Featured on 'The Daily Server'

A couple weeks ago Robert liked one of my photos on Instagram and I looked at his page to see it was called, 'The Daily Server.'  Each day Robert posts from various restaurants throughout Los Angeles to New York, Nashville, and even Buenos Aires and profiles a different server or bartender.  I commented on one of his photos saying it was awesome that he was doing this because it's not every day that we have someone appreciate our hard-work and here he was sharing our work ethic to the Instagram world.

We went back and forth and he said he'd come by The Garage at some point.  I wasn't sure whether he really would or not but sure enough on a Monday evening in late January, Robert and some friends came to check out the bar.  They loved our generous selection of beers and Happy Hour menu.

Featured on The Daily Server's Instagram Page

So thank you Robert, for coming in and checking out the bar!  I hope you'll be back soon :)

*Find Robert's tribute to amazing service here: The Daily Server on Instagram

Super-Set Birthday!

A couple weeks ago one of my co-workers had her Birthday Party at The Garage and instead of just playing music on an iPod there were Acoustic Performances throughout the night.  Talk about an awesome idea and it was the perfect opportunity to do a Live Performance and work on some music stuff.

Neil and I got together a couple days before the Performance and figured out what we wanted to sing and we decided to do 3 Super-Sets of Songs.  We had to figure out which key the songs were in so they could flow together seamlessly and at least stick with a similar theme.  Once we had practiced some songs and put them in the right key, we put together each super-set and practiced it as a whole.  In two hours we finally had a show.  The next day we rehearsed the sets all the way through, learning harmonies and our parts and a couple hours later, we were exhausted but felt like we had covered a lot of ground before the performance the following night.  The day of the Birthday Party we got together one last time to go over all the songs, completely through twice.  For putting something together in 2 days and just a few hours I was proud of our hard work and dedication!

Neil & I after our Performance at The Garage!

The night of Angela's Birthday in The Motor Club at The Garage, there were tons of acoustic performances and singers; it was such a fun and different way to bring music to a Birthday Party!  Around midnight, Neil and I took the stage, and started the first song of our Three Song Super-Set which was 'Summer of '69' by Bryan Adams and that flowed into 'Baby One More Time' by Britney Spears, and everyone joined in with us.  The last song in that set was an original by Neil, called 'Dizzy' which is one of my favorite songs.  The Party seemed to enjoy the original but we were happy to jump right into another song they could sing along with us, so our next Set started with Mr. Big's 'To Be With You' which everyone knew.  We slowed it down with U2's 'With Or Without You' and the Acoustic version of 'Livin' On A Prayer' by Bon Jovi.  I think that might have confused everyone because they knew the lyrics but couldn't figure out what it was right away.  The last Super Set started with a more recent song that had everyone singing and dancing, which was 'Call Me Maybe' by Carly Rae Jepson.  Neil and I took a queue from David Cook and did Mariah Carey's 'Always Be My Baby' which he sang on "American Idol" and we closed out our entire set with 'Don't Stop Believing', the "Glee" version so everyone could sing along with us!

This was definitely a creative way to play music and get everyone at the party involved with songs they may want to hear or dance to.  We all have our guilty pleasures and Neil and I were able to perform 9 of them in just under 20 minutes!  We both had a lot of fun and we'd definitely like to do our Super-Set again for our friends at a show :)

Birthday Photo Post...1 Month into my 30's!

I can't believe it's already been a month since I turned 30!  I had a week-long celebration with friends, had a crazy couple of weeks at work, and then traveled to Punta Cana in the Domincan Republic to spend a week with my family!  Since there were so many great photos from my Birthday Week I thought I'd post an extra blog just to share some more pictures from the fun week I spent with so many awesome friends!

Karaoke Birthday Night with Jamie!

Love this girl :)

JB & I...Friends for nearly 8 years!

Kristina + Lyndsey = Rockstars!

It's been a great welcome to my 30's :)

April Birthday's!

Last weekend ended with my first roommate in LA's Birthday, and this week started with my new roommate's Birthday!  Ashley had her Sunday Funday Birthday at Cabo Cantina in Venice and Emily had her Birthday at our place of employment, The Garage!

I rarely go into Cabo anymore because my employment experience there was one of the worst I've ever had in my entire life, but that's a story for a different blog.  Also, I worked at a different location with different managers and staff and actually really like the people that work at the Venice location so I was happy to go and celebrate Ashley's Birthday with a tasty margarita and some yummy food!  We got there at 5 pm just in time for 2-4-1 Happy Hour and I ordered Ashley and I Margarita's and we finally got settled into a booth downstairs with some of her friends and Gretchen, Cabo's very own Mascot.  I seriously fell in love with this little pup, and was completely content with her snuggling in my lap for most of the evening.  I used to love going into Cabo for drinks and I was reminded how much fun it was being here for Ashley's Birthday so I know I will be back and perhaps even having a 'Buddy Day' and taking a cab home, waking up in Ashley's bed, and talking about finding a bar at 6 am so we can cure our 8 pm hangover from the previous night ;)

The Birthday Girl and I with Gretchen at Cabo Cantina

 On Tuesday, it was Emily's Birthday at The Garage, and she had a beautiful cake that I was handed a piece of upon arrival that was made by Shane and Patrick and was absolutely delicious!  Nice job, guys!  Birthday shots were in order to start the evening and then it was a night of catching up with friends and co-workers while enjoying a low-key evening at an awesome bar!  Lots of people showed up and celebrated and there was even a late night excursion that will be kept Top Secret and remembered for years :)  It was awesome to see everyone outside of their work clothes and enjoying themselves for a special occasion and we were all happy to celebrate with Emily on her 23rd Birthday!  

Birthday Girl Emily and I at The Garage

I've got more Birthday's to celebrate this month and I can't wait to catch up with good friends and create awesome memories!

*By the way, the March Madness Championship Game was on Monday and I watched the game while I was working at The Garage so happy because I knew Louisville was going to win, but unfortunately I lost my Bracket in the tie-breaker round, as the Winner had 113 points, and then there were 3 of us with 112, but I had guessed too low on the Final Score so I came in 4th.  I did my research on the scores and everything but was still really proud to do that well when this was the first time I've ever filled out the bracket and played for money.  There's always next year!