This past weekend, me and my dear friend Jill road-tripped with 5 other girlfriends down to the Lake of the Ozarks for a much-needed girls weekend. Hey, if the hubby can have a boys weekend then I am entitled to mine :) We left on Friday morning and returned Sunday late afternoon tan and exhausted from a super fun weekend! The condo we rented turned out to be a really nice place with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (which were greatly appreciated with 7 women trying to get ready), a nice kitchen, living room and an awesome patio that overlooked the pools and lake.
Our first day there consisted of lounging poolside, enjoying ice cold alcoholic 
beverages and endulging in the many snacks that everyone brought. We met some of the "locals" there and had a great time visiting & hanging out with them. On Saturday, we headed to an awesome outlet mall where we shopped the morning away. I spent way too much money but ended up getting some great deals, several cute outfits for Vegas and a new Fossil watch - my "guilt" didn't seem to last long! We all had lunch at Panera and headed back to the condo for some more pool-time! After a long afternoon pool-side and a few too many drinks, we made our way back so we could all get ready for a night out on the town. Since we didn't want to drink & drive, we called a cab to take us a whole 3 miles to our destination which ended up costing us $25 one-way. I guess that is the price you pay for arriving safely!?! We went to a local favorite called "Backwater Jacks" which ended up being alot of fun. It was located on the lake and was all open to the outside. There was a live band playing 80's 
& 90's music which was alot of fun. We had their famous "Pain in the Ass" drink which was a combination of a pina colada & a rum runner and was very yummy! We were quite disappointed when the band ended at 11pm and later found out the bar closed at midnight! We were so bummed seeing how we were just getting started for the night :( So, we called for a cab and another $25 later, we ended up safely back at the condo.
beverages and endulging in the many snacks that everyone brought. We met some of the "locals" there and had a great time visiting & hanging out with them. On Saturday, we headed to an awesome outlet mall where we shopped the morning away. I spent way too much money but ended up getting some great deals, several cute outfits for Vegas and a new Fossil watch - my "guilt" didn't seem to last long! We all had lunch at Panera and headed back to the condo for some more pool-time! After a long afternoon pool-side and a few too many drinks, we made our way back so we could all get ready for a night out on the town. Since we didn't want to drink & drive, we called a cab to take us a whole 3 miles to our destination which ended up costing us $25 one-way. I guess that is the price you pay for arriving safely!?! We went to a local favorite called "Backwater Jacks" which ended up being alot of fun. It was located on the lake and was all open to the outside. There was a live band playing 80's 
& 90's music which was alot of fun. We had their famous "Pain in the Ass" drink which was a combination of a pina colada & a rum runner and was very yummy! We were quite disappointed when the band ended at 11pm and later found out the bar closed at midnight! We were so bummed seeing how we were just getting started for the night :( So, we called for a cab and another $25 later, we ended up safely back at the condo. We decided to continue our party down at the docks checking out all the huge boats and mingling with the "lo
cals" whom we had gotten to know over the weekend. We didn't get in until well after 2am and were up early Sunday morning to pack, clean up the condo and get breakfast before we left for Kansas City.
cals" whom we had gotten to know over the weekend. We didn't get in until well after 2am and were up early Sunday morning to pack, clean up the condo and get breakfast before we left for Kansas City. We were sad to see our weekend come to an end so soon but I think we were all secretly ready to get back to reality and to our own beds! It was a weekend filled with good friends, good times, tons of laughter and memories for a lifetime and we have 100+ pics to show for it :) We had so much fun that we are already planning for the lake weekend for 2009!
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sounds like a blast. Cute pics!
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