August
22 2004
Man, this weekend was a blur! It was action packed.
Friday morning I picked up my friends Jamie and Jason from
the airport in Columbus. Jason just moved to Chicago, which
is where Jamie lives. They met and got to know each other on
the airplane, which was cool! After I picked them up, we headed
back to Athens but somehow screwed up and ended up driving
on the beltway around Columbus for an entire hour. Whee. Circles.
When we finally made it back to Athens, I dropped Jason off
at his house and Jamie and I headed uptown.
We went to Bagel Street Deli for lunch. YUM.
I had roast beef and cheddar. After that it was time for Anne
to arrive in town, so we met up with her and went to get ice
cream. We went to the Lollipop, where we discovered the Most
Delicious Ice Cream Known to Man. Anniversary Cake Ice Cream,
which is bright yellow and tastes just like cake. Then there
are little BITS of cake swirled throughout, along with brightly
colored frosting shaped like giant sprinkles. Heaven in a cone,
I tell you.
After ice cream, we headed back to my house,
where The Great Jeans Disaster happened.
So that took up a good hour. Then we got ready to go to dinner!
We went to Casa Nueva. Jamie has never been to Athens, so she
has never gotten to enjoy a Casa Margarita!!!!!! So we enjoyed
some margaritas and burritos. Then we went to Tony's for some
darts. We all got tired really early, but it was torrential
downpouring outside and we waited for it to clear up a little
before going home. Luckily, Julie was there and she was a hero.
She drove us to my car! We didn't get soaked!
Saturday morning, Jamie, Anne and I went to Casa
for brunch. When someone has never had Casa before, it is
crucial that they have Casa twice in 24 hours, to enjoy both
dinner
AND brunch! After brunch, we shopped a little bit
and then got in our swimsuits, bought some beer and headed
for the Slip and Slide!
The party was great this year. The slide was
really great! The pool was better than ever, and there was
foam under the slide making it a breeze to go down. Unfortunately,
the plastic didn't last all day and a large hole formed. It
HAS endured three years of parties, I guess it's time for a
new sheet of plastic. Summer and Leighanna hurt their arms
in the hole! I didn't go down after that.
One of the best parts of the night was the fire
pit behind the hot tub deck. We made S'MORES. I love s'mores.
The worst part of the night was exiting the fire pit. The deck
was really dark, and my eyes were adjusted to the bright fire,
so I somehow missed the bench while stepping onto the deck
and fell right onto my butt. Don't miss the pictures of my
horrendous bruise.
The next day, Anne and Jamie and I went to Pita
Pit for lunch, and tearfully said goodbye.
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