GTL baby!

First things first. I pregamed for the night with a couple episodes of Jersey Shore.

I woke up, fixed my self tanner, hit the dry cleaner to pick up my dress and realized I'm 2/3 of the way to GTL (gym, tan, laundry). I almost went to the gym just to hit that magic trifecta but I didn't have time.

I painted my nails and watched the Jersey Shore season finale and reunion show.

Here's how my ensemble worked out by the way:

I chose to go belted because I wanted to stand out and I figured no one else would be going for the edgy look. Plus I was getting ready to Rihanna and the belt made me feel like her. I'm glad I wore the belt because it made me stand out amidst the sea of black dresses. Next year I will choose a colored dress.

The shoes were also a big hit. I know the lighting in my kitchen is weird so here is the official Carlos Santana picture of the shoes.

The dinner went well despite my late entrance (not my fault, I was waiting on the people I was picking up). I had a slight anxiety ridden moment when I realized Ex-boyfriend and his fiancee/girlfriend/whateversheisthisweek were there. Not so much anxiety on his presence but she's the one who found my phone number and called me out of the blue and I don't trust her not to sucker punch me on the dance floor. Thankfully, I didn't have to decimate her in front of all my co-workers.

The dj at the dinner sucked but I'll pretty much dance anywhere and to anything so I made do. After the offical party was over we went to Solas -an ultra swanky club - and went upstairs. According to my sister the 3rd floor is VIP. Yeah, we're pretty baller. And we were with the owner. I felt like Lil Wayne. Solas is where my Jewish friend, who thinks he is Italian and wears an Italian horn, and I had the ultimate Jersey Shore house music battle. There was fist pumping, there was floor hitting, people were cheering "GTL baby!" at us, and some random dude was video taping. Jewtalian even tried lifting up his shirt to show off The Situation but he had a cumberbund underneath which kinda ruined the whole thing.

I managed to keep myself at a relatively happy drunk but still functioning level and switched to water at Solas which continued into the after after party. Yeah, that's right. I said after after party. Totally just like Jay-Z. Switching to water meant I didn't steal a hot dog this year and I remember everyone I talked to. Excellent.