Daddy Scratches and Wonder Woman rolled into South Philly last night to hook up with Bossy and her blog posse (which sounds so much better than “Bossy and her blogger crew” … duh), and let’s just say that we tore shit up, yo … and by “tore shit up,” I mean we drank margaritas at a Mexican restaurant and didn’t get home till almost midnight! (Scoff all you like, future parents of America, but you can rest assured that, some day, the aforementioned feat will totally fall into your “I tore shit up” category.)
What to say about Bossy? Well, she has been one of my favorite bloggers for some time now, and, earlier this year, was kind enough to feature me in her “Bloggers: They’re Just Like Us” series. So, when I discovered that she lived not very far from my in-laws, it only seemed right that we join forces to take over the East Coast … or at least hook up for a night out on the town.
So Wonder Woman and I showed up here a little early, because the traffic we expected to run into never materialized, and the potential difficulty finding the place never came to pass, and there were plenty of parking spots right in front of the door … all of which combined to place us at the restaurant early enough for each of us to suck down one margarita and order another by the time Bossy rolled up — and, obviously, downing a couple of margaritas before meeting a group of strangers is always preferable to being all, you know, sober.
Now, if ever you need to plan a night out, Bossy’s your woman, because girlfriend takes her role seriously. To wit, the following excerpt from Bossy’s final rallying-cry email yesterday:
News flash: it will be RAINING tonight, so know that now, and don’t be all, I WILL MELT IF I GO OUT IN RAIN, and don’t be all, OH MY GAH IT’S THE CITY, THE CIIIIIIITTTTTYYYYY, I CAN’T DO IT, IT’S SO FARRRRR. We are only young once … and some of us aren’t even, anymore.
That’s effort above and beyond the call of duty for some daddy blogger from Boston whom she’d never even met. And her effort paid off, because looky here:
Yes, the blogging ladies of Philadelphia were in the house, and between them and the lovely Wonder Woman, we had ourselves a positively delightful girls’ night out. Sure, I felt a bit out of place, what with not having a vagina and all, but the whole XX vs. XY chromosome thing was mostly irrelevant, for we all spoke the language of Blog.
So allow me to say “Thank you!” to Uppercasewoman and Lora and Momish and Ruth and Well-Read Hostess and Nutmeg and the Domestic Goddess, all of whom it was a pleasure to meet and hang out with.
And allow me to holla a big “Thank you!” at Bossy (whose Daddy Meets Bossy picture is — surprise! — better than mine … speaking of which: by all means, let me know if any of you would like to place your carry-on luggage in the bags under my eyes, because god knows they’re big enough for it!); I really appreciate the effort you made.
And, of course, allow me to also thank the lovely and vivacious Wonder Woman, who lets me do things like drag her out to a bar in South Philly on a rainy Monday night so that she can listen to me talk Blog with a group of strangers.
Yes, a good time was had by all, and I hope to do it again sometime. In fact, so enjoyable was the experience that I’m wondering if a Boston-area blog posse could be rallied for a similar experience. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
19 Comments
Doooood. You have a picture of my CHOCOLATE CAKE.
Seriously? You and the wife are lovely, lovely people and I’m glad to have met y’all.
I would so love to meet all you guys. I live about 1 mile from Bossy. Oh well, if I don’t, I hope you have a great vacation!
I may be too much of a blogger newbie to merit an invite to a Boston get-together, but if not, I’m in. I promise not to talk about three-year-olds’ nutritional needs and feeling old and Polly Pockets. At least not exclusively.
Okay. I lied. I might very well end up talking about exactly all of that stuff. But hey–I can put away margaritas like no one else. That has to count for something.
.-= Kate at And Then I Was a Mom´s last blog ..Bad Habits, or Why My Hands are in My Pockets =-.
It was great meeting you and the lovely Missus.
.-= BOSSY´s last blog ..Bossy, You Seem Like A Perfectly Nice Girl, But What Is Skin Control? =-.
Damn. That totally makes me wish I lived in Philly. And Jon, I must say, you should have mentioned that not only did Wonder Woman agree to go hang out with strangers, she sgreed to go with you to hook up with a WHOLE GROUP of FEMALE strangers.
I guess that’s why you call her Wonder Woman.
.-= toadmama´s last blog ..Enough With the Dogs Already =-.
It was great meeting you too! Although I’m remarkable tired — STILL — from being out so late.
See? I’m so tired I can’t spell REMARKABLY. Sheesh.
.-= Cecily´s last blog ..Add-ee-tood of Grad-ee-tood =-.
–>I Love BOSSY. So jealous you got to meet her and hang out with her posse. Your wife is a special woman to join you too.
.-= WebSavyMom´s last blog ..Post It Note Tuesday =-.
sooooooooooo jealous, Bossy’s my longtime favorite.
but I’m happy for YOU. sigh.
long time, although, non-committed blogger looking for motivation to reenergize a new concept site. would love to gain advice on all things blogging, and meet excellent bloggers like yourself.
ps- how does one get past the “wow” factor of initial meetups? liquid courage?
.-= Red Sun´s last blog ..White Bean and Corn Chowder =-.
I love South Philly! Fante’s is the best for cookware and the meat shops are to die for. Also, the Reading Terminal Market downtown rocks! Hope your family has an awesome Thanksgiving and that we see you at the Boston Blogher meetup in December.
Melanie
http://www.thecoupongoddess.blogspot.com
.-= Melanie AKA The Coupon Goddess´s last blog ..Black Friday =-.
It was great to meet you and Wonder Woman! What a fun time! Your wife is indeed lovely and a wonderFUL woman. Have a great holiday and hopefully we will see you next time you guys roll into town.
.-= Momish´s last blog ..Let Me Give It To You Straight =-.
If I still lived in Boston I would be there in a heartbeat!
.-= Stacey Ball´s last blog ..Craving =-.
SO J! I want a blog posse! I’ll drag my husband along!
.-= Stephanie´s last blog ..My Run In With Girl Scouts – My Daughter Cracks Me Up! =-.
It was great meeting you guys. If you are ever rolling through town again, let us know and we will be there in a moment’s time!
Have the happiest Thanksgiving ever tomorrow, and get home safe and sound
Yo! I was hoping you’d suggest a Boston area meet up! Bring on the Scratches Posse!
.-= Meg at the Members Lounge´s last blog ..I Can’t Help Myself Wednesday =-.
What fun! How cool. The interwebz is a wonderful thing, ain’t it?
.-= TheExpatresse´s last blog ..Let the Holidays Commence! =-.
Wish a non-blogger from MN via Husb from Phila now both AZ could have been there! Looks like you guys had fun!
Nothing wrong with pre-gaming before the arrival of Bossy! I need to find a VIP Crew.
.-= The Football Wife´s last blog ..Tis the Season =-.