<h2>*Surprise, Surprise...*</h2><br>**These days with all the ways to communicate --** cellphone, text message, email.., it's not very common to have someone just drop by unannounced… But recently, while chilling at home one night my buzzer from downstairs started buzzing -- a lot! 

Now, it's not uncommon for the buzzer to my door to buzz, every so often… Living in Hells Kitchen just a stones throw away from Times Square I get all sorts of weirdos.., *trying to get into my little 4 story walk-up building.* 

**But this night, it was not some weirdo..,** it was a very good, old friend from Los Angeles.., *that decided to surprise me…* It had been about a year since the last time we had seen each other…

<center>(last time we were out together)</center><center>![anna](https://s6.postimg.org/pcw0fojw1/IMG_0864.jpg)</center>

**"Come on, get dressed Im taking you out to dinner -- "** *she said…* To say I was more than a bit surprised, is a massive understatement, I had not heard from her in months… When I lived in Los Angeles we were very tight -- really good friends (a little more than friends).., and I had done her quite a few favors (a lot of favors) back then -- she crashed at my place for almost a month, borrowed my car quite a few times.., and when she was having problems with a abusive ex-boyfriend, I made it clear (very clear) to him never to contact her again…

*She was, and is, a good girl that just needed a friend at the time…*

**So, on her unexpected trip to NY..,** she decided to surprise me with this dinner invitation… We hopped in a cab and pulled up to a very cool steakhouse on 9th ave (this is one of the only women I knew in LA that loved steak!).

<center>![anna dinner](https://s6.postimg.org/6odyscsz5/IMG_0871.jpg)</center>

<h3><center>*If you are wondering if we look a little high, you would be correct (we were high as kites) -- she also brought some of Cali's finest with her…*</center></h3>

<center>![cali](https://s6.postimg.org/nwkhxjgz5/IMG_0434_1.jpg)</center>

<h3>**It was an amazing dinner, as you can see…**</h3> 

**While she was in the restroom..,** I called a cocktail waitress I used to work with at a very nice bar not too far away and asked her to set me up a table with some champagne and candles -- the whole bit…

When dinner was over, I told her -- *"Okay, now I have a surprise for you…"*

<center>![champagne](https://s6.postimg.org/aw8r13uep/IMG_1015.jpg)</center>

**We walked into the bar..,** and immediately were escorted right over to a beautiful table all set up with champagne and candles -- *very romantic…*

While the champagne was still chilling, we grabbed the two cocktail waitress's and stepped outside to puff-up some of that amazing herb, to thank the girls for hooking us up with the best table in the house. An when we returned, the light were turned down.., *to set the mood…*

<center>![candles](https://s6.postimg.org/hy6onay0h/IMG_1016.jpg)</center>

**What was going to be a night spent at home alone..,** turned out to be one amazing evenng with a good friend, good food and drink -- and killer weed.. I miss spontaneous nights like that, they don't come around too often these days… People always want to make plans, send a gazillion texts, get an uber -- blah, blah, blah… Besides the company of a beautiful 5'10 blonde woman.., and all the other goodies we enjoyed that night -- *it was the spontaneity that made it so special…* Cheers!

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