Kissy French's Last Dance: Part 2

Day 2 started off a little rough. My hair was a giant teased, hairsprayed, crimped, rat's nest of a mess. I pulled myself together though and went downstairs with Weiner, Colleen, and Trisha to meet the rest of the girls for breakfast. After some eggs and greasy breakfast potatoes, we were ready to take on Portland.

The other girls opted for pedicures (probably a good idea after all the dancing the night before) while we went shopping in some Portland exclusive boutiques...H&M, Forever 21, and the Rack. Love the no sales tax!

waiting for Trisha to go get froyo

Trisha found a romper she can sleep in

We headed back to the hotel in the afternoon to get ready for dinner. Once we glammed up, we met in Kylee's room again for games and drinks.

We had each purchased undergarments for Kylee and hung them all on a clothesline. She then had to guess who each one was from. Out of 16 girls, she got a couple correct. After some more wrong guesses, we finally gave in and told her who they were all from.

We then cabbed it to Pok Pok, a well-known thai restaurant in Portland (in honor of Kylee's honeymoon destination, Thailand). Our large group got our own private room and split up into three tables. Everything we ordered was delicious, I would definitely go back when I'm in Portland again.

The plan for the night was to see Darcelle's Drag Show, so we headed to Old Town. With some time before the show started, we found a karaoke bar to pass the time.

bff's at the Boiler Room

blondies

This guy got on the mic and sang Macklemore and Ryan Lewis's Can't Hold Us. He did an amazing job, and we quickly became his biggest fans. 

We totally saw Macklemore in Portland!

loving it

groupies

Next up, Jennifer and Daniella did a stellar performance of Salt and Pepa's Push It. Definitely one of my favorite memories of the trip, I smile every time I think about it...these girls know how to perform.

push it

pick up on this!

aggressively singing to the bride to be

We closed out our tabs and walked around the corner to Darcelle's. Jennifer had arranged for VIP seating for our entire group for the highly anticipated show.

Kissy French

Daniella and her drag twin

ready for some drag

me and my Boo

The show was great. We saw performances by Britney Spears, Liza Minnelli, Beyonce, Madonna (all the greats), with comedy throughout. At the end, they had all the bachelorettes come on stage to introduce themselves. There were a ton of parties there for the show, but of course our bride was the best!

After the queens left the stage, the Centerfold show began. No pictures to post from that portion, only memories.

what's going on?

Again, here's my attempt at capturing the night:

Kylee dancing with Beyonce

After the show, we made our way back to the Westin...but still weren't quite ready to call it a night. Pizza was calling my name (but really...when isn't it?). We had Trisha lead us to Sizzle Pie for some of the most delicious pizza I've ever tasted. Or maybe it was the fact that I hadn't had it in over a month due to my gluten-free diet. Either way, it was amazing.

my kind of food pyramid

The next morning we were ready to head home. A few of us were taking the bus back (a more affordable alternative to the train), and I was surprised how nice it was. We spent the ride home looking at pictures and talking about all the fun times and inside jokes. It truly was an awesome weekend, and so happy to be able to celebrate our little miss Kissy French.

Kylee and Jennifer

Becca and Rachel

Erica and a stranger

Oh, Portland.