Busy blues

I'm home sick today. I kinda did it to myself because I went to work yesterday while under the weather. Why did I do that? Because I wanted to go to trapeze school. (this will be explained in my next post!) So here I am, at home, attempting to do some work while eating steel-cut oats and ice cream.

Been busy since I've come back. Gabby is in town! She's been here for the past weekend and will leave on Friday. It's her vacation. She actually left for Boston today though, to visit some family.

And since I owe ya'll a post but I am not feeling to well but have a best friend who's on vacation and has a blog of her own we'll just recap my weekend through her eyes.

Wintry Weather Weekend

Did I mentioned it's super cold here? Maybe not like Chicago but it's pretty blustery.

OH! And I will be on the CBS Early show this Thursday. Tune in. See if you can catch me decorating cookies!!! My network TV debut!!!

Hiatus

I know, I know it's been three weeks since my last post. And due to high demand from my 'darling' readers.

A lot has happened. AdWeek, which was great. Long nights at work--not so great. But a thing to note is that I'm going to try and post more regularly. Like I said before, I get too wrapped up in trying to document EVERYTHING which makes me hesitant to post because I feel like it's going to be such a ordeal. Once I come to terms that I'm not going to be able to outline every single detail of my life online (not that I want to or should, I mean, I'm not the most important person in the world...or am I?), then I'll be able to post more regularly with random tidbits.

Anyways, onward and upward!

Vivian and Mattie came to visit this past weekend and it was amazing. I need to write a whole post about it this weekend but while I get that all together here are some bits and pieces to what's been going on.

Of course if I was going to have guests over, I needed respectable furniture, a sneak peek:

SEA OF SHOES

 Okay, not really but it's my display and collection of shoes (not all of them, I have to admit) but I am missing the back of the bookcase. Why? Because I am looking for the perfect wallpaper/fabric for a DIY like this. But not necessarily that color or print.

Vivian's and my pisco drinks at Pio Pio , a most delicious Peruvian chicken place.

 I really really really like drinks in coupe glasses. I am looking to get a set for myself. So retro but fun and more interesting than regular tumblers or even martini glasses.

Bisous Ciao-macaron heaven

 Definitely more to say about macarons in another post.

Halloween spirit!

 I haven't forgotten about my love for cupcakes. In fact, there was a week that I had one everyday because reps just kept bringing them in. NOM. This is large one from Crumbs.

Gratis

Imagine a Friday afternoon at work with you, seated at your desk, diligently typing away. And the mailroom guys come in pushing a cart loaded these babies shouting "Let's get chocolate wasted!" Everyone in the office got a bottle and a movie ticket. Because we just won a few little accounts like Diageo and Relativity Movies. Ah-may-zing.

I hope that suffices some readers' sandy-fix. Lol. I am SO hilarious.

Until next time,

-Sandy

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

Working girl

I've decided to show ya'll my commute to work!

I would post pics of the apt but it is BARE and I do not know if I feel like sharing until my bed gets here. We shall see.

So I wake up in the morning feeling like P.Diddy...just kidding.

Every morning I leave this cute apt:


Turn the corner and walk down Broadway, a main and busy street in Astoria. I love it:


I walk to the subway and wait for my train, outside of Manhatten most of the trains run above ground:


I get off my first train and then transfer to a train that comes, literally, into my building. Hello Manhatten! View from the platform:


The above ground trains move rather slowly compared to underground ones. I always pass this awesome building I named the graffiti building:


I think the building is so cool and I enjoy seeing it everyday. One day I'll visit.

The train then wooshes into Grand Central and I exit like this:


Yes, the 7 train is about 6 stories underground. I walk up the stairs usually because the escalators are so slow. And for the morning commute, both go up only.

I pass a Starbucks and YAY work!


I make my way to my tiny desk. Okay, so I don't have a cube yet...this is temporary, we're moving soon to the upper floor and this is what I got. But I also got the best computer. And see my Smuckers' jars? ACCOUNT REPRESENT:


And as a bonus, what I wore to work today:


Do I look like a seasoned New Yorker yet? The canvas tote I carry has my lunch in it. I prefer not to put food inside my baby aka my beautiful, yellow bag. Duh.