For those of you that don’t already know, seven of us went to NYC for “Fab at Forty” birthday celebration. Here are just some of the juicy details……
Thursday:
img_3975.JPG,Marica, Andrijana, Fab at Forty and me took off for NYC. After arriving in the Big Apple we headed to Gramercy Park where our friend Jure’s fabulous condo. We dumped our stuff and headed for the Bus Terminal, yes, the bus. We were headed out to New Jersey to visit Matt and Marija Granic. They have a great condo that has the most fabulous view of the NYC skyline. On the ‘bus’ ride we discussed that we were all getting kind of hungry and hoped there would be some food. We walked in and I smelt no Sarma so I told the girls we would grab a bit on the way home. You could imagine how happy we were when Marija started bringing ‘Meza’ out of the kitchen. If you know me at all, you know ‘Meza’ is my favorite meal. Trying not to make pigs out of ourselves we started slow. All an outsider would have seen was that at any given moment there were at least four hands reaching for something. It probably wouldn’t have been so bad until Marija, the 6 ft gorgeous Ford model reached over and put a carrot and a green pepper on her plate, she didn’t even take any dip to go with it. I was mortified and disgusted with myself. It was time to stop so I got up and proceeded to smoke instead of eating another bite. We had a wonderful visit and headed back to the city for some cards… hpim0995.JPG
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The day was typical, a bunch of women let loose on NYC, shopping, shopping and more shopping. After shopping we met up with my Besty, Mira and Donna in Jure’s condo for Rum and coke’s, not that the three of them hadn’t already hit some hot spots for Martini’s. I found them in the park with Lydia holding the key close to her heart like it was gold. They proceeded to lock me in the park then point our all the squirrels around me. You all know I am petrified of those little varmints. I call out to Uma to unlock the gate but she did not respond.
Later that evening we met up at Barna with Matt, Marija and Madonna for Fab at Forty’s official Birthday dinner. After dinner compliments of Matt we were picked up by a limo and delivered to Time Lounge. Matt is such a gentleman that when you need to go tinkle, he walks you to the washroom. They evening was great, we had bottle service and too many sweet shots that i was feeling the next day…
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The first time I stood I realized that the pounding in my head was not going to go away with a couple of aspirin, a little nap and a few aspirin later I felt better. We headed out to meet all the girls for breakfast, well brunch. After brunch and more shopping I headed back for a nap. We headed out to have dinner is Astoria at Rudar which literally is my dad’s basement with panelling and all. The menu is Croatian from the 70’s but the food was good and the atmosphere was fun. Then the moment of truth, we went to Scorpio and I found myself. From the moment I walked through the door and smelled the stale smell of tobacco and booze. I knew some of the girls wouldn’t last past the second round. I was right, two rounds later, Andrijana, Marica, Mira and Fab at Forty exited. The rest of the evening was out of a dream. Indoor smoking, lots of rum and coke and Croatian music, what more could I have asked for. After yet more rum and coke, Teta Aud somehow ended up behind the bar making a drink then on the bar for a photo opt. I would have posted the pics but my Besty has them. Like every great night it had to come to an end. When I went home I couldn’t wait to go to sleep but this is very difficult when the room is spinning. Finally I gave up and went to the washroom, stuck my fingers down my throat and prayed to the ‘Porcelain God’. Can’t you just picture this 37 year old mother of two barfing in a toilet while Marica and Andrijana listen. It was worth every heave!!!
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There is nothing better than being woken up for church three hours after barfing your brains out. Feeling surprisingly well we headed off to the Croatian church for mass. Half way through Fra Stipe Renic’s way too long sermon, I looked over and saw Marica doing the subway nod, yes, she was asleep. I laughed thinking, if anyone should be sleeping it should be me. After we had coffee with Fra Nikola and headed out, said our goodbye’s to Matt and Marija and headed to Times Square to discover Kosovo had been recognized, they had a great street party which brought back some great memories of Croatia back in the day. Sylvia and Marica went to walk around and I again, went home to take a nap. It is not easy to be a lush when napping is such a necessary part of the afternoon after drinking. We went to a great restaurant to eat dinner at which I refused alcohol, well technically I tried two different drinks but couldn’t do it. We went back to Madonna’s for coffee and I discovered that she is my twin, we enjoy all the same things lounging, smoking and the same cheesey TV shows.
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With only the Hrkac sisters left we took a carriage ride in Central Park and walked around the City. After a while Madonna claimed she was going to go bak to do some work so I tagged along and we smoked and watched more teenage TV. A cab ride later to the airport we discoverd out flight was delayed 2 hours, then another 75 minutes.
NYC was such a great weekend, to go away with a bunch of your girlfriends to relax, laugh and have fun is truly a blessing. Though there are many more stories which you will hear in time I decided to only tell the ones of myself being a ‘glupaca’ so as not to upset anyone.
hpim0979.JPG Since I decided to do my Blog I have received some threats on what I can and cannot post. I won’t mention any names but “get your own blog” and decide what goes on it. I won’t mention any names but if you go in the comment section you can figure out who it is. I have decided majority rules, if four of the seven girls that went on the trip agree, I am going to write about the trip. Not to worry it won’t be anything that our kids can’t read, just fun!!! Cast your votes………. You will have to vote in the comment section.
