Went to dinner last night with some co-workers to take out an ex-co-worker that is getting married on August 5th. At first we were supposed to go to a place in the city called LIPS which I really wanted to go to, but someone invited someone who couldn't go on a Friday so the bride made other plans for that Friday when we could have went without that one person but whatever. We ended up going to a restaurant in Weehawken called The Chart House which is actually really beautiful especially at night because it's all windows on the Hudson & when NY turns on all those lights it is breathtaking. Prior to going my NKOTB partner in crime (who put this all together) sent an email to everyone invited detailing that the dinner would be at the Chart House and the dinner price ranges not including appetizers, drinks or dessert could be from $20 up to $50. My once really good friend, which I even helped get a job out of the classroom as an assistant to be in the main office as my assistant (turned out to be the WORST plan I ever had) decided for no apparent reason not to drive so she came with us in the car. Once we were pretty close to the restaurant my friend went to make a left turn into a street that turned out to be closed for construction which totally threw us off. My office-mate starts screaming from the back seat "JUST GET TO THE RIGHT! JUST GET TO THE RIGHT!" My NKOTB P.I.C. quietly says to her "I can't there's a friggin' bus" & a bus went right by us but like RIGHTBYUS.
When we got to the restaurant, we ordered an array of appetizers (stuff I don't eat), some ordered wine (which I don't drink) and then we ordered dinner. My office-mate ordered the same dinner I ordered which went for $30.99 my NKOTB P.I.C. wasn't kidding dinner would be expensive but I was prepared. After dinner we ordered an array of desserts. Then came the bill...dum di dum dum dum!!! It ended up being $52.00 per person which I personally didn't think was all that bad considering I spent $31 on dinner alone.
The next morning I get a call from my office-mate saying "that was the fastest $50 I ever spent in my life!" I ask her what she means & she says that she didn't drink anything but water & didn't even eat dinner. I'm like "wait a minute, you ate appetizers, took your $30 meal home and had dessert! What did you expect?"
We were supposed to go to a good bye dinner tonight for another co-worker that was transferred and unfortunately my son has been very sick all week with horrible asthma & couldn't be left home alone so I couldn't go. My office-mate went & calls me to let me know that they were all supposed to pay for their own meals but in the end the bill was split evenly & all she had was 2 appetizers & a water and had to pay more than she expected to pay. I'm like "listen, if you can't afford to pay don't go! It's that easy."
My NKOTB P.I.C. sent me the following texts:
She won't have to worry about paying any amount of $ from now on cause I'm not inviting her anymore.
She was chowing down on those apps so I don't know what the f*ck she's pissed about.
I'm not offering to drive her anymore.
Her ass should have stayed home.
She pissed me off royally.
F*ck that cheap b^tch.
If you knew my NKOTB P.I.C. this would be totally out of character. I feel so bad :(
