Ok so here it is...the reason I've been far far away from the computer for almost a week!

Friday I got picked up and headed out for a weekend at Tara's. Friday night was nice and mellow in preparation for the circus that would be Saturday. First we bumbled around Boscovs, then Arby's, then it was time for Bride's Day part 1. The shower was really nice...and um...pink. lots of pink. It was mostly relaxing and talking, eating, drinking, etc. THEN we got to break out the bachelorette party stuff I had taken for that night. I have pictures. Heh. I love it when I get to dress Tara up. Hah. We ended up at a strip bar called "Baby Doll's" that ran the gambit from really cute girls to um...girls i seriously hda to convince myself didn't have adam's apples. *shivers* It was a pretty good time though. Good music, laughs, drinks, and a nice of several lap dances for Tara..MOST of which she said she enjoyed hah. Towards the end of the night I started feeling severely sociophobic, but the bride-to-be seemed to have reached her limit for crowds also, so we headed back.

Sunday was Jay's daughter's birthday (which no one warned me was a costume party or I wouldn't have been so lame) which meant dealing with more people...but in a more relaxing environment. And more cake. Heh. After the party they drove me home, where I finally got to relax for a little bit and see Chris for the first time in a few days. We laid on the couch and watched Dolores Claiborne while we ate dinner. It was nice to be home for a little bit.

Monday I got up nice and early and Chris dropped me off at the train station on his way to work. I hadn't really had time to refresh my "Chris gague" so I was slightly reluctant to be leaving again, but I headed out to the airport for what was probably one of the most interesting half an hour I have ever spent in D terminal. I got there pretty easily, Jay checked me through, and we chatted for a little bit. I was slightly nervouse about losing my insulin at the security station since I had to take it out of my bag and send it through the machine in the bin with my shoes. It was then that I decided my skeleton sweatshirt is the wrong this to wear to an airport. I heard "hey I can see your bones" at least 3 times on my walk to the bathroom. I also had the girl who sold me my Excedrine (as I was in mid migraine mode) and diet coke ask if I knew any really good belly flattening tips. I'm really the wrong person to ask about this. Hah, seriously. I wonder if she was asking everyone she rung up or if the voices told her to ask the fat girl. Then I almost choked on the second Excedrine because they were uncoated, thus marking the second occassion I've throw up in the D terminal. Hah. The flight was pretty uneventful. Cat and Nicky met me at baggabe claim, and we pretty much just hung out the rest of the day. We took the baby to the mall playground for a little while, and ran out for some stuff to mix drinks at home once Erich got back. We had intended to go bowling, but the baby started runnign a fever, so we decided to stay in and watch movies. As tired as I was, it was the better option anyway. I fell asleep halfway through Mr & Mrs Smith.

Tuesday we got to a bit of a later start than we'd planned. We spent what was left of it at the Museum of Science and Industry. Nicky had a blast, and I had a pretty damned good time too! My only regret was not getting tickets in time for the special frogs exhibit before the last showing. Tant pis. It's a traveling exhibit, so I'm not too worried. After leaving there we rented a couple movies and relaxed for the rest of the night.

Cat had to work yesterday. I'd promised Scot a day to hang out, and initially we were going to take the baby for a few hours, but he was still a little sick and grumpy, so I figured it wouldn't be a good idea to take him out. We didn't do a whole lot, but it was enough. Scot knows two of my worst weaknesses...vinyl and comics. I DID buy a few comics (the new Fables graphic novel and the fist 2 installations of the new 1602, which I'm really excited about!) I was really tempted to buy a couple records I saw, but I was good. I just looked. We walked into a few other stores in the Wicker Park area. He couldn't get the day off from work, so we couldn't do a whole lot more. I got to hang out with the cats a little bit though while he made business calls. Heh. When I got home, Erich and I watched some Mythbusters and Modern Marvels (yay for B2's and the history of death devices) before Cat got home.

Today I almost just decided to stay in Chicago rather than to ever go into that airport again. Aside from the rain, getting over there wasn't bad...just slower than I'd thought. My bag ended up being late checked, I almost lost my ID showing the TSA lady my insulin, and of course...those S's standing single file on my boarding pass almost made me miss the flight altogether. My bags were searched and swabbed and all that, which I've been through before. I had never, however, met this new torture box they've adopted at Midway Airport. Nothing triggers a panic attack quite like being sealed in a box the siz of a port-o-potty and shot with strong puffs of air. I managed to hold it back until it was over, and even then I had to abate it for a while because I was going to miss my flight if I tried to deal with it. When I finally made it onto the plane my heart was pounding so fast I wanted to throw up. Luckily, I had an entire row to myself or I might have lashed out at someone. Also lucky for me...my bag DID end up making it on the plane (I had feared it wouldn't make it because it was late checked, which means it might have been on the next one...routed through Pittsburgh) and Lauren and I didn't have to stand around and wait for it!

Here's where one last adventure comes into play. Yes, you thought they were over because I was almost home? Never! No day spent with Lauren is ever boring. I went to put my bag in the cab of her truck only to be attacked by an avalanch of papers and stuff! I tried to save it, and I did manage to save most of it! The police waiting behind her jumped out and caught a bunch of it too! Hah. We drove home, got some food on the way, and now here I am...home at last!

Lots of working in the next few days...I really hope my dress is waiting for me in the office...I had a blast this last week..but I'm SO glad to be home! I missed you!

Categories: chicago [t], babies [t], bachelorette party [t]

Wow. You weren't kidding. That IS long.

Yuck... strip joints...

Did you change your layout? The background is all white...
» randomjunk on 2006-10-26 06:43:58

SO EVENTFUL! We missed you too! Wanted a Jenn update :)

Glad to see that you had a fun time away!
» lazypuppy on 2006-10-26 10:32:18

Wow.
You must be having a really fun time. Sounds like quite an adventure. :D
» ryan444123 on 2006-10-27 10:06:39

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