Today was fantastic; though the weatherman promised a nice clear day, it wound up a bit cloudy but it certainly didn’t rain on our parade. I left my apartment around 9:00am and picked up my zip car. I couldn’t wait to hit the open road. There is just something about driving that makes me happy. I’m lucky enough to be able to live in the city and afford a car at my disposal whenever I feel the urge to just drive.
Anyway, I got the car, packed it up with items I needed to return at Wal-mart and headed to Connecticut to visit with my cousins. When I got to Kitty’s, Dan was making fried egg sandwiches. They were delicious and a perfect way to start the day. Everyone sat at the kitchen table and ate, (it was sooo nice to have a family meal) and then Dan, Kit, Liam, Kealy and I were off to the high school to play some soccer. Shaun had something for school to do so he wasn’t in attendance the entire day. It bummed me out a bit but I know we’ll get a chance to hang now that I live so close.
While the kids and Dan messed around on the field, I played around with my camera. The pics can be viewed to the right. Once I put the camera down I was out on the field with the kids. We had a blast. I may or may not have lightly sprained my ankle while kicking the ball around but I didn’t let Kealy, the high school soccer star, score on me so I was doing something right.
After getting sweaty and disgusting, (which took effort because it was in the 50’s today) we dropped Dan off and met up with Maureen, Katie, and Jackie. We were off to the corn farm to pick pumpkins and part take in all that autumn encompasses up North. Being from South Florida, we don’t often have corn fields to run around in or pumpkin patches to get our pumpkins from, so this was a huge treat for me.
My inner child was completely unleashed as we winded through the corn maze. Kealy, Liam, and I made it our goal to scare the adults so we would run and hide in the stalks and jump out when we heard them coming close. After an hour of running through the maze we came to the end. Though it was the end of the maze, it was not the end of the excitement. We then proceeded to go on a hay ride. This was anti-climatic but fun none the less. It was made more fun by the fact that we had a camera to play with.
The pumpkins were a bit of a disappointment, so we went to lunch instead of buying any. Shaun was worried that he wasn’t going to get to be a part of the pumpkin picking (it’s a family tradition of theirs) so I am sure that had something to do with it. I thought it was pretty adorable that a 16 year old was worried he wasn’t going to get to pick pumpkins with his brother and sister. Of course, I was and still am the same way.
We enjoyed a nice lunch at a cute little college looking music/food place. On the ride home, Kealy asked me if I was going to come up for Halloween. The convo went something like this…
Kealy- “So are you going to get dressed up and go trick or treating with us this year?”
Me- “If I’m not in DC I most certainly will”
Liam – “It’s my birthday; you aren’t going to be here for that”
Me-“Actually I had thought about that and if you are going to do something for your birthday then I won’t go to DC”
(Liam was quite happy with my response as he was getting a bit jealous that Kealy and I were bonding)
Kealy-“So you are going to get dressed up and go trick or treating”
Me-“Yeah, why not, you are doing it”
Kealy-“I’m 14, you are 25!”
Me- “So”
Kealy-“You’re 25!”
Me-“It’s not like I’m going to go house to house by myself”
Kealy-“You’re 25!”
Kitty-“I get dressed up and go with you”
Me-“Kealy, I’m 25 going on 12 didn’t I prove that to you today”
Kealy-“More like 25 going on 9”
It was quite hilarious. Thinking about it now I am still laughing. “You’re 25!” Good lord. The convo finished by me saying yes, I’m an old lady. She informed me that I told her she wasn’t allowed to call me an old lady so I am not allowed to call myself one. They are too cute!
When we got back to the house Kealy was wired on soda. I had to leave because I was supposed to go to work today. In an effort to keep me there, Kealy was jumping my back and grabbing my leg begging me not to go. But, duty called so I headed out. I totally forgot I was wearing Kealy’s shoes. (Yes, my 14 year old cousin wears a size 10 just like the rest of the Kealy’s (my mom’s maiden name)/Igoe’s) I told her I would give them back. She came over and whispered in my ear “no, you keep them, that way I have a reason to visit you in the city” I of course quickly responded with “you never need a reason”. Yes, it was a fun filled family day.
