Fun in the Sun

Today I spent the afternoon with my girlfriends Deb & HK. It was HK's birthday so we all met downtown at The Jones for a day full of sun & fun.
I had never been to this place before nor have I ever heard of it & after being there today we all agreed we would be going back. The Jones is located downtown across from the Sprint Center on the rooftop of the Cosentino's Market. It reminded me of a pool you would find at the hotels in Vegas. Every lounge chair has tableside service so you can't sit in them unless you have reserved them & plan on ordering at least $50 from the bar. It is only $5 to get in but if you plan on sitting, you will be on the side of the pool or in the pool. They also have table-service cabanas to reserve as well as lounge-couches for bigger parties.
Deb had reserved a cabana for all of us & we ended up being SO thankful that she did. About 30 min after we got there, a thunderstorm blew in & we spent the next hour under the cabana sipping our cocktails & doing what we could to keep dry & make the best of a bad situation.

Eventually the storm finally blew over, the clouds disappeared, the sun came out, the DJ appeared & then the place started filling up with all kinds of interesting people.

I would have to say the best part about being there was the people watching. The majority of the crowd were single, twenty-something's with beautiful, ripped, tan bodies. I found most of the girls to be ridiculous as they had their hair & makeup perfectly done, were wearing 4-6" stilletos with their teeny-tiny bikinis & wore tons of flashy jewelry (huge earrings, bracelets, long necklaces, etc) - I guess they didn't plan on getting in the pool?!? Needless to say, I had left my stilletos & "bling" at home :) Maybe next time...

Later in the afternoon, our friends Marlo & Toni joined us for HK's birthday celebration.

Shortly after they arrived the rapper Lil' Jon appeared in the DJ booth to spin records & DJ for the next couple of hours.

Me, HK & Toni managed to push our way up to the very front of the booth where we hung out & watched the famous rapper. I couldn't believe how short he was - probably 5'6" - & was in awe of all the gold & diamonds in his "grill"! Everytime he would flash a smile I felt like I was being blinded for a few seconds :)

It was so much fun watching him sing & spin his songs, dance around & do his famous "yeeeaaahhh"! He even bought us ladies in the front row a shot of Greygoose Vodka & did the shot with us!

Unfortunately, I had to leave my girls early as the hubby & I had a neighborhood get-together to go to that evening so around 5pm I had to say goodbye. It was such a fun afternoon spent with some of my closest besties & the b-day girl HK had a fabulous time as well!

Mucho thanks to Deb for planning such a fun day & "treating" us girls to such awesome hospitality :)