Bachelorette Weekend
It was The Big Weekend. I had to work Saturday, so Aarti and Jan came out to meet me in Naperville. We had lunch downtown and then walked around the River Walk, which is very pretty. Naperville has these decorated bears out everywhere (kind of like the cow thing in Chicago from a few years back), so we checked a few of them out. Then, we were Very Late leaving and had to rush-rush-rush to get back to Aarti's before everyone else arrived. We failed miserably (due to an awful and unanticipated traffic jam on the expressway) and were the last to get to Aarti's apartment. Oops.
So. First stop: Puppetry of the Penis. Ahahahaha! It was great. It started off with a stand-up comedian, and she was SO FUNNY. I laughed so hard. Then, the boys came out. In capes. One of them (Jim) reminded me a lot of Chris Kirkpatrick. Kind of looked the same, was a bit elfish in a surprisingly hot way, and made the goofiest jokes. The other, Lincoln, was just plain hott. Damn. He wore Powder Puff Girls socks and Converse high-tops. And, um, they wore nothing else, once the capes came off. Hahahaha. Plus, they were Australian. Those accents. Mmmmmm.
The Dick Tricking was amazing. I spent the entire time with my mouth wide open in shock, and half the time cringing and hiding behind my hand. I can't imagine what it might feel like, but it looks painful. They did stunts like Gonzo from the Muppets, the Hamburger, Hot Dog, the Loch Ness Monster, the Slow-Emerging Mollusk, the Wind Surfer (complete with skateboard and fan and being blown across the stage), and, my personal favorite, the Sea Anenome (which I hope I spelled somewhat close to correctly). That one, only Jim did. I'm not sure how, but he was able to suck his penis in. Like, IN. I did NOT know that was humanly possible. Wouldn't have even imagined that that was humanly possible! Takes some muscle control, that's for sure.
So really, we spent over an hour watching two hot guys play with themselves. This in itself amuses me. They were entertaining, though. They kept making jokes and making fun of each other, and since they were having fun, it was fun for us. ::nods::
After the show (<.singing> it's the after party, and after the party it's the hotel lobby, and around about four...) we went to Red Fish, a New Orleans-style restaurant, for dinner. It was really yummy. I am NOT a seafood person by any stretch of the imagination, so I got Pasta Orleans, which had chicken. I did try the crab-and-artichoke dip, but was not impressed. The fried green tomatoes were tastier. I also had a big-ass drink called a Blue Tsunami. Mmmm. We got beads, too, which was fun.
After dinner, we headed to Howl at the Moon, a dueling piano bar similar to Jellyrolls, for those of you who know what Jellyrolls is. ;) Fun-fun-fun!! More drinking. Too much drinking. Dude, the bartender was hot. I ordered a Malibu and Coke, and he told me I had to try it with Bicardi coconut rum, instead. Damn, he made that thing strong. It was like, all rum, and then some coke for coloring. Ha ha. But it was good. Then, when we went back, he remembered our drink orders from before and just about had them made again before we got him to realize we were ordering something different. Ha ha. I tried vodka and Red Bull. Not sure I like Red Bull, but together, the vodka cut the sweetness and it wasn't all bad.
Needless to say, with a hot bartender and a hot waiter, you give in to their drink recommendations pretty easily. We rolled in about 3:30 (after getting yelled at by a rude bus driver. Pfft), got to bed about 4, and were up bright and early. Why? I have no idea. We had breakfast, and then were on our way.
Last night was Frank's surprise birthday party. It was a lot of fun. John came, so I got to see him. Hadn't seen him since Christmas. So that was fun. We played on Sarah's swingset, and John and Don nearly broke it. Two grown men can not sit on one of those see-saw swings. Ha ha ha. We warned them, but they didn't believe us until the thing started coming out of the wood. Ha ha. But it was a good time nonetheless.
Today, my mom is having a Memorial Day barbecue. My grandparents will be coming over. Good times, good times.