10 ways to have happy bridesmaids

1) drag bridesmaids to salon, where all dresses will inevitably be too small.

2) coerce them into lunch and drinks, the latter of which is foiled by lack of proper ID.

3) go to second bar, where male bartender is in awe of your collective beauty and serves you without question

4) drag bridesmaids to second salon, where all dresses will inevitably be too small.

5) laugh at selves in mirror until you are all in tears.

6) call for directions to sex shop.

7) stop in two more bars in search of a pliable bartender, to no avail.

8) go to liquor store, buy a mixed case of Harpoon and an opener.

9) pound beers in parking lot of sex shop, in broad daylight with all the car windows rolled up.

10) write blog post as a tribute to the best Saturday EVER with the most awesomest girlfriends you never thought you’d have.

for someone who’s always had “guy friends”, it is both startling and wonderful to find myself in such esteemed company.