Armed & Ready....for some GIRL TIME.

I know I've said this before & I'll say it again....there are not alot of things in life better than an impromptu night out with your 'ol girlfriends.  Throw in some cheesedip & it becomes orgasmic.

Am I right or am I right?

My sorority (DELTA DELTA DELTA baby) sisters & I always get together around the holidays, and it's one of the main things I look forward to this time of year.  We all live fairly close to one another, minus the Montana-ers, Chicagoans & Seattle-ers so we're pretty blessed.  However we don't get together near as much as we should.  But even when several months pass between our get togethers, we reconnect like we saw eachother just the week before. 

I love hearing about where everyone is in their lives....doctorate programs, marriage, new relationships blossoming, careers & babies babies babies.  Each of these ladies hold a special place in my heart & for that, I'll always be grateful. 

Sistahs 'fo life.

And let me just say, the merlot induced fuzziness I feel today....SO worth it.

Lucky for me, I had just lathered up my nails in a new polish I got for Christmas. 

Great mani for girls night & perfect opportunity to link up with my homegirl T-dawg (and her co-host Vicki) for their annual Nail Files link up. 

Winning.

I had forgotten how much I love Essie polish. 

You can always count on them going on smooth, always looking great & holding up thru rough days.  Like a good husband should be.
:)

Hope you all have a wonderful & relaxing weekend planned!

Date night tonight with Mr. Xenos & our last holiday shin dig at our home Saturday evening, otherwise some much needed R&R. 

On a serious note, one of Jon's dear friends that he grew up with passed away over the Christmas holiday.  Only 30 years old.....just heartbreaking.  We are attending his funeral tomorrow morning.  Please keep his family & loved ones in your prayers over these next few days.

Successful Girls Trip to Seattle: Check.

I hope you all had a delightful weekend that did NOT consist of packing tape & bubblewrap like mine did. 

Moving fucking sucks.  Sorry, but it really really does. 
And no, I'm not to that point yet where I think positive thoughts like, "yay, we bought a house!" and shit.

Give me another week & I'll be there.

On a better note, I thought I'd give you all a little recap of my Seattle trip last week.

There are no words to describe the beauty of girlfriends reunited in one of the most beautiful places I've ever been:  Bainbridge Island.

Ya 'all, it. was. amazing.  And no, I did not say amazeballs.  That word f'in disgusts me.  And it doesn't help that everyone & their mom use it constantly.  I don't know why, but it makes me angry just typing it.  Stupid word.

Back to my recap.  The trip started off with chardonnay & Redbook.  Best combo for a 3.5 hour plane ride.

After we reunited with lots of hugs at the baggage claim, we arrived at their new apartment for a FABULOUS feast of clams & many glasses of red wine. 

If you cringe when you hear the word clam...try 'em sometime & thank me later.  The word clam is just nasty.  It's like the word douche.  I mean, a douche serves such a wonderful purpose...why the hell call it something like douche?

Douche vs. Clam. 

How did I get there?

Moving on.

We kept the wine flowing as we strolled down the street to this gorgeous beach down the street from their pad.  And much to our surprise, this little beach trip will be one we'll remember forever.

Tara surprised us with this...

And just you wait for my post about their adorably creative Save the Date video. 
You will poop your pants it's so damn cute.

The next day we took their lab for a swim at the beach, strolled thru downtown Bainbridge, grabbed a few lattes & enjoyed a fabulous breakfast at only the cutest bakery ever.

 Then we hopped on the ferry and pub crawled our hiney's thru downtown Seattle.

 

Two pitchers of Sangria led to this....

Our last stop:  The famous gum wall.

Then back to Bainbridge it was.  But I'm pretty sure we left our livers in Seattle.

Day two was low key & did NOT include booze. 

Ok, I lied.

We did stop at a winery.

But only one, I promise.

We spent the day exploring the little port towns around Bainbridge & drove up to this badass area called the Dungeness Spit.  You can literally see Canada you're so far north.  And you all know I love you Canadians.

Day three, sadly started with Jen hopping on a plane back to Kansas City.  We were an amigo down, but had fun nonetheless.

We decided to go kayaking in the Puget Sound, and ladies, IT. WAS. GORGEOUS!

Beautiful sunset to wrap up an absolutely beautiful trip.

I'm a lucky lady to have such amazing girlfriends. 

Until next time...............

Seattle. You Hold My Heart.

And by heart, I mean Tara.

Words do not describe my excitement to be reunited with my homegirl, my bia, my best fraaand, my other half, the third to our 3 amigos, my soulmate....ONE week from today.

Next Friday evening my plane will be landing in the BEAUTIFUL city of Seattle.  I know I have some Seattle readers out there & this girl will be coming to a city near you in 7 short days. 

Tara moved out to Seattle last June, fell in love, got engaged to a wonderful man...

 ...and recently moved out of the city hub to Bainbridge Island. 

Only the cutest frickin' island in the universe. 

We all fell in love with Bainbridge when she took us on a fucking crazy ass biking marathon
nice little biking wine tour last fall.

We ended up biking like 40 miles in the 20 degree rainstorm that is Seattle in November. 
But hey, at least I had my cognac riding boots on.

Hey.  We do anything for wine.

Just like I'd do anything for THESE girls.

We've had our ups & downs. 

Been there for eachtoher thru amazing but sometimes hard life changes including
engagements, weddings & saying goodbye at airports.

But thru it all, we grow closer and closer every year that passes.  Even with 2,000 miles between us.

No one says it better than Ms. Carrie Bradshaw.

"And there, in the same city where they met as girls, four New York Kansas City women entered the next phase of their
lives dressed head to toe in love.
And that's the one label that never goes out of style." ~ Carrie Bradshaw~