So last night was my first night out on the town with my monthly allowance. I have been fretting over the allowance since we brought it up last month. I was scared of a slippery slope, start spending and lose perspective of what the goal really is. I can go to happy hour and not buy a drink, but, I must admit, I feel a loss of comradery going to a bar and sipping water. Silly, but that's just how I feel.
Which brings me to last night. My book club is awesome. We are a diverse group who meet once a month to chat about a book, eat snacks and exchange snark. We decided a few months ago that once a month banter specifically geared towards books was just simply not enough. So we instituted Book Club Happy Hour and last night the group met at CAUSE-The PhilanthroPub. A funky bar located on 9th St. NW, just south of U St., that offers 100% of it's profits to local and international charities (after paying their bills, of course). I loved the idea. If I'm going to spend money, why not give back while enjoying my beer? Now, how much of my $6 actually made it to a charity, I don't know, but I do fully endorse the idea and business model.
And we had a great time. We discussed the geographic, social and economic changes in Africa thanks to a well decorated bar table with a 1950s map of the continent. A few even sampled the food-I got one bite of a delish marinated olive, but the smoky lentils smelled out of this world.
I spent $6 on a beer. A friend bought me a cocktail and I handed him a fiver (good drink specials during happy hour!). But when explaining why I was leaving early (no, guys, really, I can't buy dinner, no matter how good it looks!), the friend insisted that I take the $5 back and repay him with dinner or after all the debt has been repaid. He said it was a worthy cause he could support.
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