It was really, honest-to-God, FUN.
Thank YOUS for showing up and making Marilyn happy. I've been planning this since April, and all I wanted from the beginning was an end of the summer blow out where everyone can just enjoy themselves. Hopefully I've done my job.
I prayed for good weather and I was blessed, even when I almost got a heart attack when it was raining a sh*tstorm two hours prior to boarding. It cleared up fast and the weather became lovely - I couldn't ask for more! The boat wasn't that bad, the steak was thankfully NOT 5 oz, and people actually suited/slutted up and looked fabulous.
The planning was actually very easy and systematic, not that difficult as everyone thought it was. Getting $$$ from people was easy for me because I'm good at nagging people to getting things I want.
Special Thanks
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Richard
the person I was talking to the moment the idea of having a party on a boat popped into my head. It was just a wild idea, but he showed me the link to the website and then it suddenly became much more than just a wild idea. Thank you for your help and for collecting the $$$ from peeps and being the person I bitch to whenever a stupid issue arose
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Vanessa & Chris
helped me count the money (an accountant and an assistant manager - how can you go wrong? Even if Chris did miscount hahaha). V-bear went with me to the boat to see Captain Evil while I was walking around with $3000 in cold hard cash in the downtown core. It was also her idea for me to get the red dress and for that I love you for it. You're the best!
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Michael Viola
for collecting $$$ from your people and enduring my endless nagging. P.S. you might've collected everyone else's money far in advance, but thanks for being the absolute last person to pay BTW!!!
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Michael Luong
(in blue stripes) being very very helpful and concerned when I didn't even ask for it. Your help on the date of the boat party was especially appreciated
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Justin
(in purple) for wearing what I wanted you to wear, helping with the music, driving especially when you HATE Toronto and enduring stupid traffic, driving backwards and fake parking ticket machines. And staying up all night avec moi even when you had to wake up in 4 hours...... THANKS
Charis, Ira, Lilian, Howard and Shannon.
For either helping with the dress code, being hilarious by obsessing what dress to wear, for the drinks, FOR FINALLY SHAVING YOUR GOD DAMN WOLVERINE OFF YOUR FACE (SHANNON), or for offering a ride so graciously. You guys are simply "bomb"
For those who didn't hear any of the two speeches I was forced to make while inebriated, to sum up:
1) Thank you for everyone showing up. You MUST know it means so so so so much to me.
2) Next year = PARTY ON A PLANE
