In an attempt to get to know the city better and meet new people, I’ve been trying out many different events and venues here in Dallas.  A few weeks ago, Erica and I decided to hit up a sports bar in Uptown called Frankie’s.  We planned to stop in for an afternoon beer and to catch the end of the Cardinals game, but we ended up staying for 8 hours!  Yikes!  We met lots of interesting people, and had a really great time!

The most interesting person we met was Jorge, an older gentleman from deep in the heart of Mexico.  He was quite a character, and by the end of the day, we were all best friends.

Jorge:

Watching my boyfriend Albert Pujols (Poo-Poo Bear) play ball:

At some point in the afternoon, Jorge kept wanting me to say “Are you talking to me? I’m Stella Artois!”  I’m not exactly sure why this came about, but I do know that he made me practice saying it without smiling a kabillion times.  I failed miserably.

Me trying to look tough:

He gave me his hat in an effort to increase my toughness:

Frustrated, Jorge decided to demonstrate the proper way to say it by asking Erica if she’s talking to him:

Erica didn’t buy it.

Oh, Jorge.

After a few hours at a bar, bad (but delicious) decisions are often made:

For the last half of our stay, I switched from beer to water.  After 23 refills (literally!), the bartender just gave me the water hose thing and told me to help myself.

We met lots of fun people aside from Jorge that night too (like our great bartender Boston!), but we only got a picture with this new random friend.

All in all, it was a great day!  I’m definitely looking forward to my next Frankie’s visit.  I just hope Jorge will be there to teach me some new sayings!