6:54 amAdult
My friend Diana (you may remember her from all the times I’ve referred to her as “BFF”) came out from Maryland to visit last week. Saturday she came over and hung out all day… and then spent the night. Yes, we had an adult sleepover. I’m not sure if that’s a weird thing or not… but there it is. It was first time that I’d seen her in a year, and yet I took no pictures. Yeah, seriously… no pictures. I’m a moron. So instead, I have illustrated the whole event with Barbies. You’re just going to have to use your imaginations…
The afternoon started out with us sitting around talking. And that’s actually pretty much what we did for the entire afternoon. Diana and I are talkers. Oh, not really individually… when you put us together, though, there is lots of talking. Hurried, excited, giggly talking. With frenzied hand gestures. We sat in the kitchen and chatted. Zoe sat under the table with a camera, video taping our legs and the carpet while capturing the audio of our conversations.
As you can see, Zoe was wearing a wedding dress for the afternoon. I had on a lovely pink stole, and Diana wore a red ballerina outfit. Diana also did my hair in a glamorous up-do. You may notice the cake. There was cake. My mom recently got me the Pampered Chef microwave rice cooker… which is the coolest invention. Because you can cook a cake in it! In the microwave! In 8 minutes! And it comes out frosted! I couldn’t help but be all excited to show Diana… and force her to eat half of it. The poor woman…
That evening we went to dinner together while Jon watched Jachin and Zoe. Diana and I took Deacon with us.
Yay! A tired baby at a restaurant!
As you can see, Deacon was dressed as a Storm Trooper for the evening. Perhaps that is why he insisted on screaming and throwing things on the floor the entire time we were there. We finally got boxes and took our food to go.
Next we got in pajamas and watched a movie. It was The Fall, one of my favorites. Have you still not seen this movie?? Diana hadn’t either, even though I have been singing its praises for a year now. So I made her watch it.
I loved watching it with her, because it’s the kind of movie that has things like imagery and symbolism… and yet you can still eat Twizzlers and chocolate while you watch it.
She loved it. I knew that she would. You need to watch it, too. Right now. Go.
After the movie, we went to bed. Because it was late… it was, like, 10pm. (Diana doesn’t really do late.)
Diana wears an orthodontic retainer device at night, which I had never seen before. But when you have adult sleepovers, you get to see all kinds of neat stuff.
Because of her neck issues, she couldn’t sleep on the couch or the floor or anything. (Like I would make her sleep on the floor…) Instead, she slept on Zoe’s bed.
Zoe’s bed was a bit small, but the mattress is seriously comfortable.
(Incidentally, we made Zoe sleep in the backyard in a tent.)
(Not really.)
The next day Diana had to leave for Colorado to visit her parents. I waved from the front porch, managing to smile, but then as her car drove out of sight, I cried. Zoe did, too.
I miss Diana and her ballerina outfit and her night-time orthodontic retainer.
Until next time, BFF.
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hehe, love this!
and i love that you MADE her do so many things, you run a sleepover like i do!
xoxo
Comment by jenica — July 30, 2009 @ 7:13 am
This is one of the funniest things I’ve read/seen in a long time! I am still laughing at the close-up of Diana with her mouth orthotically chained shut. And Deacon as a screaming storm trooper! Classic!
PS - you look hot in those sparkly tights. Awesome.
Comment by Heather — July 30, 2009 @ 7:15 pm
I love the pic in Zoe’s bed. That must have helped Diana’s neck a lot. My BFF is in town, too. Curses that I live in the same town as her parents and her in-laws. I’ll be lucky if we get lunch, let alone a sleep over.
I’m ridiculously jealous.
Comment by Jenna — August 1, 2009 @ 7:52 am
Suz, you are hilarious! I’m glad you had fun with your BFF.
Comment by Leslie — August 2, 2009 @ 5:48 am
Absolutely loved this post!!! You never cease to amaze me with your wit and imagination. You are good, girl! Oh, and I’m glad you had fun with your BFF.
Comment by Joan — August 2, 2009 @ 4:50 pm
That was the best post i’ve ever read. You captured us perfectly!!!! I’m still laughing. Thank you ever so much for remembering that my dream is that when I die I will reach heaven and forever wear a ballerina tutu. I have never actually worn one but I’m glad to see that I will look totally hot in one. I knew it! You are the best friend I could ever ask for!!!
Comment by Diana — August 4, 2009 @ 1:46 am
I don’t recognize Diana from the pictures and her tutu, is she someone I know from home or is she a Utah girl? I think you told me she’s from UT…anyway, I’m super happy you girls got to hang out, bummed about the lack of pics, but you’ve got to admit, those stunt doubles make your legs look grrreat!
Comment by Nerak — August 8, 2009 @ 5:23 pm
Nerak- She’s from Colorado. Her husband is from Utah. They lived here in Utah for a long time, which is where I met her. But now her husband is doing his PhD at the University of Maryland (just a weird coincidence).
Comment by SuzyG — August 9, 2009 @ 8:29 am