Merica

When we lived farther away from Zach and Sarah, every visit seemed to turn into a beer and mimosa-fueled 3-day game fest, occasionally punctuated by naps, dog walks, and excursions for food. Since they moved to DC, our visits have become more frequent and a lot shorter. Gone are the epic sleepovers of years past, replaced by much more adult get-togethers where everyone goes home at the end of the night. Or at least at a reasonable time the next morning.

Well, mostly.

This year, we decided to celebrate our independence with a throwback to those weekends, albeit with a few more friends this time around. The weekend was, indeed, epic. Though the break to go watch fireworks kind of killed my momentum and I ended up getting cranky and going to bed early.

We played a bunch of board games, some beer pong, and entirely too much "Don't Drink and Drive" with the newest Mario Kart. We made a lot of delicious food, including biscuits and gravy for breakfast. I love biscuits and gravy, but it's really hard to make just enough for two, so I try to save it for when we have a lot of company.

People stayed through dinner on the 5th, then Kevin, Connor and I watched a movie before falling asleep early. All that partying really took it out of me. I slept for nearly 11 hours. I can't even remember the last time I slept that long. It was nice to get a full day to recover. I spent most of it doing laundry, putting the house back in order, and cooking an incredibly involved dinner. Because if you're going to be stuck in the house for five hours doing laundry, you might as well make some chicken stock, too.