holiday festivities are upon us

after my whirlwind of a thursday night a vacation day on friday spent getting my hair did, running errands and quality time with my mom in canton was just what i needed.

at minimum it prepped me for cubby and martha's 4th annual holiday party in lakewood.

this year's theme was christmas in july-esque, where we were asked to dress as if it was summer - i.e. flowery dresses, swimwear, golfwear, indians gear, flip flops and all.

as cubby says, ugly christmas sweater parties are sooooooo 2008.

this party is also where we have a sneaky santa gift exchange, where the gifts end up either being sweet and thoughtful or evil and silly.

this year MOB had me in the exchange and she got me a hilarious super hero in a box costume which was worn by multiple people throughout the entire evening and also a mobile alcohol breathalyzer - both presents i'm sure will provide us all with hours of entertainment.

and now, the pictures...

the klutz, muffin, babs, lindsay, martha, and MOB

travis in a full out travis hafner uniform, and captain sporting his "new" albert belle action figure

bo really, REALLY loves the feel of muffin rachel zoe's fur vest

babs and martha, my STL ladies

i told you bo REALLY liked muffin's vest, apparently so does ahmed.... "so soft"

MOB rocking my "superhero in a box" costume

jen finishing the "this will get your bombed" punch that muffin made - it technically wasn't "punch" though, it was more like a large martini as it was straight booze

the jerk, jeff, bo, muffin, mark, lindsay and andy in the garage, aka smokers lounge

lindsay and babs rocking their golf attire at the patio

such a fun party, with a game of "moose" being by far the highlight - if only a video camera was running during game play...

sunday morning brought brunch with muffin, MOB, erin and brandon at the always delicious tremont taphouse where three taphouse brunch virgins were quickly turned into #1 fans.

i've never had a bad meal there, EVER. if you haven't been yet, make it a point to - soon.

after brunch and a run to giant eagle, the klutz and i met up with vinny and frowns at map room to hangout and watch the beginning of the browns/chargers game.

vinny the polack (miraculously almost smiling in a picture) and frowns at map room

from map room MOB picked me up curbside to head to the state theater at PlayhouseSquare to take in one of the best performances i've even seen of Wicked, thanks in part by the front and center loge seats.

the actress who played elphaba in this cast had an exceptional voice, and all i know is that the world is a better place thanks to musical theater. period the end.

and that's a wrap - i seriously wonder if i'll ever take a weekend off?

doubtful.

how was your weekend?