2 miles in 5 inch stilettos

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Happy 2011! I've had fun catching up on everyone's blogs today and seeing all of you're New Year's Eve photos...

I ended up wearing NYE outfit option 2 - opting for comfort with the shorts. The outfit worked out pretty well, except I paired it with this rhinestone belt that was cute at first...but wouldn't stay in place, sometimes sagging and making me look like I had a gut, and the rhinestones either fell out or caught on my jacket. So next time I think I'll pass on the belt...

My friends and I went to a 'all you can drink and eat' party at a local bar, Red's Ice House, located on Shem Creek in Mt. Pleasant. It actually ended up being a decent party with several bands and an amazing seafood dinner buffet which was delicious.

Only complaints I had was they wouldn't let the band play until the Univ. of South Carolina bowl game was over...even though they didn't have the volume up on the TVs. Huh? So it wasn't until after 10pm that the band outside started playing.

They also had a pretty big fireworks show right above the building - which would have been fun if you could actually look up and watch it... sparks and ash and pieces of the fireworks were raining down on the party...seriously. We were all taking cover under the tents they had set up and the buildings. I'm thinking they'll reconsider the fireworks idea next year...

All in all it was a good time...I had a lot of vodkas with a splash of Red Bull... which of course were supposed to be Red Bull & Vodka, but the bartenders were essentially pouring the glasses full of vodka and then giving a very tiny pour - I wouldn't even call it a pour - of vodka. Hence why most of us in our group have very foggy memories after midnight.

In fact, most of us (probably because we're old and we rarely drink liquor) were 'peacing out' and going home around 1am.

New Year's Tip We Never Seem To Learn: Call a cab early in the night and go ahead and schedule your pickup.

Duh.

Every year on NYE this happens... we leave the bar (doesn't matter how late) and all the cab companies' phone lines are busy, and all the cabs showing up are there to pick up the smart people who scheduled pick ups.

My fiance and I tried relentlessly to get a ride...calling almost every cab company we could. We even called some friends with no luck...

Well...what do two liquor-buzzed, intelligent humans do? Walk home. Yup...walk home. Two miles to be exact - which at the time felt like 10 miles!

It wouldn't have been so bad if A) we were sober, B) it wasn't almost 2am in the morning and C) if I hadn't worn my 5 inch heels the entire way.
In hindsight I think it was probably better I was buzzed because that numbed the pain I surely was feeling (which I felt Saturday morning) from walking two miles in heels. And I think I had liquor strength, because I don't think I could have (or would have) done that walk if I was making wise decisions.

So Saturday morning was a fun one...waking up to two very blistered and sore feet, feeling like I had been hit by a truck.

But at least there's some positives from this... A) we didn't drink and drive, B) we burned off the buffet dinner we gorged on at the party, and C) we saved money by not taking a cab. Ha...we get the last laugh! Um... not really. {sigh}

Despite the fun festivities of Friday night, a bunch of us got up and went out to Sullivans Island for the annual Polar Plunge organized by Dunleavy's Pub to benefit the Special Olympics - this involves thousands of locals coming out dressed in all sorts of crazy costumes and at 2pm sharp, running straight into the {freezing} Atlantic Ocean.

Here's a video from some group called 'The Positive World' that will give you an idea of what it was like.

My best friend and I wore these glitter dance dresses we had worn previously for a 5k race (Beachathon) and my fiance and his roommate wore speedos... yeah...they are so mature for their age. :) I'll spare you any of those pictures... I don't want you to unfollow my blog. Lol... But we all ran into the ocean, dunked ourselves, and came running out - screaming and freezing!

In case you're wondering...yes, that is a shake-weight in my fiance's hand.

It was packed with people though - the biggest turnout they've ever had supposedly. If I had felt better, it would have been fun to stay at Sullivans and hang out all day... I'm almost considering taking it easy on NYE next year so I can partake in the festivities on Sullivans Island the next day.

The rest of the weekend was busy with me in pajamas, hibernating on my couch, watching movies and being mindless - much needed.

Now it's already full swing in 2011... I'm very excited about this year since so many great things are planned... two week trip to Europe with fiance, adopting a puppy {My Christmas gift from my fiance...YAY!! Stay tuned...}, buying a house with fiance in Charleston, turning 30 {wait, is this a good thing?}, and getting married to the LOVE of my life!!

Phew... New Year's resolutions be damned...who has time for them?

Here's a virtual toast to you and best wishes for us all in 2011! {clink}

Posted in: Fun with Friends,Holidays,Mt. Pleasant,Sullivans Island