July 26, 2014
Me, Lindsay, Alison, Jessica and Dara getting the party started in the hotel lobby.
I don't get to spend much time with my cousins since they live so far away. So when plans were made to celebrate Lindsay's upcoming marriage with a bachelorette party in Indy I was super excited to join in on the fun. The Good Lord knows I don't turn down a party invite!
The night started at their hotel room near Keystone at the Crossing. Those of us that were of age drank and laughed while the younguns sat and rolled their eyes and prepped to drive us to our destinations.
Sisters!
Jessica, Alyson, Dara, Lindsay
Our first stop was PF Changs, where we had dinner and drank some more. There was a wait at the restaurant so Alison and Dara waited for our seat and Jessica, Lindsay and I sat in the car and were going to drink a glass of champagne in order to toast the occasion. Sounds like a fine plan except for the fact that none of us could open the huge 72 oz bottle! About the time we discover we cant open it is the same time it starts sprinkling and I see this guy and his date running towards his beat up Honda. I jumped out of the car and chased him screaming, "EXCUSE ME!!, Sir, Can you open this bottle for me?" He had a bewildered look on his face like he had never been chased down by a girl with a bottle of champagne before.That poor lass must lead a boring life. We both stood in the rain has he hesitantly accepted the offer to open the bottle. He struggled with it himself and I was starting to question his skills and then he looks and me and asks if the cork is going to pop on him. I told him well yes, it would be safest if he didn't point the bottle towards the car or his eyeballs. He finally got it opened and I returned back to the car where Lindsay and Jessica both sat half mortified and half enthralled that I had just chased down some guy in a parking lot. I really hope that this was that guys first date with that girl so that they have a story to tell.
So anyone who knows me knows what happens after I start in on the champagne. I can't stop laughing, I cant complete sentences, I say words wrong. Which all leads to more laughing. I just get completely silly, I get really hot, and I can't stop talking. So after finishing off a few glasses our table was ready but I wasn't done drinking so I just walked in with my solo cup full of champagne and the waiter kept smirking because we were telling him it was "green tea".
After ordering, Jessica busts out a card game that's for bachelorette parties and Lindsay starts shuffling them. Meanwhile, we are all talking and Jessica says ok lets play the game but first the cards need shuffled. Of course, at this point we've all had some drinks and Lindsay and Jessica get in a sibling rivalry over if the cards were actually shuffled. I chimed in with, Yes, the cards were shuffled I saw her do it. Then Jessica says, "Well, I bet you don't even know how to shuffle. Who taught you? Because Grandma taught me how to shuffle." SO then I say well Grandpa taught me how to shuffle. Jessica's face goes soft, she sits back in her seat and she replies, "Oh I miss Grandpa!" and then I start crying in my champagne stupor! "I miss Grandpa too." I think at this point Dara and Alyson are just sitting quietly staring at the three of us because we are looking like idiots yelling at each other about shuffling cards and missing our deceased grandfather. I had to get the tears under control but I was laughing so hard it was making me cry even more. I'm sure our grandfather was looking down on the table of us reminiscing about him and it made him smile. We never did end up playing that card game.
After dinner the younger sisters drove us to Talbott Street where Lindsay was able to attend her first drag show. Ha. I hope its all you wished for dear. The whole time she was carrying around this huge bouquet of Blow Pops with a sign that said, "Suck for a Buck." The intent was that she would be able to get dollars in exchange for suckers. I am not sure if she actually got any money but we started passing out suckers just because the bouquet was so heavy. I think there was around 50 suckers on that thing. It was funny to give out suckers and put a smile on so many faces.
So after dinner, and the bar, we got a ride back to the hotel by our Aunt Paula. We are riding in the car and Lindsay gets really excited because a Beyonce song comes on. She says I just love Beyonce! I feel like I am her reincarnated even though she is still alive. Do you know what I mean? Nope! Sorry I have no idea what that means but its sure as heck funny.
After getting back to the hotel Jessica went immediately to bed but Lindsay and I met up with this group of old men that were there for a baseball tournament. They were having an after party in the lobby. At the same time there was a family reunion of 100 people or so going on in the next room. The guys were all old enough to be our fathers and we had the craziest/funniest conversations about marriage and life with them. We had some photo ops, passed out more suckers, and found a jar of pickles in the cooler that the water was in. The family reunion group were also quite the partiers. We had fun joining these groups for some laughs before calling it a night.
Lindsay, Congratulations on your upcoming marriage. You asked the men in the lobby what their advice was on a happy marriage. My advice to you is to make the day you get married be the day that you love each other the least. I hope that you are able to grow your love for each other each and every day for the rest of your lives. I promise it wont always be easy but things are much easier when endured next to the one that you love.
Jessica, Alyson, Dara, I wish so much that we could live closer to one another because I know we would have so much fun and make lots of memories. But instead of wishing on what could be Id like to just be thankful to any and all times that I do get so see or spend with you all. I Love You all!
