the epic journey of the new year's crew
Oh wow. That's all I have to say. For as much nothing as I did the past couple days, I haven't been that entertained in a long time. Let's see, where to begin...
Well, I could start off by saying that I wouldn't be surprised if someone slipped a little crack into my peppermint mocha last night. No, wait, it had to have been before then because we didn't go to Starbucks until after I backed into a parked car and put a huge dent in the door ( I know what you're thinking, the momvan is OK I promise). So here I am, terrified because Annie tells me that these people are weird and scary (by the way, thanks for that) so of course the only thing to do is to call mommy... "Mom? Um, I was backing out of Annie's driveway... and um..." You can finish. So after finding out that I don't have to pay any of the $1000+ worth of rapairs, it was off to pick up the rest of the New Year's crew. Ummm then it was driving around the hood for a bit, reminding everyone how I was "pimpin it up" at the New Year's party. Yes Margie, I know I'm not black, but I still sound cool saying it.
You know, it was just another night of aimlessly driving around the burbs until we come to a road that we've never been down before. A very dark, middle-of-nowhere road. So, of course on we went. And we saw 2 deer right next to us! Oh they were so cute. Except that it kinda freaked me out at first. And then it happened. We came to a crossroad and Laura told me to go left. Feeling the spirit of adventure coming on, I do it.
Wooaaaaahhhhhhhh
So, as I was driving through the pitch black woods on a narrow windy road with NO other cars in sight and a LAKE, not pond, on my right and not having the slightest idea of where we will end up and when we will get there, I begin to get a tad bit freaked out. A tad bit meaning screaming and shrieking and laughing and hyperventilating, and starting to feel a little paranoid. The 6 raving lunatics in the car with me didn't help much. The fact that they were so lould was probably a good thing because I think we scared off all of the monsters and ghosts and psychos hiding in the woods. And may God have mercy on them if they actually catch us... hehe they would just turn and run.
So we finally got out. Alive. And we actually kinda knew where we were. Surprise, surprise. So after driving further and further from our safe, warm, homes, Laura decides she's hungry. Well, McDonald's being the first thing we see, she doesn't want it, of course (!!!!!!!!!). So on we go in search of a place that is open at 11:30 on a Monday night. Needless to say, we were unsuccessful.
Okay, it's time to head home. Now, how to get there... Well after passing 55th st for the 3rd time, something must be wrong. Attempting to take the fast way home, we get on the expressway. It's all good until I realize we're going the wrong way. Change of plans, girls! We're goin to Wisconsin! Since Annie tells me there's no exit for a couple miles, we just sat tight, singing our lungs out, ya know, acting like we should be committed. Eventually we got off, and to our luck there was a 24-hr Denny's right there. So everyone that had to pee was happy. Well, until we find out that it's closed until 2. Yes, the 24-hr Denny's was closed for a period of 2 hours that night so they could clean. Of course, that happens to be the time that we needed it the most. WHYYYYYYYY?!?!?! Oh, Denny's, you let us down in a time of great need...
I wish our journey ended there... but since no one would probably understand the humor in the rest of the night I'm just gonna have to. Oh wait, one more thing. Once we were safely back in our neighborhood guess where we went... that's right. McDonald's.