Meghan's Bachelorette Party Weekend!

One of my closest friends, Meghan, is getting married in 2 weeks! She wanted a relaxing weekend getaway for her Bachelorette party so the plans were made to head to Perdido Beach, Florida. I was so happy that I could make it from Houston since the weekend fell just before my week off for Spring Break.

Friday I left work at 3:00 on the dot, jumped in the car, and headed to the airport with plenty of time to get to the airport, check my bag, and catch my flight. As some of you might know, the traffic in Houston is quite crazy but is normally bearable at 3:00 in the afternoon. I got on I-10 smoothly, hit a small patch of traffic getting on to 610, and then a few miles onto 610 I saw it--a parking lot of cars sitting on the interstate!! I was stuck, so I patiently sat in the car and sang to the music on the radio. I was moving slowly and then saw the dreaded sign that read "Highway closed at 59 Major Accident." Ummm, what was I going to do?? I have no sense of direction and I had no clue of how to get to the airport if the interstate was closed!! I picked up the phone to call Tripp at work. He was with a patient so he called me back as soon as he was free. He was able to direct me around the closed part of the interstate by looking at maps on the internet. He was a lifesaver with his patience and great sense of direction!! I finally made it back on the interstate and found out that there was a fuel spill and a major accident that caused the mess.

I made it to the airport after an hour and a half of driving!! I was so nervous that the airport was going to be full of long lines due to Spring Break. I was pleasantly surprised and was finished checking my bag and security in only 20 minutes. I even had time to eat dinner before the plane took off. When I arrived in New Orleans, Katie and Stacy picked me up and we started our drive to the beach. When we arrived, all of the girls we hanging out, eating and drinking. I was so tired from a long day at work and traveling that I called it a night early so I woulld be rested for the rest of the activities over the weekend.

Saturday, we woke up and got ready and headed to LuLu's for lunch. After a great lunch, we went to the outlet mall in Foley to do some shopping. We then went back to the condos to prepare food for the evening of bachelorette party events. We ate dinner, played a few games, and watched Meghan open up gifts. Here is a picture of Meghan reading her marriage advice.

Sunday, we got up had breakfast and cleaned up the condos. Before leaving I had to get a picture of the beautiful beach! I can't wait for Meghan and Ray to tie the knot!!!