Lounge of Tomorrow - Bachelorette Party!

No, this thread is nothing about Trista and Ryan or any of the other TV match-making shows!!

My sister is getting married in Jamaica next month and we're sending her off with a chicks only weekend in two weeks.....wanted to share, cause we're all excited!!

Sarah's two closest friends live in Pasadena and Minnesota, so she thinks they're not coming, of course, but they ARE. We're pulling off this huge surprise for her, and I'm SO happy for her. I can't believe it's actually happening!

We're starting off by meeting here:

www.nortrupstation.com

This hotel is fantastic!! It's so colorful and gorgeous and everyone that works there is uber HOT. It's like sleeping in the coolest lounge in town. We've reserved the patio for drinks and eats early in the afternoon. (In the morning, though, my sister and I are getting our hair cut and colored...just us! :D ) It's on the streetcar line and we have two queen suites....so excited.

www.portlandstreetcar.org

Then we have reserved ten spaces for manicures and pedicures at this salon about five blocks away.....her friends from out of town are bringing bottles of wine and surprising Sarah at the salon! She will FREAK out!

We're meeting some stragglers back at the hotel, freshening up, and heading (on the streetcar) down to www.bluehouronline.com for drinks. They're saving two outdoor tables for us....I LOVE this place. Excellent lemon drops!

Then we're going several blocks further to dinner at www.andinarestaurant.com which is Sarah's favorite restaurant. Mmmm....excellent tapas and their wine list is amazing. I LOVE this place and they're excited to have us.

After that....probably the Fez Ballroom or the Doug Fir......I've linked their sites before on LoT.

The next day, Sarah's fiance and his friends are "surprising" us with brunch at 10:30. And when her gelatto shop opens at noon, we're all heading there....they're naming their pineapple/coconut flavor after her!! It's going to be called Sarah's Nuts for Jon Erik.

I'm not sure I've told how they got engaged.....but Jon Erik told Sarah that "their" gelatto shop was having a scavenger hunt for a $50 gift certificate. He worked it out with the shop to get some of their letterhead, and the owner was so excited to get involved, that he actually GAVE JE a gift certificate. Anyway, he's got this whole scavenger hunt across town....the stops happen to be at a restaurant they went to on their first date, a few other places, and then end at the Rose Garden Arena in the fountain area (they went to something at the RG on their first date too). He's got the last clue planted their and the ring in his pocket......explains that the whole thing was a hoax, no gift certificate, then got all mushy, and pulled out the ring.

After much bawling....they headed back to the gelatto place and the owner stayed late that night to meet Sarah and gave her the gift certificate.....cute.

So, the owner is telling everyone in town about Sarah and JE and someone said, you should name her favorite flavor after her. So he called JE and told him.....and this is how we're letting her know!!

I'm bawling writing this......I'm just so damn happy for her.