“Before the Guests Arrive”
I have scratched a name off my “Bloggers I Want to Meet in Person” list! Yes dear reader, Saturday night I had the distinct pleasure of meeting the witty and ever so snarky JavaJunkee in the flesh. My son Nick came along on the drive so that he could meet JavaJunkee’s lovely daughter Erin.
Lisa (JavaJunkee) and the lovely Erin.
We met in JJ’s hometown which is only about a 40 minute drive from where Nick and I live. We all met in a chic and VERY trendy restaurant called Applebee’s which maybe you have heard of? The four of us all “clicked” from the second we said hello to one another which I had figured would be the case. It was a night full of laughter and fun for all of us!
Lisa (JavaJunkee) and I
My son Nick and JJ's daughter Erin
We all enjoyed a delicious dinner together and talked and laughed and talked and laughed and talked and laughed more. All the talking and laughing seemed to be a little much for some of the tables around us and they started to complain about how loud we had become. We all felt that we had no choice but to get a little gangstah with their asses!
Gangstah JavaJunkee and Gangstah Gary
Gangstah Nick and Gangstah Erin
After dinner, I suggested we all go to a coffee shop for some coffee. I mean, how can you meet the famous JavaJunkee in the flesh and NOT have coffee with her right? Unfortunately, the town that JJ and Erin live in roll up the streets at 7:00pm! JJ and Erin could only think of one coffee shop in town and didn’t think that it would be open so late at night (8:30pm). Erin and JJ suggested that we go to the bowling alley for some bowling AND coffee. The bowling alley has a little place to get coffee, soda, candy, hot dogs, etc. We paid our bill and I gave some of the wait staff crap as I do every time I go to a restaurant and off to the bowling alley we went.
For reasons that would take too long to discuss here and now, I don’t think I will ever bowl again for the rest of my life so I decided to sit out. I would have MUCH more fun watching everyone bowl but JJ decided not to bowl and keep me company. Awwwwwwwww, thanks JJ! JJ and I sat and chatted while filling our bodies with much needed coffee and our kids bowled. We made a lot of snarky ball jokes all night and were in stitches most of the time they were bowling. Let it be known that JJ and I BOTH suggested that our kids use the bumpers but both of them kindly declined. As you can see in the photo below, this proved to be a bad decision for both of them. 
Erin's bowling ball "kerplunking" into the gutter. Just one of many!
PBA bowler Erin
PBA bowler Nick
PBA bowler Nick
Nick used the “Roll and Flick” method of bowling which really didn’t work well for him I must add. At the end of the night, Erin had pretty much mopped the floor with him. Nick tried different bowling balls all night blaming his suckiness on his ball choice and the lanes being either too slick or too dry. We all went along with it of course as to not break his spirits.
Nick at one point decided to pose for a photo with Erin showing off his ”blue balls”.
Erin and Nick with his "blue balls"
I swear I can’t take that kid anywhere! LOL
It was so awesome to meet my blogging buddy JJ and her lovely daughter Erin in the flesh! Nick and I both had an awesome time with you lovely ladies and we are definitely doing this again! I believe that Nick and Erin made a little love connection if ya know what I mean but NOBODY heard that from me. 
I wonder it’s because she can kick his ass in bowling or because of his HUGE blue balls. Hmmmmmmmmm? *shrugs*
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Recently while doing the blogroll shuffle as I like to call it, I visited my friend Luisa at Believe In Yourself as I do most every day to see what wonderful posts she had waiting for her readers today.
Luisa was awarded this awesome award and passed it along to anyone on her blogroll that felt they fit the description of the award. We all know that I am as sweet as sugar coated honeydrops on a bed of frosting so I snagged the award. That and because I am an award slut. I can’t help it, it’s just who I am.
THANKS LUISA!
Like Luisa, I am passing this award to anyone on my blogroll that believes they fit the description of the award OR if you are simply an award slut. If you are either of these, PLEASE snag this lovely award for your very own.
Enjoy your award SLUT….errrr…SWEETIE!
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