Got to go down to the Valle for Thanksgiving and have my Tia's delicious homemade stuffing...oh so good. I ate sooo much. Its so hard to say no to seconds...thrids...and well a snack a bit later. Visiting with family was great.
Best part was I got to hang with my ol' gang for a great nite out! I was able to drag the mothers of three for a nite out. Elda has 6-year twins and a two-year old and Mel has a 6-year-old, a 4-year-old, and a 2-year old. She's a perfect example that sometimes...birth control does NOT work. Yes, ladies its possible. Anyway, the husbands with some nagging and arm-bending, took care of the chil'ren. And we went to downtown McAllen, 17th street. It was once known as the place for the "ladies" of the nite, but like NY, McAllen decided to invest in small businesses, restaurants, and bars to weed out the element. So its not just for hookers anymore. You can still dress like one, as we witnessed, but you can't solicit anymore. At least not openly.
So we went out to several bars...El Cine Rey---AWESOME renovated theater, Speakeasy, Chill, the Broiler Room, and 29. No covers an any of them!! We even ran into my extended Martinez family of Cris, Elisa, and Daniella. It was on!
Never thought the nite life of downtown McAllen would give Austin its run for its money...but it did. The bars were very stylish, the drinks semi-cheap, no covers, the music ranged from live, rock, club, chill, and salsa. I was very impressed. Good ol' valle is coming around! More importantly, I got to hang with my girls...only one missing was Miss Patience...but we'll make up for it on New Year's...Bring on 2010!!!
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