Dildo Weekend, aka MaPo's Bachelorette Fete

My best friend is a true delight of a lady. We'll just call her MaPo, because a) monikers are more fun, and b) she and I used to relish Ma Po Tofu at lunch on a regular basis. She's also standing up in our wedding as The Best Lady (more on this later), and I couldn't be more thrilled!


MaPo with her *other* best friends :)

Ma Po and I met at the Milwaukee Rep, where she was interning with Hunter and me. You may remember me mentioning how my best friend helped me ensnare Hunter into my love-trap... that was MaPo! We've been the best of friends for 6 1/2 years now. In that time, we worked together 3 different times, helped each other move in and out of Chicago, had wayyyy too many margaritas (a product of our weekly fun friday dates, aka Frundates), and practiced random acts of senseless debauchery... quite effectively, I might add.

But one of the most most important moments of our time as friends is the day I introduced her to the boy she will be marrying in just 2 short months. Let's call him Feta, for he is greek (like me!). MaPo and Feta got engaged just months before we did - so we've enjoyed the deep bonding experience of planning our weddings together. Its super cool, having been integral to eachother meeting and falling in love with their future husbands, and getting married at the same time. And I get to be her Maid of Honor! Which means..... Bachelorette Party!!!

*****(MaPo, if you're reading this... you best stop now, or suffer a serious ass whoopin')****

Next weekend, MaPo will be flying in to sunny LA for what we're affectionately terming "Dildo Weekend" which entails a mini-bridal shower and a rowdy night on the town for 6 of us gals. Now, I sure knows how to party, but I'm a little unversed in the way of the bridal shower. Hive, can you help a sister out?

The one thing I do know is that I want to do a "newlywed" type guessing game, and I'm asking Feta to pre-record his answers on video, which I think will be a fun twist. But after that, I'm pretty clueless. Help me gals, you're my only hope! What are your favorite inexpensive, girly and giggly bridal shower games?

After the shower portion, we'll head out. I've got the limo, dinner and the strip club all sorted out, but I still want to find a cool korean-style karaoke bar with private rooms. I've done some research but the question remains - which karaoke club is best? Local bees, your help, if you please! Then its off to a greasy diner for late night breakfast to soak up the liquor in our bellies, before we have a slumber party back at my place to cap off the night. What do you think, sound fun?

I'm so excited to give MaPo the night of her life, surrounded by her girls. Its so fun that she gets a vacation-style bachelorette, since most of us live here, and she could probably use a break from the cold. I hope she loves every minute of it, and I can't wait to post pictures and share the details afterward!