Bootsie, Follow the PoPo

Going out in Charlotte with Ashanti and my sister would of course be nothing short of interesting.

We went to this thing called PlayDate Charlotte. This is an event that happens in a number of major cities about once a month. Essentially it is a bunch of adults drinking cocktails and playing games of our youth. Sounds fun, right? Well a lot of people definitely thought so. It was much more crowded than we expected, but it was lots of fun.

Before you go in, you have to create a nickname for the night. So, meet Bootsie, Tallasassy, and Lucky Charms/Cheeks (Ashanti had to change her name later in the night due to an unfortunate woman sharing the Lucky Charms one.)

So what did we do for the night? We played Hungry, Hungry Hippos, Chutes and Ladders, and Monopoly (for 15 minutes until we decided we did not have the patience). We watched other people play Red Light, Green Light, a giant game of Jenga, and something they called Merry-Go-Round. This last game involved people standing in a circle, and they had to sing the lyrics to whatever song the DJ played. If they messed up, they were out. This took a little too long for us. We really just wanted to hula-hoop, but we never were able to...sad.

We then when back to another table to play cards. This, of course, turned into a game of spades. My twin and me played against some guy and girl, and killed them. Anyone who knows me, or has played spades with me, knows I take the game pretty seriously. You would all be happy to know I did not curse once, and was on my best behavior.

Once we were done playing, it was time to go. Leaving Charlotte always creates a debacle, especially when Bootsie and Cheeks are trying to give me directions. After driving around in circles a bit, we finally found our way out and back to the interstate. This involved us actually following a police car, even thought we really did not know if he was going where we were. Oh well, it worked.

And, oh, I forgot to mention my sister and I were two of maybe five white people in the room. Ha. Like that has ever stopped us, right? Plus, for some reason, this is becoming more common every time I go out with Ashanti. When did that happen? Funny part is, these two white girls could have lasted longer than some of the people playing the Merry-Go-Round game. That's right, I know the theme to The Jeffersons. (PS...the only white male we saw there had the nickname of Mayonnaise...really, Michael Vick, really?)

So we had lots of fun, of course, and I am glad I was able to spend time with my twin before she leaves for South Africa. I was also glad to finally take out my sister now that she is officially an adult (scary, I know). Can't wait until we can do it again girls!

Sidenote: I FINALLY beat Elite Beat Agents today. No more levels. It is finally done. Thank god. Ha.