My Funny Valentine Weekend

Valentines Day hit the scene on Friday after the east coast was slammed with a heavy dose of snow. Couple that with being single and having your plans change made this Valentines Day weekend more interesting than not. 

Normally, I venture to DC for the annual Valentines Day Punany Poets performance at The Crucible (if you’ve never heard of them or seen them perform I highly suggest you check them out) but the snow ruined that overnight trip idea so one of my good friends and I decided to spend Valentines Day at one of the bars in the Gayborhood. Like me, my friend is a weather whimp so she asked me to reschedule for another day. I told her we’d catch up at my martini soiree this weekend because I was determined not to spend Valentines Day at home. 

My game plan was to grab a bite to eat at Fridays and then head to the movies to see About Last Night (which I still haven’t seen, I’ll tell you why in a minute). One of my cousins decided to join me as she too was single and without plans for Valentines Day. We sat at the bar where there were other singles out celebrating the holiday and preparing to see the movie, mixing, mingling, laughing, eating, drinking. Five Captian Morgan Rum Punch’s later we were still at the bar and had missed the start time for the movie. Oh well, I can always see it one night during the week when I’m bored.

Saturday I worked 12.5 hours in the emergency department. I’m learning how the holiday operate in hospitals, especially the emergency department. I walked into the main hub to trays of cookies, candy, and all things red. Little “love notes” in our mailboxes from the Attending Physicians and conversations about how hectic it was the night before. There’s a high possibility that I’ll be working on Valentines Days so at least I know what to expect

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And to wind down my weekend I had Sunday brunch with a group of friends at Adelphia Restaurant in Deptford, NJ. I loved it and the bellinis were flowing like water – just the way I like them. We’ll be going back for sure for brunch and an awesome happy hour on Fridays.

My Valentines Day weekend didn’t suck afterall. 

Up next (the topic you really want me to cover) the chronicles of my juggling act, otherwise known as dating life…