I meant to get this posted sooner, but it’s been a busy week. I spent most of the week in Omaha at a lab managers conference I wasn’t actually supposed to be at. But, everyone else from work was going, so I got to tag along like the ugly stepchild and drink unlimited coffee and Diet Coke. The only perk was that I got to spend Monday night with my Chananana eating sushi, drinking beer, and talking about boys. It was perfect!
I mean, I guess in the grand scheme of life it wasn’t the worst of times, but I did have legitimate work to be doing in the lab which I obviously did not get done……
However, before rolling out into Cornhusker territory I spent the weekend with the besties! Lil B came over from the West side to visit, and we had some epic adventures. Granted, we had some epic plans that didn’t get accomplished, but anytime spend with friends is time well spent.
THURSDAY
The Cowboy said this looked like trouble….I don’t think he has any idea!
It’s always ideal when you can start your weekend off on a Thursday night with $2 wine night at your favorite bar!!! We then decided that a Walmart run was in order because we had crafts to do and more wine to be drinking! I would like to point out that taking my two slightly tipsy besties to Walmart was a bit like herding cats…..and there may have been several jokes made about Lil B’s melons…….yup…..we are those girls. Hide yo kids, hide yo husbands!!!!!!!
Rolling around town with these two weirdos!
We may or may not have tried to con the Hubby in Law into watching Magic Mike XXL with us….it didn’t really work.
On a side note, could we discuss that Magic Mike XXL is too random to even exist?!?! I mean the first Magic Mike was weird….but acceptable. There was an actual plot line and you felt like something was actually happening. The second one is just random, and then when it finally starts to get good….it just ends!!!! Like here’s a mostly naked Channing Tatum, now goodbye! Granted……..I did have to take a hangover nap Saturday morning during part of the middle section, but the besties assured me I didn’t miss much.
We all went to bed without much incident, and I did manage to scrounge up enough blankets so that Lil B didn’t freeze to death in my house!
FRIDAY
I didn’t work Friday since Lil B was here and the Bitch Faced Bestie (Triple B) gets off around noon. Lil B and I made breakfast and did manicures while we waited for lunch time. Triple B and the Hubby in Law came over after she got off work, and I made spicy fish tacos with slaw and avocado cream for lunch. (I should probably throw that recipe up on the blog….someone remind me!) The Hubby went to work and we ran to the mall because underwear was on sale…..and you can’t waste a sale on underroos when your dog eats them the way mine does! Post shopping it was shower time followed by wine and crafts!
I did have grand plans to make rings, and so we bought wire on Thursday night. Unfortunately, the wire we settled on was too thick. Triple B did manage to create a cute squiggle ring, but I couldn’t get my “Bitch Fuck Off” rings accomplished. Oh well, another day I’ll try again.
It’s gonna have to be another day another craft for this little project I guess. I really think the trio of “Bitch Fuck Off” would be really helpful for nights I go out….or trips to Walmart…..life in general really!
We did manage to accomplish making our matching bestie sweatshirts. Triple B found a Pintrest hack for making your own screen printed shirts. It is a bit labor intensive, however I think wine really takes the edge off that. It would be less labor intensive if everyone pulled their own weight….cough cough Lil B……!!! However, some of us are more crafty than others of us apparently. Triple B showed off her pro level skills by cutting out two of the stencils in the time it took me to cut out one…..
- The Things You Will Need
- Sweatshirt or shirt of choice
- Acrylic paint
- Sponge brush
- Freezer Paper
- Printer
- Scissors and a knife
- Tape
- Pen or Sharpie
- WINE!!!!!!!!!!!
- Type the saying or picture into Word and blow it up to size. Once you’ve got what you want, just print the documents. This took us a couple trials to get the size right, but it’s not a difficult process.
- Align all your words in the position you want and tape them down onto your work surface.
- Trace the words onto a sheet of freezer paper, making sure that the waxy side of the freezer paper is down.
- After you get done tracing, you’ll need to cut out the words. This is by far the worst and longest part of the process……..just keep drinking your wine and you’ll make it through. Be sure to save all the middles of your letters….so your letters will have their holes if that makes sense.
- Lay out your shirt and gently iron on the template. If it isn’t positioned just right, or if one of the middles moves, just peel it up, reposition, and iron down again. We also put a piece of freezer paper inside the shirts in case the paint bleeds through.
- Sponge the paint onto the stencil making sure to cover everything well.
- Carefully peel off the stencil….it won’t come all in one chunk….and pick out the middle of the letters. Try and avoid getting paint onto any parts of the shirt that aren’t supposed to have paint.
- Let shirts dry undisturbed over night and you’re all set to rock your new creation!
After we finished making the three shirts, we headed out to the bar. We ended up not staying very long, but that was long enough to put away some fireball and get hit on by some random old guys who may or may not have been married and who may or may not have been at the bar with women other than their wives……..
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- Look at how cute these are! How could you not want to drink Angry Balls?!
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- This might be my new life motto….!!
We did manage to order food on the way out of the bar, however Lil B ate all mine before we managed to get home. 
This caused less than stellar results for some of us the next morning…..
SATURDAY
You’ll notice the only perky one is the one who got the food!
Eventually, I did manage to choke down some toast, and rallied for the end of Magic Mike XXL….. Again, apparently I didn’t miss much in the middle section while I was sleeping off the pukiness. I think Lil B and Triple B made eggs….but I was in bed so I’m not entirely sure. I do think the mark of true friendship is when your friends can forage in your kitchen and no one thinks it’s weird that you’re not there!
Girls who veg together stay together!
We spent the rest of Saturday at Triple B’s playing Star Wars Monopoly. The Hubby in Law made us fancy steak and shrimp dinner, and we all just hung out and watched movies. We had originally had plans of going downtown to one of the bars for a neon dance party, however the residual hangovers were just too much to rally from. Also the mere thought of going downtown seems exhausting. It’s expensive, far away, it seems like that’s were the annoying Bro type dudes would hang out…..just generally not really my cup o’ tea.
SUNDAY
Sadly, Lil B had to leave us Sunday morning, but there was time for one more breakfast and coffee. I know it’s hard for her because Triple B and I are both here now and she’s sorta out West all by herself. It’s always sad to see her go, but anymore, our livers can only take so much of each other at one time. I’m actually headed out the direction in a couple weeks so I’ll see her again soon. Until then, there’s always awkward and strange group texts to get us through. Seriously, if you read our group chats sometimes you’d think we didn’t get along…..you’d also think we were probably drunk all the time….we aren’t, that’s just how we act!
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