Party Party Party!

So, in desperate need of some fun, I encouraged my friend Steve to have a party. Since many of our friends would be traveling home to NJ for Mother's Day weekend to visit their moms, he had a little gathering last night. Super Monkey was ecstatic to finally have a bit of fun, since we had a pretty boring week last week. He had lots of extra time for saving people.

When we first arrived, Super Monkey decided to check out the selection of potential libations:



And since I couldn't decide if this one looked better with or without the flash, here you get version 2:



I warned him if he planned on doing any heavy drinking he should eat something first. Unfortunately this wasn't a very vegan friendly party, so Super Monkey decided to be brave and try some cheese. He said it wouldn't offend his sensibilities as much as a giant slab of beef:



Then he started out with something light, a Mike's Hard Lemonade of the berry variety. I applauded him for challenging gender stereotypes by drinking it:



SM then spent some time chillin with our friend, Andy:



And then a bit later into the party, my friend Steve decided to compare the "monkey butt" on his head with SM's butt:



Then things got a little exciting. My friend Danielle decided it couldn't be a true party for SM without him getting some sugar, so:



And my friend Jim also got friendly with SM, but not in an inappropriate way, I swear! They were just hanging out!



By then, I think Super Monkey was a bit tipsy. We just happened to have a coaster describing his state of mind, so of course, we forced him to pose with it!



A bit later when things really got interesting, Super Monkey insisted on riding around on people's heads for awhile, first mine, then my friend Mike's. I think he didn't want to get a FWI - flying while intoxicated!





All in all the party was a blast. Just a small group of friends enjoying each other's company and having fun! I was glad Super Monkey could meet my friends and experience a party NJ style!

Tuesday the 29th

Today was a busy day for Super Monkey!! As his bio told me (as did SM himself) one of his favorite activities is kickboxing. Lucky for him I just so happen to take a kickboxing class every Tuesday at 6am! Here we are arriving at the gym, still a littly sleepy, since we had to get up at 5am to get there on time.



SM tried to use one of our gloves but sadly it was too big for him, so a fellow kickboxer gave him a ride on it instead:



My instructor was so excited to have a new student!



SM observed us for awhile first, to see what level we were at:



But then joined in when my instructor offered some personal attention (she's holding him here in the back):



After a good sweaty workout, I showered (SM didn't sweat since he's a superhero), and then we headed upstairs to work! I had to read some emails so Super Monkey sat around on my cube waiting for people to walk by so he could meet them!



I told him if he needed something super-hero-y to do to entertain himself he could take my spot on our Business Continuity Planning Team as Deputy Fire Warden. He liked wearing my hat, and hoped he could help out if there was trouble!



After I had caught up, I took SM over to the board room so he could get some experience in kicking ass and taking names. I told him he couldn't work for the man until he had mastered that skill.







Then I taught him the art of chatting at the water cooler, another important corporate company skill:



After that, he wanted a little chill time, away from cubicle land, and settled himself in our ficus to see the outside views:



Before we left work for the day I introduced Super Monkey to one of our local work mascots, Coconut George, a regular earth monkey made of coconut:



After that, we went out for Mexican food, where Super Monkey got to meet my GREAT friend Anne, as well as having some tasty chips and salsa.



Then we got some balloon animal friends from the restaurant's balloon guy so that Super Monkey would have someone to hang with while we had girl talk.



Now we are both exhausted! I will be watching yet another playoff hockey game, but I think Super Monkey will rest or go for a flight around the world. He hasn't been much luck yet with my Hockey team, but I think it's cause he's not really a hockey fan. More of a bowling guy as I understand it!