Poshdeluxe

you know what, guys? i am REALLY good at weekends.

and this past one was no exception!

friday night, members of the matthew gierhart fan club gathered together to bid our dear friend farewell. just when you thought matt had moved back to austin, he packs up and flies back to london. gah. fortunately there is internet in england, so matt can continue to protect my blog from bots and hackers (did anyone see my site yesterday? uh, yeah. WHAT IS THE DEAL).

we met up at vinosity, this cozy wine bar near my apartment, but after that, the night sort of fell into a delightful kind of chaos. i felt like we were a band of roaming gypsies, but with better hygiene (and no child stealing, even though i was tempted a couple times).

after trudy’s proved to be too crowded for a late night meal (10:30) we drove to south congress to grab some pizza at home slice.

there’s a lot going on in that picture, and I LIKE IT.

here’s matt again, looking remarkably like paul mccartney, which i have never noticed until now.

matt was feeling overwhelmed because we had unwittingly walked into a major, MAJOR hot rod festival. or party. or show. i don’t really know what they’re called, but it involves lots of hot rods tooling down the street while rockabilly people hoot, holler and drink beer five feet away from the cops.

in short, it’s AWESOME!

seriously, where can i sign up to join the rat rodz? anyone? anyone?

hmm. maybe i’ll just start my own hot rod gang! i’ll totally trick out thomas and get “poshdeluxe” airbrushed on the back window and my group will be called Cruisin’ Pants or something.

a hot rod show is totally the type of thing i would never plan on attending but LOVE accidentally discovering. plus it was hilarious to watch regular drivers suddenly find themselves in the middle of a road rally.

i liked this car the best, mostly cos of the skull and crossbones (which i think is covering up a dent? nice work, hot rodder).

i think amber has a future as a car show model, yeah? SHOW ME THAT ENGINE, GIRLIE!

it was the kind of night that produces a LOT of goofy pictures. for example, here’s amber and matt, AT PROM HAVING THE BEST NIGHT OF THEIR LIFE ZOMGGG.

and here’s matt (we moved on to the san jose), displaying his Camera Ready Smile.

you may recognize that smile from his famous “blue dragon” picture as well as his “artist portrait” that i took on his birthday.

here’s matt’s friend dave, who just moved to austin and will serve as matt’s replacement, except with less of a fake british accent (ok, ok, matt can never really be replaced. but still). dave has already been inducted into pants world based on his incredible goofy picture skills as well as his commission of a napoleon-like portrait (ask him about this. seriously).

this is how amber feels about matt’s departure. so, you know, don’t bring it up if she’s around.

erin’s face is a pretty typical response to matt. obviously she is full of love and adoration for him (note: we are now at rio rita. like i said, gypsies!).

matt couldn’t leave us without a final act of crayness, so he decided to… put a rubber band in his hair.

matt, thanks for giving me a lasting image of yr face to cling to until the next time you come to austin.

i’ll miss you, my dear!

so that was friday night.

saturday, i went to selina’s bridal shower at her sister nasrine’s house. here’s selina, holding the bridal glass that nas insisted she use throughout the shower.

yep, her glass has boobs. AWESOME. oh what a world it would be, if every glass had boobs! it’s like, a truck stop dream.

here’s selina with the aformentioned nas (nasrine) and her other sister, tanya.

in addition to glasses with boobs, nas also has a thing for HILARIOUS centerpieces. i found this little treasure in the middle of the cookies (where i just *happened* to be hanging out).

GET IT? she’s dragging him down the aisle! HAR HAR HAR HAR

selina’s sisters hosted this lovely soiree along with the charming and fabulous erica.

i want to take this moment to publicly thank all three hostesses for providing me with this AMAZING SPREAD OF FOOD.

i wish i could reach into that picture right now and steal some cheese!! NOM NOM NOM.

oh and it gets better. check out the CAKE:

ok, not only is the cake pretty on its own, but it also features the SAME DESIGN FROM THE INVITATION.

but could you expect anything less from the woman who gave her daughters the pinkest, most princessy bedroom ever?

that’s alison, who will soon realize that even her cup matches the room. seriously, though, WHEN CAN I MOVE IN? this house even features THE KITCHEN OF MY DREAMS!!!!!!!

i know i love real food (obvs), but come on. cooking plastic food is SO MUCH FUNNER.

after exploring the house, we played some games which i’m relieved to report did NOT include making a dress out of toilet paper. thank you, erica. we did, however, get to look at old pictures of selina and try to guess her age.

my favorite was her senior portrait, which you can totally identify, even from far away, by the Signature Senior Pose.

presents at bridal showers sort of make me feel like i’m back in the 50s, cos the packages are always full of kitchen stuff. then again, I REALLY WANT A KITCHEN AIDE MIXER. betty friedan, is that wrong?

of course i had to throw a bit of sass into my bed, bath & beyond gift (where, by the way, “gift wrap” means massive deforestation), so i gave selina a little bubble bath cupcake!

happy bridal pants, selina!

after the shower, i picked up dessiree for her first ever meeting with my parents! even better, we were gonna have a slumber party at their house!!! did someone say FROZEN UNDERWEAR? i wasn’t sure if round rock could handle so much awesomeness…

my parents are the nicest, warmest people in the world, so dessiree felt at home in no time. after dinner, we played this domino game called mexican train… i don’t know about the mexico part, but it does involve a train. and you get to press the button on the train if you are about to win, which is REALLY FUN!

at least, for the first few times. and then the train kind of gets annoying and you don’t press it anymore, you just say “choo choo!” which is really more fun.

here’s dessiree, giving me a typical look while my mom helps her strategize. usually, when dessiree looks at me like this, she means, “please stop embarrassing me” and/or “why are you so white?” I LOVE TEENAGERS.

once she got the hang of it, dessiree was an UNSTOPPABLE DOMINO FORCE. here she is, rejoicing over the impending destruction of her opponents.

after dominoes, dessiree and i watched “clueless” on TV, which is definitely a top pick for slumber parties. i told her that the movie came out when i was in high school, and then she looked at me like i was OLD. which, you know, i am. but i swear, we didn’t all dress like alicia silverstone… although i really, really wanted to.

the next morning, mom made baked oatmeal (so freaking tasty) and dad made my favorite item from Dad’s Cooking Specialties, beer biscuits!

i have so, so many fond memories of watching my dad carefully roll and cut the dough (with that same yellow cookie cutter)… the smell of beer biscuits and newsprint (from parade and the comics, obvs) is definitely one of my favorite childhood scents.

after breakfast, mom and dad took dessiree and me on a tour of the Sights of Round Rock! which boils down “downtown” (one city block), parks (which are actually amazing) and the FAMOUS ROUND ROCK that gave the town its name!

BEHOLD THE ROUND ROCK

yeah, i know. dessiree wasn’t impressed either.

so, like i said. i am totally an honors student when it comes to weekends.

ACED!!