It's been a long night.
Something that I started last year was a Dinner Club. I always wanted to go out for dinner to all these different restaurants, but the ex never "wanted" to or was "too tired" or "oh I hate the food". Then....my excuse was, "When I am in another relationship" and "I don't have anyone to go with".
What I did was start my own "Dinner Club". I emailed my local friends, told them I wanted to start a dinner club and to invite who ever they wanted, but to RSVP me a week before the event. Our rules are simple:
1. You are responsible for your own transportation
2. You pay for your own meal/beverages and MUST include a 15% tip (even if the service was lousy -- we still want to be remembered as a great group of people -- news travels fast in the restaurant business)
3. If you commit to coming, you'd better come. It's not fair to the restaurant to reserve seating for 10 and only have 2 ppl show up when they could have filled 8 more seats
4. Different ethnic fare every month, with no repeats in a year (i.e. one East Indian restaurant, you won't have another one for a whole year).
5. You don't like the monthly choice, you don't have to attend, but be kind to send an RSVP for the planner.
So far we have been to 10 different restaurants. I have met about 40 new people and have loved every minute of it. I've eaten in a tent, had my hands washed by a young man, eaten some spicy enough food to make my eyes water, eaten with my hands with no plate, napkin or utensils, tried some foods I never would have thought I would have tried EVER.....and best of all....LAUGHED.
Cheers all and goodnight! (PS...tonight we had African food)
