What Do Single Girls do, they have fun!

I was lucky enough to have another one of those "Girls need to have fun."

You know how you get used to spending weekends with people or relying on someone for your weekend plans, and then, when that suddenly stops you have to make do on your own. You have to do "you" all of a sudden, and you'd quite forgotten how to do that. You'd lost you and need to get you back. So you have to insist on doing something to get you out of the house because really, how long are you going to keep watching those back to back episodes of Four Weddings. Life is meant to be experienced not observed from a couch. That was me this past weekend. I went into it hoping that things would work out A-okay. That the god of all things singledom would shine upon me and give me a fabulous time and he came through.

Slight Recap:

Friday. 

Did not get that much sleep. Went into work very tired and very angry. So I did just what the doctor ordered for crankiness - I went to Yoga at Noon. It was exceptionally relaxing and just what I needed. I came back from lunch refreshed and ready to face the day. I had plans for the rest of the day so I needed that extra boost of energy to carry me through. After work, I went to get my hair freshened for the weekend close to one of my favorite Latin bars in Atlanta - Loca Luna. The hair was done just in time to take in some happy hour and Salsa, just ahead of the night time crowd. It was a calm relaxing start to the weekend with some mojitos. If I was in the mood for some trouble that night, Loca Luna would have been the place to get into something. But I had to start it slow, it'd been a long day already. 

Saturday.

Went to Exhale Spa at Loews Atlanta for a noon Core Fusion Barre class. Or what I like to call one solid hour of torture. It was just intensely painful especially after all the drinks from the previous night. Showered, got dressed in the heat and headed out to rejoin the heat. Decided to walk, not drive, to Park Tavern for the Jack Honey Summer Swarm Games presented by Thrillist. Whiskey and 90 degree heat, can you tell they do not mix? But they thought they'd make it work. The event was to start at 3pm, smack dab in the middle of the sweltering Saturday. You would think, it's too hot, no one's gonna show up. Black folks were packed to the rafters drinking that whiskey. They had 3 cocktails only and gave us only 2 drink tickets, but we had to stand in a long ass line just to redeem the tickets and that line stayed long, very long. They kept asking us to tweet how awesome the event was, but I was too pissed that I had to spend my Saturday standing in line with some folks (unfriendly strangers) for some watered down Tennessee Honey Whiskey drinks. 

Walked over to Five Napkin Burger for their happy hour entree and Bellinis to cool off from the long walk from Park Tavern to 10th street. I'm sure you're wondering (or you might know) how far this was, but in 90 degree heat and in high heels (I don't know why I didn't just flip flop it like I did in California) half a mile just seems like a hike. You can feel the sweat bands rolling down the side of your body. Summer awesomeness! The Bellini's did their job and by the second one I was chatting it up with my fellow diners. Ended up having an awesome discussion with this couple apartment shopping for their move to Atlanta. I felt like an Atlanta native telling them all the nice spots to visit but avoid at night. It was a nice chat. I hated to but I had to tear myself away from them to catch a showing of the Avengers at the Fox Theater.

Fox Theater. Interesting turnout. A lot of people, kids, families, couples, just people coming to see this movie that's been out for 2 months. I guess we all didn't have anything better to do on a Saturday night. As I stood in line to grab a ticket a gentleman tapped me and asked if I was there solo. I nodded. He quickly handed me his extra ticket and smiled. He simply said, I'm not trying to do nothing, I just had an extra ticket. I kept smiling. That never happens to me - score of a free ticket! So people just hand you stuff for free for no reason. Geez! I thanked him profusely and walked in, free ticket in hand. 

The movie ended at 9.30 pm. I thought, it's too early to go home especially when it's been a good day so far. I was still high from the movie and then taking in the gorgeous (extremely hot) day that I wanted to experience some more of it. I just didn't quite want to call it a night. Translation - I am avoiding my couch. 

My girlfriend and I have always talked about how fun it would be to sit on the Georgian Terrace patio and take in the day. That patio is one of Atlanta's street highlights. It sits beautifully in the corner facing the ins and outs of the Fox Theater and Peachtree Street. Every time we pass people sitting there, we often say, we need to do this one day. And as I passed it that evening I thought, today should be that day. No time like the present. Granted I am by myself, and I cannot get a seat on the patio (yes, everyone had the same idea) but today seems like a good enough day as any to fulfill this fantasy. So instead of the patio, I went up to the bar. 

I ended up having the crudest conversation with this gentleman in between sips of Perrier Jouet Champagne in which we reminisced about the original Avengers with John Steed and Emma Peel, while an 80's band serenaded the wedding party in the hotel lobby.  And for the second time that day, I got to hear myself laugh. It felt good. I remember thinking to myself: Mission Accomplished. When I thought I couldn't take all the awesomeness of the day, who walks to the bar. Michael Fassbender and his fabulous Shame costar (now girlfriend?!) Nicole Beharie to grab a drink. I almost froze in my chair. I tried the darnedest not to turn and stare at them as they waited on their cocktail. But I couldn't help it. They were right there to my right side, at the corner of the bar where I hid and they thought to hide also. His hair was all shaggy and hers was tucked in a newsboy cap. I wonder what they were up to upstairs. Hmm....They looked happy, cuddly, tender and deep in conversation and in themselves. It was most certainly not the time to ask for a picture or side chatter. I just took in the moment, smirked, thanked my lucky stars and let them be. 

After that I took my leave and thanked the insanely crude but generous gentleman for paying for my Champagne - which was delish by the way. 

Sunday.

Took myself to brunch and finished it off with an afternoon of wine tasting, specifically Prosecco Rose, at Capital Grille, Buckhead as part of their Generous Pour 12 wine event. And I can tell you there's nothing better than starting the week with exquisite glasses of Prosecco.

From there I went shopping for dresses at Lenox Mall.

I'd say it was a fabulous single girl's weekend, don't you?

It was the stuff that'd make the solo gals proud and the married folks envious.  ;-)