Recovery time needed...

Things that we learned this weekend:

We learned that West Virginia has palm trees, and that there are 17 original colonies. We alse learned that Joe is full of shit, but we knew that already, right Liz?

We also learned that sometimes, despite the best intentions, a shitty bartender or two can be the reason you don't get as drunk as intended. I don't want to mention any names here, but if you're an irish bar that can't claim the reigning bartender of the year in Portland ME, you suck. Unless you are named after an ancient irish king, in which case you are just fine, thank you.

What else was learned? Important lessons about dress codes. For example, if you claim to be a "pub," you shouldn't have an Abercrombie dress code. Let's see, which bar in Portland that brews their own beer but doesn't serve it very quickly am I thinking of?

We learned Drew has an accent that can't be explained easily, but we saw the beginnings of this a year ago. Good on Drew for somehow not blowing out a body part this year by the way! Bookies weren't taking odds on this one..

Above all else, we learned about laundry detergent. And Gushee. And I never, ever, ever want back any clothes that may have ended up his after any of the years we lived together. Because really, I just have a sneaking suspicion, he might have treated them like shit.