First we hit Shabu-Ya, a Japanese shabu-shabu (or hot pot) restaurant. It was a tiny little funky place, and we got our own little area sectioned off behind hanging bead curtains - it was pretty cool. Boring as usual, I stuck with my old standbys (crazy maki and gyoza) - but several folks got shabu and it was so fun watching everything cook in the broth right at the table.
Next we hit The Donkey Show. Have to admit, I was skeptical when my brother mentioned this to me. All sorts of inappropriate connotations came to mind. BUT - it was AMAZING! It's basically Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream set to disco. If you haven't gone, go, and get floor tickets. The show takes place around you - you are constantly dancing and moving and being pushed around and sexed up by fairy go-go boys.
Ali (Bridesmaid and Blogger) and I loved how the acting roles are all played by women (who occasionally played men) - since we went to an all-female college and were active in theater - this was something very familiar to us! It was just fantastic - we got up on the stage and danced, and there are now more than a few embarrassing shots of me on facebook. But I loved every minute! (The above photo is courtesy of my brother, who caught the butterflies falling - they also shoot out glitter confetti which we were still finding stuck to us the next day...)
After the show, we walked over to Hong Kong. At least, that's what I think it was called. The drinks at the A.R.T. were strong... anyways - I remember really yummy scorpion bowls. We stayed there for awhile, but then made our way over to Toro in the South End. This place is a favorite of ours, and right around from my brother's house, so we could all stumble home.
The next morning, we all met up again at Beehive for a delicious brunch! My mom even came into the city to join us, and meet up with her date for the wedding ;)
I was in rough shape, no lie - I don't drink very often - but after a little dozing on the couch, I was ready for our first dance lesson that afternoon! FI is way more trainable than me, I have to say. I thought I'd breeze right through it since I'm a decent dancer. But, I'm a "natrual" dancer - never counted out steps in my life. Thankfully, we aren't looking for a routine, just to get comfortable formally dancing together. And we have 3 more lessons - we're supposed to be doing "homework" every night! But I'm sure I'll update more on this later - stay tuned!
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