Good friends and good times can't be beat!

This past weekend was absolutely great and some of my best friends came out for my bachelorette party! We went to Ste Genevieve to several wineries on Saturday and then spent the night in an awesome villa at one of the wineries. We woke up Saturday morning and was dismal and raining outside-- not ideal! So we contemplated just staying downtown and watching the IL-MO football game....but luckily decided against that since IL got destroyed. Once on the road, the rain cleared up and sun came out once we got out of St Louis! First stop was Cave Winery-- we did wine shots in chocolate glasses which were yummy and then took a shuttle down to a real cave. We had brought a picnic lunch, so sat in the cave, ate, drank, and listened to some acoustic music. Here's me and Carly and you can kinda see all the rock and cave in the background.

Then it was on to Chaumette where we were able to check into the villa and was amazed at how awesome it was! We all wanted to move in and never leave! Then we went up to Chaumette for free tastings. Then decided we better get to a place to cheer on the illini! So we went to Crown Valley Brewery-- did not really care for their beer, but others did so I'm glad we went there. Here's all of us at the brewery:
Gave up on the illini and then headed to Crown Valley Winery-- did a tasting there- probably the best wine of the places, hung out until they closed and headed back home!

So we get back to the villa and Missy had called earlier and requested a rollaway or cot if one was available so someone didn't have to use the couch. So we get back home and they had put this creepy white bed right when you walked in the front door and it was directly under this dining light. So Alana comes up with the idea that this is Michael Jackson's hospital bed...so I walk in the door and she forces me to down onto this, I have no idea what is going on, and she starts "reviving me." It provided hours of entertainment all night long! Later I did some George Castanza poses on it while the paparazzi took pictures of me. Then we decide to all get on it and set camera self-timers...which in the process we break the bed, but don't realize it until later. Then we just played a lot of games all night-- usually the point was the loser had to sleep in MJs bed...but Carly said she just couldn't sleep there cause was so creepy....which was bad news to her cause is not the best at the games we played! Lucky for everyone, crystal was a sweetie and slept on the creepy bed and said it slept real well!

My revival:

For some reason, Carly was INSISTING that we all had to do the sideways peace sign...probably is like some gang symbol that we are all giving and don't even know it! Here we are piled onto MJs bed:

In our comfy clothes before a walk and pool "break-in"....

Ah, such good friends and good times-- hopefully we all go back again soon! I miss everyone and thank you SO MUCH for coming and giving me a weekend to remember!