






Friday:
-We meet after a long workweek and decide to get dinner- age 35
-Quickly realize that we are basically impoverished so we decide to have "something light" and be frugal- age 20
-Purchase dinner at CVS, “dinner” consists of: Cheddar Chex Mix, Cow Tails,Charleston Chews, and Cherry Pepsi- age 10
-We eat "dinner" quickly because we have tickets to the Theatre! Yay, culture!- Age 40
-The show we are going to see is called "The Gayest Christmas Pageant Ever"- Age 23
-As we wait for our roommates to meet us outside the theatre we have kind-of heated political debate about gay marriage- Age 25
-We lighten the mood by applying bright red lipstick to each other- Age 14
-This gives way to a lipstick fight on 7th Ave.- Age 8
-Our other two roommates meet us and we, in our flannel and Frye boots, remark at how hot they look in short skirts and heels.- Age 23
-In the theatre we rejoice to find that our seats are together. Literally rejoice and high-five- Age 12
-We laugh our asses off at the campy humor of "The Gayest Christmas Pageant Ever"-Age 20
-All the while sneaking candy back and forth to each other trying to not be too loud with the crunchy wrappers- Age 7
-At intermission use the playbill and our BlackBerrys to Facebook-stalk some of the hot actors from the play, just to make sure that inviting them to the bar afterwards would be fruitless- Age 18
-Look around and wonder if it's socially acceptable or appreciated to wink at male members in the audience of "The Gayest Christmas Pageant Ever"- Age 25
-After the play we head over to a bar teaming with dudes still in their suits from work, suit dudes keep asking us if we are there for the "bank" party. No.- Age 19
-Realize we are entirely too sober for the scene and double fist Stella's.-Age 23
-Find it useless talking to decent-looking banker guy (with a bank party invite) who apparently has a French Chateau or something and instead talk to men wearing funny hats (funny not sexy)-Age 15
-Devise the best pick up lines to help our single girlfriends talk to suit dudes, come up with "Didn't we go to prom together? Lets make out."- Age 20
-It kind of works...-Age 18
-Call it an "early" night at 2am- Age 23
Saturday:
-We each do our "own thing" Saturday afternoon.
-Paige gets coffee and lunch at her boyfriends cafe and shops with Jess.- Age 25
-Holly goes to Peter Pan Bakery orders a strawberry sprinkled donut: Age 5
-Meet at home around 5pm and chit chat about our day and recap the night before- Age 24
-Turn on Lifetime- Age 33
-Get REALLY sucked into "Odd Girl Out" the story of "Nessa", a pre- teen who falls victim to "mean girls" at her school and is even driven to swallow a handful of pills, this story of middle school mean girls reminds us of those dark, dark days- Age 19
-But OMG the "Queen Bee" is totally played by Margaret Sterling from Mad Men! No age points, just another example of Lifetime being a star factory.
-The next Lifetime movie sucks so we watch Degrassi for an embarrassing amount of time. - Age 12
-Realize we are each going to be late for our fancy, adulty occasions- Age 30
-Paige finally scored impossible reservations of the Momofuku Ko
-Holly has a dinner party birthday where birthday girl's blinged-out mother will be in attendance.
-Drink wine as we get dressed- Age 25
-Its a $9 bottle- Age 22
-We finish it- Age 19
-We separately have a decidedly low-key Saturday night mostly devoted to food and adult-ish behavior.- Age 30
Sunday:
-Wake at leisurely, at late morning hours- Age 20
-Meet with roommates at Paige's boyfriends Cafe for coffee and lunch- Age 25
-Decide to go shopping- Age 23
-At Forever 21- Age 14
-Get tired, whiney and annoyed with the crowds on Broadway and decide to go home- Age 8
-Need to get snacks at Duane Reade first- Age 7
-Snacks: Doritos, Raisinettes, Soy Chips, Chex Mix, Candy Canes.- Age 6
-Take train back to Brooklyn while chatting about the Brooklyn Thanksgiving Dinner we are about to prepare- Age 30
-Wander our extremely disorganized Met grocery store searching for the "powder that makes mashed potatoes"- Age 20
-Go home to "rest" before cooking for our little family.- Age 50
-Holly goes to purchase wine ($9 for a “magnum” bottle) for our family dinner- Age 23
-Paige chips in for wine using quarters, a dime, and two $1 coins- Age 8
-Cheer and high five when we realize that "Mother, May I Sleep With Danger" (starring Tori Spelling)is on Lifetime- Age 34
-We all realize it's time to start preparing our assigned dishes:
-Holly makes crescent rolls with pesto: Age 20
-Kristy makes a delicious apple pie: Age 40
-Chrissy makes her sisters incredible green beans with balsamic reduction and goat cheese: Age 35
-Paige pours milk and water and potato powder into a bowl and makes "mashed potatoes": Age 14
-Holly's boyfriend brings over a rotisserie chicken (turkey), stuffing, mac n' cheese and cranberry sauce from Pete's in Williamsburg: Age 27
-We all get into costume! (Pilgrims and Indians): Age 7
-We Give Thanks!
