Apparently the way to make me sleep through the night is to have me do a couple of shots. Who knew?

Donald's cousin is visiting from Boston right now, so Donald and his two sisters (along with their significant others) took him out to go drinking with them. The 7 of us hit 3 bars during the course of the evening. The first two bars had us for about an hour total, before we ended up at an Irish pub called Killarney's. (Don't ask me why, but it amused me that we took a guy from Boston to an Irish pub. Like that was something special Riverside had to offer.) We all had a great time. Donald's sisters told great stories about the three of them as kids/teenagers, and had me cracking up at what a bunch of terrors they were. I didn't feel much like drinking, so I got to watch as the rest of them (except Donald's pregnant sister) got completely smashed. At one point, someone ordered a round of Buttery Nipple shots, and though I'd never had one, I didn't want to be rude. A few minutes later a round of Blue Raspberry Kamikaze shots arrived, and I finished that one as well, though I made it clear it would be my last one. (Not only did I not feel like drinking, I was also one of the designated drivers.) I felt a wee bit buzzed, since I hadn't eaten in over 12 hours, but some sliders and a couple glasses of water fixed that problem real quick. We (the sober sister and I) poured the drunks into the cars about 1:45 to get them home. I was out cold by 2:30am and slept like a rock until 8am (except for that brief period where I was awoken by someone who was revisiting his drinks in reverse, if you know what I'm saying). I went back to sleep for another 2 hours at 9:30, and managed to stay awake the entire day without taking a nap.

Now, if only I can find a way to sleep through the night AND not be tired when I wake up in the morning, I'll be a happy camper!