Barbie's Bash

Barbie’s Bachelorette Party was planned for the holiday break to accommodate for lots of out-of-town travelers. The excitement has been building for about a month now and the night definitely did not disappoint. A few of Barbie’s old friends&family as well as a bunch of our sorority sisters invaded Downtown Detroit Friday night for dinner at Angelina Bistro, barhopping from Old Shillelagh to Delux Lounge, and a stay at the Greektown Hotel. Kicking-off the night was predrinking and getting ready in our hotel rooms, before we met in the lobby and headed to the People Mover for our ride to dinner where we enjoyed specialty martinis, excellent Italian food, and a fun guessing-game while Barbie opened her un-labeled gifts (of course, she guessed that the Complete Dawson’s Creek series was compliments of Yours Truly).

After dinner, we headed back to the People Mover, which was now packed with people. We waited for one full train to pass before the next one pulled up – again full – and a voice came over the loud speaker urging us to hop on since the trains wouldn’t empty any time soon. So we piled on – sitting on laps and crowding up to strangers while screaming sorority chants and grapping everyone’s attention. Though obviously obnoxious – it was incredibly fun&entertaining.

From there we barhopped – buying shots (with a signature round of tequila from Yours Truly again), dancing with strangers (including some who attempted to sweep Barbie off her feet with wedding jingles and a live Irish band), slipping our shoes off, randomly running into frat boys we knew (who happened to be part of a Bachelor Party), and generally causing ruckus in the Downtown Detroit Club Scene. By the end of the night, Barbie was jumping in circles around a couple making out in the corner (an absolutely hilarious sight to see) and none of us wanted to walk through the snow back to the hotel. But, we made it to the cozy beds and – despite the morning hangovers – completed an undeniably successful Bachelorette Bash.