I hit the road and headed to Wal-mart. I returned the file cabinet and made a quick pit stop in Old Navy. I love that store. I bought 10 tops for under $100 bucks. Gotta love the sales! Anyway, I was about 10 minutes from my apartment when I get a call from Socorro. She informs me that I don’t have to come in today. That information would have been helpful about an hour before. Grateful that I didn’t have to go to work I decided to go to IKEA in Brooklyn because there were still a few things I needed.
Around 5:30 I called Jamie (Barri’s sister) and asked her if she wanted to join me. She said sure and to pick her up around 6:30. I arrive on time and she has me waiting downstairs for 10 minutes. The thought crosses my mind: Typical Jamie.
The store closes at 10 and I had to have the car back by 11. I figured we would have ample time seeing as how we arrived at 7. I forgot who I invited to go with me. Jamie gets very distracted by shinny objects. I was running low on fuel (I had a light lunch) and was getting increasingly more and more agitated with J. I told her I would meet her at the registers. After 30 mins of waiting, I had her paged. There was no response to that so I back tracked and found her in the same spot that I left her 40 mins prior. I almost died. I literally dragged her out of the store and repeated as I have in the past “I am never going back to IKEA”
Apparently, as I always do, I must go back to IKEA because well the shelves I bought don’t fit the right way. AWESOME! More defective objects. I would say you know what I’m doing next weekend but since the 15th falls on the Wednesday of that week, I will most likely be working. In conclusion, though IKEA was a nightmare, I had a blast today and can’t wait to get back up to CT to hang with some of my most favorite cousins. I must run, tomorrow is going to be a long day, so I bid you ado until next time. Hope you all had a great weekend!
Monday, October 6, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Bloody Socks and A Date With Myself
I was able to get a good night’s sleep last night. I of course woke up wanting more sleep however 10 hours is double what I get during the week. I didn’t have much time after greeting the morning before my basketball game. I made a cup of coffee, which my cousin informed is like mud, messed around online, and was off to relive my high school glory days on the basketball court.
I played well, in fact I got drafted to play for another team for the day, they were missing a girl. I wound up playing for roughly 3 hours. I had two more games left when I noticed I had red showing threw my white shoes. This seemed strange as I wasn’t wearing red socks. I knew immediately it was blood. So I took my shoe off and found my socks (as I double up when I play ball) completely soaked in blood. Needless to say I called it a day.
I was supposed to go into work after the game. I took a taxi home. Usually I walk the 4 miles home but today my foot was killing me as I busted my toe open (hence the bloody socks) and I needed to get to work. It should be noted that the taxi home was truly disappointing because today it was a beautiful fall day. I would have loved to walk through Central Park and just enjoy the day, but I digress. I got home ready for a hot shower as at this point I am quite cold.
Unfortunately, a hot shower didn’t seem to be in the cards for me. Sometimes, I can’t get hot water. Have no fear; I called the not so super, Super, today to complain about it. Anyway, I got a phone call from Trey informing me she was stuck in traffic and not to rush to work. This worked out well as I really didn’t want to take a cold shower. I waited about an hour and then tested the waters…SUCCESS!!! HOT WATER…Excited about my discovery, I immediately jumped in and relished in the hot hot water that was taking the various basketball games played off of me.
I was hoping I would have time to do my hair as I am going to CT tomorrow to go to a pumpkin patch and corn maze with my cousins. Trey had called saying she didn’t think she would be in till much later or possibly not at all. Translation; I got to do my hair.
I realized at some point that I wasn’t really feeling up to par. I was really hoping Trey would just turn around and go home and that I wouldn’t have to come into the office. God was on my side today because she told me not to worry about coming in. WAHOO! Inside of slaving away with numbers I had a date with myself. I opened the windows, as it is cool out, lit several candles, cuddled up under a magnificent blanket, and proceeded to watch 3 good movies. All and all it was a great day although I could have done without the busted toe. Well kids I am off to bed because I have an exciting day ahead of me tomorrow. Nite!
I played well, in fact I got drafted to play for another team for the day, they were missing a girl. I wound up playing for roughly 3 hours. I had two more games left when I noticed I had red showing threw my white shoes. This seemed strange as I wasn’t wearing red socks. I knew immediately it was blood. So I took my shoe off and found my socks (as I double up when I play ball) completely soaked in blood. Needless to say I called it a day.
