Bartender Needed?

Well folks, this is it! I have found my true calling... Bartending! It's the perfect mix of social interaction and alcohol without the hangover.

A couple weekends ago I was asked to bartend a wedding- I said YES and was slightly regretful afterwards when I realized I had a family gathering I would have to leave early. I literally was crying when I left my family... but my frown was quickly turned upside down once I got behind that bar. I was serving up wine, mixing some mean whiskey cokes, and margaritas on the rock quickly became my specialty. The people were so fun and so nice the time flew by. The bride and groom gave me more money then planned because I was such a hit- it's making me consider a one night a week gig. So comment me this...

1. Do you think I could handle being a bartender?
2. What type of bar do you see me at?
3. Should I move to Vegas to pursue this? (haha joking)
4. Am I crazy?

Andover Taken Over By Bachelorette Party

Last time I blogged (almost a month ago) I said the next thing on my horizon was Collette's bachelorette party... well finally pictures have emerged and I feel ready to share in our wild Saturday night...

We started things off with a BBQ and yard games at Breann's house (Gumtow- for you fellow Silver Bayians). We had a blast laughing, talking, and of course sipping a drink or two :) We had decided our course of action would be Andover, MN while the boys travelled to St. Cloud.

Andover isn't a small town, but it has that feel- needless to say they weren't ready for what was about to be unleashed on them...

Suprise Suprise we ended up on stage with the band... Jenny played the tamborine and of course they remembered her from the last time she had seen them...This picture even made their web page... Janna came and is now officially my +1 to all bachelorette parties (not that that is an option... but I think it is now expected). We hit up a couple other bars- I was involved in some major dancing sandwiches, we met a post wedding party, got told over and over again why marriage is stupid, I may or may not have given out my number, and Janna and I may have encouraged some after hours karoke through our cheering and sick dance moves. All in all it was a fun night and great way to celebrate with the bride to be.

SIDENOTE: One of the boys in the group was not feeling well when he got home and it wasn't the groom... CLASSIC case of the flu- wonder if he caught it at a strip club?

So That Was July...

While my sister was getting engaged (4th of July)... I was on Sturgeon Lake whooping it up with some good friends from HS... luckily Sara lives on the lake so I didn't have to rough it much more than an air mattress on her living room floor :) We had food, beer, fireworks, and a special appearance from Tara... all in all a great day/night...
The next weekend was my favorite Silver Bay event, the Rocky Taconite Softball Tourney... this was the first year they didn't have a women's division since I can remember- it was SUPER depressing to not play, but I still managed to have a good time.

Onto our annual family Hayward, WI weekend- complete with a fish fry, gift shopping, the candy store, and of course cards... This year featured a special trip to Famous Daves for a 70s cover band that apparently played Prince music ??? My cousin Andrew also tried his luck on the horse... WHOA NELLY!
We finished the evening at our favorite little stop (Home of the Friday night Fish Fry)... the Golden Rule- we tried our hand at some Wii action and Taylor tested her aim by attempting to get this hook on this nail- thatta girl...

Last weekend found me in the metro area for Collette's Bachelorette Party... All I can say at this time is Anoka wasn't ready for us and there may be some pictures on the band's web page...

August 1st=Collette's wedding... I hope my dress is ready for me :)

I'm Getting a Brother....

Congrats to Kenzie and Jeremy- they got engaged on 4th of July... I hear there may have been a headlamp and tears involved- but I'll let you ask them the details :) Date is TBD.

'Ball, Bawling, and Ballin'

Last weekend I took Friday off to head to Silver Bay and see Megan- I had been missing her pretty bad so I was SOOO excited. We sat on the porch- I burnt my thighs, Megan burnt her entire body... had sloppy joes- Manwich (which I loved although some people were disappointed), hit up the Big Dipper, played some bocce, and had dinner with her family and the Fenstads at Crossings.

Then I was off to Duluth to meet up with my Dad, Taylor, and her friend Shay after their softball game. They were in a tourney all weekend and staying at my house. We saw My Sister's Keeper... honestly an amazing movie but EXTREMELY sad. 35 minutes in Mike Guzzo turned to me and asked "Who the hell picked this movie?" Tears were streaming down our faces, even if you don't know someone who has or had cancer it will touch you... Check out these puffy eyes while we pose by the new Harry Potter marketing- super excited to see that one :) Saturday was spent dodging rain, helping my Dad coach, down time between games with Megan, napping in the car, entertaining 3- 15 year olds, pizza party, and movies... Sunday we woke up and were back at the fields for more softball. After the tourney, my Daddio went home and Tay stayed with me to go to the Shinedown concert. I realize it's the "mainstream" song, but Second Chance was definitely my fav...

We had so much fun and were all smiles, until I had to wake up for work on Monday and she, of course, got to sleep in :(

Salut

Yesterday Lucas and I went to MOA (Mall of America for those of you not down with the lingo) for work. DISCLAIMER: Before you comment about how jealous you are of my job, it's not easy doing these things. Yes I love my boss and had a fun day with him... but it's a LONG day shopping EVERY store, plus driving, etc... in other news, it was super nice to get out of the office for the day and okay, I admit it, I LOVE MY JOB.

When we were done we headed to Grand Ave. for dinner with Matt on our way home- it was gorgeous so we ate outside at Salut. The food was good and the company was even better...My key learning for the day- LOL.

And for those of you that can't seem to get the "L"s to point the right direction, I present the "lol"...

GMAS

This weekend was Grandma's Marathon- it's kind of a big deal here in Duluth... I was lucky enough to have a hotel room for Thursday-Saturday night in the heart of the festivities. After work on Friday my parents and Taylor came down, we met Lib and headed to Canal Park for dinner at Angie's. Then my Dad, Taylor, and I went to see The Hangover- my second viewing, totally LOVE it! I found it even funnier that my Dad, my 15 year old sister, and I were in a theater with a bunch of college guys watching sick humor :)

Saturday it was up early, 5 am- gross, to hand out water to all the runners (6000 in the half, 8000 in the full)- my family had no idea what they were getting into. It's a long day, but super fun. I had to find 150 volunteers for Mile 21- luckily, my family (Dad, Mom, Kenzie, Libby, and Taylor), Tara, Leah, and Matt were there to support me.My parents went home for the night, against my Dad's wishes to stay and party. Janna (who had run the half in 2 hours- YAY!), Kelly, Leah, Kenzie, and I headed to the tents with my friend Kristina and her friends that were also staying at the hotel. We had 50+ beer tickets to use up and had a great time doing so.... Sunday was spent laying low, I was sad because I got to spend 2 AMAZING weekends with Janna and now I don't know when I'll see her again. I also got depressed watching He's Just Not That Into You- I feel like Gigi and I'm looking for my Justin Long :(

Once again THANK YOU to my FAMILY and FRIENDS for being the GREATEST! I had such a fun weekend and can't believe I am this blessed :)

This week is flying by already- I took Friday off of work because Megan made a suprise return to MN- I'm SOOOOO excited to see her and it kills me she is in the same state and I haven't seen her yet!