Long Weekend Hen's Party Edition

Hen's Party Edition
Warning: A little alcoholic consumption is shown.
Its was three am on monday morning when I started writing this post..
Its a public holiday here in Perth today. 


Why am I up?


Answer below.


Friday:
We went back to the Physio for the 3rd time now. MasterS is getting a little stronger in his legs, but I had felt that he wasn't improving as quickly as I thought he might. The physio assured me not to panic and go to the 'Hyper-Mobility' Dr as he is improving, and yes while his legs are still very flexible, they are definitely stronger since the last visit. She showed me pictures of babies and toddlers she sees that has flexible legs. MasterS is definitely one of the stronger babies. So it gave my mind a little rest knowing that he isn't as bad as I thought he was. 


When we got home, I nearly had a heart attack as I watched him climb up onto the little blowup bed we have in the lounge for MissC's 'resttime' and his legs bent and he was on his knees pushing himself up. The first time I have ever seen him do that on his own! So while he still can't stand and hold his own weight for more than a minute without either falling over or needing me to help him. He is learning to bend his legs and push himself to get climb onto things. This is a great start. He will be 10 months old on the 12th March.


Friday night we had Mild Chicken Curry - which I put in the slow cooker, and accidentally used Coconut flavoured Evaporative Milk instead of Real Coconut milk. I obviously picked up the wrong thing in my haste at the supermarket. The curry turned out ok - if not a little curdled.. but it tasted fine and the boys (Drew & Sam) devoured the lot.


Saturday (The day of my Hen's Party):
Woke up at 7am with the lil squirts tucked up in bed with us.. why they like to sneak in at around 4am is beyond me. I'd rather stay snuggled up without a foot in my back, head and fingers poking my ears and pulling my hair.. but nevermind you get use too it, and if it means your not getting up at 5am then I think thats fine by me.


Drew tried to get me to clean the house (due to unforeseen circumstances this week). I really wasn't in the mood.. As it was my Hen's Party that evening.. So I excused myself and had a LONG shower, took ages blowdrying and straightening my hair.. then spent a good hour trying on outfits.. It was ofcourse MY Hens night and I needed to look my best.
I was told I had to wear a dress, my hair down, no makeup and boots.
I tried on my favourite dress I wear with leggings. Then got a text from Lee (my friend who organised the Hen's Party). NO LEGGINGS. 
Drat.. Dress toooooo short to not wear leggings. And I did not want to show my cellulite/stretchmarked thighs.


I was having a bloating day and decided that I needed my fancy pants on aswell as my fancy pants  shorts!!
I put on my black dress that I wore to Lee's Hens. 


My awesome knee high boots.

and for some strange reason my hair straightened and wasn't fluffy/boofy/wild for once!


By 1pm I was ready to get out of the house and start to relax and enjoy myself. 
Because the Hen's wasn't starting until 7pm. I went to Lee's house for the afternoon.
We had lunch out at a local cafe and chatted about the week that I had..
She wouldn't let anything slip about the party tonight, and I was nervous but at the same time very excited!


When we got back Lee started making the food for the Party, while I had my first glass of Champagne.
And 2nd glass
And thats all it takes for me to get a little tipsy!!!
Lee's sister came round with her little baby boy (3 months old) who is just gorgeous! Their parents were babysitting for the night so she could go out for the first time since having her son.

Off we went into the car and drove into Perth.
I hadn't driven around Perth in probably over 8 years so there I was chatting away about the places I use to go to and bands I had seen in various pubs.
Beaufort Street.
Ohh my friend owns a club on this street! And there I was chatting away without a care in the world about how it took them from the time I met Drew over 3 years ago to get the nightclub opened due to having to put in wheelchair access etc due to it being upstairs.
When we got to the place where my Hen's was being held.
We walked up stairs.
a little sign was at the front door at the top of the stairs.
'Gingers Private Rooms'.
"OOOOOOOhhhhhhh We're at Gingers!!!!" I exclaimed!
This is my friends club!!
And there he was standing at the DJ box with the biggest grin!
I was in shock! I had absolutely no idea what we were doing for my Hen's let alone where we were going to have it!!
"Were at Gingers" I said over and over and over again. 
I really was in shock.
There was all my girl-friends standing around drinking champagne and cocktails looking at me with big smiles on their faces..
They were all dressed up with Beehives and short dresses (Shorter than mine) and boots!
This lady came up to me and introduced herself (forgotten her name)
She was from a burlesque company and was going to teach us to GoGo dance for the evening!
HOW AWESOME!
I have done poledancing classes before, and told Lee that I'd like to do a lesson of something a little different. GoGo was PERFECT!
So she whisked me away into the bathroom where she put my hair up in a half beehive.

Put false eyelashes on me (first time I've ever had that done! Now getting some for my wedding!)

Put a little makeup on.

