I debated titling this "How to make alcolholism socially acceptable".
My wine club came from my failed attempt to join a book club. I never went to a single meeting, because I never read the book. After 3 missed meetings, they stopped including me.
My wine club came from my failed attempt to join a book club. I never went to a single meeting, because I never read the book. After 3 missed meetings, they stopped including me.
Still, I was sad when I was shunned out of book club because I had been excited to meet new people, socialize, and laugh. I LOVE to read just about anything until you tell me I have to read it. Then suddenly it's worse than a trip to the dentist.
But tell me I HAVE TO drink wine with my best friends and suddenly I'm not so quick to push back. Viola! WINE CLUB was born.
The rules are simple:
1. Don't talk about what happens at wine club
2. Create a face book page - if you're nerdy enough to start a wine club, you're nerdy enough to follow this rule
3. The host picks the topic and supplies "sobering" apps - topic's can range from type or region to funniest label
4. The guests bring the wine or get the fuck out. That second part is more of an "unsaid" rule
5. Everyone takes turns talking about their wine while those around them get sloshed on it - this also usually means we end up shouting over the speaker to talk to each other about the wine. It's cool. Embrace the chaos.
6. The person closest to sober takes notes and posts to the facebook page - our notes have gone a bit...downhill. Check out our facebook page to see.
The rules are simple:
1. Don't talk about what happens at wine club
2. Create a face book page - if you're nerdy enough to start a wine club, you're nerdy enough to follow this rule
3. The host picks the topic and supplies "sobering" apps - topic's can range from type or region to funniest label
4. The guests bring the wine or get the fuck out. That second part is more of an "unsaid" rule
5. Everyone takes turns talking about their wine while those around them get sloshed on it - this also usually means we end up shouting over the speaker to talk to each other about the wine. It's cool. Embrace the chaos.
6. The person closest to sober takes notes and posts to the facebook page - our notes have gone a bit...downhill. Check out our facebook page to see.
If I could change one thing about my HBIC Wine Club it would simply to be that the president/founder should get a crown and scepter. Hindsight truly is 20/20.
Is it tacky to go buy your own though? As *the* HBIC can I just create a 7th rule forcing the girls to band together and buy me queenly gifts? Probably. But it seems a little late to enforce such a rule.
So, I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH - get your tiara early and think out your rules ahead of time. No one likes an unorganized HBIC.
Good luck with your club and be sure to make me an honorary member!
Jaime Mac
the picture up top is now my desktop background. just thought you'd like to know. why? i'm bored.
ReplyDeleteI'm a rock star, I don't know quite what that means. But I LOVE your blog Jaime. It makes me laugh every single time. Thanks for posting. I love it :)
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