I am exhausted. Really. This weekend seriously sucked the life out of me. And while I had a fantastic time, I’m still recovering. So since I haven’t had a chance to finish processing my pics from the weekend (and there are so many!), I will give a play-by-play of the weekend. Only cuz it makes me smile. :)
Let’s see… what was I up to? Well Saturday I had to work, first of all. Which stinks, but I survived. After that, I had to drive the 3 hours to San Antonio… which also stinks… but somehow it didn’t drag on like it usually does. And then right after I got there, I had time to change into my new dress (which, btw, was super short and I’m not used to wearing super short dresses… I felt conspicuous but also, maybe a little cute :p) and then we hit the town… for a bachelorette party.
That’s right, I went to a bachelorette party this weekend, don’t be jealous. Actually, it was the first time I’ve ever been to a bachelorette party and it was quite the experience. I’m definitely not the right person to attend these things, I don’t like having attention drawn to me, and I definitely don’t like (ahem) genitalia-themed straws or cookies. I do like a good excuse for barhopping, so there’s that. :)
That said, I kind of bailed on the bachelorette party rather early. Do you remember my could’ve been guy that I wrote about? We’ve hung out every time I’ve been back to San Antonio, but this time (since he works downtown and would be done with work in the midst of our partying) I figured we could meet up and grab a few drinks. And much to my surprise, he was up for it. You see, lately he’s been aloof and distant, and so that’s what I expect from him. But this weekend he was the complete opposite. He actually acted like he wanted to spend time with me, as much as he possibly could.. when we were running around downtown he was holding my hand (which btw, is one of the major things I miss about having a guy – my hand feels lonely)… we were making plans on where we should travel in the future… it threw me for a loop. A nice loop though. I’ll take it. And I guess I’ll have to hope aloof and distant him doesn’t return suddenly.
What else happened while I was out? I ended up downing a drink super fast, skipping out on a guy that I was talking to because my friend had finally arrived to pick me up, and apparently sticking him with the bill (according to the bartender…her suggestion, not mine). Later, when my friend went to the restroom and I was sitting in a rowdy club by myself, a guy came up to me and asked me why I wasn’t smiling, telling me that when he came back, I better be smiling or he’d be mad. He never came back, probably because my friend did. :p Oh but the proudest moment? I managed to maneuver around downtown, doing quite a bit of walking, from 8pm to 2am in my high heels and teeny little dress. I am officially grown up. :)
I will say, by the way, that I think I had one drink too many. Just one. But that, combined with sleeping on an air bed mattress made for quite an unbearable Sunday morning. Oof. I may be too old for this. You know what else I was too old for? The whole bachelorette party… all the other girls were 22 and 23, with the exception of one that was still a few years younger than me. Am I officially an old maid? That said, I stayed out later than all of them, so there. :p
Sunday morning we took a trip to Market Square (pictures coming soon) and then I met up with Leandra. Oh and by the way, I learned that waiting outside, reading a book for an hour and a half without sunscreen is definitely a bad idea. You’d think I would’ve figured that out but it didn’t FEEL hot just warm. Perfect reading weather. And so, as a result, I am now all sorts of sunburned. With fun tan lines from straps and where my hair was laying on my neck. You so wish you were me, I know.
After that I drove home, stopping to take some pictures of some abandoned buildings (again, pictures coming soon). And that’s it, my weekend is officially over. I feel like I need a weekend from my weekend, it was so tiring! Definitely fun though, every time I go back to San Antonio I have a blast. Why did I leave again?
day one ninety one – ninety nine bottles of… While in San Antonio for the weekend, I went out with a friend for dinner and drinks and couldn’t resist taking a picture of the colorful bottles behind the bar. And yes, I felt embarrassed pulling out the huge D90. :p
day one ninety two – memories, like the corners of my mind… Just a quick little shot of a photo album that I bought, which holds my pictures from Europe. At some point, when I have money, I might want to make a blurb book from my pictures but the photo album was cheaper.. and instant.
day one ninety four – still red. This picture I used in a blog post announcing the new hair color, but then I liked it so much I decided to keep it as my 365 shot.
day one ninety five – fading away. I decided to take a break from obsessing over myself and my hair and focus on the gerbera daisies I bought last week, that are slowly dying. 
day one ninety six – scenic view.. And the odd picture out of the week… I went with a friend to take pictures of her house that she’s trying to lease, and we stopped at the entrance of the neighborhood to get some shots of the lake/pond with fountains in front. Truly a nice place to live. If only I could afford the rent which is like 3 times my budget!
