By noon, Yumm Yummy, Four Mojitos In and I were ready to paint the town again. We checked our color pallet and felt it was lacking orange, thus, quickly filled it with mimosas at brunch.
After brunch, we shopped for several hours and felt it was time to wet our pallets again. This time, we opted for a little yellow and green. Margaritas an mojitos. Four Mojitos In was quite pleased with this stop because the mojitos were great and the guacomole was fresh. We stayed for several hours, enjoying the drinks, chips and dip, and watching the activity at a nearby fire station. “Do you think they’ll let us take a picture on that bus?” Four Mojitos In asked. “Probably, but we might want to refer to it as an engine and not a bus,” I replied. By this point in the day, everything was a bus to Four Mojitos In – fire engines, subways, buses.
On the way back to the hotel, Four Mojitos In decided to stop and make a quick purchase. “I’m picking up some Smirnoff Ice. I’m four mojitos in and if we plan on drinking later I think it is best if we don’t stop now,” she advised us. “Good idea. We should stay fluid, literally,” I replied. While Yumm Yummy and I were admiring our new wares, Four Mojitos In was taking care of the beverages. “Wash your hands in the bathtub from here on out,” she told us and added, “The bathroom sink is now a cooler.”
We quickly realized we needed a bottle opener. I took a quick assessment of our surroundings and we began opening them on the hotel dresser pull. After six bottles of ‘dirty New York water,’ we decided to go back to ‘my hotel’ for drinks. We arrived to find a reserved section – which we commandeered, and a great DJ. After multiple drinks, several lap dances (this drew the attention of security and, fortunately, he let us continue), a few dollars and a room key tucked in the waist of my pants, we realized we should get a bite to eat.
Once we got outside, Yumm Yummy gave sound advice, “We need to drink water, eat food and take a cab.” We hailed a cab and told him we were hungry. “I will take you somewhere that is almost too good to eat,” he told us. After several blocks of listening to us ramble, he pulled over and said, “Get out here.” We did and upon entering the restaurant Yumm Yummy and Four Mojitos In made a b-line to the loo. The host approached me and asked, “Are they coherent enough to know where they’re sitting?” “Yes, of course,” I assured him while having a bit of doubt in my mind.
As soon as they exited the loo, I waved them over to the table and shared the host story with them. “How very dare he,” Yumm Yummy replied. We ordered our food and downed several glasses of clean New York water while waiting. “I have no idea what I ordered,” Yumm Yummy advised us. “I have have no idea where we are,” Four Mojitos In stated. “I can’t believe I actually have a room key for ‘my hotel,'” I excitedly added. “You should use it. I dare you,” said Yumm Yummy and added, “Where is what I ordered? How very dare they make us wait.”