80's Night a Bust

So, I'm a little annoyed today. Last night, a few girls from work & Jenn attended what we thought might be a spectacular event at The Melting Pot (Simply Fondue if you're from Texas). The restaurant advertised 80's night last night, complete with a prize for the best dressed. Naturally, we were on it, and have been planning our outfits for weeks! (Sadly, everything I had on last night was directly from my closet that I wear on a regular basis including the jellies (they're cute - I get a lot of compliments on them) except for the very mini balloon (noollab) skirt - which I acutally used to wear out clubbing about 4 years ago - and the neon green fishnet socks.)

Anyway, what could be better than getting back to our roots and re-visiting the 80's and eating cheese & chocolate while having a few drinks with some good friends?

A lot of dollars more than I expected later, we decided the evening was a bust. First of all, we were the ONLY ones in the entire restaurant, except for the servers, who were dressed in 80's garb...and trust me when I say, we went all out. I don't know if you have ever been to The Melting Pot, but it's a dark place and the tables are basically private cubby-hole type pods a la 70's decor, if you will. Sure, they had music faintly playing in the background, but it wasn't even 80's music AND the volume was turned down so low and the other parties were so quiet, you could hear my stomach rumbling. We also had to show our server the email we received advertising the night in order to win the prize from the manager for dressing up since we were the ONLY ones who actually followed through. $10 off my next visit - oh no - couldn't use the coupon that night. Thanks for nothing, Gary.

Finally, eating at The Melting Pot requires work. You have to actually time your food cooking and concentrate on it so that you don't undercook and get salmonella, thus not allowing us to properly socialize over dinner. It was good, but it didn't satiate me, and I left contemplating a stop at Burger King for a Whopper with cheese. I didn't - calorie counting wouldn't allow it - oh - and I ran out of money because dinner was so expensive.

Sigh...so much for 80's night. I'm actually still mad and plan on writing an email giving them a piece of my mind. Maybe I'll get a gift certificate.

Tonight, Shawn & I are headed to Beantown...er...North Reading, Mass for a family "reception". The weather says 58 degrees and a 40% chance of rain, so the BBQ should work out well. Actually, we are very grateful to the Fitz's and the family for making the effort to come out and support us. We are very excited to see everyone since we didn't get to make the trip this past Christmas. Keeping our fingers crossed it won't rain after all.

One of the best parts of our trip is that we get to go to Chili's at the Tampa airport. This is my favorite part of traveling - going to Chili's on the way out of TIA. (I also enjoy the Bijoux Turner store where everything is $10.) They have the absolute best frozen margs and chips & queso, and I dare anyone to argue with me. (Chili's originated in TX, so it makes sense) Anyway, being at Chili's this evening before we board will melt The Melting Pot frustration. Hee!

Pictures of 80's night soon to follow. We are currently plotting where they can strike again.