Oh Cecile Marie Fortun Tecson...when you throw a party, you THROW A PARTY! Saturday evening was Cile's 26th Birthday celebration and all that morning, bright and early at 8 am, as I went to get an oil change, washed my car, ran to the bank and cleaned house (oh, and do my nails...hee hee hee), all I wanted was for it to be 6:00 pm so I could hang out with my friends!
So I was done getting ready by 5:15, waiting patiently for Jhoette and Randy to arrive so we could head out at 5:45 on the dot as Iya had asked. Thankfully, Randy drove so Jhoette was forced to get ready quicker than he's used to so we were actually on time when we picked up Iya from Church (Thanks again Randy!). We had dinner at a restaurant on the corner of Virgil and Melrose called Cha Cha Cha. The restaurant isn't very big but you don't pay for space, you pay for food and ambiance. A party of 36, we provided each other with enough distraction to last the evening through (our favorite distraction being Cile's niece Arianna. CUTE BABY!!!). Our bill came to $836, no gratuity included. And because we were in the company of generous friends and family, we were $64 over in collections. Cile used that for drinks later on.
We got to Gotham Hall on 3rd Street at around 9:30 pm. Ready to dance and drink the night away, everyone headed towards the bar to take part in the libations. And the rest of the evening, need I say, was filled with the great times you can only remember with fondness: Everyone's new haircuts, Cile downing practically everything people handed to her, Riann doing her best impression of Beyonce's "Naughty Girl" video, seeing people you haven't seen in the longest time, watching couples make out against the walls or on the couch (geez people get a room!), Anna sandwiches on the dancefloor (I personally did NOT find this amusing but others seemed to get a laugh), hearing Edwin scream "WESTSIDE 'TIL I MUTHAF*CKIN' DIE!" every 10 seconds, Joemama complaining that the evening's version of Drunk Iya was not up to par, witnessing the Iya-Jhoette-Christine-Mark connection in its funnest form yet, Edwin and Joe needing their own dancefloor...lots of new memories.
We ended the evening with a late late late dinner at Norm's; steaks, belgian waffles, french toast....mmmmmm...
All I wanted from that evening was for the celebrant to have fun and I believe she did. No one deserves it more! Happy Birthday again C-cil!!!
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