I have a friend (Autumn) that I used to hand out with all of the time. We were pretty much inseparable for about 2 years. Last summer, between life and just being busy we lost touch. We would see each other at our sons’ football games and at different events but we could just never find the time to get together. Our families were also very close so it was hard on the kids. They ask about them all of the time.

A few weeks ago I got a random text message from her asking when I was going to go out dancing again. Well, the last time I went out dancing was totally by mistake. My SiL Shelly and I were out with some of her friends for a ladies night and we ended up deciding (after several shots) that we wanted to go to Club Soda and go dancing. This club usually has an older crowd and always has a great band. We also ended up drunk dialing Autumn and telling her how much we missed her. Yeah, I am awesome like that. (Give me your number and I will either drunk dial you or drunk text you. Well, when I actually do drink. )

I was all about it. I missed hanging out with her and dancing is the best way to let loose and is a good workout at the same time. Ok, I just really love dancing and hanging out with good friends. We decided that we would just go with the flow and see what happens.

I went to pick Autumn up and I had a casual black dress on (because I have no idea how to dress to go out anymore) and she thought it was too dressy because she was wearing a jean skirt and a tank top. Let’s just say that I was totally freaking out about what to wear before I picked her up. I went through about 10 different outfits. I wanted to look nice, not slutty. I ended up going back home and throwing on a different outfit.

We started out at El Camino Real. They have awesome food, a mariachi band, a very large outdoor party patio and a DJ on weekends. It was so freaking hot outside, at least 90 and humid. We stayed there for a little while and met up with 2 of her friends but were totally creeped out by this one lady that was dancing with her 10 year old daughter on the dance floor. Her song of choice…Crazy Bitch by Buck Cherry. Seriously, you are the epitome of white trash lady. Now, I love that song a ton and it makes me want to find a stripper pole and start dancing but there is no way in hell that I would let my child listen to that song, let alone dance with them in the middle of a bar at 11 at night. But that is just me.

We decided it was time to get out of there, so we headed to our favorite dance club, Club Soda. We thought it was weird that there was no one in the parking lot. It was almost midnight at that time. So we drove up to the door and saw a sign. “Closed for remodeling until August.” Now that was about the biggest bummer right there. We were super sads.

We weren’t quite sure where to go next so we went back to El Camino because her friends were still there. As we were getting out of our car the girls were walking out because they wanted to go someplace closer to their home. I was super sads because El Camino and Club Soda are right by my house and I was not all about drinking and driving. So I made the smart decision to only have one more beer at the next bar and then drink water. But before we left…

Totally bummed it came out so pixelated! Oh well, at least you can still see how cute we are.

We decided to go to another bar, Mulvaney’s Bunker. It was a little bit further than I had planned on driving that night but it was definitely worth it! There was barely anyone there when we got there which gave us the perfect dancing space right by the stage. We must’ve made quite the impression on the band, even with all of the young little hotties around. The band sang to us, smiled at us, threw a hat at me, and even made me sing with them.

Please excuse my cracked-out looking expression. I was having way too much fun singing O.P.P. and Dirty Deeds with him! (Only the choruses of course!)

We seriously had so much fun. And I learned something very important that night. If you just let yourself go and enjoy yourself and not worry about what people think of you, you can seem like the most confident person in the world. All of those little desperate hotties trying to get the attention of the band members need to learn that. Throwing yourself at guys isn’t always the best thing to do. They definitely won’t respect you in the morning!

Just be yourself and embrace what you have. Let’s just say I was in a basic black shirt and a jean skirt and I rocked it because I had confidence and I had the most amazing time ever! Obviously the band noticed!!

Oh, and the band’s name….The jUNK. It is possible that I may start stalking them because they were so much fun. Shhh…don’t tell.

Do you like going to bars and listening to cover bands? I have to say I enjoy it more than I imagined I would!