work I head to another friend's place for a few drinks and Samosas at the upper west side. We had a great time with some gin and pizza! After I was done there, I took the train to "The Delancey" were I found my friends who had already downed a few; I had some catching up to do. It was great to meet up with my buddies and be together after so long. More friends were headed in from NJ, DC and Baltimore! We all rendezvous at around 1.30am and the feeling was just amazing. Felt so much like the old times and it was unbelievable to all of us that we friends who once donned the bench at our colony gate were actually partying in the Big Apple! After many drinks and bar hopping we decide to call it a night at 5am.

Saturday, July 15th: my friends from out of town head into the city for some sightseeing; I stayed back as I had to help a friend move his stuff into his new apartment, he was driving in from Delaware. Although he drove in real late (about 6.30pm) I managed to help him out and get ready in time for the dinner party. All dressed up my other set of friends and I head to a restaurant called "L'Orange Bleu" on Broome street. This was a great restaurant with some off-the-hook waiters, belly dancers and of course very excitable young women!

This place was a cross between a restaurant and night club and was definitely unlike any other place we had been to. Soon enough my friend arrives unsuspectingly at the restaurant is surprised to find us all there, he was very surprised and happy to see us all there. We had a great evening with some good food, plenty of sangria and some great Moroccan and African tunes. As we finish with dinner my second set of friends meet us and we all head to a place called "Plan B". This was a small bar at the cross of Avenue B and 10th street. The drinks were strong and the night was still young; soon enough all of us were drunk and of course tired as hell from all the dancing. Once again we decide to call it a night at 5am!

Sunday, July 16th: I wake up late, still exhausted from the two days of relentless partying, and all I could say was....Yayy, I pulled it off! Managed to have a reunion with some old friends, attend another good friend's happy hour plus dinner and also managed to help another friend with his moving amidst all this excitement!

This was such a great weekend; I hope I have more, just not too soon :)