I had such a great time on Friday night meeting up with Tiffany, Missy, Aimee, and Andrea, plus Tiffany’s friend Amber was there too. Look how gorgeous we all look!

Andrea’s not in that photo, she got to the party a little late. Because her four and a half year old son wrote out her directions which were a little hard for her to decipher

And Tiffany used to be a bartender at Bennigan’s, so she has this like Blender Mojo when it comes to making Strawberry Daiquiris. With frozen strawberries, frozen pineapple chunks, and a banana to mellow things out. They were thick and frosty and SO GOOD.

We just talked and talked, Andrea showed me how to twist my hair into a bun and told us about how she won Whoorl’s Hair Thursday contest. Missy told me about her job as a Classroom Assistant to a young boy, and Aimee brought her husband and told me about how she started blogging. I had such a good time hanging out with other bloggers and not having to run off to some activity, it was great to just be able to chat.

Missy tried her hardest to make me not leave! It’s so not fair that she lives in Australia which is a zillion miles away. She is such an awesome person to talk to! You wouldn’t think a 41 year old housewife would have anything in common with a 23 year old University Student and childcare worker, but that’s the magic of blogging, it brings people together. I just hope it brings me and Missy together again some day because darn it, she’s adorable and fun and smart, and I’m always going to think of her as my friend.

We started out the evening at Tiffany’s Mom’s house, but then we moved to the house that Tiff and her boyfriend just bought, which was just one neighborhood over. Pizza was ordered (it was really good, too), more wine and other beverages were served (I switched to Diet Coke), and there was Rock Band. I attempted to sing, it was not pretty, but it was fun! And then the battery in my camera died, so I had no photos from then on.

By 11:30 PM I was wearing out, so I said my goodbyes and headed to the Courtyard by Marriott in Ann Arbor to get some sleep. Why did I check into a hotel? Well, I had a crappy day on Friday, and wrote a post about it, and Miss Britt left me a comment saying that it sounded like I could use a night in a hotel. Which seemed like such a good idea! I was only there from about midnight until just after 9 AM, but it seemed more responsible to me that I stay there than drive home tired in the dark for an hour and a half. I woke up Saturday morning, had breakfast at the hotel, and drove home.

Tiffany says she wants to make these meetups a regular thing, so I hopefully will be seeing all these gorgeous gals again really soon! Thanks again for being such a great hostess, Tiff!