I was supposed to go into work after the game. I took a taxi home. Usually I walk the 4 miles home but today my foot was killing me as I busted my toe open (hence the bloody socks) and I needed to get to work. It should be noted that the taxi home was truly disappointing because today it was a beautiful fall day. I would have loved to walk through Central Park and just enjoy the day, but I digress. I got home ready for a hot shower as at this point I am quite cold.
Unfortunately, a hot shower didn’t seem to be in the cards for me. Sometimes, I can’t get hot water. Have no fear; I called the not so super, Super, today to complain about it. Anyway, I got a phone call from Trey informing me she was stuck in traffic and not to rush to work. This worked out well as I really didn’t want to take a cold shower. I waited about an hour and then tested the waters…SUCCESS!!! HOT WATER…Excited about my discovery, I immediately jumped in and relished in the hot hot water that was taking the various basketball games played off of me.
I was hoping I would have time to do my hair as I am going to CT tomorrow to go to a pumpkin patch and corn maze with my cousins. Trey had called saying she didn’t think she would be in till much later or possibly not at all. Translation; I got to do my hair.
I realized at some point that I wasn’t really feeling up to par. I was really hoping Trey would just turn around and go home and that I wouldn’t have to come into the office. God was on my side today because she told me not to worry about coming in. WAHOO! Inside of slaving away with numbers I had a date with myself. I opened the windows, as it is cool out, lit several candles, cuddled up under a magnificent blanket, and proceeded to watch 3 good movies. All and all it was a great day although I could have done without the busted toe. Well kids I am off to bed because I have an exciting day ahead of me tomorrow. Nite!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
A Home Cooked Meal
Let me start off by saying; I can’t believe it is October already. It’s chilly here. By chilly, I mean cold. To put it in perspective, today’s weather was equivalent to the coldest day in South Florida. Winter should be fun.
I have been busy working but I will say that today when I got home I proceeded to cook myself an amazing 4 course meal. I had called my parents at the office and was telling them how I miss a good home cooked meal. My dad suggested I cook. Don’t get me wrong, I truly enjoy cooking; however it is much more fulfilling when it is for more than one.
On my way home, I was trying to decide what I was going to eat for dinner. I ultimately came to the conclusion that nothing would satisfy me unless it was a hot home cooked meal. Off I went to the Food Emporium, where I proceeded to purchase $40.00 worth of food.
During the busy season, the company gets us dinner as we are a slave to our job. So $40.00 is a bit outrageous for one evening. I have extras though. I am just going to have to cook/eat them before they go bad. Looks like I will be bringing my lunch to work next week.
Anyway, it started off with a salad; delicious portabella mushrooms sautéed with garlic and onions followed. The main course was baked chicken and a sweet potato. The best part of the entire meal was definitely the dessert. I should have taken a picture of my beautifully constructed fruit and ice cream extravaganza. It is a Mary Igoe special. Picture a warm, crispy, phyllo pastry filled with vanilla ice cream and a smorgasbord of fresh strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries. This whole concoction was drizzled with just a light touch of raspberry sauce. It was decadent.
My week was quite mild; worked till at least midnight throughout and have somehow managed to not fall asleep. On that note, I am going to try and catch up on some zzzz’s. I have a basketball game tomorrow which I’m looking forward to and then I have to go to work. The ladder part I am obviously not as enthralled about. It’s ok though, because someone needs to pay for my trip to India. Until next time…
I have been busy working but I will say that today when I got home I proceeded to cook myself an amazing 4 course meal. I had called my parents at the office and was telling them how I miss a good home cooked meal. My dad suggested I cook. Don’t get me wrong, I truly enjoy cooking; however it is much more fulfilling when it is for more than one.
On my way home, I was trying to decide what I was going to eat for dinner. I ultimately came to the conclusion that nothing would satisfy me unless it was a hot home cooked meal. Off I went to the Food Emporium, where I proceeded to purchase $40.00 worth of food.
During the busy season, the company gets us dinner as we are a slave to our job. So $40.00 is a bit outrageous for one evening. I have extras though. I am just going to have to cook/eat them before they go bad. Looks like I will be bringing my lunch to work next week.
