Room (dis)service

As I was packing for our amazing surprise getaway last week, I was chatting on the phone with one of my girlfriends, Bean. She asked where we were staying and I told her the Ritz Carlton. She laughed, which made no sense to me, and then shared this story. 

Mr. and Mrs. X, a couple we all have become recently friends with, planned a night out on the town last month. After deciding to have their little ones sleep over at the grandparents, a night out became a big night out. Anyone with children on an overnight know this provides a level of freedom VERY different than just a simple night out which ends in relieving the babysitter and checking in on your kiddos snuggled in their beds.

As a parent, acquiring a rare morning to yourselves sometimes antes up the level of shenanigans the night before.

So this couple books a hotel room, and goes out on an adults-only bender which includes dinner, live music, dancing. Returning to the hotel, and apparently, still quite thirsty, Husband calls down for a bottle of liquor. Liquor comes, party continues.

The next morning, Husband recalls certain bits of the night but other components, dipped in haze, required him to ask his wife for further clarification.  Such as: When the man from room service arrived at their door, why was he so rude?

She looked at him and said, “Maybe because the way you answered the door?”

He asks, “What about it?”

“Well, you had no shirt on," she replied.

"So...?"

".... OR anything else.”

You poor room service guy. That’s not exactly the tip you were expecting, was it!

Note to self: Love that Mr. and Mrs. X know how to have fun.

Postscript to self: When planning fun outings with Mr. and Mrs. X, remember to never, ever share a room with Mr. and Mrs. X.

Post-postscript to self: I am SO glad neither Bean, nor Mr. and Mrs. X,  nor the service staff at the Ritz have a similar story to share about us.  

Post-post-postscript: Just like Jerry Seinfeld told you, answering the door to your hotel room with your junk on display definitely qualifies as bad naked.