Apparently yesterday slipped away from me!
It quickly went from this…
To this…
Perhaps I should explain?
After a fun afternoon of shopping with my girlfriends, I came home, grabbed a late lunch and headed back out to run some errands with Ryan.
We were on a mission to pick up a whole bunch of obnoxiously pink and girly bachelorette party gear for a bachelor party cruise Ryan will be attending next weekend.
You may remember how Ryan’s bachelor party began… Well, he has similar plans for his best friend Dru.
Another ‘80s night (in place of the cruise’s traditional formal night) will take place on board the ship, causing Ryan to nab this hip lil’’ pair of glasses.
After we hit up four different stores and had all the pink beads and “girl’s night out” shot glasses we needed, we headed home to relax a bit and eat some food before meeting our friends Daniel, Merri and Lindsay for dinner.
Dinner + Drinks Downtown
Once 8 o’clock came around, we headed out to Heat, a new restaurant-turned-club, that opened last week in downtown Orlando.
Ryan and I arrived first and ordered some drinks while waiting for our friends to arrive. 
Vodka water lime fo’ me! When it comes to drinkin’, I’m a vodka girl through and through.
Soon our friends arrived and we ordered a bunch of the tapas dishes. 
I enjoyed parts of a seared tuna salad, BBQ pork and short ribs dish. The short ribs were my favorite of the three, though every single dish was a bit spicy for my liking. I was glad we ate some food before we went!
After dinner, we decided to do an impromptu bar crawl and went hoppin’ from bar to bar, ordering some drinks, dancing and having a good time!
Strawberry vodka + soda water + orange and lime slices = Win!
Why do I feel the need to make obnoxious faces when I have a few cocktails? I have a feeling Janae would appreciate this little habit… 
After bar hoppin’,the night wasn’t over…
As Ryan and I were heading home, I got the idea to pay a late-night visit to IHOP!
We channeled our inner college kids and hit up the pancake joint for some grub.
We shared an ice cream sundae (which I dominated), two apple cinnamon pancakes and a plate of scrambled eggs with sausage and bacon. 
We were shocked at how slammed IHOP was around 2 a.m. considering we don’t live in a college town. Apparently people other than college kids hit up this place after midnight regularly. Who knew?
All in all, last night was a blast!
Now I’m off to get some food in mah belly. It’s breakfast time!
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So fun. 🙂 I love your shirt!
thanks! my friend daniel said it looked like i has feathers on my shirt… i preferred to call them my scales. 🙂 i was a fish!
I love it too!! And that drink sounds just like what I order minus the strawberry part. Sounds yummy!
Haha love these photos! Especially the one of you and Ryan- hilarious!! 😀
Looks like SO much fun!! Man alive those pancakes look GOOOD! 🙂
haahahah nice night! GAHHH i cannot even think of vodka right now… I had my FAIR SHARE last night… 😉
Hahaha!i love this post!!
Looks like such a fun night!
You just can’t beat the post-night-out munchies hey! 😉
I looove that shirt! So pretty. I’m glad I’m not the only one who seems to think that sweets > pizza or fries as a late-night snack 🙂
I think the only times I’ve been to IHOP is when I’ve had a few too many cocktails!
Your night-out look was super cute!
Looks like a LOT of fun! Love the pancake idea. In Montreal I remember stopping and grabbing nutella/banana stuffed crepes after a long night out on the dance floor. It was delish!!! Your sunday looks fantastic.
Only you could still look gorgeous making your cocktail face 😉
Heat sounds so neat! Dinner looks amazing and ah I’m loving short ribs too, I love to get them as a app!
I LOVE your shirt, by the way!
oooh I am going to have to try that strawberry vodka drink! Love the shoutout to janae!
Love it! That looks like a perfect night!!!! You look gorg-I loooooove that white dress-where did you get it?!
it’s actually a shirt. 🙂 it’s made by french connection & i bought it online on majoooor sale through ruelala: http://www.ruelala.com/invite/jbream726
Love Ruelala:) Mad I missed that one!
Rue la la is amazing!
LOVE your shirt! Where did you get it?
thank you! it’s made by french connection, but i bought it online on sale through ruelala: http://www.ruelala.com/invite/jbream726
It looks like you guys had a fab time! I love the silly faces, too cute!
Your shirt is so cute! Mind sharing where you got it? I’m proud of you for choosing IHOP over Waffle House. You’re a class act. 😉
i have honestly never been to a waffle house!
oh & my shirt is by french connection but i bought it on major sale at ruelala: http://www.ruelala.com/invite/jbream726
What a fun Saturday! =D
oh my goodness, ihop in the middle of the night brings back some AWESOME memories! sounds so fun 🙂
Looks like a fun time!
IHOP at 2 in the morning-definitely a classic college night, lol. Looks like you had a great time. And I’m happy to see that i’m not the only one who makes ridiculous faces after a few drinks!!
I love your shirt! It’s SUPER cute! 😀 Looks like a fun night!
LOVE that you went to IHOP at 2 am! ANd your shirt is HOT! 🙂
Look at you two showing that the married couple can still hang with the college kids!!
You look beautiful and I love that top! Where did you get it?
Looks like you had a great time! I love late night IHOP or Waffle House stops! Satisfy the late night cravings and entertain yourself with some people watching!
