you've got to grow up sometime

I promised I would be back with stories of my long weekend, and I don’t want to disappoint! Two of my best friends from like, kindergarten were in town, and we wanted to celebrate. It didn’t hurt that it was someone’s birthday. So we planned to go to one of the hottest club’s to dance the night away. And that is how I bring you, how to have a wild night out.

One: Gather at a friend’s house. This is the best way to rally the troops, come up with a plan for the night, and be able to head out together.

Two: Use that time to pregame. Drinks out are expensive, so why not prepare a little at home? Only do this if you have a designated driver, though. Drunk driving is not cute.

Three: Reminisce about old times. Because seriously, what better activity is there when you hang out with your oldest and bestest friends than to discuss how absolutely ridiculous you’ve been in the past? It can break the ice about how ridiculous you’re going to be out at the bar/club.

Four: Keep pushing back your depart time. Because you can wait another thirty minutes to leave. This conversation is really important!

Five: Get more drinks, and maybe some ice cream. Because ice cream is totally necessary at midnight. I promise you, this is true.

Six: Gossip about classmates. Everyone knows different details, so put them together and get the full picture!

Seven: Realize that it’s now one in the morning, and by the time you get to the club, it will be time to turn around and come back home. Yeah, doesn’t look like that’s going to happen anymore.

Eight: Figure out you don’t care. Because that time catching up with your friends is worth so much more than the Jersey Shore fist pumping at the club. Sorry, Snooki.

I know reposts are totally lazy and lame, but please forgive me on this one. I’ve been swamped with work this week (in a good way! In a “I actually like what I’m doing!” way) and handling social media and blogging for others means I haven’t had much time to do it for myself. Anyway, here is an article I wrote for Love Twenty this week that chronicles a hilarious incident from junior year of college, courtesy of a special someone.

Let me set the scene: you’re at a party looking adorable (of course) when across the room, you see a guy. A really, really cute guy. You lock eyes, the moment seems to be perfect, and he comes over to talk to you. And then he talks and talks, and maybe he even tries to kiss you. The longer this goes on, the more you realize how much it’s not going to work at all. What do you do?

There’s a story my group of friends loves to tell and retell again — it has to do with this very situation. One of my best friends was in this predicament a few years ago. She met a guy at a house party, thought she was into him, then after a few minutes of awkward conversation, and an even more awkward make-out sesh, she realized it was just not happening. So what did she do to make this moment so memorable?

She looked him straight in the eye and said the phrase so amazing, so absurd, that my friends and I still talk about it: “BRB, playa.” Then she got up off the couch, walked away, and never looked back.

It sounds a little harsh, right? But the image of someone actually saying “BRB” to get out of a conversation is so ridiculously hilarious, I had to share it with you all. And “playa”? Where did THAT come from?! If you do decide to use this line, make sure to let me know how it goes. Results may vary.

What are your go-to ways to end a convo when you realize it’s not going anywhere?

Mothers’ Day actually marked the one year anniversary of me graduating from college! How crazy is that? I cannot believe it has been a full YEAR since I have been out of school. It’s seriously a little eerie, but in commemoration of this joyous (I guess) occasion, I’ve put together a year in review. Since graduation, I have:

- Gotten my first not-started-from-an-internship job! And subsequently worked WAY TOO MUCH.

- Moved into my first real apartment! It’s so pretty, and I’ll miss it a lot when we move in July.

- Moved in with my boyfriend! (Probably the best thing I did all year, but it sounds kind of lame when I say that.)

- Hosted my first Thanksgiving! And hopefully won’t have to do this again for a while.

- Hosted my first New Years Eve party! And then cleaned up for five days afterwards.

- Gained weight and tried to lose it! I’m still trying to lose it, actually.

- Celebrated our first anniversary with my wonderful boyfriend!

- Questioned my career choices about a thousand times! This is only sort of resolved now.

- Began writing and editing for online magazines that I think are really awesome!

- Went on a bunch of really pointless and absurd job interviews! But that made for some great blog stuff, so it’s cool.

- Didn’t kill my roommate! Yet.

- Quit my soul-crushing job! (My last day is Saturday!)

- Oh, and, yeah. I started a blog.

But perhaps the most exciting news that happened right at the end of my first year out was… I am going to be the Social Media Coordinator for a small company here over the summer. I am OVERJOYED about this — now I’ll be working five days a week between my two jobs instead of six, I won’t be destitute, I’ll have time for other committments, and I’ll get some much needed job experience in the social media marketing field. I don’t think I could be happier! Which is a huge change from even a month ago.

So there you have it, my year in review. How does it stack up to yours? And a big congrats to the Class of 2011 for making it this year!