After waiting all year to turn 21, IT FINALLY HAPPENED. I had two great nights of celebration. First, a shout-out to one of the greatest friends anyone could have: Cayce. She and I had a great time during my first night of legal drinking and made sure I actually had something to do the night of my 21st.
I spent all day anticipating how much fun I’d have, but I never expected the night to be one of the best nights ever. For our first stop, Cayce took me to Pete’s Tavern in Carnation. My cousin bar-tends here and I was hoping we’d run into her. No luck. We got stuck with this one bartender who seemed a little grumpy. Maybe two girls trying to order girly drinks in a dive bar is a little off-putting.
My first drink: Vodka Cranberry
We ordered a huge batch of fries = AMAZING and Cayce had me order a second drink. I really love Tequila (the slightly crazy-girl drink of choice) and opted for a Tequila Sunrise. We left Pete’s (with only a $17 tab for 3 drinks and fries) and headed to the Snoqualmie Casino. The casino is about a 5 minute drive from my house and is open 24-hours.
Cayce gave me $1 to try the slot machines. I initially won $10 off of this $1. I was so excited. I decided to use my winnings to purchase my third drink at this point: a Mojito.
Post-Mojito, Cayce and I played the Wheel of Fortune slot machine and won big! I won $45 off of that initial $1 and Cayce made $95 off of $30. Cayce, who was graciously playing DD, called for back-up (our friend Dustin) so we could spend all of our winnings ordering fancy (expensive) drinks at the bar.
Drink #4 was amazing. I’m dubbing it the Powder-Puff: Bubblegum Vodka and Sprite with a splash of Cranberry-juice. It was the most heavenly drink I have ever had. Drink #5 came short after: Pomegranate-Vodka shot.
At this point, I am DRUNK and glad Cayce is too. We ended up at the Sno-Lounge and I danced my ass off to Backstreet Boys and other 90′s hits with middle-aged-crisis people. Cayce thought I was insane. Dustin shows up, I buy him a beer and we sit around and talk for a while. It is approaching 12:30AM (Yes, I was really drunk that early in the night). Cayce and I decide on two more drinks each: a Cosmopolitan and an Appletini.
My total for the night: 7 drinks. How hungover was I the next morning?: Not at all. The night of my 21st was amazing. I hope I’ll never have any reason to gamble ever again but I’m really glad we actually won money and could live like queens for the rest of the night. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to afford such fancy drinks ever again.