Anyway, it started off with a salad; delicious portabella mushrooms sautéed with garlic and onions followed. The main course was baked chicken and a sweet potato. The best part of the entire meal was definitely the dessert. I should have taken a picture of my beautifully constructed fruit and ice cream extravaganza. It is a Mary Igoe special. Picture a warm, crispy, phyllo pastry filled with vanilla ice cream and a smorgasbord of fresh strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries. This whole concoction was drizzled with just a light touch of raspberry sauce. It was decadent.
My week was quite mild; worked till at least midnight throughout and have somehow managed to not fall asleep. On that note, I am going to try and catch up on some zzzz’s. I have a basketball game tomorrow which I’m looking forward to and then I have to go to work. The ladder part I am obviously not as enthralled about. It’s ok though, because someone needs to pay for my trip to India. Until next time…
Sunday, September 28, 2008
A Two Day Weekend
This weekend was wonderful and felt like a guilty pleasure because I didn’t have to work! It feels like a holiday when you get 2 days off. I can only imagine how unmotivated I will be when I return to the office after 5 weeks of flitting around the world…literally.
Friday night Ana and I had a movie night, as mentioned before. Saturday I woke up at 11 and though I wanted to clean my apartment, felt totally unmotivated and instead just hung out before my basketball game. The games were great and I finally started getting my skills back. I had a whole cheering section going because well, I’m a crowd favorite :)
On game days, I usually walk the 4 miles home. It is a beautiful walk home along central park west. My games are play at 102 and Amsterdam and I live on 58th. I usually walk on the outskirts of the park and cut over around Columbus Circle (which is an awesome place to shop). On this day, being adventurous, I decided to actually cut through the park. It was delightful. I came across a wonderfully large lake with breath taking views of tall building surrounding the peaceful park that makes you feel like you are somewhere other than New York City. It should be noted that every time I go to the park I ALWAYS miss Maddox and wish I was walking with him because he would love it. Anyway, I’m on the phone with my mom when I come across to the other side and realize that I am back at 102th street. Of course, I am on the east side now but somehow I managed to backtrack 12 blocks.
Feeling silly, but still not minding the extra mileage, I continue the walk. I had to get home because Socorro was going to pick me up so we could go see “The Little Mermaid” on Broadway. I finally get home with no time to spare. I realize I left our tickets at the office so I jump in the shower, throw on anything I can find, and taxi it to the office to pick up the tickets. By the time I got home I had 15mins to get ready. Needless to say, when Socorro got there, I was ready. I’m quick like that.
The show was amazing! It felt like I was at Disney. The Under the Sea part of the show was my favorite. After that we went to some Italian restaurant and ate baked claims and chicken Marsala while enjoying a great glass of Sangria. It was a good night with great company. Note, I’m listening to the song Under the Sea as I type. Oh how I love show tunes.
Today, I again woke up at 11. I would have preferred to sleep later but apparently my body wasn’t agreeing with me. My plan for today was to try and get a new bed but I couldn’t rent a U-Haul. I was talking about renting a car and going to Jersey to go shopping at Wal-Mart at work on Friday. Everyone thought I was nuts to get a car just for Wal-Mart but they have no idea the joy I get out Wal-Mart and driving.
I joined this thing called ZipCar. You can rent any type of car you want for the day or just a couple of hours and gas, tolls, and parking is paid. You pay $20 for the membership for the year and then anywhere between $9-13 an hour; it could be less depending on what type of membership you get and if you rent for the day it is discounted. It is a pretty sweet deal especially since parking in the City costs an arm and a leg.
Anyway, I rented an SUV, picked up Ana and we were off to Jersey. It felt great to drive. Oh I miss it. We both loaded up as it is MUCH cheaper there then here. I dropped off Ana and the car and then walked half of the way home before realizing I was absolutely starving and needed to eat ASAP. I flagged down a Taxi and was at the Food Emporium before I knew it. I got some Sushi and proceeded to enjoy a wonderful evening hanging out with myself. It should be said that the file cabinet I bought was complete smashed so you know what I’ll be doing next weekend. I always seem to get the defective products.