What a fun night! I tried to get my friends to go out last night,but everyone was too tired. Boo!
Hi Julie! I’ve been an avid reader of your blog for quite a while now, having been introduced to it by my sister. After reading today’s entry however, I felt compelled to comment. The IHOP idea with Ryan was adorable! I love how the simplest of things such as grabbing some late night treats can be the most memorable and even exciting. Also, the fact that you and Ryan read together nearly brought tears to my eyes. Reading is of vast importance to me, and I think it is probably one of the greatest ways of bonding with someone. Thanks for posting these and for allowing me to cherish and focus on the smaller things in life.
thank you for such a kind and heartfelt comment, melissa! 🙂 if you’re ever in orlando and are up for a late-night run to ihop, let me know. 😉
LOVE your shirt!!!
Looks like you had a blast last night! IHOP is amazing for late night food…do yall have any Cookouts in Florida? It might just be a North/South Carolina thing…but they stay open until 4am and have the best milkshakes and cheesefries ever. You must try Cookout if you are in NC!
Looks like a fun night. 🙂
Too cute! Love nights like those 🙂
Would you believe I’ve never been to an IHOP? And I LOVE pancakes..must fix this…
Love your top. I need to find something similar. I’m going to the Grace Potter show in a few weeks and she is always wearing a short dress covered sequins and heels at her shows and I want to sort of wear the same thing :o) Did you wear jeans with your top? After wearing such a cute top and everyone noticing it do you ever get weird about wearing it again? I get werid about that espcially if picutres end up on FB…I feel like I can’t wear it again.
i did wear it w/ jeans and black high-heeled booties. it was actually my first time wearing that top, but it was definitely more outside-the-box type clothing item, so i think i would feel funny wearing it again around the same people w/in a month or so, but after that, it will be introduced back into the rotation. 🙂
Hi Julie! I love your blog!!! I’ve been a silent reader for like a year and a half now but I finally just started a blog of my own:) I would love if you’d like to check it out and I think you’d enjoy it- from what I’ve read about you over time it seems we have a lot in common! Thanks so much and would you mind if I added you to my Blogrole?!
(PS I’m a teen and my friends and I always stop at IHOP after late night partying-like Prom!)
I will always be a vodka girl as well. I love your drink ideas. I never know what mixer to get when I’m out, but citrus looks awesome.
Hi!
The cocktail you ordered was with water or club soda? (vodka and lime) I dont like to drink anything carbonated so I am forced to drink liquor with juice when I go out which gets to be filling and calorie heavy! Im always lookign for good ideas for mixers that arent soda so any suggestions you have would be great!!
Thanks!
my first drink was just vodka with water and a squeeze of lime… the second drink pictured was strawberry vodka & club soda. if you don’t like carbonation, definitely try flavored vodkas with water. i love ’em!
Those 80s glasses Ryan bought are totally amazeballs!!! I love them! Looks like y’all had a blast out on the town. Love your shirt, btw! You should use it in one of your fashion posts 🙂
I am obsessed with that shirt lol!!! Im trying to find it online but I cant : (
I am totally a vodka girl myself, and it’s ironic you mention the vodka water + citrus fruit drink – I went out with coworkers last night, and one of them introduced me to vodka water with lemon. I may never have a vodka diet coke again!
vodka soda and a lime is a favorite of mine and my best friend too! And IHOP is awesome; and definitely after a night out!
Vodka and sparkling water or vodka and tonic – I love them both equally. I used to use diet coke as a mixer and I’d swear it made my hangovers worse. All that sweetness and bubbles. Yeuurgh!
P.S. Your top is gorge.
P.P.S It looks like it was a fun weekend. I love weekends like that, where you get to spend quality time with your girlfriends AND partner, get some shopping done and have a few drinks.
Yay, love to see a blogger who likes to go out to clubs/bars with friends and eat whipped cream 🙂
im a vodka gal through and through too. =)
LOL!! I love Ryan’s idea …looks like a blast!!
So, i see you found your first fashion of the week/month/day ensemble, eh? Most perfect I must say. HAHAHA!!!!
You look beautiful as always, love your curls and your shirt. I also like the jacket your man is wearing where did he get that I’m thinkin about buyin my man a nice coat beige like that! 🙂
Wow, that IS an intimidating face!
CUTE SHIRT! love it.
So fun!! I always crave food at the end of nights like those 🙂
Looks like a fun night!!!
Oh IHOP, the place you only eat at after you’ve had a few drinks… lol! I’ve had lots of memories there! 🙂
Looks like a fun night! Where’s that brown purse in the first picture from? I’ve been looking for a new neutral type everyday bag. Like everyone else, LOVE your shirt.
Hehe, love the cowgirl hat and glasses. 😀
Bfast at the diner is definitely an after drinking night thing. Love it.
Hey Julie! First off, love the blog! I also have a question though. You’re boots in the first picture are adorable and I’ve been looking for some just like them. Are they the Victoria Secret ones that were from a previous post you did? And if so, what color are they? Thanks!! 🙂
Yep! I can’t remember what the color is called but they’re a reddish brown.
I just went to see if I could still buy them.. must be sold out :(. Bummer! If you know of any other good ones feel free to share haha
You guys are tooooo cute! Love the faces!