And while I was getting ready the girls came into the bathroom each taking turns to come in and chat with me. All of them thought I was hilarious that I had no idea.. absolutely no idea where I was until I walked in. This would be due to the fact that even though Drew and I were both invited to the VIP opening of Gingers last year, but I couldn't get a babysitter so Drew went and I stayed at home. So he knew where it was, but I had no clue!

I was ready. Complete with Sash!

 Garter

And Tassles!!! (although I only came home with one.. not sure where the other one went too!)


We went out back into the club and started our lesson.


We learnt a routine to do, Picking Apples, shimmying, doing the monkey, dancing the pony... putting it all together was really fun but..
I am very un-co-ordinated!

I drank cocktails and found that I really liked Chambord and Lemonade. No idea what Chambord is (have now googled) Apparently it is a Black Raspberry Liquor. Well I love anything Raspberry so no wonder I found it delicious!!! Definitely on the shopping list now.


I had a few shooters.

I wasn't drunk. I was definitely tipsy.

Had taken my hair out by this point!

So I had some more shooters. Straight Vodka.. from the top shelf!

BLERGH!


I was now drunk.


LETS GO TO THE CASINO!!!!!
my idea. haha


Into 2 separate cars we treked to the Casino.


The girls all went home by midnight.


Sunday:

I partied on with this Irish couple I met Sarah and Kieron at Paddy O'Harrons.
We then tried to get into the Casino area. With my flashing Bride To Be sash and all.. We walked around and then I decided that at 3.30am it was time to go home.
Show me the taxi!
$35 from Casino to my house.. Wasn't bad for that time of morning!
I stumbled in. 
Shoes off in the lounge
Bag swung over the chair in the kitchen
Fancy Pants undies and Fancy Pants shorts came off (yup double fancypants due to having a bloated day) in the bedroom
dress ended up in the bathroom
rings and watch and necklace were placed nicely on my dresser (which is odd for me I usually leave them in the bathroom or on the kitchen table anywhere they could get lost - and usually sober!)
Into bed.
4am.
Lil squirts woke up at 7am and were whisk away by Drew to the lounge. 
Panadol and water
Sleep
MissC comes bounding in, shortly followed by MasterS and Drew.
MasterS's naptime
Sleep. (while I slept Drew took the lil squirts to the park unbeknown to me - bless his cotton socks wanted the house quiet for me!)
Wake up 12pm.
More panadol and cola.. needed a kickstart to get over this hangover.
Sleep.
MasterS is put down for a nap.
Woke up 12.40 due to Drew trying to get MissC to have a nap (epic fail).
Drew took MissC round to my parents house where they went for a swim.
MasterS wakes up at 1pm and I have to get out of bed wobbly to change a pooey nappy.
Back to bed and MasterS goes back to sleep.
Drew came home around 2pm and took MasterS out to the lounge.
Sleep.
Woke up at 4pm when Drew asked me what to get the lil squirts for dinner.
Time to get vertical, although my body was definitely not worth it as I ended up spending a few minutes sitting by the toilet on the floor.
Pizza ordered at 5pm.
We watched an old Muppets movie with the lil squirts
They crashed out at 7.30pm.
I crashed out at 8pm. 


Monday:
Woke up at 3am. I slept too much yesterday. Even though I am sleep deprived.
Wide awake.
Back to sleep at 4.30am
7am lil squirts get up and so do I.. unwillingly.
Bacon and Eggs for breakfast.
Feeling better.
Now need to take the lil squirts to their swimming lesson.. BLERGH
While Drew and Sam go out on my dads boat today. Think I pulled the shorter straw!
Swimming lesson was ok.
Think I am still a little drunk.. or just very very tired.
Had a Chicken and Avocado roll from the local deli and put the lil squirts to bed for a nap..
Sleep..
30 minutes later.. I am still trying to get MissC to sleep. She seems to be very unsettled at naptimes due to not having a dummy anymore. She broke her last one a few weeks ago, and that was it we said no more. Its been hard to settle her and alot of the times I end up falling asleep next to her. Because I believe at 2.5yrs old they should still have atleast a 45 minute nap during the day!
Ok she is finally asleep and so is MasterS. 
My turn!
12.30pm no sign of the boys back from their boating trip yet. I hope they aren't sunburnt!! They've been gone since 8am this morning.
Woke up 2.30pm. Love it when they sleep for 2 hours during the day!!!
The boys did not catch any fish, just Seaweed. 
So they have requested Fish and Chips for dinner.


Drew and Sam have picked up the last of the bricks in the 2nd driveway to put back on our patio (cover up the plant area we don't use to extend our patio a little longer!) and before the builders destroy the good ones. They are the same colour as a patio which is good.


Dinner and then bed :) 


What a weekend. 


This one has been a fabulous one. 


And now its just 2.5 weeks until my Wedding day! 
(look out for sneaky peeks over the next 2 weeks!)

I love linking up with Jess from Diary of a SAHM for IBOT's. 

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