Like I said, it was a good weekend, other than the defective product incident. Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend as well. Until next time…
Friday night Ana and I had a movie night, as mentioned before. Saturday I woke up at 11 and though I wanted to clean my apartment, felt totally unmotivated and instead just hung out before my basketball game. The games were great and I finally started getting my skills back. I had a whole cheering section going because well, I’m a crowd favorite :)
On game days, I usually walk the 4 miles home. It is a beautiful walk home along central park west. My games are play at 102 and Amsterdam and I live on 58th. I usually walk on the outskirts of the park and cut over around Columbus Circle (which is an awesome place to shop). On this day, being adventurous, I decided to actually cut through the park. It was delightful. I came across a wonderfully large lake with breath taking views of tall building surrounding the peaceful park that makes you feel like you are somewhere other than New York City. It should be noted that every time I go to the park I ALWAYS miss Maddox and wish I was walking with him because he would love it. Anyway, I’m on the phone with my mom when I come across to the other side and realize that I am back at 102th street. Of course, I am on the east side now but somehow I managed to backtrack 12 blocks.
Feeling silly, but still not minding the extra mileage, I continue the walk. I had to get home because Socorro was going to pick me up so we could go see “The Little Mermaid” on Broadway. I finally get home with no time to spare. I realize I left our tickets at the office so I jump in the shower, throw on anything I can find, and taxi it to the office to pick up the tickets. By the time I got home I had 15mins to get ready. Needless to say, when Socorro got there, I was ready. I’m quick like that.
The show was amazing! It felt like I was at Disney. The Under the Sea part of the show was my favorite. After that we went to some Italian restaurant and ate baked claims and chicken Marsala while enjoying a great glass of Sangria. It was a good night with great company. Note, I’m listening to the song Under the Sea as I type. Oh how I love show tunes.
Today, I again woke up at 11. I would have preferred to sleep later but apparently my body wasn’t agreeing with me. My plan for today was to try and get a new bed but I couldn’t rent a U-Haul. I was talking about renting a car and going to Jersey to go shopping at Wal-Mart at work on Friday. Everyone thought I was nuts to get a car just for Wal-Mart but they have no idea the joy I get out Wal-Mart and driving.
I joined this thing called ZipCar. You can rent any type of car you want for the day or just a couple of hours and gas, tolls, and parking is paid. You pay $20 for the membership for the year and then anywhere between $9-13 an hour; it could be less depending on what type of membership you get and if you rent for the day it is discounted. It is a pretty sweet deal especially since parking in the City costs an arm and a leg.
Anyway, I rented an SUV, picked up Ana and we were off to Jersey. It felt great to drive. Oh I miss it. We both loaded up as it is MUCH cheaper there then here. I dropped off Ana and the car and then walked half of the way home before realizing I was absolutely starving and needed to eat ASAP. I flagged down a Taxi and was at the Food Emporium before I knew it. I got some Sushi and proceeded to enjoy a wonderful evening hanging out with myself. It should be said that the file cabinet I bought was complete smashed so you know what I’ll be doing next weekend. I always seem to get the defective products.
Like I said, it was a good weekend, other than the defective product incident. Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend as well. Until next time…
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Long Over Due
Sorry for the delay. Between deadlines, managers having babies, and trying desperately not to be a slave to my job, my writing has taken a back seat. Tonight I saw two very interesting movies: Vicky Cristina Barcelona and The Women. I highly recommend both! The Women is a feel good, love your girlfriends kinda movie and will leave you wanting to call your close girlfriends to tell them you love them. Vicky Cristina Barcelona will have you laughing and make you wonder how you want to live your life. Again both movies are a good watch.
Have you ever had one of those days when you believe everything is just amazing and falling into place like you never imagined it could? Well, as my foreshadowing leaves little to the imagination, I had one of those days. I know, this is a far cry from my sob stories posted earlier. On Wednesday of this week, a partner I work for came running by my cube and asked me if I had a second. (Let me give you a little bit of background on said partner: this is a man who runs around and wreaks havoc on his staff. You generally don’t want to get caught in his wrath. All that being said, he is a person who genuinely cares about his staff and will go out on a limb for them)
So he runs by my cube and I’m thinking, “Oh God, what is going on”. Also note, stress is high as deadlines approach. I respond with, of course, and then he says: “do you have a passport”. I say yes but am thinking in my head: “oh God where are they going to send me”.
