"5"^^ . "Has it already been a year? Dang, it feels like just a few days ago that Nikki burst onto the Yelp Charlotte scene... but it's been a blast since...\n \nI remember crashing the Tupelo Honey event and being introduced to our CM. Hmm, Ben G sure looks different - little shorter (by just a little, Nikki), little cuter (no offense, Ben), and less facial hair. Okay, I can dig it. Ever since then, she's exploded in our hearts* with many memorable events: at Another Broken Egg, we ditched our grown-up business pants for pajamas and designed cookies (well, some of us designed, others made a mess); at E2, I fell in love... with grasshoppers; at Iron Butterfly, I exceeded my annual exercise quota with a 15-min. yoga session; at Bubble, the drinks were plentiful... and no one remembers what happened (for the best); and at SmashBurger's sneak-preview opening, food coma was rampant with all of the burgers. Amazing year of Charlotte Yelp...thanks to our CM.\n\nIt's been a dope, fun time meeting a grip of awesome peepz up at these events. Chats ranged from watching movies about ski lifts to buying toilet paper in bulk (when 4 sheets just won't cut it)... talks were about everything and nothing, ya digg?\n\nThanks to Pinky's for hosting this event. Their burgers, fried pickles, veggies, dips, and other food were all pretty good. Pimento-stuffed jalape\u00F1os sounded delish, but was just too spicy - needs more cheese (what doesn't?) It's a great venue and the place felt like it was poppin' for Tuesday night. It'd be nice to come out here, but H-ville is tough to come by... only bc we have a Pinky's in Charlotte.\n\nNewayz, I had a great time last night. Happy 1st Burstday, Nikki! No sophomore slump!\n\n*The Killers reference"^^ . "4"^^ . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . . "2014-09-25T00:00:00"^^ . . .