So you number close saturday night and time bridge for 2 days later.. she texts you day of (monday), and asks you "so what are your plans for tonight?" You text back happy hour and invite her to go with you. Good idea or bad idea?

I'm the type of dude that likes to throw back a drink after work.. allows me to relax going into the rest of my evening. Having female company makes it even better because I can laugh and talk and get to know her a little better while doing so. But I'm thinking that some females think that inviting them out for a drink means you're trying to get them drunk and laid (women think so fricken weird). I mean seriously, if I thought it was so easy to just simply give a girl a few drinks, get her drunk and then get laid, I would be getting laid better than a pro.

Did you say something like:
I'm heading to happy hour, want to tag along? Don't drink too much though, I might need a ride home

But if somehow she takes that serious, then say you were joking

Its like taking sand to the beach. Do it if you know you can handle the cock blocks.
Good Attitude Just remember if you spend too mcuh time in 'getting to know her' without Kino escalation or sexual framing you might end up in the LJBF zone
Thats not how They think, thats how you are assuming . - go figure this out out on your own.