I walk into Yessi’s office (my manager and the one solely responsible for my job in NYC) and I see Liz. Turns out, I am going to get the opportunity to travel to India and train people over there. I am so excited! Not only do I get to travel to India and experience the culture over there but I get to do it with 2 of my closest friends here. AMAZING! We are going to Paris first, then India, and then to Spain. AHHHHH I can’t wait to visit Sal Gal. This is going to be an amazing trip! I am off to bed but I have to say I never thought within a year of working I would be living in New York and be sent on an international trip to train others. Life is good!
Have you ever had one of those days when you believe everything is just amazing and falling into place like you never imagined it could? Well, as my foreshadowing leaves little to the imagination, I had one of those days. I know, this is a far cry from my sob stories posted earlier. On Wednesday of this week, a partner I work for came running by my cube and asked me if I had a second. (Let me give you a little bit of background on said partner: this is a man who runs around and wreaks havoc on his staff. You generally don’t want to get caught in his wrath. All that being said, he is a person who genuinely cares about his staff and will go out on a limb for them)
So he runs by my cube and I’m thinking, “Oh God, what is going on”. Also note, stress is high as deadlines approach. I respond with, of course, and then he says: “do you have a passport”. I say yes but am thinking in my head: “oh God where are they going to send me”.
I walk into Yessi’s office (my manager and the one solely responsible for my job in NYC) and I see Liz. Turns out, I am going to get the opportunity to travel to India and train people over there. I am so excited! Not only do I get to travel to India and experience the culture over there but I get to do it with 2 of my closest friends here. AMAZING! We are going to Paris first, then India, and then to Spain. AHHHHH I can’t wait to visit Sal Gal. This is going to be an amazing trip! I am off to bed but I have to say I never thought within a year of working I would be living in New York and be sent on an international trip to train others. Life is good!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Suprise Visit Home
Today I booked a flight home for the day after busy season to surprise my mom at a breast cancer walk she and my brother are doing. I am so very excited. Not only do I get to go home, I get to support my mom in something that means a lot to her. It is going to be hard to keep this a secret since I am a two year old when it comes to surprises and gifts but this must be kept under wraps.
It's getting cold here. I keep walking out in the morning waiting to be hit in the face with damp heat but that doesn't seem to be in the cards. It is strange to experience seasons again. I remember when I moved to GA, walking up to the building on the first day of school and being so cold. I couldn't get over how it could be cold in August. I forget it isn't 90 degrees everywhere all the time. To give you some perspective today I believe my quote was "Man it's cold, this is like the coldest day of winter in FL". Needless to say I believe the temperate was like 68 degrees.
Tomorrow, I'm going on a boat cruise for a client. It should be fun. On a side note, I have lost all motivation to work but there is still one more deadline to get through so I am going to have to find that motivation some where. I believe the last update is: I started spinning. I must say, I really like it. Our leader today was definitely in the army as he was chanting and counting like they do. It got me going. Alright all, I'm off to bed. I need to cash in when it is an early night.
It's getting cold here. I keep walking out in the morning waiting to be hit in the face with damp heat but that doesn't seem to be in the cards. It is strange to experience seasons again. I remember when I moved to GA, walking up to the building on the first day of school and being so cold. I couldn't get over how it could be cold in August. I forget it isn't 90 degrees everywhere all the time. To give you some perspective today I believe my quote was "Man it's cold, this is like the coldest day of winter in FL". Needless to say I believe the temperate was like 68 degrees.
Tomorrow, I'm going on a boat cruise for a client. It should be fun. On a side note, I have lost all motivation to work but there is still one more deadline to get through so I am going to have to find that motivation some where. I believe the last update is: I started spinning. I must say, I really like it. Our leader today was definitely in the army as he was chanting and counting like they do. It got me going. Alright all, I'm off to bed. I need to cash in when it is an early night.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
All Caugth Up
August 23, 2008:
Friday night, after a long week, my friend Ana and her friend Dani take me to dinner in the meat packing district. It was a nice restaurant. In New York, during the summer, everyone eats outside as the weather is beautiful. So like everyone else, we enjoyed what mother-nature was putting out. Prior to any alcoholic beverages, my stomach wasn’t feeling up to par, so I went to the bathroom and tried to throw up. I was unsuccessful and decided that I wouldn’t drink because I didn’t want to further upset it.
