Sarah's Bachelorette Weekend

The Bachelorette Girls outside of Biddies

So a few weekends ago I traveled to Columbus, OH for my best friend's (whom I'm the matron of honor for in her wedding) bachelorette weekend. It started off with her Bridal Shower at Biddies Coach House, which is this cute little tea house that had real old "biddies" serving tea and bite sized sandwiches. I got to meet a lot of Sarah's family and friends that I have never met before which was nice. Her family is super warm and welcoming and made me feel like I was at home. We only played one game, which I think may have upset some people that there were no toilet paper brides. Prior to the shower, I called the soon-to-be-husband, Derek, and asked him a series of questions that Sarah had to guess his answer to. To give an example of how it went, I asked Derek, "If Sarah was a color, what color would she be?" Each table of guests had to give their answer to give Sarah some hints as to what Derek may have said, and then Sarah had to choose. Most of the tables said Sarah would be blue, which I completely agree with. Sarah thought Derek would say green. Well, Derek actually said, "pink, because she's a girl." He's very insightful! It was a cute game that brought a lot of laughs and I have to give credit to my sister-in-law who did this for me at my shower and is where I got the idea from.

The Bride-To-Be and myself

After her shower, we headed back to the hotel and got ready for our dance class. But not just any dance class...an exotic dance class! Ten of us girls all learned the ins and outs of exotic movements, how to give a lap dance, and event worked on the pole for a bit (think Carmen Electra Strip-Aerobics). Everyone was a bit nervous at first, but it was a great ice-breaker as most of us didn't know each other. It ended up being a good bonding experience and so much fun! If you ever get the chance to do this, please do! And its a GREAT workout. We were all SO sore the next day! Two highlights of the 90 minute class: 1) When the teacher (who was a former stripper) told us, "That's what it looks like when my 8 year old daughter climbs the pole." and 2) When Emily climbed all the way to the top of the pole after our teacher told us we wouldn't be able to with pants on. YA!

Sarah being very shy!

Emily showing our teacher how to climb the pole

The day ended with VIP at BOMA (Bar of Modern Art) which was actually an old church converted to a dance club. Raised a Catholic, I felt very guilty drinking our screw drivers in there, but it didn't really stop me! Overall, the weekend was a blast! Her law-school friends are awesome and I can't wait to see them all again in May for the wedding. I've been friends with Sarah since pre-school; I love her, am so happy for her and Derek, and am so happy to be a part of their wedding!