A Night Out in A-Town

Baseball has begun to consume our lives this summer as we watch mindlessly into the TV screen. Like I had mentioned in a previous post, The Tyger and I are literally glued to the TV these days and it's pretty hard to pull us away. Pretty sad, huh? We've become addicted to not only our favorite TV shows but also watching the Braves on a regular basis. It's rare when we miss a game and if we do, we usually have a very good reason. What those reasons are, I'll have to get back to you on that! However, we do manage to get off our asses and get out even if it's for a couple of hours. As long as our destination has a TV, we're all set!

This past weekend, The Tyger wanted to take me to this place called Marlow's Tavern located in the trendy area of Midtown so we could watch the Braves play against Houston. This would be our little night out where we would escape from The Tyger's tiny cave that we've grown so comfortable in not leaving. We invited a couple of people as well to join us on our little night out excursion. Like always, we got all dressed up along with our make-up and hair all in place and headed out to the bar. Unlike the Sushi story though, we didn't get lost and found the place without any problems at all. Probably because I wasn't the one who looked up the directions!

Marlow's is pretty much a fancy sports bar with TV screens all over the walls. There isn't a place you can't look without seeing a TV screen in front of your eyes. Of course, this is our kind of bar! The lighting as you walk in is very dark with dimly lit lights and candles on the tables. The main color scheme is black with very dark brown beautiful tables giving it more of a mysterious atmosphere. It's actually smaller inside than I thought without feeling small. The bar does wrap around the place with plenty of seating as well as TVs so you won't miss any action. From the tables you have a decent view of the kitchen where you can watch the chef prepare all the delicious meals to go with your drink of choice. Overall, I really liked Marlow's atmosphere, decorations, and friendly servers.

The Tyger and I plopped ourselves down at one of the tables where we promptly ordered our beer. I had my usual Corona which was very yummy and The Tyger her Guinness. Now anyone who knows me knows that I'm an extreme light weight who gets drunk even off light beer. The Tyger on the other hand can handle 3, 4, 5 on her own without breaking a sweat. It's quite embarrassing to say the least.

I'm drinking my beer and not feeling a thing so I ordered another and another and another. However, I still wasn't feeling anything so I just continued to drink. The Braves were losing anyway so I figured I might as well continue what I had started, right? As the game began to take more of a downhill effect, we ordered the baked Brie with slices of bread which was delicious! The people who we had invited never showed up which was fine with us. We don't need guys to have a good time when we have each other and our beer anyway.

The game ends and we decided to head back. It was then that I stood up and felt all that beer hit me at once! I stumbled to The Tyger's car and we head back to the apartment with me singing to every song that came on the radio. If I'm singing then you KNOW I'm drunk! The poor Tyger had to endure listening to me being loud and obnoxious in her tiny box of a car. Now, if you're thinking that we just went home and The Tyger put me to bed, think again! The night continues on from here...

On the way back, one of the people who we had invited sends me a text asking if we're still at the bar. I reply with "No" to which he invited us over to hang out for a little bit at his house. The Tyger is not easily swayed though and sometimes it takes a little bit of coaxing to get her out of her cave. Simply speaking, there was no way we were going over if there was no alcohol. By our luck though, he said he had PLENTY of wine, beer, and hard alcohol. We were so there!

This person happens to be a close friend of one of The Tyger's co-workers who we had met at a party a few weeks back. He gave us a tour of his very beautiful and cute home, showed us all the little projects he's working on around the house, then brought out the beer. We spent the next couple of hours in the dining area chatting and telling stories about how we met and the adventures we've been having here since my arrival. In the meantime, I'm getting more and more intoxicated with each beer I'm polishing off.

Time really goes by fast when you're having fun or more like when you're in such an inebriated state that you don't even know what time is anymore! We leave at like two in the morning to where I stumble up the stairs to the apartment and immediately crash on the living room floor. Needless to say, I was pretty hungover the next day.

While The Tyger and I don't lead very exciting lives nor are we the biggest party animals on a Saturday night, we do have our moments. The Tyger being from the big city of LA and me from the Bay Area and having lived in Japan and Washington, D.C. , Atlanta is not one of the most exciting cities we've seen. However, The Tyger and I are getting to know all the hidden secret places of the city to spice up our lives enough and enjoy Atlanta to its fullest.

Watch out Atlanta, The Tyger and I have been let loose!