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February 06, 2010

Katie's Rollerdisco 40th Birthday

On Saturday night we took a church bus out to Staten Island to celebrate Katie's 40th birthday at ROLLERDISCO!

carol, catrinel, cynthia, katie d
We arrived just as the ladies were starting to accessorize.
carol ˆ catrinel ˆ cynthia ˆ katie d
meredith
Meredith admiring Katie's well-stocked and meticulously labeled closet. (OTK = entire box of "over the knee" socks)
point ˆ meredith
katie, meredith
Happy birthday, good one!
katie ˆ meredith
carol, katie d
Katie and Carol.
carol ˆ katie d
cynthia
Big fan of Rollerwang. Whoa.
pretty ˆ cynthia
A little past 9pm...
cupcakes
siege
...Siege lit the cupcakes...
birthday ˆ candles ˆ cupcakes ˆ siege
katie
...and we all sang! Happy birthday!
birthday ˆ cake ˆ candles ˆ cupcakes ˆ katie
Happy 40th, Katie! Yay!
birthday ˆ candles ˆ cupcakes ˆ laugh
catrinel
After cupcakes, Siege handed out bunches of these bendable glowsticks that had all kinds of connecters and fasteners.
catrinel
siege
Hard at work fashioning...
siege
siege
...DISCOSHADES!
sunglasses ˆ siege
carol, me
I interpreted "dress up for roller disco" as "wear your light blue t-shirt." I was told that I wasn't exempt and soon found my not-so-rollerdisco look getting spruced up with a headband...
headband ˆ carol ˆ me
me, nina
...and sunglasses. Haha. Me and Nina!
headband ˆ sunglasses ˆ me ˆ nina
Around 9:30, we headed outside and piled into the 13-person "church bus" rented for the occasion!
rental car ˆ van
katie, me, meredith
Staten Island, here we come!
bus ˆ driving ˆ roadtrip ˆ katie ˆ me ˆ meredith
katie
Birthday portrait!
sunglasses ˆ katie
carol, elisabeth
Elisabeth. (Check out Carol in the background. Haha.)
driving ˆ sunglasses ˆ van ˆ carol ˆ elisabeth
catrinel
We knew Catrinel meant business when she took HER OWN skates out of her bag.
rollerskates ˆ catrinel
katie, meredith
Katie and Mer.
katie ˆ meredith
Crossing the bridge! Officially in Staten Island...
driving ˆ rental car ˆ van
carol, elisabeth, katie d, missy
...Katie raised the roof for us.
driving ˆ van ˆ carol ˆ elisabeth ˆ katie d ˆ missy
katie d, missy
The place had a decent crowd inside.
katie d ˆ missy
katie, siege
Lovebirds.
birthday ˆ rollerskates ˆ katie ˆ siege
annie, catrinel
Annie and Cat.
annie ˆ catrinel
Cell phone tucked safely away?
phone
katie d, meredith
All limbered up?
rollerskates ˆ stretch ˆ katie d ˆ meredith
elisabeth
Perfect amount of asscheek showing?
butt ˆ rollerskates ˆ elisabeth
Time to head for the rink...
rollerskates
annie, elisabeth
...you're ready to skate!
rollerskates ˆ annie ˆ elisabeth
I hadn't been roller skating IN YEARS and it was so much fun.
rollerskates
katie, siege
Katie and Siege.
rollerskates ˆ katie ˆ siege
cynthia
Rollerwang!
rollerskates ˆ cynthia
annie, catrinel
Cat and Annie stopping for a quick refreshment.
beer ˆ rollerskates ˆ annie ˆ catrinel
COUPLE SKATE.
rollerskates
annie
Hey there lonely girl....
rollerskates ˆ annie
katie
This woman was a great skater! Here she is towing the birthday girl around.
best ˆ birthday ˆ rollerskates ˆ katie
catrinel, katie, katie d, meredith
Victory lap.
birthday ˆ catrinel ˆ katie ˆ katie d ˆ meredith
Still going strong at midnight.
rollerskates
This woman was my favorite person there.
rollerskates ˆ strangers
She was wearing all orange and she was FEELING it.
best ˆ close up ˆ rollerskates ˆ strangers
me, meredith
Mer and me.
us ˆ me ˆ meredith
Around 1am, a huge fight broke out! It started right next the rink...
crowd ˆ rollerskates
...and went on for like five whole minutes. Sort of scary.
crowd ˆ fight ˆ rollerskates
annie, carol, katie, meredith, missy
How can anyone think about fighting with all these angels around?
annie ˆ carol ˆ katie ˆ meredith ˆ missy
cynthia
The socks seal the deal.
rollerskates ˆ cynthia
meredith, missy, siege
Rollersiege!
rollerskates ˆ meredith ˆ missy ˆ siege
me, meredith
(I took my headband off! Shhh!)
us ˆ me ˆ meredith
Disco flower.
rollerskates
katie, siege
Last song of the night.
birthday ˆ rollerskates ˆ katie ˆ siege
katie, siege
Making it count.
birthday ˆ rollerskates ˆ katie ˆ siege
katie
Birthday girl!
best ˆ rollerskates ˆ katie
catrinel, cynthia, katie, katie d, me, meredith, missy
We posed for a group photo before returning our skates. First with me in the photo!
birthday ˆ rollerskates ˆ catrinel ˆ cynthia ˆ katie ˆ katie d ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ missy
catrinel, cynthia, katie, katie d, meredith, missy, siege
Then Siege!
best ˆ birthday ˆ rollerskates ˆ catrinel ˆ cynthia ˆ katie ˆ katie d ˆ meredith ˆ missy ˆ siege
annie
Rental return.
rollerskates ˆ annie
meredith
Time to unlace.
rollerskates ˆ meredith
elisabeth
Sad to go.
rollerskates ˆ elisabeth
Cops at RollerJam USA, Staten Island 1:48am.
nypd ˆ police ˆ rollerskates
cynthia
Designated Wang.
rental car ˆ van ˆ cynthia
katie, siege
Pack em in.
birthday ˆ rental car ˆ van ˆ katie ˆ siege
Just a few minutes down the road we spotted the Page Plaze Diner and decided to pull over for some late night food before heading home.
diner ˆ sign
Diner styling.
diner
annie, katie, siege
Haha. So excited for pancakes!
diner ˆ excited ˆ annie ˆ katie ˆ siege
I got an egg, cheese and homefries on a hardroll. Mmmmmmm!
diner ˆ food ˆ sandwich
catrinel, cynthia
Diner buds.
catrinel ˆ cynthia
carol, katie, siege
No talk. Eat.
diner ˆ carol ˆ katie ˆ siege
meredith
Meredith scored first place in the clean plate club.
clean plate club ˆ diner ˆ number one ˆ meredith
katie, siege
One final toast to Katie's birthday! Yay!
birthday ˆ cheers ˆ katie ˆ siege
Driving home with bellies full of nighttime breakfast. Happy 40th, Katie!
driving ˆ van

3 comments

  • cynthia wangfebruary 24, 2012

    oh man. i loved that. and driving that van.

  • jarrod batesfebruary 29, 2012

    Ain't no fight like a Roller Disco fight!

  • catrinelmarch 28, 2012

    Magical night. Rollerwang. Ha!