Friday Night Escapades

Friday nights have become an escape for me. After the slideshow is over, and participants have retired to their accommodations for the night, I hit the bars with fellow staff members.

Tonight, after finishing my vodka, tonic & lemon, I was feeling a little playful and carefree. After dancing for over an hour, I decided I needed some fresh air. Upon walking outside, the wind was blowing - perfect-temperature night here in Santa Fe. This crazy idea suddenly overcame me.

Classic hits from the 80s blared from the live band playing in the bar....I was feeling tipsy, but great, and of course wanted to dance. Seconds later, I had run out into the middle of the street...dancing, spinning, and genuinely rocking out the music - by myself. Fellow staff members lined the sidewalk, laughing, cheering me on, and watching for cars.

That crazy idea was followed by an even crazier one: the store front of the building across from the bar had a really great railing. In 4" heels and a short dress, I climbed onto a trash can, then onto the railing - which was only about 4" wide. So I danced....and danced...and danced on the railing, and my co-workers cheered me on and started filming on their phones. haha. I noticed a few people in the bar had peeked their heads out to watch the festivities.

It's honestly a miracle that: 1.) I didn't fall off the railing into the bushes, and 2.) I didn't sprain my ankle with all the spinning & hair-flipping (head upside down) I was doing (came pretty darn close at one point, though). When I finally got it out of my system (don't know that that is ever totally possible....) I walked back over to the sidewalk, to hear my co-workers say "THAT WAS AWESOME. YOU'RE AMAZING, KATIE!!!"

But the real shocker was:

When I walked back into the bar, everyone turned to look at me and gave me a HUGE round of applause and whistles.

Later in the evening, two guys asked me if I could dance on the railing again so they could videotape it. I told them to give me money, and Pei and Lauren quickly pulled me away from the guys. hehe.

Let's just hope those videos don't surface on YouTube anytime soon. :P

Cheers!

~ Katie