time to talk about one of my favorite past times...bike riding!! i had the idea to do a bike tour bachelorette party pretty early on. i wasn't sure it would work out or that everyone would be into it, but then i remembered who my friends are...they're awesome & up for anything! this beautiful day in october was no exception!
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the day started off early at my friend Retta's apartment in Hoboken. the girls were told to wear black, i was wearing white. it didn't take long to start the party. we had a panty line- (each friend brings a NEW pair of undies for the bride and she has to guess which one is from which friend) there were some greasy snacks to soak up the day, fake tattoos, and COCKtails of course!
After a quick photo shoot, we were off...
After a quick photo shoot, we were off...
& don't forget your heels & helmuts...safety first!
Our first stop was the Hoboken Beer Garden. We rode up and walked in and pretty much walked right out! they were not really loving us there.
one fast photo and onto City Bistro's Roof Top. it REALLY was the most beautiful day. it's funny because i never wanted to have an outdoor wedding because there's no way to control the weather and it's such a crap shoot, but i really lucked out with every wedding related activity that i planned.
Once we were here we started playing one of our very favorite drinking games, 11!
We left there and headed to Onieals! This was where a few us had to split up. But for those of us on wheels...it had to be one of the best rides of our lives! we rode down Washington street, Hoboken's main drag, honking our horns & ringing our bike bells! everyone was pointing and laughing at us, we made such a scene! i've never laughed so hard, i was nearly in tears. it will continue to be one of the best memories of my life!
Onieals was on the list because one of my good friends Mandi works there. Unfortunately she had plans and couldn't make it. But we went there all the same. And thank god we did, it was the perfect place to re-fuel with some french fries and fried mozzarella, followed by the surprise cake that Mandi had ordered specially for me!!
It was HOBNAIL!! i started collecting hobnail last year, and i love it. the cake was seriously so cute as you can see!
After a while things started getting a little nutty here, more friends met up, there were piggy back rides and i'm pretty sure the bartenders hated us...
we traveled to the next spot, Northern Soul. there's a dance style juke box there and i think that was originally our plan, but we really just sat in the corner and did some photo shoots, and thank god for the photo proof because some of us didn't remember even going there!
After that those on foot ventured to Lousie & Jerry's (L&Js) but Retta, Heather & i knew we needed to stop by the Wilton House for one shot. this is a total old man bar in Hoboken where we sometimes used to stop on our way to go out in the city to warm up and have a shot!
one shot and we crossed that off the itinerary and rode up to L&Js horns honking & met the rest of the girls! L&Js will always hold a special place in my Hoboken heart. many a night after work we'd hang out there, great juke box, pool table and some of my favorite bartenders!
There was only one more stop before the finish line. Those on foot went ahead, but us bike girls, Retta, myself & Heather headed to Helmers for a 'dirty ho'... 
Last on the list but certainly not least was Maxwell's, my Hoboken home, where i worked for over 6 years, where i had met most of the girls who were with me that night who had become close friends, some of my very best guy friends, some of my favorite memories, and the place i met my future husband! There was no better spot to end such a fun day/night than there with my 'family' at our reserved VIP section by the juke box!
i have the best friends a girl could ask for...
& at the end of the night i went home with this guy! what could be better?!
Onieals was on the list because one of my good friends Mandi works there. Unfortunately she had plans and couldn't make it. But we went there all the same. And thank god we did, it was the perfect place to re-fuel with some french fries and fried mozzarella, followed by the surprise cake that Mandi had ordered specially for me!! 
It was HOBNAIL!! i started collecting hobnail last year, and i love it. the cake was seriously so cute as you can see!After a while things started getting a little nutty here, more friends met up, there were piggy back rides and i'm pretty sure the bartenders hated us...
After that those on foot ventured to Lousie & Jerry's (L&Js) but Retta, Heather & i knew we needed to stop by the Wilton House for one shot. this is a total old man bar in Hoboken where we sometimes used to stop on our way to go out in the city to warm up and have a shot!
one shot and we crossed that off the itinerary and rode up to L&Js horns honking & met the rest of the girls! L&Js will always hold a special place in my Hoboken heart. many a night after work we'd hang out there, great juke box, pool table and some of my favorite bartenders!
There was only one more stop before the finish line. Those on foot went ahead, but us bike girls, Retta, myself & Heather headed to Helmers for a 'dirty ho'... 
Last on the list but certainly not least was Maxwell's, my Hoboken home, where i worked for over 6 years, where i had met most of the girls who were with me that night who had become close friends, some of my very best guy friends, some of my favorite memories, and the place i met my future husband! There was no better spot to end such a fun day/night than there with my 'family' at our reserved VIP section by the juke box!
i have the best friends a girl could ask for...
& at the end of the night i went home with this guy! what could be better?!
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