Bull Busters & a Tower of Cotton Candy: My Cali Batchelorette Party

So I had an inkling of what I was going to do for my bachelorette party in California. They told me to wear comfortable clothes (definitely no skirts), and to bring socks. In my mind, I knew we were going to drink a lot and maybe go bowling. I pretty much guessed right...kind of.

Well, it started at 6:30 pm where Kathy and Carrie came to pick me up. They gave me 2 shots of vodka chased with orange juice. I was blindfolded while Saqi and Michael dropped us off to the location. I heard directions such as Barham and such, and once they stopped and made me get out of the car, I heard music. It popped into my mind, WE WERE AT UNIVERSAL CITY WALK! Then, I just realized where we were going, Saddle Ranch, and it entailed a mechanical bull. They told me afterward that, we also planned to go to another bar after that and do some bowling. So I was half right.

I also had accessories. They bought me a batchelorette sash, pink crown, and a huge "sparkling" ring. They passed out cups that said "What happens at the batchelorette party stays in the batchelorette party." We hung out at the bar until a few more people arrived. At that time, we met a handful of cool, nice people. One of which was Gary who is a costumer for a new show at Universal Studios called, "Creature from the Black Lagoon." He kept us company once in a while and hooked us up with some cool stuff. While we were waiting, the bull rider controller signed us up for a bull ride. I thought that it was better to do it now before I got too drunk or full. I was a little nervous...I didn't want to make a complete fool of myself. The controller was really nice and explained things really clearly. He said if I just follow the directions, it will all be okay.

1) Hold the rope underhand with your weakest hand
2) When the bull goes down, lean back, when the bull goes up, lean a little forward
3) Keep your strong hand up at all times for balance
4) Keep your legs tight on the bull

So Carrie took video through her phone of my virgin ride. I did pretty well if I do say so myself. It starts off really slow, and then it gets kind of crazy. The operator was kind enough to stop at the one moment I was about to take a spill; so I looked really good and ended up not getting bucked off. It was actually a lot of fun and very TOUGH. I have a new respect for bull riders.

One by one everyone started filling in.

I was so happy to see some of the friends who could make it, some of them I haven't seen in a long time. We all had a great dinner. The proportions for this place was really huge. And then, Gary came in with a humongous cotton candy sculpture. I couldn't believe it.

Also, there was a guy who was also there celebrating his bachelor party, and we decided to take a picture together as we congratulated each other. Then his friend started taking off the bachelor's shirt off. I have to say that the guy was really buff...and so we took all kinds of photos in good fun. Jared, the best man, was really mad that we got a stripper, but I'll let him think that for the time being. (He's mad cause he thinks that I would get mad if Paul gets a stripper. I just think that it's going to be a waste of money. LOL)

So after dinner, it was time for another bull ride, and Kathy and Jennifer was going to join me. We have videos of each of our rides, and I think we are all expert bull riders. No kidding. We lasted a long time on the bull. I am also glad that I didn't have to do it alone. I did wish that more people could have tried it, just to say that they've done it at least once in their lives. I do have a lot of respect for bull riders because it does work a lot of muscles, and they are muscles that I am not used to working.

We were supposed to go bowling after, but it was getting too late for that. We ended up getting last drinks at Hard Rock and just hanging out and talking story. It was a very nice cool down to an exciting evening.

The next morning, I was really sore. Surprisingly, I didn't have a hangover. Instead, it was from the bullride, and I had 2 huge souvenirs on the inside of my thighs. I guess my bullriding left a couple bruises. Paul was shocked. Both Kathy and Jennifer had some, too. My favorite line was Saqi saying to Kathy, "What bit you?" Kathy replied with, "A bull!"

Well, I am extremely happy about this outing. Thank you girls for making it so memorable!