Mission: 25, pt.II

Getting up the next morning was obviously hard.  We all slept in, although I woke up a bit earlier than the rest so I could shower and get ready.  The plan for the day was to have lunch by the shore, however, we didn't get going until around noon.  Due to a slow start getting ready, and traffic and parking issues, we didn't actually sit down to lunch until about 1:30pm.  I had chosen McLoone's Pier House in Pier Village, Long Branch.  It's a gorgeous setting, overlooking the beach.

Right on the beach

It was definitely worth the wait because the meal was scrumptious.  Peter, Erin and John joined us for lunch, so there were 9 people dining, and I didn't get a chance to see what everyone else ordered.  I just know that the buffalo chicken wontons and calamari were delicious! For my main course, I chose the warm lobster roll...words cannot possibly describe how delicious it was.

Post-lunch posing

After our meal, we walked around Pier Village, which really doesn't take long.  Food coma hitting hard, we decided to head back to my house to rest up before partying hard that night.  Plans changed rather quickly, though, when we got back to my house and Joe and Patrick decided they wanted to go to the outlets.  We decided to join them.  It was a quick shopping outing at the Jersey Shore Premium Outlets, just under 2 hours, because we had to hustle back to John's to get ready for partying.

Strolling the boardwalk

After shopping we went straight to John's to get ready and to pre-game.  Honestly, the only word to describe the night was drunk.  Initially, we were going to go to Fixx but it was dead.  Downtown was our ultimate destination, and this worked out great because one of John's and my favorite cover bands from Jersey, Bitter X, were playing that night.  I didn't really appreciate their set list that night but it was a good time anyway.  I would say it was a fun night, especially when three of my friends stripped down to their boxer briefs, danced on top of a car and sang their little hearts out.  Just another day...

Friends <3

The next day my friends left for Toronto.  I can't begin to express how much my heart ached; even though we don't talk that much anymore, I honestly feel like we pick up right where we left off.  The weekend felt so short!  In any case, I had a blast.  This recap is not doing it any justice.  I'm sorry, I'm distracted by the first football game of the 2010 season, and it's a good one.

A bientot, mes amis!

hello, 25, glad you could make it.