Today I blog from underneath a fuzzy blanket on my sofa at almost 2pm, still in my pajamas. Last night was MG's bachelorette party. In a word, it was "Epic." Note that I capitalized the work "Epic." Yeah. That should communicate to you how serious this event was. It deserves Title Caps.
As I look down at my hands as I type, I can see the tell tale sign of a person who went to a lot of bars last night. My wrist is encircled with the neon orange wrist band from the KC Live Trolley. The back of my hand is mottled with the entry stamps of a couple different bars. However, let's face it; I'm just not 25 anymore. I'm 31. (Eww) I haven't had alcohol in almost 6 months but decided to have a few drinks last night. The result was not the carefree fun or guaranteed good times of my early to mid 20's. Basically, it made my tummy hurt and I felt like I got a hangover immediately. Fast forward to today and I feel like my body absolutely hates me and the world is punishing me for something equivalent to clubbing a baby seal. In summary, I don't feel great.
I was struck by the marked difference in celebrating a bachelorette party now as opposed to when I was 25. There is a box of bachelorette goodies that has been passed down in our group of friends from girl to girl. With each new bachelorette party, the box gets more and more full with new obnoxious penis themed things. Straws, necklaces, sippy cups....you name it, we have it in that box. I picked up the box from the last bachelorette and SG and I started to go through it. She basically said "Man, this stuff was a lot cooler when we were 25." This was especially funny because I'm the oldest of the group. The rest of the group is either 28 or 29. If they felt that way just 3-4 years later, imagine how I felt 6 years later.
The feeling of excitement to be with a group of girls who are toting around inappropriate bachelorette gear and most likely a veil with birth control laced into it or a sparkly tiara and sash seems to be replaced by a feeling of uneasiness that people will judge us for being immature and ridiculous. The good news is that we all still look young (of course) and that really, it's probably all just in our heads. *phew*
When KT gets the 495 pics of her camera, I'll supply you with some visual aids. In the meantime, here are some memorable quotes:
JE: "Is it me, or are songs really super sexual these days? I mean, it makes me uncomfortable."
SG: "OMG. There's a hobbit at this bar."
SG: "I'm pretty sure that's the guy that kills girls in Aruba. Don't leave KT alone with him."
AA: "That lady could totally take you. And, there's nothing any of us could do to stop her either. Good thing you apologized so sincerely"
KT: "Ewww, I wouldn't want to reside in anyone's dirty, poopy bum"
JE: "KT, you take offense to that?? Everything out of your mouth tonight has been totally more offensive than that."
KT: "What do you expect? It's a bachelorette party!!"
MG: "Congratulations, you guys got me totally hammered drunk. That never happens. I'm never the drunk one.
AA: "Sometimes my people are embarassing."
JE: "You know it's girl's night when one of your clan finds the deeper spiritual meaning in the nerd sitting next to you."
KT: "So, you're embarassed about the bachelorette goods now, but by the time I get married at 40, we'll be old and won't care anymore and we'll all wear all of it!"
SG: "Every trolley on the KC Night Life tour is a unique experience. This one: Smells Illegal."
MG: "Let's go wherever those other bachelorettes don't go. They all look like Katy Perry.
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