Day 81: Kegbus

Today is Z's birthday party. It started at District of Pi where everyone had dinner, great place btw the bartenders are incredibly nice and in high spirits. Our friend Matteo had a nice shiner on his eye.... Dressed in a suit looking nice with a BLACK EYE lol. Shit happens I guess. After everyone was done we got on the Kegbus which looked eerily similar to that of a prisoner's bus that took us to Lima. We were all set on the Kegbus so we really didn't need to go anywhere but Z wanted to dance so we went. On the bus we had a built in ice box where everyone put their liquor and we had music playing and a stripper pole on the bus so we were good. When we got to Lima, 2 cocktails cost us 21 dollars, it looked like someone's basement, and it wasn't all that great so we couldn't wait to leave. We got back on the Kegbus and originally had 2 other stops planned but then everyone decided it's best to just stay on the bus and enjoy the alcohol that was already bought and the good music and space for dancing. It ended up being a great decision. The bus drove us to the National Harbor where we stopped for a few minutes and then went back to DC to end the night. It was a lot more fun than I anticipated. 

 

Day 60: A Successful Day!

Went for my bridal gown trials today and wasn't expecting to find my dress today in one go at one store in less than 15 minutes but I did. My bridal consultant couldn't have been better I am so pleased with her and this appointment. I was incredibly stressed out about this whole dress thing for months. I figured it'd cost a fortune, they wouldn't have anything I liked, etc etc but the first dress reassured me. In fact I thought the first dress would be THE ONE it was absolutely gorgeous but I decided on something more subtle and more "me". A Dress I fell in love with multiple times unknowingly on the internet, magazines and here by a sheer coincidence on me. I can't post pictures of it here because I don't want to spoil it before my wedding but it's GORGEOUS and it was WAY under budget! I am so happy! My future mother-in-law was there and my cousin, the only person missing was my sister but I really wasn't planning on actually getting a dress today and didn't think it'd be fair to ask her to drive all this way just for shits and giggles. I was going to get serious in VA,MD,DC so now I'm bummed she wasn't there for that initial trial but I can't dwell on it too much, it's done with now. Me, Greg, and my cousin went out for celebratory drinks which was super fun, I love hanging out with Nichole, I don't get to see her much. After she went home we went over to Mark and Sandra's house so we could go out to dinner. I was incredibly tired by then so I felt bad I didn't have much energy left in me but I always love seeing them!

Day 46: Annual Christmas Dinner

We had a great turn out as always. It gets a little worrisome when there is bad weather or when people bail at the last second but other people always show up to make up for the missing people and we always have a big crowd and lots of fun. This year was no different except that instead of going out for the dinner this year we had it at my sister's bf's house and made it a potluck. There was so much good food it was ridiculous. Everyone contributed something even if it was just help in the kitchen which was really appreciated.

Table 1

Table 2

Carrie and Aaron's coworker. 

 

Greg and I

 

 Tatiana and Keith

And the "Fake Smiles" shots featuring Ashley and Greg

Jen, Tabby, Rudy and I

And the best fake smiles award goes to Aaron and his brother Jonathan! lol

Super fun night.

Day 40: It's SNOWING!

I was worried seeing this snow because I finally got to make plans with this girl I have been friends with from online for ages (I know her bf but she and I became friends on FB and we started texting etc) It's been a year of us being so busy we never had time to hang out so we finally discussed meeting up last night for today but only if the weather wasn't that bad. I thought for sure things were once again not going to work because the weather was iffy but she surprisingly said she didn't care, she had enough waiting around and this was going to happen so we finally met each other in person. She is awesome. I always knew she was but I didn't realize how similar we were to one another, it's incredibly strange to talk to someone where everything you do they do and what you believe they believe and what you want they want and we have the same sense of humor and awkwardness about certain things and we are both blunt. We were cut from the same cloth. We went to Tyson's Corner and had a drink and some appetizers at Coastal Flats and when she said her drink did nothing for her after our 2 hour blab session I asked if her goals was to feel a buzz and she said yeah so I said Lets go to the bar then and so off we went. We went to T.G.I Fridays since they have some pretty sweet cocktails plus it was happy hour and we hung out up there for a couple more hours which was EVENTFUL to say the least. There were lots of laughs and awkward drunk man being weird moments and then one of her bf's friends walked in and we ended up hanging out with him and then went to a Hookah place after that with 2 of his friends which lead to me being out later than i should have been out but realistically I go to bed at 2 or 3am when I am home anyway and I was having fun so why not stay out now? It was a lot of fun.

Day 25: John from NJ

Funny group. John from NJ came down to compete in a body building contest (You wouldn't guess it but he's ripped and he's the one posing obviously lol) This dinner was hilarious. John was telling us of this creation he made with waffles a long time ago, "Waffles with layers of ice cream, chocolate chips..." and I interrupted "and pretzels and shrimp" which mace everyone lose it because it's pretty disgusting lol. So happy to see him, sad for such a short time.

Day 24: Scov's Birthday @ Sidebar

It was John's birthday. Drove out to Silver Spring to celebrate. This was just a pic of him with all his lady friends who turned up. So much fun.

Day 11: T.G.I Fridays

It was a perfect fall day outside. I wanted to be outdoors and so did Duane so we agreed to go to Top Golf however he wasn't going to get there until 4:30. I knew the sun would be setting soon after we got there but holy shit, the sun setting that day was about a 20 degree difference, it was brutally cold and incredibly crowded so we decided to go to T.G.I. Fridays because in the area around Springfield, VA your choices are very limited unless you want to be around a cesspool of garbage or cigarette smoke. We figured, why not Fridays? They have decent drinks. Later some old friends showed up that had the same idea we did. It was a good time. We were there for a long time though, 5:30pm - almost 1am. But nothing will ever beat the 12 hour happy hour my cousin Carole and I had years ago which also (DUN DUN DUUUN) started at T.G.I Fridays! lol