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Yankees game at the new stadium

Times Square!

Our view of the NYC skyline from Jersey.

Mom and Gran's visit in April. Carriage ride through Central Park.
Thought the horse was going to take off with only me left in there.

I think I only blog when I'm mad

I discovered I'm not very good at this whole blogging everyday or even once a week. Hell, I think I last posted something a month ago....whatevs. What can I say about Jersey? It's rainy, it's still chilly, and I'm starting to wonder if it'll ever be summer in the Northeast!

One of my bestest will be visiting me next weekend and I can't wait. Definitely something to look forward to since I feel like all I do is walk the dog, work, cook, clean, and do chores. Why do I feel like this, because if I didn't, then it wouldn't get done. I'm slightly annoyed and I'm sure it is obvious. Enough complaining though.

GNO next Saturday in the city is planned. Dinner reservations are made, we just need to decide what bar we're going to afterwards. I cannot wait! Pray for the rain to stop and the sun to shine. Three weeks of straight rain will get even the happiest person down.

Rainy weekend

First of all, Mondays suck! :)~

This past weekend was a bit more low key than the previous. Friday, Weston and I stayed in and watched the new Bond movie. Saturday we got up early and headed to Erica's house in Brick. She invited some of her friends over to hang out that night. We had such a great time. We laughed, drank, ate, watched the ridiculously short fight. Her friends are awesome. Sunday morning we got up super early to go to the Yankees game. The new stadium is cool and I've never been to a professional baseball game. Unfortunately, the game was rained out. They finally called it after we sat in the cold rain for two hours! I was relieved to come home so I could take a nap. I could barely keep my eyes open!

At least it's a short week of work. I'm leaving Wednesday after work and driving to Raleigh. Mary Grace's wedding is this weekend in Pinehurst, NC and I'm one of her bridesmaid's. Weston, Taylor and I will head to Pinehurst on Thursday. I cannot wait to see these girls! I miss them so much. It'll be a great weekend and I'm sure there will be lots of great stories to tell about when I get back.

If I don't finish getting ready for work, I'll be late. That certainly wouldn't be good since I'm right in the middle of doing month end closing. Last week was definitely stressful. I need a vacation.

Weekend adventures

This past weekend was so much fun, probably one of the best weekends I've had so far. It all started Thursday night when we went to Hoboken to watch SOJA, a reggae band. The music was good, the crowd was good, and the drinks were good. Friday at work was not so good....I managed to make it through work though with the help of a lot of caffeine. Friday night, Weston, Erica and I went to the hooka bar right down the street from my apartment. It's a really cool place and the hooka smoke smells surprisingly good, probably because it's flavored. There is a DJ and a dance floor in the back which of course is where we planted ourselves for the evening. We weren't really planning on staying long but before we knew it, we were closing the bar down.

I guess I should mention now that the weather has warmed up considerably, we even hit a record high 90 today and I have no AC in my apartment!!! :( So with the warm weather and sunshine we decided to go somewhere we could eat lunch outside on Saturday. After lunch we headed back to Hoboken and were walking around. We found a park right on the Hudson where hundreds and hundreds people were laying out. It was kind of weird. It was like a beach without sand or water you can get in. You can see the water but can't get close to it, and I don't know of anyone who would actually put any part of their body in the Hudson. Unless, as Weston puts it, if your plane crashes there. We found a rooftop bar around the corner, joined the crowd and got a bucket of Coronas.

Saturday night Erica, Brooke, Weston and I headed into the city for an 80s and 90s party. It was fun even if Mr. Creepy Mullet Man wouldn't get away from us. Transportation to get into the city and back out is always interesting. The bus never came to take so we had to figure out another way. We took the Light Rail to the Path. To get home we had to take the Path back to Jersey and then catch a cab. By the time we finally made it home, Erica, Brooke and I had passed out in the cab and Weston and the cabbie were laughing at us.

Sunday morning came way too quickly. We had to get up early to go back into the city for a movie premiere. It was a low budget lesbian romantic comedy called Flick's Chicks. I had no clue what to expect. It wasn't all porn-ish or gross, it was actually hilarious and I liked it. We went to a bar in the Village afterwards for a few drinks then headed home.

We are not alcoholics and we do not usually do this many outings in one weekend. It just turned out lots of fun things were happening all at once. It made for a difficult Monday and Tuesday at work. I think I'm starting to feel almost normal now. Weston and I are just going to keep it low key this week and weekend. Next week we'll be heading to Pinehurst, NC for Mary Grace's wedding. I can't wait to see some of my Raleigh girls and to be in the south!

That's all for now.

What drives me insane about Jersey

Apparently everyone in New Jersey is too freaking lazy to put up their shopping carts, aka 'buggies'. So they are all over the parking lot, most of the time riding along with the wind just seeking a car to hit. And YES I'm one of the lucky ones. It hit my car and made me furious. So any Jersey people reading this, your life is not so busy that you don't have time to put up your cart! And ones who do, THANK YOU!!

Finally, an update!

Okay, so I know it's been a while. I'm finally settled into my apartment. I don't have internet at the house and I haven't felt like going somewhere with free wifi. So much has happen I don't even know where to begin.

I'll start with my lovely (and I hope you can hear the sarcasm in voice) apartment. Just about everything has gone wrong from the electricity not working in half of the apartment, to lightbulbs exploding and smoke coming from sockets, to no hot water and lastly, no heat. I hate to jinx myself by saying this, but everything with the apartment is okay at the moment. Fingers crossed it stays this way.

Work is super busy which is a big change from my position in Raleigh. Every time I think I've got a handle on things I get something new and I'm confused all over again. Needless to say, I do not have time to email my friends all day and surf the internet like I did in Raleigh. I still like the work even though I'm constantly overwhelmed.

I have ventured into the city a few more times. Each time I'm amazed at the people, the buildings, the lights, the rushing around. People have stopped to ask me directions and I certainly do not know where anything is. I am slowly learning how to navigate around the city. My mom and Gran came to visit this past weekend. It was so good to see them. We went sight seeing on Friday and the weather was perfect. They just kept saying how unbelievable New York is. The funniest thing was after taking a carriage ride through Central Park. The driver got off to take a picture of us, then Weston, mom and Gran got off. The horse started going while I was trying to get off. The driver said "oh, it's fine. He won't go anywhere." The horse keeps on going faster and I'm thinking Oh shit, this horse is going to take off with me in the carriage and how am I going to get off?! The guy must have thought the same because he started running after the horse. No worries, I got off safe and sound. Too bad no one got a picture of my expression.....Saturday we saw Billy Elliott on Broadway. It is hilarious and I highly recommend it to everyone.

I was so sad to see my mom and Gran leave on Sunday. I didn't realize how homesick I was until I dropped them off at the airport. Luckily most days I'm too busy to think about it.

Last night we went to see a Phish coverband, Thursday we're going to Hoboken to see SOJA, a reggae band, and then Saturday we are heading in to the city for an 80s and 90s party. Both should be a blast. I've only touched on a few things that have been happening but I don't want to make this post too long and Weston is bored sitting here watching me type. I will make the effort to come to Panera more to take advantage of the free wifi.

Ta-ta for now!
XOXO

Home Sweet Home

I'm going hooooome!!!! :)

Happiest I've been in three weeks......