Twilight Fantasticness

This past weekend, Shelley (Blue) and I traveled to Nashville, Tennessee for the Twilight Lexicon's 'Twilight' movie release party. We were graciously invited by the owners of the Twilight Lexicon (Alphie and Pel - thanks ladies!) to attend the weekend's events. We felt like VIPs! After checking out the midnight premier on Thursday night with Aaron and Doug, we got up early on Friday and headed south with Australian Lee as our guide. Thanks Australian Lee, you're fabulous too. We had a blast on the drive, which for those of you who know me and my hatred for driving anywhere that is further than two hours away, is quite a significant fact. We laughed our heads off during the drive, and even took some questionable photos of downtown Louisville - images to follow.

Thanks to Mr. Blue, we stayed at the new (and quite fabulous) Aloft hotel in Cool Springs, very nice. Thanks Doug! Friday evening, we hooked up with the book club ladies and spent the evening on the General Jackson riverboat, where we were entertained by tranny Tina Turner, a not so Elton John and scary Elvis. Tranny Tina rocked the house. Amazing legs ;-)

After a nightcap in our hotel bar, Blue and I finally turned in to get some rest for the big day - we were both running on about 4 hours of sleep after midnight show.

Saturday was nuts! SOOOOOO many people, and so many people fighting to get a word in with Alphie and Pel - I swear, it was like being with the stars of the movie. For those of you not familiar with the Lexicon, this is the site that Alphie and Pel (screennames by the way) started for Stephenie Meyer when she first started out. The three of them are good friends, so needless to say, we were honored to be their guests. We saw the movie again, and liked it even better the second time. Didn't feel nearly as rushed (or exhausted).

For those of you who haven't read Twilight, take the dive... read it. I promise, you'll love it. Guaranteed or your money back.

While Blue hung with the ladies on Saturday, I took a drive into downtown Nashville to see my brother, Michael. We met up with his lovely girlfriend, Ginny and two of his friends. Went to the Boundry - my favorite hot spot in Nash. Loved it!

The only casualties of the weekend were both eyeglass related. My sunnies snapped in half in my hands - evidently I have vampire-like strength. And, Blue's glasses, well, they've done gone missin'.

Sunday, we trudged home. Exhausted and ready for some sleep. Exhaustedness aside, we still managed to laugh our heads off all the way home. It was a great girls weekend with my BFF, and a great time was had by all.

XOXO