Another weekend

I'm going to try and post more than once a week. But until then, you'll just get a digestive of what I've done...mostly about the weekend.

I think my growing 'dread' towards blog posts is, while I really really want to do them, I also want to document everything! So my new game plan, before I get into an awful cycle of never posting, is to just post random things. You may not get all the details but it's better than nothing.

Last Friday was a work group outing to upstate NY for rafting and a pig roast. It was amazing. Can I just mention how wonderful the weather is up here? Fantastical. Of course my dad says that only way to maintain my love for the summers up here is to go back to Austin and remember what a real summer is.

Now...for a post in pictures:

Charter bus ride...2.5 hours...

Bus that took us to the drop off site for rafting

Views from the raft, on the Delaware river...I think this is NY

And this is Pennsylvania, but I may be wrong

Quaint town, so small there were no cell phone towers and consequently no cell service, just the way I like it

Bear...the most beautiful, friendly and fun golden retriever I've ever met

Our EVP's country house that hosted our lovely dinner picnic, it was GORGEOUS

There was even a port-a-potty for our convenience

100lb pig that had been roasting ALL day

Caterers from a local, gourmet restaurant

We relaxed...I gave Yesenia an Asian foot back-rub, hahah

The best meal I've had all summer probably. Slaw, roasted corn salad, cucumber salad, ROAST PIG, chick pea and beans, mac & cheese...I had shamelessly ate two loaded plates...

And we had s'mores for dessert!

NOM NOM NOM

Other miscellaneous items from last week:

Jackie came back from Europe and brought us macarons from the world-famous Ladurée, birthplace of the first double decker macarons

Vivian sent me an H&M gift card for my birthday, which I bought a 'much needed' new shirtdress, I love it.

I went to a private party featuring DJ Questlove (drummer from the Roots) and Janelle Monae

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The beautiful building I work in

It took a while...

Today I decided to start packing for my summer in NYC. This is how far I've gotten:

1. Took clothes from my apt back home

2. Did 5 loads of laundry

3. Folded some clothes

I need to decide how much clothing I'm going to bring. I mean, I can always buy clothes in New York...

Fast forward to the day before I leave, the mess that was in my house:



Notice how I have two able-bodies brothers who did not help me.

On top of the $40 fee to check two bagsI had to pay an extra $50 for overweight luggage. One of my bags was actually 72 lbs and that would have been an extra $100, but I thought quickly and pulled a 4 lb textbook out.

Food on the day of travel:

Breakfast taco in Bergstrom


$6 Italian Panini sandwich on AA. Which kept me captive on the end of the runway, in the cabin for 1 hour...


In short, I left my house at 6:10 CST and arrived in NYC at 4:00 EST, a whole 1.5 hours after the planned time. Not to mention it took 1 hour to get to the place I'm staying. I WAS TIRED!

Cool Taxi TV with a map to show you where you are!


More on my dorm and stuff next time.