bar hoppin

friday nite liz and i dined at a packed caracas 291 grand st 718.218.6050. had the yooje. chicken salad/guac arepa and the grilled chicken w chorizo and an empanada. dessert was jager and budweiser at the levee where liz dragged me (blah). the best thing about this bar was that one patron had brought their dog to drink. highlight of my bar experience only the little dude was kind of skiddish and running around almost as annoyed as i was at the heavy metal on the jukebox. 

saturday was acai breakfast at fabiannes all chill by myself and a trip to the plant store to replace a dead cactus (who kills a CACTUS!??!). ran to get a mani at cutie calls on metropolitan bet graham and manhattan where i ran into my favorite waitress form my fav bklyn restaurant- she's so cute i might eat her up. sat evening started at bob bar w liz (early! at 9) then to a holiday party on wall st to meet up w vanessa who was tending bar- odd crowd but all around nice folks. since liz came to the financial dist w me i had agreed to go w her to meet kyle and chris and canon (nashville buddies) and to say bye to cannon since he is movin on back to the vegas this tuesday. we found the boys at the dove (on thompson near bleeker) where it was packed and annoying. i must have been tipsy by this time because we WALKED in the freeze to botanica bar on houston and elizabeth (quite a few blocks in the cold i might as). by this time i was done for and went home about 45 mins aft we got to the "last" bar. plus i had a wedding the next day and didn't want to appear terribly single/haggard/depressed :) so i had to get some beauty sleep.

sunday was caitlin's wedding! i haven't seen her in years and how beautiful and happy she looked made my day! the ceremony and the whole shebang was much smaller and more intimate than i imagined it would be. the church was simple and beautiful on hudson street downtown and the reception was at the glass houses 545 w 25th street- bet 10th and 11th ave the 21st floor of a glass building with great views. the whole family looked amazing and caitlin was stunning! i only stayed til about 7 ish since i knew not a soul and the family was busy having a grand ole time and running around. after both caitlin's dad and her mom each got up to sing songs they had written (the whole family comes from a musical background) i was a blabbering mess got super emotional and it was time to go soon after one glass of champagne.