In a direct contrast to my last post, I am writing one more blog before marriage.
Mainly because I feel it would be a shame for my Bachelor party to go unblogged about :)
As it was presented to me. I will go in phases..
Phase 1-The day's weather was not inclined (what with the tornado watches and all) to tennis activity. We decided to play Settlers of Catan. I LOVE this game, and in my mind it was a brilliant substitute. I lost (as I usually do) but it was very reminiscent of the times of olde. (Chase ended up winning)
At the end of this, some of the guys continually mentioned getting me on a plane. About 80% of me was certain this was a joke...That percentage lowered as the night went on.
Phase 2- Dinner. Also very reminiscent of what I miss about NoVa. We go out, have a meal, and just commune together as a group of great friends. It was an air of celebration...Great times.
Also more plane comments...
Phase 3-On the way to the next mystery destination, the plane discussion was now in full swing. It is mentioned that I am definitely getting on a plane and going somewhere, and we begin to drive towards Dulles International....INTERESTING. I was questioning my next move. Do I open the door and roll out of a moving vehicle movie style? Do I take the less dramatic, but more sensible route and just run away as soon as we stop? Are my friends really THIS crazy? Needless to say I wasn't in full freak out mode, but definitely on my toes as to what the heck was about to happen...lol.
We pass the airport and continue on to a lasertag place that just happened to be near Dulles (at this point I am laughing hysterically on the inside...brilliant planning on their part) We play both laser tag, and another one of my favorite activities of all time...DDR. It was pretty amazing.
As we leave, I am convinced that the night is over. Instead I was informed that there is a phase 4...(I believe it's 11pm at this point)...On onwards we go
Phase 4- We return to the place we had dinner to discover (well, atleast I discovered) that karaoke was taking place. SO happy....I love karaoke! What happened in this phase is probably best kept out of the public spotlight...:) People who never go up on stage went up for my sake, sang songs that were pretty funny, and really stuck in there way past multiple people's bedtimes for the sake of the bachelor party...Certain people have video of this phase...I'm curious how it turned out..lol.
When we leave, I congratulate the guys, thank them for an awesome evening (about 1:30am) -only to be informed there is another phase! The Omega phase (I love the title of this...)
Omega Phase- We return to our starting point (Thomas's house) and I am last to arrive...the guys are huddled up and I'm sort of shuffled to the center of the circle...little nervous...lol. Someone throws a jacket over my head, lots of shouting and pushing, I am hustled up the driveway a little, and the guys were like "we just wanted to do that to make things a little exciting, (I'm laughing and smiling as I type this) but were going to end tonight by praying for you and Jen." so the guys gather around, place a hand, and just pray. Pray for strength, leadership, humility to God, etc....I was SO thankful for all of it. I haven't done the night justice in this blog, but I will never forget it.
The entire night was a huge reflection of the love God has for me. The people He has placed in my life I am quite convinced are the best people on the planet. I could not have asked for a better bachelor party.
