Hermosapalooza 2011

Every year a group of girlfriends go to Hermosa Beach for a girls weekend. It started 4 years ago when Denise was getting married. They did this as her bachelorette party. Paige was only about 7 months old at the time so I did not make it that year. It became a tradition. This was the 2nd one I made it to.

We stay at Denise's sisters house which is only a few blocks from Hermosa Beach & Pier.

We left around 7pm on Thursday Evening and got into Hermosa around 2am. We all blew up our air mattresses and attempted at sleeping. Poor Anna's mattress had a hole in it. As her, Jamie & Denise tried to fix it, the situation just got more & more funny. Long story short, nail polish will not help mend an air mattress- but it will make the hole bigger.

After we slept in the next morning we got up, had some breakfast and headed out for a beach day. We started at the pier because we were told there was a surprise waiting for us there. Turns out a comedian named with a show called Tosh.O was taping a segment. It was a treadmill marathon. Lots of people running/walking a marathon on treadmills. There was a baby crawling, men in full military gear, a guy on a wheel chair, and lots of other people. There was also a guy on a stair master and a guy with one of those old butt jiggle machines. It was interesting. As the girls watched for a little while, I went to find some water and ended up having some yummy Hawaiian ice cream (Yes it was pretty much for breakfast- but I was on vacation!). We then spent the next few hours relaxing on the beach. I re-applied my sun block a few times and was the only one who did not end up with a bad burn.

That night we went to a birthday party for one of Sarah's friends. She had this beautiful top floor apartment with its own little rooftop deck. It overlooked the ocean, but it was too dark to appreciate it. Overall that night was fun. We had a few drinks (Some had a few more than others) and just hung out with the girls.

The next day some of us did not feel like doing to much. We went to target and just hung out eating and relaxing at Sarah's house. That night we had plans to go to a "Pajama Party" at some rich guys house on the Beach. It was a very popular and exclusive party. As you can imagine, it took 6 girls a while to get ready in an apartment with one bathroom. I won't go into too many details about this night, but it was very crowded and I was really out of my element there. I was one of the most conservatively dressed people there. There was some drama/confusion that ended up making the night a little frustrating and we ended up back home earlier than expected.

Sunday morning, we got up and we all went to church together. Then we had lunch, packed up and said good bye. After the trip to Tahoe, I was glad to get away with the girls. But, I am not sure if I will keep going in the future. It is a lot of fun, but I think I think I might organize a more relaxing girls weekend with some of my friends who are more at my "Stage" of life. A nice weekend at a hotel with a spa & pool overlooking the ocean sounds wonderful. I would love to catch up with my girlfriends with a glass or two of wine and just relax by the pool. We will see. I am not saying I would never go again, I just need to think about it more.

Below are some pictures (The ones that are appropriate to share!) from the weekend.

The 6 of us in front of Sarah's Apartment

On the rooftop deck

Tosh.O