Let's just start with last Thursday night around 11:50pm when I thought he jumped in bed to sleep. Well, that was my best man, Dan. Thankfully I woke up enough to realize this was Dan. :) That could have been weird. So, Dan came up for the weekend. At that time, I thought (or he told me) it was a last minute surprise trip as he found some cheap flights.
Fast forward to Friday afternoon. I get out a bit early to go hang with Dan and Sam. I walk into my apartment and Sam wants to show me something Walter (our cat) is doing. Totally normal. Dan is in the kitchen making a sandwich. All is well. I get to the bedroom and up from the side of the bed pops, Meghan Robinson, my BFF from St. Louis. She starts singing (or talking) the "Hello" Adele song. Next, the closet door in our bedroom opens and there stands Lily Moss, from DC. What?! Both singing Adele now and added by Landis (also from DC, but NYC too) who was hiding in the hall closet. I am not sure if I just sort of blacked out from the surprise or was in shock but WOW. What a surprise. Later that night, two more friends, Christian and Shannon, surprised me from LA and a few friends from SF. We had an apartment full of friends, drinks and food.
This was just the beginning. How did I get so lucky? A boyfriend to coordinate all of this and then 6 amazing friends that spend the time and money to come visit. Major friend love this weekend.
Saturday we "were going to breakfast" and that ended up being a rented party bus that took us to breakfast at the Golden Gate bridge, 4 wineries in Napa and Sonoma and lunch at a vineyard. The day was filled with lots of champagne (and getting in trouble by the bus driver), way too much wine (but can you have too much?) and lots of dancing and singing. To say we were the best group is an understatement. Dan even did a little strip dance. Did I say that out loud?! No clothes (kind of) were removed in the process.
We got back to the city and took a little break and the night continued. Sam rented a private Karaoke room for all of us. This took such a hilarious turn. Turns out we are all pretty bad singers but we make excellent entertainers when it comes to singing and dancing. Sam won best of show for the night with his rendition of Gangnam Style. The girls got pretty fierce too. It was just ... amazing.
Sunday was a rainy (SHOCK) day in SF. Some friends left early in the AM, we had a nice girls breakfast and walked around North Beach and the Embarcadero. It was nice to show everyone our hood and SF.
Later that night we had a nice relaxing and YUMMY Dim Sum dinner, just Landis, Meghan, Sam and I.
Monday I got to spend the whole day with Meghan. Her flight back to STL was delayed a good 3 hours. We weren't complaining. I was wearing my "Rose all Day" shirt so we decided to put it in action. Day drinking with my best? Does not get better than that.
So, yeah, best weekend ever. Ever.
I have been missing my friends something fierce lately and that was exactly what I needed. I felt so much love and happiness this weekend I can't even begin to tell you. I am so truly lucky to have the friends and family (and Sammy) that I do. I love them all.
Now, 8 more days to the real #stacy3point0. Let the separation anxiety from 29 to 30 begin. What is 30 anyway?? I don't feel a day over 25 :)
So happy for you! Glad it was fun and YOU were celebrated! Good job to Sam!! That's a damn good man :)
ReplyDeleteThe new chapter is going to be great for you, I just know it! To quote a movie (Clueless) from our Highlands days that defined so much in our preteen lives:
"Ty(Stace), how old are you?"
"I'll be 16 in May, Cher (Megan)."
"Well my birthday is in April (September) and as someone older I want to give you some advice..."
:):) 30 ain't so bad this far, welcome aboard!
Happy early birthday, doll!