August 27-28th
As Maid of Honor for my sister's wedding it was my job to plan a rock'n bachelorette party for her, a job I took very seriously and started planning sometime in May. The details, were kept strictly confidential, with the exception of dad, whom I would tell about my plans and ask for advice. (Hey, he was in Afghanistan at the time, who could he tell?) The girls were told the barest of details in the invite, only where to meet, what time and what to wear (which was based on a cowgirl theme).
Curious yet? Check out the pictures below and see what we did:
The Theme: Cowgirls: " A bunch of girls, look'n for a good time, break'n hearts, turn'n heads and look'n so fine."
The adventure began at 9:30 am. We met at Grandma and Grandpa Kuehl's house in Mapleton, and started with a toast before loading the 15 passenger van and heading off to our fist destination. Mom was our designated driver.
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| Here we are, with the van. We're just waiting for two gals before heading out! |
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| I had to sit on a tiny work stool in the middle of the isle the whole day so I could conduct the games and activities as we drove. |
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| Mom, the designated driver... off we go! |
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Our first stop, was Lucky Lanes in Denison, IA, where we completed a game of Crazy Cowgirl Bowling complete with "An Electric Slide" frame and a "Sexy dance move" frame! Prizes were awarded for best and worst bowlers!
After bowling, we were picked up and taken out to a local park where we noshed on pizza, cookies & bars. We also made sure to hydrate with beers & cowboy lemonades! |
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| On the way to our next stop, Amanda opened her gifts. Since this is a PG rated blog, this is the only photo I am able to post! |
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| Our third stop of the day was Dale Valley Vinyards in Stuart, IA. Here we listened to a blue grass band and sampled all of the local wines! De-licious! As you can see, the winery's tasting room was a converted old school house. |
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Stop #4: Dance-A-Cross in West Des Moines, IA, for line dance lessons! Here we learned 4 different line dances that we will all hopefully remember and can do at the wedding next weekend!
Phew....I'm getting a bit tired. Next stop - The hotel for a short rest and change of clothes before continuing our adventure! |
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| Dinner was down-home-cook'n without the work. We dinned at The Machine Shed at The Living History Farms in West Des Moines. We had steak tips, pork, baby red potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, rolls, and I'm sure I'm forgetting something. It was super delish and oh, so much food! We were also spoiled with awesome cocktails, like my bacon bloody mary! |
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| Amanda, practicing up for the next stop.... |
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| Buck's Bar in West Des Moines. Not only did we get to ride a mechanical bull, but Amanda was given a free t-shirt, bottle of Boone's Farm wine, we had a campaign toast and didn't have to pay cover - Yee Haw! |
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| Katherine's turn on the bull! |
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| Cowgirl Up Mindy! |
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| Amanda, arrested for bad dance moves! JK - Love ya Sis! |
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| Book Em' Danno! |
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| Even Mom was thrown behind bars! |
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| Public Intox! |
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| But, Amanda could spring us all from the clink by spinning the Wheel 'O Shots! Jager Bomb! Thanks for taking one for the team Manda! |
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| Last stop of the evening - Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar! For oldies, sing-alongs, and much more! |
On Sunday, the only stop was for coffee before heading back to Mapleton. I ended up with a migraine headache that morning and because of it, was the only one who got sick! LOL!
Overall - a great bachelorette party!
Can't wait to see everyone again at the wedding!
~Sharon
