Jenna's Bachelorette Weekend...

So this weekend was crazy to say the least. Our bachelorette Jenna came in with Sky Brooks friday night. I showed up late due to work and walked into empty glasses of apple martinis and talks of our hostess' unwaxed downstairs. She really wanted us newcomers to see, we dodged that bullet luckily. Jenna's gifts were funny and crazy all at the same time. But for her privacy I will not disclose what they are.

Saturday:
So to begin with we got a win from the Hawks! I headed down to the city to meet up with the girls at Nella as they finished dinner. We then split up and headed to Bon V where we had a table and a wristband deal that we tookd advantage of. Nickliovich definitely blacked out and got kicked out of the bar which we had to call her bf to come and take her home. we took many pictures and had a lot of people who were awesome adn took care of us. Our waitress flipped out on us for some reason that I was not there for but will get the details for later. unfortunately it was super dark in there and we all kept running into the stairs cause we couldnt see them, it was a hot mess! We closed the club down and decided to continue the craziness of our night. Sky Brooks met the DJ and he told us to climb into the back of his car and brought us to Rino. We walked right in and skipped the line, upon seeing some girls we knew from school and our little Peanut yelling at them from the inside of the club. She was probably the funniest part because she was calling them not so nice names and they just waved back!We went into the private area and started dancing on tables and promptly got kicked off because we were "too drunk" I thought it was amusing because it's more like sorry we arent drunk enough.

We went on to the next club Cuvee, that was interesting because the guy working the door had a rat tail and decided we were not getting in because Jennas had a sash on. I name dropped and so did anothr girl. The guy there was very rude and we made sure he knew what we tought. Little Murph has such a way with words that we let her take the reigns and call him a piece of shit as we walked away laughing. On to the next place.

We arrive at Stay and walk in and have a group grab us and start giving us champagne. They order a bottle of dom just for us and are super nice. I can't remember their names or anything like that but they were fun t party with! It was nearing four thirty am and we decided we needed to move on home. Before we headed home Sky decided she needed to make out wih someone, basically she made out with one straight guy and one gay guy that night, always amusing with this one around. we piled 6 of us in a car and headed back to the northside of Chicago. We dropped Sky and Jenna off at weiner circle then head on home. My bed buddy for the night "Magnolia" makes me a pizza because she knows exactly how to win me over and take care of me. By this time it is already light out and I see what it is like to go to bed sunup, i use to do it when I was younger but try not to do it anymore. Anyway we get a call from Sky and she says that her and Jennas are stuck outside Paige's door and cant get in. You see Paige left earlier in the night passed out apparently on the bed. The girls got the door man and had him let them into the apartment. Sky proceeded to hit Paige in the face with a pillow and she turned over and said "i didnt like that very much" she then passed out as well as everyone else.

Sunday:
I woke up and had to move my car out of my spot so the girls could sell it for the Cubs game. I finally found a spot after a half hour of circling the block. It was a lot farther than I thought so I had to walk in my pjs back to sadies. I looked like a hot walk of shame mess next to all these people heading to the game. I went back to her house finally and ordered more pizza for us and then got ready for work. I didn't get to see the girls again before they went back to florida. I did have an interesting night at work, but that will be saved for the next blog......

Move Theaters

So I know this was going to be dedicated to my bar escapades but I must say this one is kinda funny. So I went to the midnight showing of sex and the city 2 last night with my sister and while there were a total of like 30 people in our theater (the other one was sold out)i was still annoyed.

There were a group of girls (high schoolers nonetheless) who were sitting 5 rows ahead of us and the whole movie they talked, made comments, and laughed inappropriately. They were not mature enough to be seeing this movie as I am pretty sure they would have laughed everytime the word penis or vagina was used just like middle schoolers. So my question is why were they there seeing this movie when they clearly were not mature enough to view it and how did their parents let them get to it. They were super annoying and should not have been in the theater. I am sure that everyone else not in their group was just as annoyed as we were. They were obnoxious and ruined some of the movie for us.

