What better way to bring in the New Year than dinner and a movie with friends? (They are actually my co-workers, but I'd consider them good friends as well!) My boss, Staci, and two of my co-workers, Jodi and Lexi, invited me to go with them to Effingham, go out to eat, and watch "New Year's Eve" at the theater. How fun, RIGHT..?!?!
This afternoon we all met at CVS to head that direction together. We were dressed in our best and ready to go. And other than Jodi's car door almost getting knocked off by an old lady trying to maneuver through the crazy parking lot, it seemed like we were off to a great start! The trip there was so fun, talking and laughing the entire way. When we got there we had plenty of time before the movie started so we decided to shop around before eating.
When we finally get to dinner the place is pretty busy. Not packed, but busy. Not a problem... Still plenty of time before the movie starts, so we patiently find a booth and wait. About twenty minutes later we hear our names and are directed to a high-top in the bar. And so it begins.......
We climb into our chairs only to find that the legs haven't been completely screwed on. Okay, no problem. We will just have to sit really still. The waitress comes out and takes our drink orders and all is well. Jodi wants a Diet Pepsi, Lexi a Mt. Dew, Staci a mixed drink, and me a strawberry daiquiri............ Twenty minutes later we still don't have drinks and our waitress is missing. A different waitress stops by to check if our original waitress had taken our drink order and decides that she'll go ahead and take care of it. So we repeat our drink orders and waitress #2 goes on her way. In the meantime, waitress #1 comes back with our drinks... "Here's your Diet Pepsi and Mt. Dew. Okay, well they aren't carbonated... The machine is broke. So there isn't any carbonation in them." Without anymore explanation she disappears again. The machine is broke? Everybody else around us has fizzy drinks and the waitresses walking by are carrying carbonated drinks.... Even if the machine is broken couldn't you offer something else? Okay, whatever. Not a big deal. Fifteen minutes later Staci and I realize that we still don't have our drinks. We look over at the bar and there they sit. And sit. And sit. Probably for another ten minutes they sat there. Finally waitress #2 brings them over, giving each one to the wrong person.
"Are you guys ready to order?" We sure were! While she is away putting in our orders, waitress #1 comes back to explain that there was a mix-up in the table assignments and that she would no longer be our server. No worries. We kind of assumed that when the other girl brought our drinks and took our order. But, we were glad that she came back to tell us. A little while later our salads came out. Well, three of them did. All four of us ordered salads. So while they went back to fix another one Lexi waited patiently. Before long we were all set. Well, that is until Staci realized that we never got a basket of bread/rolls.
They bring the rolls out, two baskets actually, and then our food shows up. Everybody's but mine. Waitress #2 says, "Sorry. It will be right out." Not a big deal. I don't mind to wait a few minutes. Everybody is eating, I'm patiently waiting for my food to arrive, and the manager shows up. "We're really sorry. The order didn't get put it. It was completely our fault. It will be out shortly." Now I'm trying not to get frustrated. I don't mind to wait for food, but when the order just "didn't get put in" and nobody is offering to fix the issue I start to get agitated. For probably twenty-five or thirty minutes I sat and watched everybody else eat. Just as they are all finishing up their meals, mine comes out. Everybody was done eating. I had JUST got my plate. I'm a slow eater. It was getting close to movie time... UGH! Thankfully the food was really good and the manager gave me my meal for free. We couldn't help but laugh! Especially when all the tickets showed up and they were wrong, too!
Off to the movies we go! We get to the mall where the theater is located and decide to window shop. Staci suggests that we get the movie tickets first just to make sure they don't sell out. Jodi insists that there is no way the movie we wanted to see would sell out and we could just come back and buy them right before the movie starts. We agree. After a little bit of retail therapy we go back to get our tickets. Staci and I decide to stand in the ticket line while Jodi and Lexi get in the line to buy popcorn and drinks. "Four tickets for 'New Year's Eve' please." "I'm sorry... We're sold out." REALLY?! So we hop out of line to decide what movie we'll see now. "Four tickets for 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' please." We get our tickets and go to sit down just to find out that this movie lasts three hours. Staci's babysitter can't keep her kids until eleven o'clock, so that won't work! What to do?!
Just when we were about to give up and go home we decide to stay and watch Sherlock Holmes 2. I'm really glad we stayed to watch it because it was such a good movie. And although our night was crazy, it was quite possibly the best worst night ever. My stomach hurts from laughing so hard. Can't wait to do it again, girls! :)
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