Malcolm: Mom, do you…do you like your parents?
Lois: It doesn’t matter how I feel about them. It’s not like I can trade them for someone else. You can’t pick your parents. You’re pretty much stuck with whoever you get.-Malcolm in the Middle

For months I’ve been thinking of fun ways to tell our friends when we finally got pregnant. We opted for different ways to tell each of our different friends. Sassy Couple found out right away since I wasn’t drinking on New Year’s Eve and she point blank guessed it! We told Walking Buddies when we were up in Tahoe together and I had to explain why I couldn’t go sledding or ice skating.

Remember a few weeks back when I blogged about Ranger Bob and getting lost on a hike with Geeky? Well that was the day I told her about Roo. So when we were lost, she just kept saying, OMG you’re PREGNANT! We have to find our way out of here! It was so cute how worried she was. She is going to be an awesome auntie.

We went out to dinner with Couple Friends and their babies and I casually mentioned that Match would be getting six weeks off this coming September. Then they looked at us, and looked at my bottle of sparkling water that was clearly not wine and they got it.

I told Monica and Chandler on skype much the same way we told our parents. It was fun to be able to get them in on a secret when they’re so far away and missing out on so much. We told them before we told many of our friends! Last week I told the rest of “The Group” including Tahoe Couple, Token Gay Guys and TomBoy via email with the picture below. They all freaked out because they’ll be aunties and uncles. We’re the first out of that group to have kids, so it marks the beginning of a new era. I promised them I would try not to change too much.

As for everyone else, we are still waiting to make the big announcement via Facebook. I have a lot of acquaintances on there, and we’re just not ready to tell everyone. I think we’ll wait for the 10 week mark. Instead of the typical sonogram picture, this is what we will be posting:

I just have to say this picture totally makes it look like I have a bigger bump than I do. I had just eaten Mexican food so it was definitely more of a food baby. It’s still pretty early so I’m not showing yet. But the boobie fairy has come to our house, much to Match’s delight. Oh we are SO those embarrassing parents already aren’t we?

Joy: What the hell are you doing?
Darnell: Throwing you a surprise party.
Joy: My birthday’s not till next week!
Darnell: That’s the surprise. -My Name is Earl

Yesterday was Tahoe Girl’s mom’s 60th birthday surprise party. Us “kids” did the majority of the work so the parents could enjoy themselves. We cooked, cleaned, hosted, decorated, and generally busted our bums running around the steel buildings. The hard work paid off and we all had a blast. I didn’t realize just how much work goes into big parties until this weekend.

We got to town on Friday afternoon and hit the ground running. We stayed at Tahoe Girl’s neighbors house, just behind her parents home. We spent the afternoon baking and prepping pasta salads, marinades and all the apps for the big event. This was done while drinking bottles of wine and laughing a lot.

Tahoe Girl and I came up with the idea that we should open our own event and catering business and call it “Two Drunk Chicks”, where we decorate AND party! If that were a reality show, you know you’d watch it!! We ended up finishing all the prep work and then playing beer pong and drinking games until 3 in the morning. Getting up in the morning was rough!

The surprise went off without a hitch. Tahoe Mom was completely floored and it was so cute watching her reaction.

We even had one of her friends dress up as Elvis and dance with her when she walked in.

As you know later that night we played the Triple B game and it was a hoot. We had a lot of fun but I was so exhausted the next day. It’s a lot of work being behind the scenes of a party!

Joey: (To Rachel) Look, turning thirty is not that big a deal.
Ross: Oh really? Is that how you felt when you turned thirty?
[Flashback to Joey's thirtieth birthday]
Joey: Why God, why?! We had a deal. Let the others grow old, not me! -Friends

Today is my birthday…and it means I’m 2 years closer to turning 30. I’m not quite sure how I feel about that yet. I think part of me is excited because I’ve heard the 30s are fabulous. But I’m also a tad depressed because I thought I’d have a lot more done by this point in my life. I suppose that’s natural.

I’m also a little down today because my birthday falls on a weekday (boo). All of my friends live out of town so it’s not likely that I’ll be able to get together with anyone today, and Match has to sleep and then works tonight.

My ideal day today would be to meet up with a few of my fabulous bloggy besties and go out for a lunch date. This would of course include wine, laughing, and girl talk. Doesn’t that sound awesome? Instead I’ve decided to treat myself to a haircut. It’s been SEVEN months so I figure I’m due. Then I may do a little craft shopping, rent a chick flick and veg out. Match is taking me to dinner before he has to work so that’ll be fun. Our real celebration is this weekend when we go rafting! I’m sooo excited for that.

Meanwhile, I am missing my friends a bit today. So what better than to play the Who Are Your Friends game over at  Gigi’s World.

As you already know, I’ve got two friends nicknamed after Friends characters.

Monica & Chandler

I’m missing them big time. They’re so far away in Scotland. Sniff. They are just like Mon and Chan on Friends.

As for the rest of the cast, I think Tahoe Girl would make a perfect Phoebe. She already does a lot of silly singing and goofiness.

I don’t have a lady’s man friend, so there’s no Joey or his two pizzas sadly. We also don’t have a Rachel or a Ross. No one in my group of friends breaks up and then gets back together constantly. Thank god for that!

I’m a total Monica myself when it comes to being clean. I have also been known to do a lot of singing and dancing and making up weird songs, so I channel a bit of the Phoebe floopy energy.

Match is no Chandler. He actually hates being the center of attention. He’s actually more like Phoebe’s Mike because he sits back and puts up with my shenanigans.

