Responsible and Adult

The joys of a mini-break with the girls are immeasurable – part is relaxing, part is pampering, and part is that you NEVER know what is going to happen. (This is far and away the best part!!)

To start the morning, I spent an hour and a half working out, after I had looked in the mirror and noticed I was more lumpy than svelte – ugh!! So some serious gym time a nice swim and I am feeling great! Now off to the spa for some delightful pampering that is slightly painful but we loving call it mexican facial torture, but in 3 days I will be soooo glad I went. After my incredibly healthy morning what could be better than a nice light lunch, I am thinking salad, maybe some tuna...

My girlfriends join me and what do they want for lunch...
cupcakes!!!

Ahhhh, Noooooo – not after my healthy gym routine, please nooo – not sugar and carbs....
and...
oh...ok...maybe they will have a healthy no calorie cupcake (I can dream, cant I)

I settle on a carrot cake cupcake, because it has fruit
and vegetables in it
with cream cheese icing...
that is healthy – right?!?

And what goes excellent with cupcakes when one is at the spa, why wine - of course!

Oh sure! Like you never wanted to do that!!!


Later that day
SO since I was feeling really good after my awesome facial and exercise, I had a marvelous thought...
I will get up tomorrow morning early – go to the gym – go for a swim – and have a healthy breakfast.
Awesome – perfectly responsible, adult thing to do.
Sweet!

A little later, a bottle of wine,
we are sitting together outside, chatting and trying to figure out if the random italian who decided to join us is wearing a shiny shirt from today’s boutiques or a 1970’s thrift shop...
interesting...
unfortunately he has actually decided to stay...NOT a good plan.

Second bottle of wine,
I very forcefully refuse the random italian’s offer to buy us another bottle – because then we will feel obliged to let him stay. (which none of us wants, but there is no polite way to ask him to leave)

Conversation turns to family and eventually after maneuvering over to sit by my friend, who staunchly refuses to engage him in conversation, the random italian gets the idea and leaves. Whew!

Much merriment ensues, but it is still early in the evening – I can still get up tomorrow morning at 7:00 – go to the gym – go for a swim – and have a healthy breakfast.
No Problem!

Third bottle of wine,
two more friends join our party and it is extremely evident that they have already been ‘pre-partying’ on their own. (Mostly because it took them 20 minutes to find our group and we were 5 seconds down the hall from them) :)

They begin regaling us with stories of their home improvement adventures – to wit, I have a sneaking suspicion there m-a-y have been alcohol involved then as well...not judging, just saying.

We are all crying they have us laughing so hard! With such jubilant stories how can one help but order another bottle of wine...right? Of Course!!

And after all it is only 10pm, that is still early - I can still get up tomorrow morning at 7:00 – go to the gym – go for a swim – and have a healthy breakfast.
No Problem! I’m Good, Bring It!!

Fourth bottle of wine,
the friends that joined us earlier start a whole new set of stories – and we thought the first ones were hilarious!! at this point they begin re-enacting the stories, even the bartender has to come over and watch.

Ok, maybe I can get up at 7:30 – that is still plenty of time to – go to the gym – go for a swim – and have a healthy breakfast.
Yeah, I can do that, it will be fine.
Let’s get another bottle.

Fifth bottle of wine,
Tattoos are starting to sound like a really good idea and we all launch into a discussion of who has them, and what...when one friend swears

“no – way. I will never get one, I hate needles”

Uh-oh, the gauntlet has been thrown!
Now the betting begins on what it would take to inspire them to get one, where, what, and how many years it will be before it happens. After much debate and refusal somebody chimes in with:

“Well, I have a Sharpie in my car, how about that?”
F-a-b-u-l-o-u-s!!!
All the creativity of ink with none of the blood, pain, or permancy!

What a great idea!

We can draw ‘tattoos’ on each other and they will be gone in the morning.

And you know if I get up at 8:30 in the morning that is still plenty of time to – go to the gym – go for a swim – and have a healthy breakfast.
All before we need to check out – awesome, I am golden!

Sixth bottle of wine,
Clothes are beginning to come off now, because, of course, you need more surface area to draw on!!
Like everybody doesn’t know that!!

More and more body parts are getting exposed and drawn on – pictures are being taken (for use later to get the real tattoos! buh-yah!!) then someone...
- and because this is the sixth bottle of wine, I can’t exactly remember who –
brings up piercings

At this point one of our friends totally exposes themselves – just to show that they DONT have any piercings....

hmmmm....
interesting thought, self-exposure just to prove that you have nothing pierced or tattooed or otherwise.
Fantastic!

And you know if I get up at 9:00 in the morning that is still plenty of time to – go to the gym – go for a swim – and have a healthy breakfast.
Sweet, I am sooo in control.
Life is good.
and
Yes, we would love another bottle of wine, thanks so much for asking.

Seventh bottle of wine,
the birds are singing...

are birds usually awake at 1:00 at night?? – I ask...

uhmmm – it is 4:30 in the morning.

oh F____!!!!

Perhaps I will not make it – to the gym – or for a swim – and really, who eats breakfast anyway, that is what coffee is for...

dammit...

so much for responsible and adult...