Thursday, January 31, 2013

A Dive Bar On Christmas

I've gotten wild on a lot of holidays, but Christmas was not one of those. That is, until this year!
Christmas day was pretty traditional. Christmas night? That's a different story...

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From left to right, you will find my big brother Michael, our friend Adam, and Will enjoying stogies and scotch. This was meant to be a relaxing "man" thing, but once they took my dad on in pool and got a few beers in my mom...it was party on. 

Just when I was all funned out {yes, I'm an old woman}, I heard my mom mention The Trail {neighborhood dive bar}, and boy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoing! I was instantly ready to go again. There is something about partying with your parents that just makes it more exciting, and throw in the fact that your are getting down and dirty at The Trail? Pure awesomeness.

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Just missing our big sis and our little brother. 
We totally would have brought Marc if we wouldn't have gotten arrested.

Did I mention that there were crazy storm warnings? We didn't just go out on Christmas; We braved a storm! That is some determination.

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You know you love our reindeer antlers. Such an amazing Dollar Store find.
A dolla' makes me holla!

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Our parents were pretty much the life of the party too.
Daddio, was a pool shark:

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And mom was taking Irish Car Bombs with the boys. Yes, I said Bomb(s), as in multiple.
Evidenced here:

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I would just like to take a moment to simply thank my parents for being so effing cool. You guys have always been "rad" parents, and obviously great at child rearing {Hello? My siblings and I turned out awesome}, but now I can truly appreciate how kick-ass y'all are.

I can now check this off my bucket list ;)


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19 comments:

  1. My-cliffnotesJanuary 31, 2013 at 1:13 AM

    Soo fun reindeer antlers yes please

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  2. Kristine@thefoleyfamJanuary 31, 2013 at 3:53 AM

    TOO fun!! Love your mom's pics!! Nate's parents are the same way. LOVE going out with them, it's always a fun time! Happy dance for memorable events! XOXO

    Kristine from The Foley Fam {unedited} Blog

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  3. SamJanuary 31, 2013 at 6:23 AM

    Yay! This is awesome :) I love dive bars. A dive bar on Christmas with your parents and Irish car bombs? Even better.

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  4. P!nkyJanuary 31, 2013 at 7:14 AM

    Soooo much fun!!!!! :)!

    Love the antlers and the dive bar and braving the storm, so much fun!

    I wanna come party down there with yall!

    xoxo

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  5. HeleneJanuary 31, 2013 at 7:38 AM

    this is beyond awesome!!! haha how freaking fun!

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  6. NikkiJanuary 31, 2013 at 7:57 AM

    I love a good dive bar! So much fun!

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  7. ShayJanuary 31, 2013 at 7:58 AM

    I LOVE that you have so much fun with your parents, that's awesome!

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  8. UnknownJanuary 31, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    I love this! It's the greatest when the parents go out with ya :)

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  9. Cece @Mahogany DriveJanuary 31, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    I love dive bars! Love your non traditional Christmas day outing. I have been to a club/bar with my parents! Some would say no way but I see nothing wrong with it.

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  10. NicoleJanuary 31, 2013 at 11:21 AM

    Definitely looks like a fun group! What a fun/different Christmas experience!

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  11. JenJanuary 31, 2013 at 12:00 PM

    FUN!!! Dive bars are the best in my opinion. Love the pictures. :)

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  12. Optimistic ExistentialistJanuary 31, 2013 at 12:19 PM

    I never did get to party with my parents. Gosh that would have been fun!!

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  13. RachJanuary 31, 2013 at 12:34 PM

    Haha! Glad you guys had fun! We definitely have those light up antlers! They are great!

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  14. Mrs. PancakesJanuary 31, 2013 at 3:33 PM

    You are too fun Janna!!!

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  15. UnknownJanuary 31, 2013 at 8:26 PM

    I want to be friends with your parents! So fun!

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  16. KimJanuary 31, 2013 at 11:21 PM

    It looked like so much fun! Love the pictures! :)

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  17. NicoleFebruary 1, 2013 at 12:46 PM

    Oh my gosh, what's an Irish Car Bomb?????

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  18. KatieFebruary 2, 2013 at 8:59 AM

    how fun! and I agree - your parents are cool! :)

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  19. JeanFebruary 2, 2013 at 11:36 AM

    I so wanted Irish Car Bombs last night... But fell fast asleep.... I've become such a party pooper.

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