Following dinner we proceeded to go out. We wound up at Tribe, this hip little bar in the east Village. I had been there a few times before. The music is great and the ambiance isn’t bad. Despite my prior intention of not drinking, we proceed to get pretty good and wasted. On the ride home, I ask the taxi to pull over as I had to toss my cookies.
I get home and head straight to the bathroom to be sick. Sally and her boy were suppose to come the next day so we could go to Jeff’s wedding. Well I wound up with a stomach flu (drinking was an awful idea) and wind up in bed the entire weekend with the flu. It sucked. I Sal for all of 15 mins and didn’t make it to Jeff’s wedding : (
This flu last well into the week but during tax season there is no such thing as being sick.
Labor Day Weekend:
My friend Steve comes to visit. I had to work on Saturday. He met me at work and then a bunch of us went to an Italian festival in Brooklyn. We had a blast. It was like the garlic festival for those who have been and also like Ourtown with a hint of street fair thrown into the mix. After stuffing ourselves with as much yummy food as possibly we then started playing fair games and going threw the fun houses set up. At one point, Steve and I enjoyed a dance in the street. After taking in all the Italian we could, Trey drove Steve and I to the train station.
Let me paint you a little picture. A strip of stores, cops outside the station door, and a ton of various ethnicities and don’t make you want to get out of the car. So Steve and I, the two whitest people in America brave the Ghetto and get out to jump on a train back to the City. We get our Metro cards, go threw the turn stile and find that there are no trains leaving from this station back to the city. We wanted to die.
We are now stuck, as Trey had left at least 10 mins prior, in a Ghetto section of Brooklyn not having any idea of where to go. I immediately start blowing up Treys phone to no avail. So we ask the cops where the nearest station Manhattan bound train is. They laugh at us and send us on our way. We start our adventure through the ghetto. I kept saying we were walking through the valley of the shadow of death. It was hilarious, yet super scary. After a mile or so walk we wind up at another train station. At this point we get in touch with Trey but we are already safely on our way back to the City. The entire ride home (which was an hour) we were crying laughing about anything and everything.
The next day we woke up and walked to Central park. We had an awesome day just hanging out enjoy the amazing weather. We then headed to Ikea as I had to return something. After we got back we went to a sushi place by my apartment. After a few drinks I decided we needed to be having cookies. So we ventured out to find the pre-made cookies that they sell. Of course, at 11 on a Sunday it is hard to find a place like that. Needless to say, I wound up making them from scratch. YUMMY!
The next day Steve left : ( and I ventured to Staten Island for a BBQ at Lizi’s familys house. It was quite nice. The drive was great and worked out well because as it turns out I would be saying goodbye to my car the next. I think it really felt like I moved as soon as I shipped my car home. It kinda felt like I was now trapped here or something. Anyway the next week came and went which leaves me to the Crisis of Faith weekend written about below.
August 13, 2008
This weekend was great. After work on Friday, Trey, J and I went to Houston’s for dinner. It was nice. I was exhausted as I had work till 4 am on Thursday night so I figured I would pass out. That however was not the case. I wound up going to bed at 5am. I woke up on Saturday at 1:00 only because my alarm went off. I jumped out of bed, got my laundry together, and headed out to make my basketball game. I dropped the laundry off by my building and set out to buy a pair of bball shoes and a ball. You would think I would have packed a pair, but I guess I didn’t think I would be ballin up here.
The games are played in a high school gym which is kinda cool. I had a blast. The people seem really cool. Afterwards we all went out for happy hour (or just dinner so to speak). I proceeded to walk home, watch some tv, and pass out. I went to bed around 10:30 and woke up at noon today. It was awesome. I needed to catch up on some major zzz’s. Today, Trey picked me up for work. Turns out there was a street fair outside the office so we part took in that before heading to the dungeon. Needless to say I worked for a bit and now I’m here writing to you guys. My plan now is to shower, do my hair and hit the hay. It’s going to be another long week, I can feel it.
