Time Machine [Thursday]: Kirsten’s Bachelorette!

So my [second] bachelorette party is coming up on Saturday!  (Visit my first one here!)  I can’t believe it’s actually here… that means that the wedding is really close right?  (Answer: Next month.  NEXT MONTH!)  To pump myself up for it, I wanted to flashback to an amazing weekend this past summer where we celebrated my MOH Kirsten’s Bachelorette Party in Avalon, NJ.

The bachelorette was a surprise for Kirsten, who thought that only our SJU girls (me, Kir, Georgia, and Mariola) were coming down with her sister for a girls weekend on the beach.  Kir’s sister, Ashley, and I coordinated efforts to get her out of the house and sufficiently surprised.  This is what greeted Kirsten when she pulled up to the house!

Ashley and I designed these cutie shirts to commemorate the occassion…

After Kir got home, we headed out to the beach to get some sun.  We couldn’t resist asking some cute lifeguards to take our picture

After a relaxing afternoon, it was time to get dolled up for dinner.  Here is the SJU crew, ready to celebrate!

We headed to the Rockin Chair for dinner, where I had an unbelievable meal of Crab Risotto and a Caesar Salad.  So good!

After dinner, we (drunkenly) headed home to change into our Bachelorette Shirts.  They look good, right?

And we headed out.  From here, I’ll let the pictures do the talking… but make sure you play the song of the evening in the background to really set the scene.  This song seemed to be on in every bar we were in, and now whenever I hear it, I think of the fun we had!

At the end of the night, we crawled back to the house, and devoured a special cake made by my dear friend Mariola.  The cake isn’t quite blog-appropriate, but damn, it hit the spot after a girls night out!

Looking back on all of the fun we had gets me so excited for Saturday.  I can’t wait to share all the fun with you all

When you read you begin with A-B-C

So there’s been this old school email-chain-style quiz going around the blogosphere.  I used to love these types of quizzes when I was a youngin’ so I couldn’t pass up this opportunity to play along.  Hope you enjoy… let me know if you’ve played along too!

Yes, I’m late to the game, but I wanted to play the blogger ABC Game that I saw some bloggers do this week.

A. Age: 24.  Twice the age I used to be when I would fill these surveys out.  Can you spot me in this pic??

B. Bed size: Full.  It’s cozy.

C. Chore you hate: Putting anything away.  Laundry, dishes, etc.  (Robert, do NOT weigh in on this )

D. Dogs: Want.  Have 3.  Once, my dog Bailey had 11 puppies.  ELEVEN!  Those were happy times.    I miss my dogs every day, and dream of getting a puppy of my own to love.  *sigh*

E. Essential start to your day: Brekkie and some tea.  The tea is absolutely non-negotiable.  It doesn’t necessarily have to have caffiene, it just needs to be warm and delicious.

F. Favorite color: Purple!!

G. Gold or silver: How about white gold?

H. Height: 5’4.

I. Instruments you play: I played the clarinet in elementary school, but sucked at it.  I never liked singing, unless I’m in the car.  Or lip syncing the words of every song to Robert.

J. Job title: Senior Accountant at Kabletown…

K. Kids: Currently I prefer children that I can spoil, but give back to their parents when they become too loud and whiny.  One day I’d like to have 3ish children.  Robert might disagree with that number…

L. Live: Grew up in NJ, living in Philadelphia Suburbs.  Gotta love the Mid-Atlantic.

M. Mom’s name: Ann

N. Nicknames: Grandpa calls me Casseranda Pacasandra.  A lot of people call me “cass.”  In high school, they called me “Sarah.”

O. Overnight hospital stays: N/A

P. Pet peeve: I have to narrow down to just one pet peeve?  Oy.

Q. Quote from a movie: Pretty much anything from 10 Things I Hate About You. (RIP Heath Ledger)  “I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?”

R. Right or left handed: Right.

S. Siblings: Younger Brother, Michael… soon to be Sister-in-law, Corinne (and FBIL, her husband Ramie!)

T. Time you wake up: Gym morning? 5:30.  Other weekday?  6:45.  Weekend?  Late.

U. Underwear: Comfy

V. Vegetables you dislike: Mushrooms, if they count.  Also not a fan of Swiss Chard.

W. What makes you run late: I’m late all the time and I’m not sure why.  Sometimes I think I even get distracted by floating dust particles in the air.  Whoops.

X. X-Rays you’ve had: Teeth, and arm X2.

Y. Yummy food you make: Robert says everything I make is yummy.  (Just kidding.)  He’s been liking some of my soups lately, especially the Black Bean Soup

Z. Zoo- favorite animal: Giraffe!

Did you play the ABC game?  Send me your link!

Chicken

These are my confessions.

- A few months ago (ok ok, a long while ago), I purchased 15 hot yoga classes through Groupon. I have yet to use any of the classes. I find excuses to not go every week, but really I’m scared that I will sweat myself into a puddle and not be able to move.

- I have been telling myself (and Robert) that I was going to go to one spin class a week from New Years til the wedding.  It’s the end of February, and I haven’t gone.  Just like yoga, I completely chicken out every week.

- I love food.  I love butter, and olive oil, and soft cheese, and italian meats.  I love pasta and cookies and proscuitto and ice cream.  And I just can’t bring myself to pack a turkey sandwich for lunch every day, regardless of what my wallet and my waistline tell me.

- It’s 64 days til our wedding and I’m feeling a little mushy around the mid-section.  See above.

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