california, knows how to party

i was so lucky to have a little weekend getaway with some of my favorite highschool/college friends! we went to irvine, california and stayed in the beautiful thackerary estate. it was so fun to be all together again doing what we do best - eat, laugh and play spit.

the house
the back patio

the kitchen. where cassie worked her magic.
the upstairs media room equip with individual plastic popcorn boxes, movie theater candy, a refrigerated drawer full of cold beverages.
my and rachel's suite

notice how we all immediately dropped our bags to go check out all the rooms. ha.

it felt like college all over again.

while we were there we played at laguna beach. of course.

some of the girls braved the waves on boogie boards...including cassie, who ended up fracturing her ribs!

those waves were serious biz.

we also rented this monstrousity and rode it around the boardwalk.

a 6-{wo}man bike. we were quite the spectacle.

and then there was some shopping.

and with 5 out of the 9 of us being pregnant we did not skimp on the food.

we had delicious meals. everyday. all day.
cassie's famous eggs benedict...

and abelskievers

yogurtland self-serve yogurt. mmmm. with a little sprinkles cupcakes on the side.

and when we weren't eating we were playing games. this picture is us playing heads-up 7-up while waiting to be seated at crystal cove.

so much fun! can't wait for our next reunion.

thanks for all the mems.