Girl's Weekend

As I said last week, I drove to Salisbury, Mass. to meet up with my friends Jess and Amy. (Pictures will follow in a later post). Jess made some really great pizzas and we all settled in with beers, fat and happy. Until Ryan (Jess’s boyfriend and a former CSC rugby player) decided it would be wrong if we didn’t go to the bar down the street for at least a beer. In all honesty, I was exhausted and was completely content sitting on the couch, drinking a beer and watching Sin City. Ryan would NOT take no for an answer! So, the four of us sucked it up and walked down to Bevie B’s, the seaside bar down the street. Salisbury is basically a beach town so it’s pretty dead this time of year, but I can’t wait to see what it’s like in the summer. Anyway, we went down to the bar and had a great time, taking pictures and playing free pool. I had a pretty good buzz, but no one was drunker or more entertaining than Ryan. Yes, it was girl’s weekend but he got a free pass for Friday night.

Saturday morning Jess and Ryan made us what I can only describe as the biggest and best breakfast ever! I’m not sure if it’s a Mass. or a Vermont thing, but along with the eggs, bacon and sausage, there were mashed potatoes. I don’t know about you, but I LOVE mashed potatoes and to have them at breakfast just made the whole day bright. We finally got ready to leave for Boston (a tad later than anticipated) and ended up taking a side trip to a nearby house in Newburyport, MA where Dan (yet another old boy, CSC rugby player who’s dating Amy) was painting the house. It wasn’t just a house. It was a mansion that was built in 1792. There were actually etchings on the windows, one of which said “today is the day they abolished slavery.” It was absolutely amazing and the house was gorgeous! Dan took us up on the roof and I got some really great pictures, as it was a beautiful day. The weather couldn’t have been much nicer and we took the T to Fanieul Hall. We really didn’t do all that much but drink, eat and talk about sex. Seriously, I’m not sure I ever want to talk about sex again. I know we gave the guy behind us at dinner an earful, that’s for sure! Let me put it to you this way: I don’t know if there’s ever been a time when all three of us have been in some semblance of a relationship at the same time, so we took advantage. That, and Ryan works for Comcast so they get free cable (porn), including the Playboy Channel. This past weekend was definitely a learning experience. To cap off the night we went to the local Pizzeria Uno’s for $2.50 Killian’s drafts which was such a nice change from the $4.50 pints we had been drinking (if not more). Every time I go somewhere I realize how much cheaper it is to live where I do. I mean, it’s $9.75 to get into the movies in Albany. That’s f’n insane! I can go to the Crandell in Chatham, get popcorn and soda and still not spend that much! I mean, we got three lemon drop shots and when we got the bill it was over $17.00!!! That’s absolutely crazy. So, thank you Pizzeria Uno’s for being the cheap end of our trip. We went back to Amy’s and Jess made some kick ass popcorn while we watched Pants Off/Dance Off. Interesting show.. Next up was some more porn, but I called it a night. I guess porn just isn’t my thing.

The next morning we got up and went to breakfast at this cute little lesbian hippie restaurant. We had a great breakfast (minus a bit of an outburst from the three people who GAVE us their table, then walked out, middle fingers in the air because they didn’t get a bigger table quick enough) and then Ryan picked Jess and I up for the trip back to Salisbury, looking a little rough. I left their place around 1:45, all ready for my three hour drive, but it took me a little over four hours thanks to the heavy rains and people’s lack of ability to drive on a highway. It was SUCH slow going! J. and I were supposed to go see The Departed (I know, broken record) but I still hadn’t showered and didn’t really feel like going out. We’re going to see it tomorrow, no matter what!!! Instead we watched Team America: World Police. Well, I watched most of it. I know I fell asleep for part of it so I should probably watch it again. It was pretty funny, although I’m not sure it’s really my sense of humor. Kind of like this whole “Borat” phenomenon. I have no interest in seeing it, but I’m very interested in what the whole world is finding funny about it. I know it’s a movie J. wants to see so maybe I’ll suck it up (AFTER we finally see The Departed) and find out what all the fuss is about.

Anyway, that’s about all I can say about the weekend. I had an awesome time with the girls and even learned a little something along the way. I’ll try to post some pictures later on tonight.