I'm Still Alive...Just Barely
Mood:  lazy


What a weekend! I am so glad St. Patrick's Day is over although I had it a lot better than most. I was scheduled to arrive at the pub at 9:30AM. I was expecting most of the set up to be done prior to my arrival. It wasn't. So we had to scramble to get everything set up. We were told a week prior to the event that we would have a breakfast buffet. So when people called that is what we told them. A bunch of people came in for the buffet and after I sat them I went to ask the owner where the buffet was. He informed me that we didn't have a buffet just Bangers and Mash. We had some very pissed off people. Great start tot he day.

After the Race for the Oaks ended people started to flock into the bar to start drinking and eating. I quickly ran out of tables and we went to a 2 hour wait. The bar became so packed that it was impossible to seat people so I just gave up and told everyone who was waiting, "If you see a table open up...grab it!" That pissed people off who had been waiting for a table for over an hour. Oh well. I then started to go around and pick up trash. The occupancy of the pub is 200 people we had well over 1000 people crammed in there. The original goal was to block off the street and the park. People would come in and get their beer and head back outside. Well the weather was so cold that people didn't want to stand outside. It got so bad it would take me 20 minutes to get from the front of the pub to the back and trust me...the place isn't that big. About 7 o'clock Lennie came to me and asked if I was ready to go. Those of you who know me know that I don't like crowds. I suffered two panic attacks and had to hide in the mechanical room for a few minutes until I could breathe again. I went to Annie and the owner and told them that if they didn't need me I was going to leave. I had been there all day and was tired and hungry. They weren't happy about me leaving but at that point I didn't really care. I knew that if I didn't get some sleep I wouldn't make it back to work brunch the next morning. Lennie and I headed out, caught a couple songs from The Battlefield Band and then headed to get something to eat. We stopped first at Mosaic’s which is a VERY trendy club in Raleigh. If you haven't been there before you must try it out. We had a glass of wine then headed up to the Hudson Oyster Bar which is quickly becoming one of my favorite places to eat. Thanks to Dave for telling me about the place. Hopefully the next time you are in town I can come out and hear you play.

After dinner we headed back to my place and went to bed. I was out as soon as my head hit the pillow. Then up at 7AM Sunday to head back downtown for Brunch. Lennie came with me to see if they needed help cleaning up but they didn't so he ate and left. Lucky Bastard! I however had to stay. We were busy but not as bad as I thought we would be. I felt so bad for the waitresses who had worked till 4AM and then had to come back in at 9AM. They are young though and can bounce back quicker than I can.

After getting home I made spaghetti for Lennie and me then we crashed on the couch. I feel bad that I haven't been more active when it comes to Lennie. He is leaving for two weeks to go play war games with the Marines and whenever he comes over I am exhausted.

I was suppose to burn tomorrow but looks like the wind might be too bad. I will know this afternoon if I have to drive to Jordan or not. *sigh* This is going to be a rough week.

I don't know how much posting I will get to do so I hope everyone enjoys their week.