The night before Thanksgiving is a day that you do not miss going to the bars in Terre Haute! It is soooo much fun! Everyone is in town to see their families, but they go out the night before Turkey Day to see all their old buddies! This year, we all went out to celebrate as well! I have some comments from the evening… ((Three to be precise….))
1.) Lindsay Lohan: Kate is living in Chi town these days. When she came to the Haute, she brought with her a little drink idea for us to share. She said when all us girls went to the bar, that we had to have a Lindsay Lohan. What is a Lindsay Lohan, one might ask…. A red headed slut in coke. [Pause for chuckles]
I must admit that I loved my LaLohan… It probably won’t be my last! Thanks, Kate!
2.) Girls Pictures: Prior to taking our Lindsay Lohan shot, the girls paused for a quick photo op. You know, the standard ‘I’m cool and am about to take a shot’ picture. I am still not sure why we think that is cool now that we are 23 years young. Haha* But, nevertheless, we did….
So0o0o0o0 the girls picture ended up getting RUINED because BOYS had to get in the picture! Let me let it be known that I have no problem whatsoever being the ‘lurk’ in pictures… You know the ones? The random people in group pictures. That’s funny. One time. Then you need to get the hail out of the way and let the photo op happen as it was intended. Nope…. That didn’t happen. I have SEVERAL lurk appearances in my pictures from the evening and I am not happy about it. Please be in pictures with your own friends. Or, if you do choose to be a lurk, ONLY DO IT IN ONE of my pictures… Thanks for your consideration, a-holes.
3.) Cabs (Or lack thereof): Speaking of being all kinds of cranky, has ANYONE attempted to hail a cab in Terre Freaking Haute Freaking Indiana? If you have, I can absolutely guarantee that you were unsuccessful. As I was Saturday night. At 2:00 in the morning, Mark and I were ready to leave the bars. So Mark called a cab. (We didn’t drive to the bars and most of our friends had left earlier in the night.)
The cab driver told Mark she would be coming outside the Terminal to pick us up. About twenty minutes later, we called to ensure the cab was really coming and that we weren’t on punked. (2:20 AM)…. The cab driver told us there were 6 people she had to pick up BEFORE US! Mark said okay and hung up. Then, ten minutes later, my impatient booty called. There were five people ahead of us now. So0o0o0o0o I go cranky, told her to forget it, and told Mark he better be ready to walk it out.
So we did. Mark and I walked from 9th and Wabash to 22nd and Wabash in what just may have been 22 degree weather. We were both obviously rocking our bar outfits. So0o0o, I had on blue tights, a gray dress, a scarf, and four inch heels. Mark looked like Snoop Dogg. ((Pretty Standard))… We made quite the homeless looking pair walking down the street at almost three in the morning.
It was so cold that we had to stop in Walgreens (24 hour) at 13th and Wabash to thaw. The only people in the store were us and three workers. We felt compelled to buy something. A bag of Jalapeno chips, beef jerky, and a bottle of water later, we were back on the road. This is AFTER we realized that one of the chicks working was a girl that used to have a MAJOR crush on Mark. Awesome. Now we look like total bums coming in at 3 am to buy random snack foods and continue walking down Wabash. Mmmmm.. She really missed her chance, didn’t she? Haha*
We finally made it to our car about 3:30. We were both FREEZING and sat in the car with the heat on full blast for a good ten minutes. By that time, my Lindsay Lohan was out of my system, so I felt comfortable to drive.
Luckily, my alcohol consumption was at a minimum that night! I didn’t want to be hungover for Thanksgiving, but I certainly wanted to see all my friends! THIS IS WHY PEOPLE DRINK AND DRIVE! Why doesn’t Terre Haute have a better system for this? Luckily, Mark and I were smart enough to walk (AN HOUR) back to our car, and not catch a ride from one of the drunkards at the bar. But what about the people who had CLEARLY had too much? What did they do? Did they kill someone? Did they drink and drive? Can you blame them? What are the options in this situation?
Okay, I’m done.. but I’m still cranky.
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