Party #3: CJ and Cara's going away party

We somehow made it to this last party between midnite and 1 am. Joe's old fraternity brother/a friend of mine and his girlfriend are moving to Indy this week. They had a big get together at Lil Cheers so they could say their goodbyes. It was good to see everyone, since a lot of our friends have already moved to Indy. Everyone came to town for this night, though. I forgot about my camera by this point of the evening, but somehow I captured this picture of Joe and my sister. My sister is holding the beer she got Joe to buy for her. Joe and I decided we had ENOUGH to drink that night and left at about 2:30 am. Pizza rolls were sounding delicious at about this time & we were both ready to crash!

Needless to say....Sunday we didn't do a thing!!!

Joe's platoon party....party #2!

Party #2 of the day: Joe's platoon party. I was a little nervous about this little event, because I didn't know anyone in his platoon. I knew some of his military friends, but they weren't in this platoon. Thank God, his buddies are party crashers, because a few of them showed up later! Everyone got along so it was a really fun night....

We decided that we needed some more pictures of us...and I needed some more for the scrapbook I'm making...haha! Thumbs up for alcohol???

The aviator glasses were apparently the traded accessory of the night, because we all had them on at some point. We all looked ridiculous, too! The more you drink, the cooler you think you look, though!

Joe was pretending to be sad about something....probably because I wouldn't let him call me stupid "nicknames." This also started the next phase of our night. A group of us left the VFW and went to Leroy's on the westside for some more drinks and a little karaoke...yeah, it got interesting!

The guys thought they had the song "Chicken Fried" down.....they did not! It was definitely a show!

I can't remember what song they TRIED to sing here, but they were definitely into it! Noone got a picture of all the wives & girlfriends singing "Girls, Girls, Girls." Now THAT was something!

Last picture of us at Leroy's before heading to our last party of the night, which was at another bar....Lil Cheers, here we come!

Sally's baby shower

One of my best friends from college was told she could never get pregnant. She got married to a guy from Newburgh, and she moved back home to Fort Wayne. About a year later, we get this little memo from her that she's pregnant. We were all shocked and couldn't believe the news. She always acted like a mom to us, so we knew she would be a great mom! She had a lot of friends who were still living in Evansville, so she had a baby shower down here on Saturday. (This was just the start to my hectic day!) The night before we all went to dinner at Hacienda as a girls night out occasion. It was nice to catch up with everyone. Sally was glowing and looked more happy than ever. Sally had the shower at her mother-in-laws in Newburgh. She recieved some really creative baby gifts, and we played some funny games. She is due at the beginning of February; she is keeping the sex of the baby a surprise, but already has names picked out. Grace Elizabeth Martin if it's a girl. Jack Donald or Owen Donald if it's a boy. All the names are family names. It's exciting to know that next time I probably see her, she'll have a little one with her too!

Midnight showing of Twilight!!!

So I'm a big dork and decided to go see Twilight with my sister and some friends the Thursday before it came out. I worked all day, maybe got a 30 minute power nap, and then chugged a caramel macchiato from Starbucks. Everyone who went with our group made shirts, too. I have the front and back of mine in the above pictures...yeah, we went all out...hence:dorks! I was also sooo tired that I accidently put a burn mark on the back side...oops! The rush of seeing a movie from a book I fell in love with gave me the adrenaline I needed to stay awake. We went to Stadium 16, and the place was PACKED! There were crazy moms and people everywhere! The book was intended for teenagers, but I know more 20-year-olds and up that actually read it. The second grade teacher at Holy Spirit FINALLY jumped on the bandwagon! haha!! Not only did I see it for the midnight showing, I also went that next day/Friday to see it again with my mom, aunts, and yes, sister again! It was definitely worth it, and I'm ready to go see it again. I think I may read the book again, though. I still have a boyfriend who hasn't seen it, and I think it'll be a great date movie! ;-)