I'm not sure how many of you are also having this problem, but it is getting pretty difficult to find a bar in town that isn't having a holiday party.

Now don't get me wrong - my two favorite things are parties and the holidays, but it's funny how our bars seem to be "taken over" each December.

Last night, however, the crowded holiday party did not bother me.  Myself and 6 others waltzed into a southside mexican restaurant last night that just blew me away! For the price of only a "present", which we found out about early that day when I called for specials, we received way more than the drink or two that we were expecting.

The present, which was a pretty kick-ass walkie talkie purchased at Target, got me free top-shelf liquor all night long, unlimited tasty appetizers, a buffet with hot food and dessert, a DJ, and a few...intangibles.

Intangibles? Yes, intangibles. Well, I guess they are tangible. My walkie-talkie set also bought me a pretty good DJ, who blasted everything from the Chipmunks Christmas song, to the all-too-cool 'Bringing Sexy Back', by JT. I'll admit it, I like the song, but the 4th time it was played I started to poke fun at both the DJ and Mr. Timberlake himself.

In addition to the music, food, and drinks, there were also live reindeer! Yes, real Reindeer on National Avenue...kinda scary, huh?

(Sidenote: I can only imagine the alpha-reindeer brawls that must have taken place hundreds of thousands of years ago to bring the evolution gods to give them those horns. Seriously, three times as long as the biggest Buck you have ever seen on top of a truck on I-94. No wonder Santa kept them so far apart in that Sleigh-lineup.)

And the Grand Finale. We were having a ball, talking about old times, getting dirty looks from the loads of people who knew eachother, and not us, since we walked into a private party, when two people in Santa costumes came roaring in from the rear of the Club. That's right, real American (I think) Strippers. They gave a show that surpassed all of my previous stripper sightings. One man, and one woman, to please everyone. I enjoyed both the man and woman, for they both taught me some new and exciting moves to explore.

In the end, I had a great time, drank tons of booze that was paid for by everyone else, and a needy child received some wicked walkie talkies.

I used to wonder what Feliz Navidad meant?

Now, i'm quite sure.