Who says mommies can't go to Martini Ranch?!

...and who knows why the hell I am not in bed right now, catching up on some much needed R&R after this crazy weekend.

I always tell myself that I am so over the party scene...I absolutely HATE getting home late and being tired all the next day..and we all know I can't sleep because I've got the rugrats insisting I need to know that they, like, ate cereal without getting milk on the table. Or something. It's always something. Bless their little hearts.

I savor my "alone time"..without it, I might end up in a madhouse. So when two of my good friends (single, hott, no-ties friends, mind you) insisted that I accompany them to Denver for a GNO last night, I hesitated. I just reeeaaallllllllly didn't want to go. It was already 10:30, and I was ready to go home and plant myself on the couch for an hour, watch some high quality tele (aka the 9 News weather...I know, I have issues), and go to bed at a reasonable time.

Well, we were all at my neighbor's house for a wine party and they kept insisting that I come with them and I kept finding excuses not to go...(don't want to drive home from Denver alone at 2 a.m., tired, needed to wash my hair...you know, those kinds of good excuses). I finally said, "If Rhea (my 37-year-old self-proclaimed sleep-loving neighbor..we love her) goes, I'll go," totally not expecting her to say, "I'm in!" And better yet, not only did she decide she wanted to go, my other neighbor, who is 3 months pregnant, offered to come with us and drive. GASP. So, really, I had no choice but to cave. I mean, seriously.

So, to make a long story short, we ended up at a place called the Martini Ranch in Denver, and it ended up being a blast! They were playing good music, there were other "older" (older meaning older than 25) people there (not just a bunch of rowdy college kids...no offense to any of you rowdy college kids that might happen to read this..I think it's safe to say that most of us have been there...). It was just fun. A little surreal and slightly creepy that I was out at a bar in Denver with my married mommy neighbors at 1 a.m., but fun nonetheless.

And all this after having had a day full of work, hip hop class, Mcdonalds, birthday party, and a wine party. Not to mention the late but extremely fun night we had on Friday for Michelle's birthday....

All I can say is I am done with trying to pretend I can hang with the party crowd..well, until March at least. Girls, get ready for some major excitement. I'm not letting any of you off the hook!!!!!!

love!

Nighty night.