So my question is why go to a movie if you are going to talk and make comments the whole time. Why are you watching a movie geared to an older audience when you have no idea what in gods name they are talking about. Why are there always those people who go to the theaters and bring their loud babies, or keep their phone on, or any of those other things the movies tell you not to do. So basically what I learned is that when Twilight comes out in a couple weeks I will not go to the midnight show because I don't think I could handle these girls sitting their making their comments about how hot edward cullen is or some nonsense of that sort. It is unnecessary to be rude at the theater, I was excited to relax after working the patio last night and that is what I dealt with.

As for work, nothing out of the ordinary or exciting happened. It was a slow night. This weekend is a girl's weekend so I am sure there will be more to blog about and pictures to come!! Get excited!

Ashlynn Joins the World

This will be a quick blog as all I want to say is my cousin Lauren and her husband Dave had their first baby girl. Ashlynn was born at 7:45 pm after what I am sure was a long strenuous day in the hospital. I can't wait to meet the little girl and see how goregous she is. This is the first baby in the family and we are all very excited to add her and show her all the love that was given to us. Hopefully there will be pictures to come of this exciting time in my cousins life. Now let's hope that she doesnt keep them up to late and sleeps alot!! All for now more to come later...

Blackhawks!!

So i worked a double today and let me tell you it was insane. It was hot as balls out there and we all sweat through our clothing! Sweetheart and I (again no names will be used in my blog) were not that busy as we had very few actual tables in our sections, but we did get to enjoy the Blackhawks sweep the Sharks!

On that note a couple of coworkers came in and got a bit rowdy for the game. Muffy brought his shirt to twirl each time the Hawks scored or received a power play and what appeared to be his lover for the day, Trader, also decided to drink as much as possible in order to calm their heartbeats down. I literally took their pulses at one point. After the 3rd goal Dalton (you know who you are) and Dance Magic got out of their cheers to join in the celebration. I was lifted by Dance Magic and bounced around like a rag doll that I apparently appeared to be to them. The 40 seconds of the game let up and Muffy and Trader got out the brooms to show the Blackhawks swept the Sharks (in case you missed it and the constant screaming that was being emitted from the bar.) They also bought a bottle of champagne and sprayed it all over the outside and eachother, it was quite a spectacle for my customers sitting outside trying to figure out why 2 grown men were spraying liquour all over eachother, it was something you dont expect to see except for out of an erotic movie.

After this show of manly love the bar started to clear out to let the Kickball teams in and then the flip cup games began, which are amusing but also hard to work a tray around! The teams get so excited they knock their arms around and get to excited which can cause some mishaps with the servers. Luckily we are all experienced enough in the night time that we can maneuver around these crazy kids. There werent any great shenanegans happening today, but you never know what next week will bring.

Oh before I forget to add this in some of the staff went out to their favorite afterhours bar and took care of business. I guess a girl at the bar (not one of ours) started some shit with one of our bartenders (and seeing as how the person she felt the need to fight with was male and he has morals and doesnt hit a girl) one of our favorite siblings lets call her Black Eye proceeded to hit this girl in her face. She took care of my coworkers honor and got to stay in the bar! Being a regular has it's perks, and I am sure that this other girl deserved getting a nice punch in the face. I definitely am upset I missed it as I would be able to write better about this incident. Oh well maybe next time!?

Karma

So tonight I worked another shift at Schoolyard and realized that Karma does exist. The people that I have been nice to and have helped out all came back to help me out. I had a group of guys in riding the rail (a drinking game we have at the yard, check it out if you havent done it yet) and they were all super nice guys. Apparently one of them has a ton of money and decided to pay for the whole party himself.

They were there for a "man shower" meaning that one guy is having a baby in a month and his buddies took him out drinking. I never heard of that but its and interesting concept nonetheless. Well the one guy thought the bill would be larger so he tipped me out based on what he thought the bill should have been. It was an outstanding amount to say the least. He said that since he made so much last year he wanted to spread the wealth, and boy did he ever. Everyone one of the guys was super sweet and made sure that I was doing alright as well. It was a nice change of pace from some of the people who feel they can run you around and not tip at all. I was hesitant to put gratuity on there for the pure fact that they had tipped out the other server so well. I asked one of the guys if I should grat the bill and he laughed at me and said I wouldnt if I were you, so glad I listened!