-For each other (awww): Age 30
-For our food, home, jobs and families: Age 35
-For the 5 bottles of wine we have: Age 20
-For candy: Age 7
-We drink after each other these so giving thanks turns into some sort of appreciation-themed drinking game- Age 19
-We rave about all the food (even the "potatoes") and can't stop congratulating each other on pulling off our first Thanksgiving!- Age 24
-Holly's Boyfriend offers Thanksgiving fact that has something to do with John Adams or someone and we all get quiet- Age 12
-We clean the kitchen before desert: Age 35
-We realize we've had 5 bottles (2 of these are “magnums”) of wine before desert: Age 22
-We smother our delicious pie in a mound of aerosol Reddi Whip: Age 9
-We have an after-dinner game of Dominoes: Either Age 70 or Age 7 so...wash.
-We fight about iPod (Paige: Late 90’s Modest Mouse, Holly: Beyonce's “Single Ladies”) Age 14
-We get heavy eyelids, chalk it up to tryptophan and watch The Departed on FX: Age 43
-We lay in roommate pile on couch: Age 12
-We are extremely proud of each other, and ourselves we give each other big hugs and get ready for bed: Age 24
-Paige and Kristy butt-punch each other for good measure: Age 8
So after what they call “simple math” we’ve done our tally and found ourselves to have acted the average age of 21! Pretty nice! Only 3 years shy of our actual age, and when you take into account the candy consumption and butt-punching, we are actually pretty proud of ourselves.
We wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving and remember not to hate on fake mashed potatoes.
Forever your girls,
Here are a few things you should know about Marena: she is in nursing school in Lincoln, NE, she has the world's greatest head of hair, and at family get-togethers such as Christenings, Easter brunches, weddings, and funerals, she can be found with with a beer in hand. Growing up my mother would say that if we fell on hard times, we could put Marena on a soap box with a hat in front of her, have her tell jokes, and we would all thrive from my humorous prodigy sibling. So not only could Marena run faster, jump higher, and was noticeably kinder to animals, she was also funnier. But it's not like I'm bitter or anything.
Marena is the genius behind the idea of wearing out a fanny pack to bars to better-facilitate double-fisting. This is no joke. Marena has been tagged in many Facebook pictures wearing her red Nebraska hoodies, aviators, a fannypack, and 2 beers, whilst posing in a campy-like manner.
So today I called Marena in hopes of some Natty-Ice fueled genius:
Marena answers the phone. Sorta. It's more like, "Ugghhhloo".
"Oh, sorry Rena, you sleeping?"
"What do you want?"
"No, nothing, I will call you back."
"Holly, come watch Erin Brokovitch with me under two blankets and a Snuggie and bring Jason Schwartzman." (note: to Marena's defense, last night she was drunk texting some guy and then FB stalked him later to see the gut-wrenching away status, "I got into Med school!").
"So..."
"Holls. I made a PLD last night."
"A what? You made a potty? How so? Out of paper mache perhaps?"
"No. A PLD."
"I don't get it."
"A Poor Life Decision. A PLD. I got drunk and ate a taco two blocks away from where I was drinking."
"Alone? Just one taco? Are you sure it was two blocks?"
"No I wasn't alone I was with my friends, you dumbass."
This made me think. Yes, THIS CONVERSATION stimulated thinking.
The world has been graced with, thanks to textin' tweens and Blair Waldorf, the oft used acronyms OMG, and the more scandalous, OMFG. There if FML, and my favorite to say to Paige, FYL (Y is for "your", obvi). But PLD is catchy, non-offensive shorthand and Nebraska should be proud to have it.
In thinking about this new acronym I can't help but reminisce all of the PLD's I have made, oh and I'm sure Paige has a PLD or two or two thousand as well (both of our most recent birthday, er, celebrations come to mind).
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