Friday night, after a long week, my friend Ana and her friend Dani take me to dinner in the meat packing district. It was a nice restaurant. In New York, during the summer, everyone eats outside as the weather is beautiful. So like everyone else, we enjoyed what mother-nature was putting out. Prior to any alcoholic beverages, my stomach wasn’t feeling up to par, so I went to the bathroom and tried to throw up. I was unsuccessful and decided that I wouldn’t drink because I didn’t want to further upset it.
Following dinner we proceeded to go out. We wound up at Tribe, this hip little bar in the east Village. I had been there a few times before. The music is great and the ambiance isn’t bad. Despite my prior intention of not drinking, we proceed to get pretty good and wasted. On the ride home, I ask the taxi to pull over as I had to toss my cookies.
I get home and head straight to the bathroom to be sick. Sally and her boy were suppose to come the next day so we could go to Jeff’s wedding. Well I wound up with a stomach flu (drinking was an awful idea) and wind up in bed the entire weekend with the flu. It sucked. I Sal for all of 15 mins and didn’t make it to Jeff’s wedding : (
This flu last well into the week but during tax season there is no such thing as being sick.
Labor Day Weekend:
My friend Steve comes to visit. I had to work on Saturday. He met me at work and then a bunch of us went to an Italian festival in Brooklyn. We had a blast. It was like the garlic festival for those who have been and also like Ourtown with a hint of street fair thrown into the mix. After stuffing ourselves with as much yummy food as possibly we then started playing fair games and going threw the fun houses set up. At one point, Steve and I enjoyed a dance in the street. After taking in all the Italian we could, Trey drove Steve and I to the train station.
Let me paint you a little picture. A strip of stores, cops outside the station door, and a ton of various ethnicities and don’t make you want to get out of the car. So Steve and I, the two whitest people in America brave the Ghetto and get out to jump on a train back to the City. We get our Metro cards, go threw the turn stile and find that there are no trains leaving from this station back to the city. We wanted to die.
We are now stuck, as Trey had left at least 10 mins prior, in a Ghetto section of Brooklyn not having any idea of where to go. I immediately start blowing up Treys phone to no avail. So we ask the cops where the nearest station Manhattan bound train is. They laugh at us and send us on our way. We start our adventure through the ghetto. I kept saying we were walking through the valley of the shadow of death. It was hilarious, yet super scary. After a mile or so walk we wind up at another train station. At this point we get in touch with Trey but we are already safely on our way back to the City. The entire ride home (which was an hour) we were crying laughing about anything and everything.
The next day we woke up and walked to Central park. We had an awesome day just hanging out enjoy the amazing weather. We then headed to Ikea as I had to return something. After we got back we went to a sushi place by my apartment. After a few drinks I decided we needed to be having cookies. So we ventured out to find the pre-made cookies that they sell. Of course, at 11 on a Sunday it is hard to find a place like that. Needless to say, I wound up making them from scratch. YUMMY!
The next day Steve left : ( and I ventured to Staten Island for a BBQ at Lizi’s familys house. It was quite nice. The drive was great and worked out well because as it turns out I would be saying goodbye to my car the next. I think it really felt like I moved as soon as I shipped my car home. It kinda felt like I was now trapped here or something. Anyway the next week came and went which leaves me to the Crisis of Faith weekend written about below.
August 13, 2008
This weekend was great. After work on Friday, Trey, J and I went to Houston’s for dinner. It was nice. I was exhausted as I had work till 4 am on Thursday night so I figured I would pass out. That however was not the case. I wound up going to bed at 5am. I woke up on Saturday at 1:00 only because my alarm went off. I jumped out of bed, got my laundry together, and headed out to make my basketball game. I dropped the laundry off by my building and set out to buy a pair of bball shoes and a ball. You would think I would have packed a pair, but I guess I didn’t think I would be ballin up here.
The games are played in a high school gym which is kinda cool. I had a blast. The people seem really cool. Afterwards we all went out for happy hour (or just dinner so to speak). I proceeded to walk home, watch some tv, and pass out. I went to bed around 10:30 and woke up at noon today. It was awesome. I needed to catch up on some major zzz’s. Today, Trey picked me up for work. Turns out there was a street fair outside the office so we part took in that before heading to the dungeon. Needless to say I worked for a bit and now I’m here writing to you guys. My plan now is to shower, do my hair and hit the hay. It’s going to be another long week, I can feel it.
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