bacheloretting it up in Michigan

now I am just getting to the age where friends are getting married. jenny's sister leah is getting married in April back home in Maryland, but moved out to Grass Lake, Michigan this last year to set up shop with her fiance. this being said, I have actually never particiapted in a bachelorette party before and this weekend was not what I expected. that may be a little unfair for me to say, as the whole family is loud and fun, but it was more low key than rowdy. but fun nonetheless :)

the flight to Detoit was super short, literally just over an hour of flight time! and we spent a good amount of time in the 12 passenger van driving to the casino, back to the house and out to Ann Arbor. our motto of the weekend was seriously EAT DRIVE DRINK GAMBLE.

Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant, MI was very cool and I definately did it up in my dress and stilettos for my evening playing blackjack and the slots. everyone else was wearing jeans. of course I won some money on both, but put it back in and left Saturday a bit poorer. Jenny's mom won $1000 by playing $3 in a slot machine, then won another $60! atleast she treated us to lunch at Bob Evans down the road ;)

Saturday night I got all gussied up in jeans and a cute red top before we headed into Ann Arbor for drinks and dinner at Grizzly Peak Brewery. the food and beer was delicious. plans were switched from bar hoping to going back to the house and playing a little texas hold-em. I don't play, so Jessica and I curled up on the couch, munching on some snacks and watching the train wreck that is Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels. what a night! we also talked a lot about Jenny's wedding in 2010 since there were wedding mags all around Leah's house.

before we headed to the airport on Sunday, we ate lunch at an Oprah approved deli in Ann Arbor called Zingerman's. so good! I got the #67- corned beef, pastrami, yellow mustard, spicy mustard on pumpernickle and rye bread. ah-mazing! below: jenny at the cheese counter!

all in all, it was not as crazy as I expected, although Leah did blush when we sang happy birthday to her Saturday night! no crazy pranks or penis necklaces allowed! but it was a fantastic weekend and just makes us all so very excited for the wedding in a few weeks!!!!

Michigan and my Trophy Wall

This Friday I have a 6am flight to Detroit to meet up for a bachelorette party weekend. Jenny's sister Leah moved recently to Ann Arbor, Michigan and is getting married back home in Maryland in April. A bunch of us are flying out from various places to take part in the festivities this weekend, which includes a night at a casino and a night out in downtown Ann Arbor. Very exciting stuff since I've never been to Michigan and this group is hilarious!

Today I was nursing a little hangover and literally woke up and planted myself on my couch for the entire day! But I did manage to put some newly printed photos in my Target frames and add them to my hallway wall. I also took my smaller fishing photos and hung them around my marlin photo/flag frame that my Dad put together for me as a celebration upon catching my very frist white marlin. Yes, it seems as if I have a "fishing trophy" wall in my Sunnyside apartment. Top that.

Hope this week at work is better than the last; it was a bit rough to say the least. Fingers crossed and let's go!

wrap-up of the past year

This year has been a bit crazy to say the least. finally got a job in July and the ups and downs never stopped! here's a rundown of my travels from 2008 and 2009 thus far...

April: Los Angeles to see my beau at the time
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July: Maryland for the Moler Family 4th of July Party, Boston for Carolyn's birthday ->

August: Ocean City, Maryland for a girls weekend at my parent's boat

September: Boston for a mere 48 hours!, Virgina with Jenny to go skydiving ->

October: fake-vacation in NYC LES at Hotel of Rivington with my beau at the time b/c my kitchen ceiling caved in and was undergoing repair. ah, to live in a hotel!

November: Thanksgiving in Los Angeles with my beau at the time

December: Philly to catch up with Godmother/sister & Erica, Maryland for Christmas

January: Philly to see Power/Waitkus family reunion

February: drove from Miami to Key West to spend a long Valentine's Day weekend with Mom/Dad, Rockville Maryland to celebrate Mike's graduation and Mike/Jenny's engagement!

March: next weekend traveling to Michigan for Leah's bachelorette party! woohoo!

Not quite sure what this year will bring, but I am sure I'll be looking forward to some more travel. Looking forward to Jenny's bachelorette party next Valentine's/President's Day weekend in 2010 in Las Vegas already and what if Sari gets engaged? I better be given plenty of time to book a trip and get my kebaya ready, cause I'll be heading back to Indonesia!!!!

I'm back and I'm gonna start blogging more often... so watch out!