8 Times Portlandia Summed Up Weekend Getaways
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8 Times Portlandia Summed Up Weekend Getaways

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8 Times Portlandia Summed Up Weekend Getaways
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When college started, one of my best friends moved to Dallas. Although at the time my tight-knit group of friends labeled her as a “traitor” for moving a whole four hours away, we eventually got over it and decided to make the most out of her move.

That meant taking a trip to Dallas annually, and somehow, over the past three years we have managed to do pretty much the same things, but just slightly altered. It’s like getting branded cereal, and then a couple knock-off generic types of that cereal.

They’re all pretty good (or pretty bad depending on what type of person you are), but there are some obvious differences, and I’m sure many people can relate to some of the struggles you face when you decide to cram four girls into an apartment with one bedroom and one bathroom for the span of a weekend.

1. Having one bathroom and a million people

The struggle is SO real when it's Friday night, and there are two people hogging the bathroom sink, one using the bedroom mirror, and one standing in the hallway trying to get her face beat. Don't even dream of wanting to actually use that bathroom.

2. Waking up before everyone else

Friday nights are rough, and Saturday mornings are arguably the worst, but it gets boring when you're the only one awake so naturally, you try to wake them up. It usually doesn't end well.

3. Figuring out where to eat

This is usually Saturday night, which means by Saturday morning three different people should begin yelp-ing places to get dinner. Not to say that by mid-noon there will actually be a place in mind, but one can dream.

4. Coming up with "fun" ideas

The "fun" is in quotes for a reason.

5. Saturday nights after 10 p.m.

It's a time that can't be defined, a time that is usually somewhere in the middle of "we just ate dinner" and "who wants two a.m. tacos?" It is that time when the hardships of life, the cruelties of this world, and past relationships are brought up.

6. Trying to find things to do that are not related to eating or modern art

Once we went to an aviation museum. Sure, we ended up at the airport first, and sure, no one will admit how fun it was, but it was fun.

7. When someone falls asleep first

One can't help staring when they're busy trying to drag them onto the bed and cover them up.

8. Attempting to make food

Now, I don't mean to be hyper-specific with this one but let's just say one of us decided to make chocolate-chip pancakes, burnt the pancakes, and said, "that's the melted chocolate." Mhmm.

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