Basically Karma came through and made things good for the night. Everyone was super nice tonight and I had a good time. My brother also watched out for me as usual. I love that he works there because I know he will have my back, the other security guys do as well, but Eric is more protective I guess of me since we are related.

Anyway lets hope this continues to happen and karma sticks with me, I could use some more nights like this one. I am sure tomorrow will bring more crazy blogs about funny people! Look for more tomorrow night or monday morning. Good night Chicago!

Rules of Being a Bar Patron

Ok so a lot of my friends either work or have worked in a bar/restaurant at some point in their life. We all have the same complaints about certain customers and their tact or lack thereof. I have made this post to help out all of those out there who frequent bars whether it be on weekends or random week nights. These are real suggestions or things you must know in order to make sure you have a happy server/bartender and don't get a Waiting type of experience!!

First and foremost our bar is run on an Ipod therefore we do not have a DJ, it is on a random playlist made earlier in the day, do not request songs, if you do and it is not played right away do not come up and bother the staff to play a song, it will be played, if it is not played, still do not come up and bother the staff. Playing Piano Man at midnight will not get the crowd going and we do not want to lose our crowd.

The Security:

Do not show the bouncer an ID and joke that it's a fake (it's super annoying and they hear it all the time and makes them not want to let you in for being a complete doofus_

Don't ask the bouncer if he is serious when asked for an ID, yes he is serious, just because you come in there every now and then does not mean they know you because they see hundreds of people on a weekend and will not remember your face.

Always have your ID ready, the bouncer will card you no matter what, it's their job on the line. Not only is it annoying for the staff to wait for you to dig through your large bags filled with odds and ends but it is inconsiderate to the people waiting behind you, especially in those cold winter months while everyone is freezing on the streets of Chicago.

A bouncer may be going around picking up glasses or helping out his serving staff, that does not mean he can get you a drink or order food, they surely have other things to do.

If you see a bouncer coming through at a brisk pace they are most likely about to break up a fight or take care of some asshole who is out of control, move your ass!

Please do not throw up on the bar, around the bar, or on the floor, there are garbage cans placed everywhere within the bar and holy shit theres a bathroom for a reason, who knew?!

Servers:

If you have never worked in the industry it is a very tough job and requires quick thinking, lots of memorizing, and always having a happy face. On that note please do not treat us like we are lower class because we are serving your drinks and food. In all actuality we probably make more money than you do and have a better time at work, we do not appreciate being talked down to or like we are brain dead, most of your servers have college degrees and are very intelligent, some use this as a second means of money, so please treat us like you would treat your family

DO NOT BRING YOUR CHILDREN TO THE BAR. If you have ever been to a bar and have sat next to kids, it can be annoying if the children are out of control. However if your children are well behaved and don't run around like uncaged animals it is more acceptable.

On the same note, parents do not look at the young adults sitting next to you dropping the f bomb with disgust, youre at a bar, it happens.

Be patient, we have many customers and tables and will get to you as fast as possible, however when a rush comes in and many people sit at once it is stressful for us as well and we want to make your experience great, but need you to understand we can only go as fast as the guy sitting next to you asking questions. When we come up please don't treat us like you just waited for a half hour when really its only been 2 minutes, it puts us in a bad mood and makes us not want to help you as much as the person being nice to us.

Have your money ready, if you are paying cash please have it ready when we get to the table, especially on a busy night, we are there to make money to and it is aggravating to wait for you to dig through your wallet.

When we say ALL food is a certain price, that means all food is a certain price, there generally arent and exceptions. When we say drafts are $3 that means all drafts, you dont need to start naming specific drafts to double check, we would specify if it was different. Also do not stare at the beer taps or the menu where the drinks are right in order and ask whats on tap....

