Also as part of one of the best meal I ate...I went to a fine dining steakhouse 

Of course I had to be extra and ordered seafood instead of steak, an appetizer, and a very tasty expensive mixed drink my dumb ass took 3 sips of and left the rest (my tolerance is non existent and the later it got the more my anxiety kicked in and I got worried I'd be super drunk, alone, and the worst fears started kicking in)
 

I invited a female acquaintance from my kids school but she and her friend decided to go to the restaurant next door ... whatev 

My biggest regret is not getting there a bit earlier bc the seating was questionable and the service declined once the bar got super packed  

If I'm going to go to a restaurant solo I like to sit in bar area bc some other people are chatty and it's easier to strike a conversation especially those u-shaped bars. 
 

Anyways upon arrival, the male host tried to sit me next to some supposedly single men. Which wasn't that bad except it was right next to the area where the bar collects the drinks to hand off to the servers for their customers on the main floor who order drinks. 
 

She asks if I want to move ... I really wanted to sit next to the single men buuuuut I didn't want to be that close to the bar traffic ...... so I move. 
 

Praying some generous men sit next to me

Next thing I know ---- it's mf ing couples night or something and a dude pulls out a chair for his partner then a few minutes later, same thing on the other side of me. 
 

Great! I'm next to couples so wtf can I possibly do with this? 
 

Anyways I just enjoy my meal and surprisingly the woman on my left asks me about my food and we briefly chat. Idk if she's a swinger or what but her partner was kind of flirty with the bartender and she didn't seem to mind. She also could tell I was ready for my check but her partner kept off topic chatting with bartender so she subconsciously shut him up so I could get her attention for my tab.
 

The lady on the right started chatting me up too but this time she asked about my drink and insinuating it must be nasty if I didn't drink it all ... I didn't have the gall to tell her I'd rather leave it (shouldn't have ordered it tbh) than get wasted af when I'm out at night by myself. 
 

I would have just slowly sipped up but once I started eating, the night started falling .... my eyes got heavier and heavier and I wanted to go to sleep lol. 
 

Thankfully I live right near the place and had a very slim chance of dui 

Waking up this morning and going to recreate the experience (minus the liquor) 

Contemplating calling out or taking vto tomorrow so I can have even more time to enjoy my day sans kids. 
 

Contemplating even more ways to leave my employers while doubling my income.