Ohhhh, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Karaoke.

It used to be a scary word for me. I have absolutely no singing ability whatsoever. I sing along to music, but I don't sing in front of people. It's not that I'm tone-deaf; I started music lessons when I was 5, and have been playing the French horn since I was 10. I have a good ear, but it just does not translate to good vocals.

Last night, Emily and Bri took me out to the Pyramids, a local hookah bar. It was a little place, with hieroglyphics painted on the walls and benches along the walls. We had all taken the opportunity to get dressed and look cute, and we did not really fit in with the crowd of regulars (cool hipsters who knew how to blow smoke rings... I was jealous). But as the night went on, the crowd grew bigger, and the atmosphere relaxed, and more and more people got into Karaoke Night.

It started off as being silly. There was only one guy (Trevor) beside the DJ who was actually participating. When Dean the DJ asked for more volunteers, the room was silent, and Bri, Jeannie, Amber, and I screamed EMILY DOES! Emily glared at us, and the DJ summoned her to the stage.

"Wait a minute, I don't have a song! I'll go, I promise, I just need to find a song!"

The DJ sighed and called Trevor back up to the stage. He sang some metal song that I'd never heard before but he did a decent job. He was a lot braver than me anyway. FINALLY it was Emily's turn. We selected Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, and she killed it (in a good way!) We all watched her having fun, and signed up for more. The crowd began to grow, and more people joined in on the Karaoke. Plastic tubes began circulating for blowing smoke bubbles, and the small room grew louder, with every single person joining in for Don't Stop Believin'. It was so awesome. 

We eventually made our way home, with a quick stop at Wendy's for a midnight snack. The make-up came off, the pajamas went on, and we flipped on the LGBT channel and watched a movie until we all fell asleep. I was out in 5 minutes. It was one of the more enjoyable nights that I've had in a long time, and I look forward to ice-skating and other fun adventures tonight!