So my group doesn’t really fit the Friends cast. We’re a lot more like the How I Met Your Mother crew. But I still adore the show and I love nothing more than curl up, turn on the projector bulbs and have Friends marathons and quoting episodes on a daily basis. So what about you? Who are your friends?

Ross: All right, we have a tie. Luckily, I have prepared for such an event. (Pulls out flashcards) The Lightning Round!
All: Ohhhh.
Ross: Thirty seconds, all the questions you can answer.
Monica: You guys are dead, I am so good at lightning rounds.
Chandler: I majored in lightning rounds. All right, we’re gonna destroy you.
Monica: Huh, wanna bet?
Chandler: Well, I’m so confused as to what we’ve been doing so far… -Friends

Today I’m linking up with two fabulous bloggers, my blog bestie Impulsive Addict and Seriously Shawn for the first edition of Talk to Us Tuesday.  It’s a link up where you talk to the hosts as if you’re getting together with them for a cup of coffee or in my case, glass of wine. No rules, just say what you feel like!  It’s going to be amazeballs so link up and come play!

Now grab your favorite glass of whatever, because I’m going to tell you about a little game we discovered over the weekend.

• At the awesomeness that was Tahoe Mom’s 60th birthday on Saturday, we were introduced to a new game. You all know how much The Group loves a good game.
• The game didn’t have a name, it was just referred to as Brown Bag Game. Of course I had to rename it. After playing for about a minute, I immediately yelled, “This game is called Brown Bag Bendover.”
• This became better known as Triple B.
• This is what the game looks like:

• As you can tell the game is simple. You have a brown bag, you bend over, and you pick it up.
• The only rules are you have to pick up the bag with your mouth, and nothing on your body can touch the floor except for your feet.
• It’s not a drinking game, but it helps!
• After each round, you cut an inch off the bag, making the game even harder.

• At this point in the game someone yelled, hey that’s like 7 inches! (It was when this picture was taken, so it was maybe 2)
• To which I replied, “Who have you been dating?!” Yes, Triple B brings out my dirty minded sarcasm.
• The  game gets a lot harder when the bag gets shorter. This is where people started falling down.

• Tahoe Girl’s Dad came up with a Lightening round, in which the bag was replaced with a paper plate.

• The Lightening Round was damn hard.

• At one point, Tahoe Dad gave Santa Cruz Chick some motivation by way of a piece of birthday cake.

• We messaged Chandler and Monica in Scotland telling them they had to try the game Brown Bag Bendover.
• To which Chandler replied, “Does this involve a butterface?” Hehehehe. That’s a whole different kind of game!
• So there you have it folks: Brown Bag Bendover, aka Triple B. Mark my words this game is going to be playing on every college campus nationwide. You’re welcome America!

 

 

Ted: That’s why I have this list, so I never make the mistake of thinking I could still pull an all-nighter.
Marshall: I’m too old for that stuff.
Ted: Or eat an entire pizza in one sitting.
Marshall: I’m too old for that stuff.
Ted: Or hang posters on your wall without frames.
Marshall: Wait. Wait! I’m too old for that stuff. By the way, how good is Lethal Weapon? -How I Met Your Mother

 

I confess…

That I’m a terrible, terrible friend. I flaked out on Tomboy and her boyfriend’s going away party. I lied and told Tahoe Couple and Tomboy that I was sick and couldn’t make it to the festivities. Me miss out on a party? Cue Gasp!

I confess…

That I’m not really sick. I’m just sick of partying. This summer has felt like one big drunk fest and I just didn’t have another party in me. Plus this wasn’t just a party, this was going to be two nights in Santa Cruz,  where there would be tons of repetitive drinking games, lots of bad tasting cheap beer, and inevitably me sleeping  on an uncomfortable couch.

I confess…

In the words of Murtagh, I’m too old for that shit. Every once in awhile sleeping on a couch (or maybe passing out on the dog bed) is all fine and dandy. But I’m not in college anymore. When I party with friends, I would like to be able to sleep in a comfortable guest bed, or get a DD to drive me home to sleep in my own bed. I am also pretty over these parties with the same drinking games over and over again. I love our group, but just once could we have a party where we all just hang out and talk? Or maybe play a game like taboo or something, where drinking just happens naturally, instead of as a part of the game?

I confess…

That I’m also semi-dreading Geeky’s bachelorette next weekend. I know it will be fun, but it is another night where drinking will be #1 on the menu. At least she changed the venue and instead of a weekend in Tahoe, now it’s just one night at a country bar. It’s a place I’ve never been and I’ve heard it’s a blast. We’re also going in style, renting a limo, drinking champagne, the works. And Geeky has a really comfy guestroom and breakfast planned for the next day. On second thought, maybe I’m not dreading it so much.

I confess…

That I’m getting to that age where I’m ready for a different kind of party. I love hanging out with Sassy Couple and their friends, dancing with the kids and singing karaoke with Sassy’s little girl. We sip on some wine, maybe play some lawn bean bags, and cuddle their babies. It’s a very mellow kind of partying.

I confess…

That I will miss Tomboy and her man. Hopefully Match and I can make a trip up to Oregon to visit them. I think we’d have a lot more fun hanging out with just the two of them. I think they’re kind of over the wild partying too, but feel obligated to the rest of the group to throw one last big party.

I confess…

That even though I can be the life of the party, I’m definitely a homebody at heart. I can’t wait to curl up on the couch tonight in my pj-jays, with a glass of wine, a dvd and maybe some chocolate chips and strawberries. Sounds like the perfect remedy for my “sickness” to me.