Girls Weekend

So this past weekend was my bachelorette weekend...OH.MY.GOD.

It was everything I had hoped for and more!

My friends that came were so amazing and truly made it a weekend I will never forget.

Lindsay and I flew out early Friday morning and had a layover in Tampa where we kicked the weekend off with margaritas and chips y salsa...just to get in the flavor of Tejas!

When we arrived we met Katie, another bridesmaid at the airport where she had arrived from Reno. 

Tricia, the one in charge of the weekend, picked us all up and we headed to the rental house. 

At first is wasn't starting off as we had expected..there was a group of old mexicans standing outside with a frazzled hippie woman in her mid 50's and the front door wide open. They were apparently waiting for a mattress to arrive (SCORE!) for the master bedroom.

Frazzled 50something lady won't stop rambling on about light switches and keys and blinds, and all we are thinking is "get the hell out" so we can start our weekend! Tricia gets bored and walks away and me and the rest of the girls stand around pretending to be interested when we hear her say 

"We didnt have time to clean, the people here before rented it for a month and took forever to get out today"

EXCUSE ME?!

Not only are you standing here with a group of people that don't speak english putting an awkward damper on the start of our kick ass weekend, there is also no bed in the bedroom, but you are honestly telling us how this place hasnt even been cleaned!!!! 

Cue Tricia coming in and whispering that there is a jacuzzi in the next room with a steam room!

Before I had a hissy fit about the cleaning situation., or the lack there of, Katie opened a bottle of wine and we all had a glass while they brought the new bed in and then we decided we couldnt take anymore of this lady and we left to do our grocery shopping.

We decided that we would try to get the cleaning fee back and an inconvenience fee because of the experience but who knows if that'll ever happen.

That night we played lots of games and drank more wine then I thought we could consume. 

Aren't we pretty? haha

The next morning we hung around and had mimosas and bagels, while we all got ready for the day.

We called a cab to pick us up around 1230 and as we are all (5 of us) walking to the itsy bitsy cab we realize there isnt enough room for us. We desperately plead the driver but not a chance! So Vanessa, Tricia's long time friend and one of the niceswt people I have ever met, offers to drive.

Katie, Linds and I get in the cab and we arrive to the brewery a good 30 min later!

We thought it was a 10 min to drive, so we were a bit bitter but whatever...we got there!

The owner and brewer greets us in a Gorilla suit and tells us cheerfully, "Wow first time a cab has dropped any one off way out here, how much was the ride from the city!" and then true magician style he disappears. 

We walk in and immediately are so happy we made the decision to come! It was such an awesome, rustic place. It felt kind of lofty with big window and exposed pipes but kind of rustic with old looking wood making up the few walls that were in the building. There was great contemporary artwork hanging around that was forsale by local artisits and a huge great patio!

It was a small group of people working and touring so by the end it felt like you new everyone. It was lots of fun and I definitely reccommend...

http://www.thirstyplanet.net/

after..obviously

The beer was delicious by the way :)

We then headed home and I made a quick dinner and we all got ready. Cabs were back to pick us up but after making dinner, doing tricias updo and getting dressed I still hadnt even done my hair or makeup and they were already outside! So we had to pay a stupid 7 dollar waiting fee and not to mention we had to take 2 cabs because of the stupid 4person per vehicle (even if it is a van!) in Austin. bleh. 

Regardless we made it downtown to Pete's Piano Bar!

They are known for Bachelorette parties and their wonderful dualing pianos!

It was the most fun I have had in a long long long time! We got there around 8 so we didnt have to pay the $20 covercharge which was a really good decision because we were able to make friends with bartenders and pianists because we were the only ones there. Not to mention the great table we got!!! 

We made so many friends that night! A cougar that sat next to us basically hung out the whole night with Katie. The bartender from Tahoe, whom I wanted to bring back home to buffalo with me! And a sweet mom from Texas with a great southern accent! Not to mention all the other bachellorette parties that were there! Seriously so much fun. 

We were having such a great time we didn't really make it to any other bars lol. Which is what Austin's 6th street is all about. 

Only made it to one other bar, called the dizzy rooster. I.DONT.REMEMBER. lol

Well maybe a little bit, I remember we ordered a shot and the bartendar put mine on a beam over the bar with my i.d. and said the only way I was getting it was if I climbed. 

So, naturally I did. 

We met a huge group of friends there as well. 

Then it was time to go home. We tried getting a cab but there was way too many people so we took a bicycle cab to a less populated area. Never done that before!

It worked!

Oh wait I forgot to mention...somewhere between Pete's and Dizzy Rooster, this bachelorette lost her phone! haha Typical.

So the next day we all filled in each other memories with bits and pieces of that night and laughed at pictures and videos over a delicious greasy Mexican breakfast. yum!

Then we parted ways. sad face!

It was soooo much fun and I was so happy all of my friends got along so well. They all had never met one another so it was so comforting to know that they will have a ton of fun at the wedding all together too!

Thank you to all of you who made this weekend the most perfect girls weekend, whether you were an attendee, a brewer, a bartender, a new friend, a pianist, a cabbie, or my fabulous fiance whom without asking me to marry him, none of this would have been possible!!!!! Love you all :):):):)