Thursday, January 15, 2015

JACKSONVILLE ADVENTURE

This past weekend I packed up a duffle bag and hit the road on Friday afternoon. My friend Shelby, whom I met freshman year of college, got married on Saturday in St. Mary's Georgia, so I drove up to Jacksonville and met up with a bunch of people throughout the weekend. Shelby was the crazzzziest one from our freshman group, who partied harder than any of us and used her fake ID more than her student ID. I'm pretty sure she gained the freshman fifteen in Natty Lights. She and I have done a lot of embarrassing and unclassy things together so instead of sharing stories, I'll use this photo to pretty much sum up her college experience. She's in the pink haha


But over the last couple of years she got her act together, graduated, began eating healthy, fell in love and matured drastically. I couldn't be more happy for my Guita! I call her Guita because she wore so much self-bronzer in college when we went out, that she looked like a Jersey Shore cast member. haha

I also got to see three of my old roommates and a few other friends in the duration of my mini vaca...along with some of my frat bros at the beach bars! Yayyyyy not.

Plus, one of my buddies got super drunk, shouldn't have been driving, dented the front and side of his new car and than smashed his iPhone to smithereens. Never a dull moment.


Luckily, he got everything situated at the mechanic and AT&T store the following day. I'm convinced he did it so he had an excuse to get the iPhone 6 and play Clash of Clans on a bigger screen haha

Here's some wedding pics

Wedding Bound
 
Guita tying the knot in freezing cold weather
 
 
 
Open bar = white girl wasted
 
As much fun as I had this weekend visiting everyone, I realized how thankful I am that I no longer live in Jax, which was a huge revelation for me. It seemed as though everyone I ran into at the beach bars were in the same exact cliques, going to the same bars every weekend, doing the same thing. I would have probably fell into that trap as well and I'm so happy I didn't because life is all about change and growth. I am perfectly content with visiting every 4 months.
 

Much Love Guys.

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10 comments:

  1. JackJanuary 15, 2015 at 3:49 PM

    That sounds like a blast! Weddings seem to be all the rage for people our age. (Yep, I meant to rhyme.) I never get tired of seeing friends fall in love and tie the knot; though I don't forsee that in my near future. Lol.

    Open bar = unlimited fun!

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    1. Average gay dudeJanuary 15, 2015 at 10:21 PM

      You're not kidding, everyone is getting married and having kids these days...in no particular order. Love is such a beautiful thing, plus weddings are a pretty great place for singles to mingle. Unfortunately there were only two other gay guys there, one being the bartender, and the other wasn't my type. Maybe one of us will run into the butter guy at a farmer's market sometime this year haha

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  2. anne marie in phillyJanuary 15, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    you stepped out of your former "comfort zone" and found out there is so much more to life! granny cougar is proud of you and your mature attitude! and what a pretty bride; many many years of happiness to her!

    now, about those choco/peanut butter cookies...

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    1. Average gay dudeJanuary 15, 2015 at 11:52 PM

      Thanks GC, it felt nice to have that epiphany...especially after the breakdown I had shortly after graduating. Now I look back at that moment and laugh...moving on was a blessing in disguise. It's funny how the Universe works in our best interest, even when we can't see it at the moment.

      She looked so pretty! I'll forward that compliment to her.

      Cookie recipe to come soon...unfortunately it doesn't come with the Brookside Chocolatier :(

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    2. anne marie in phillyJanuary 16, 2015 at 6:21 PM

      DAMMIT! :(

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  3. UnknownJanuary 15, 2015 at 8:14 PM

    Just did the wedding thing, too! Started out knowing 3 people there - the groom, one of his groomsmen, and his father. Left knowing a bunch more! Funny what an open bar can do.

    Sounds like you had a great time. And yeah, every now and then is enough to revisit the "old days".

    Peace <3
    Jay

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    1. Average gay dudeJanuary 15, 2015 at 11:39 PM

      I couldn't agree more; it's nice to catch up, reminisce and go out like the old days, but that's about it.

      Haha open bars are sure to make any wedding about 5x better, especially if you got uptight relatives that need a little extra something to loosen up. My friend was the only one drinking wine so the bartender tried giving her the entire bottle to drink out of three times. She rejected but it was a fun time...almost more fun at the bar than on the dance floor. Did you meet any gay bros at the wedding you were at?

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    2. UnknownJanuary 16, 2015 at 8:20 AM

      Sadly, no gay guys. Given the crowd, I could well have been the only one there! I saw no dis-attached guys or same sex couples.
      Jay

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  4. ViralTikTokJanuary 17, 2015 at 12:39 AM

    Awe everyone is so happy!!!!!

    The vegan goodness looks so yummy. I even tried scrubbing my whole body with coffee grounds the other day; I am reporting that I don't see a difference but I only tried it once <3

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    1. Average gay dudeJanuary 17, 2015 at 12:47 PM

      I'm posting the recipe tomorrow! :)

      You added coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil, sugar and vanilla extract (optional) to the coffee grounds, right? Otherwise solely scrubbing your body with coffee grounds is probably too harsh on your skin...even though I'm sure you smelt good afterwards. Lol The oils are what leaves your skin feeling uber moisturized, while the sugar and coffee grounds act as the exfoliators.

      I use the vanilla latte sugar scrub every other day in the shower and recently started applying a thin layer of EVOO on my face before I go to bed.

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