Just because we are your server does not mean you can grab us, poke us, fondle us, or make obscene comments. We will get the bouncer and have you escorted out. We are not pieces of meat so do not treat us disrespectfully, if you wouldnt want your sister to be treated that way then you need to do the same.

Do not ask us to split people into couples after you have eaten and drank everythign and the night is coming to a close, generally this problem comes when you have 20 people and at the end the tab is $400 and you expect me to remember specifically who had what.

We do love hearing jokes and stories that every person has to offer, please do not be offended if we have to leave in the middle to take care of another table, it is a part of the job description to wait on tables.

Tipping seems to be a problem for some people, 20 percent is acceptable, anything more and you will surely receive even better service the next time around. Anything less than 20 is insulting as we just busted our ass to serve you and give you a great night out. If you can't afford to tip your servers adequately you probably shouldnt be out drinking...just saying.

Do not be insulted when we ask for a credit card to start a tab, it is to save our asses from paying your bill if you walk out on accident or purpose. It has nothing to do with who you are, its a precaution for us.

Do not send us on an order and have us come back and order something else, and continue to do this, order all at once. If you think you may run out of something by the time we return please order when everyone else does.

Bartenders:

Always have your money ready or your card you are laying down for a tab...plain and simple, no one likes to wait.

Do not wave your money around, instead hold the money out and make eye contact with the bartender they will get to you when they have a chance.

Do not yell our names, yes you may know it, yes we may know yours, but it is still annoying to hear your name yelled all night, and generally you will not be served first.

I know this should be a given but don't steal tips off the bar, it's just rude and will get you permanently banned from the bar.

Do not wave your money and have the bartender come over then tell them you want one drink and ask everyone around you what they want, have your order ready when the bartender arrives. Do not wave the person behind you in on your order either, it is not ok.

Do not tell the bartender you want a beer and when they come back you want a drink, when they come back a 3rd time tell them you want something else, by this statement I mean all in one order, if you want 3 different things let them know at one time, unless you leave them a hefty tip/

If you want to be served first leave a great first tip and you will be sure to be served before everyone else.


So these are just some of the things that I have talked to other industry employees about, all of these rules are made because they have happened at least once but mostly on a nightly basis. I promise if you follow these rules your experience and ours will be a great one!

Abs Moons

Ok so it has been forever since I have blogged but I feel that I am going to begin doing it more and more. Seeing as I have been back working in the bar industry for awhile I am going to start writing about all of the ridiculous things I see or experience. This was from last Saturday:

So my friend and co-worker, lets call him abs, came into the bar with some of his friends. Abs immediately sits down and orders some "shitty rum." I am not sure why he loves it but apparently that was the drink of choice for the night. I only served them a couple drinks and since they had been at a party earlier they were feeling alright. Well I ended up getting a break because I was first cut and hung out with the boys. Now I must say Abs and his friends are very good looking which means tons of attraction by girls whenever they are out. One of them is on a reality tv show and Abs feels the need to pick up girls with this line, personally I would not fall for it but hey whatever works I guess.

So anyway I am hanging out with the boys and some fellow co workers when I look over to my right and see Abs talking to a not so attractive girl. Naturally his friends try to save him from the embarrassment of possibly hooking up with a non attractive female, I mean really what are friends for? He was not getting the hint and instead had his backside to us, he decided to pull his pants down and sit there ass out to the bar where everyone could see him. Now he turned at angle where I did notice that he def had the front down to, luckily I was unable to get a good view, just knew that his junk was hanging out while talking to this poor girl. We sat there laughing because he had no idea what he was doing, and this girl didnt know where to look, or what to do for that matter. After about 15 minutes of this he finally pulled his pants up and came back to the table. They left shortly after, not from embarrassment but because they were going cougar hunting I suppose.

I spoke to Abs later the next day and he was unable to move let alone be a worthwhile member of society. He also does not recall showing his goodies to the entire bar that Saturday night, but all of us sober employees sure did get a show!

We can only hope that Abs comes back to play soon, drinking shitty rum, using his friends to pick up girls, and of course pulling down his pants....