Party Bus In The House Tonight

Guys this past weekend = Sydney's Birthday Bonanza = Success!!

I went down to DC on Friday morning to attend this blissful event - thankfully it was an uneventful train ride.  I couldn't wait to get there!!  We were extremely mature on Friday night and we just went for a very casual dinner with Hillary, home watching programs by 10 pm.  Saturday was not so much in the maturity department. 

Amy rolled into town at the delightful hour of 9 am.  She caught a grossly early flight out of Boston to come to Sydney's bday!  We decided it was in our best interest to get a nice big breakfast, so off to IHOP we went.  Our server's name was Saba and Sydney kept referring to her as "Saba the Hut", so you can imagine that our day was off and running. 

Hillary, Ruby and others started arriving at Sydney's around 11 am and that's when it allllll began.  Bottles popped and drinks flowed.  And then the best part…our party bus rolled on up!!  Yes folks, that's right, we rented a party bus to take us to Annapolis for the day for a lil pub crawl.  Why you ask…simple…we're just that mature!  Is it not normal for a group of 30+ year old women to roll onto a bus filled with alcohol and drive about?! 

Sampson was our driver and he was great.  He obliged our pictures, loud music and overall raucous behavior like a champ!  One of Sydney's co-workers made up this whole spy themed scavenger hunt and it was amaze!  She did such a great job - we even got goody bags!! 

We finally rolled into Annapolis like we owned the joint.

First stop...Pussers.  Yup there's an actual bar called Pussers.  Prob one of the most disgusting names of a place I could think of, but you know, it was great.  We sat outside on the water, drank these things called Pain Killers (hard to swallow at first, then they went down pretty easy!), it was great.  And luckily it was a gorg day - such a tease - but that's another story!  After that we went to 2 other bars, grabbed more drinks and some amaze seafood.  We just really had the best time.  I had so much fun with the girls, there were 10 of us total and it was just perfect.  Everyone was soooo fun and the ride back was more eventful!

We eventually got on the bus, it seemed like we were only there for like an hour, but it was really 4!  That's when things began to go south.  And by south I mean everyone was pretty drunk.  Did I mention there was a stripper pole on the bus??  Because there was.  Did I also mention we brought a bunch of snacks…because somehow most of them managed to be spilled on the floor and became a mushy, gross, disgusting situation.  One of the girls tried to go on the pole, fell to her knees and was covered in goldfish sludge.  Which, side note, she couldn't figure out afterwards why it was like that, like she had bright orange goo on her jeans and she was just like - welp that happened and went out for the night.  

Amazing.  I literally almost wet my pants I was laughing so hard.  

The best part of the whole day, to me at least, I think really sums up our whole experience.  Sydney and I were getting off the bus (at the end when we got back to her apartment) and she looks back at me and this was our exchange:

Sydney:  Ummmm Lizzie where's my purse??  I can't find my bag.  Should I be concerned??
Me:  I mean I'm sure it's around here somewhere - you had it when we got on, right??
Sydney:  I think so.  I mean who knows - I guess it's not a big deal.
Me:  Let's look around (look around to a disgusting mess, bag no where in sight).
Sydney:  Ohhh here it is!  (Reaches into the trash can - yup the trash can - and pulls out her Kate Spade as if it was totally normal)
Me:  Nodding (agreeing that it seemed totally normal)...

We then proceed to go out to dinner and stay out until midnight, at least that's when Amy and I called it a night, Ruby & Sydney rolled in around 3 am.  How - no clue?!  Sunday we all felt amazing - Sydney Uber'd Amy & I a car because she was pretty sure  she'd get a DUI if she tried to drive us anywhere. 

It was just such a delightful weekend.  I love seeing my girlfriends and missed the ones that couldn't make it.  I'm a lucky girl…I have the best most fun most amazing friends a girl could ask for!  Ok - sorry that started to get a lil mushy - I've been all sentimental about these fools lately!!  I'll stop now.  

Old Man River?! Or Was It Lame?!

Happy Monday! Ugh! Worst! I would just like it to be Thursday immediately - ok? Thanks!

So I came to the conclusion last night that I'm getting very old.

I watched the MTV Movie Awards with Giuliana & Carrie. And I was so completely unimpressed. Here's are three of the main reasons:

First of all - I didn't know half of the "talent" that was there - they were all about 12 years old. They all looked so little and impressed with themselves. I call that in 5 years, half of them will have been arrested for something or other a quarter will have "leaked" sex tapes and nude photos and the other quarter will "make it".

Second - the only thing that won was Twilight. Now I know that a lot of people love it and all - but I just never got into it. I tried to read the books - I couldn't follow. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I couldn't remember the names/vampires and had to keep turning back in the book which I found totally and utterly annoying. Regardless - never did anything for me. And I've said it before and I'll say it again - I don't find Robert Pattinson one bit attractive.

Nor do I find his sour-pussed faced girlfriend endearing.

The girl never freaking smiles and it would be nice if she ran a comb through her hair once in awhile.  I mean what are you angsting about?!  You are making millions and don't have a care in the world!  Puhh-lease!

Third - I didn’t find the jokes at all funny. I thought Robert Pattinson - every time he went up to the stage - which was like 5 times - was awkward and irritating. The other jokes were really not funny to me either. Maybe I'm just getting old and that "humor" is lost on me. I'm all for a good joke (cheesy or otherwise) - but nothing really made me laugh. EXCEPT Aziz Ansari - absolutely hilar - he can do no wrong by me. He was dressed up like Jaden Smith from "Karate Kid" - amazing.

The only part I genuinely liked was when my girl Reese Witherspoon gave her acceptance speech for a lifetime achievement award she won.

I just completely heart her. And her words were so true and spot on. She has made it in that business being a "good girl" and staying out of trouble - it can be done!

There you have it - either I'm getting old - or maybe this was just a really sucky awards show. I'll keep telling myself everyone else thought it was lame too - that is all I have to hold onto on this depressing Monday morning!