Get Excited

I have reservations to Butter. Yes, like on Gossip Girl. I am stoked. And I don't even like GG THAT much but I heard the food at Butter is good. Plus, doesn't Butter just seem like a fun word to say?

In other news my mom and Alan are still here. My brother spent the whole day looking for Explosions in the Sky tickets for a benefit show that they have tonight in SummerStage @ Central Park. Even though he has tickets to see them in Austin on July 4th. My dad thinks Alan wants to be a rockstar.

My mom and I just hang out and eat and walk around usually the Herald Square Area. She's dying to go to Chinatown but the rain messed up those plans today. Speaking of, it was such a nice day until I got off of work and the sky was full of ominous, gray clouds and the streets were wet with muddy rainwater. GROSS. And I was wearing sandals. I know rain was in the forecast but I didn't really think it would rain...again. Oh well.

Hmmm, getting excited about the long weekend. Going to spend it with my boo, Gabby!!! Get excited Beantown.

Eh? Eh? Eh?

Spent the day riding around in a tourist bus that was JUST like the Limbusine I rode to prom except it was like the baby version.

My mom booked us one of those touristy, all-day tours where we went to every attraction imaginable regarding Niagara Falls. Spent the day with a family from GERMANY. We did everything from Maid of the Mist to White River Walk. It is really beautiful up here and I got wet like 3895483 times and got about 362493 plastic ponchos and some sweet new shoes (pics to come) Spent most of the day in Canada. We got some amazing pictures but of course my mom did not bring a camera cord and I'm never going to by a card reader (let's face it, I'm like the laziest person ever) so all I have are iPhone pics that have nothing to do with the Falls so...yeahhhhh.

Pics from the trip:

Alan, while we were waiting for our room. Yes, wearing your favorite color runs in our family. Guess what his is?


Our room at the Crown Plaza, let me tell you they have EXCELLENT service:


Proof that the youngest child is always spoiled beyond belief, Alan-schmoozing for Exlosions in the Sky tickets even though he's going to see them in Austin July 4th:


New sandals, hahahahaha:


Oh! And where is the rest of my fam in all of this? Kevin is in Chicago playing PAAAAAINTBALL and my dad is like whatever about NY.


Bonus Work OOTD from Friday, yes, apparently still only wearing yellow, black, grey or white:


Other things I need to write about:
-Chicken and rice

Oh, and now my mom is brushing Alan's teeth because she's obsessed with teeth now and is convinced he doesn't now how to brush even though he is FIFTEEN! WHAT!

Whatcha doing? Nothin' chillin at the Holiday Iiiiiiiiiiinnnn....

I'm at the Holiday In Express near JFK. My mom and Alan are here. We're going to Niagara Falls tomorrow morning. Woot.

Apparently they are staying here until next Thursday...which I did not know until now.

Stay tuned for pictures because my mom bought a sweet new camera...unless she didn't bring the connector cord.

Sleepy....

Seriously, I know I need to get with it on this blog but I'm so tired from working and exploring everyday that I have fallen behind. I did a lot this past weekend and will probably make a post about it tomorrow.

But today I worked, swam and had an awful tummyache. Most likely because I snacked on junk the whole day...yeah, I ate way too much crap today for no reason except that I was hungry.

Also, wanted to go see Avenue Q through the dorm. Tickets are only $35 but they sold out. They are doing Wicked next month though so I am WAITING! Or maybe I'll just go one day by myself like Yolanda did today.I don't mind.

Blog posts to come:

What I did this past weekend
What my daily commute is
A series on the perks at work


Okay, really though this past weekend:

-went to Columbia and met Chris' friends which... Are all Korean. SURPRISE! (lol)
-went to Blockhead's which is like the NYC version of Trudy's but without the mexican martinis (sad, I know) yet good margaritas and "cleaner" Mexican food
-visited the Guggenheim, very nice, saw some Kandinskys, Cezanne, Seurat, a Polluck...really wanted to see their Rothko collection but it was not on display. I'm not too into architecture but there was, of cour, a lot of Frank Lloyd Wright's work which was very awesome to see.
-church, I go to church every Sunday
-laundry and chores...


Believe it or not I've only gone shopping once! Yeah, need to wait until I get paid...besides the rainy weather is not conducive to any social activity

Got a really cute voicemail from some of my Kenobi girls. I miss them a lot!!!

Hmmm, I guess that's all for now. I should post pics but I am too lazy and tired. So until next time!

Nails

Just FYI, Natalie's Nails has a new location: St. George Dorms Room 356.

Guess what everyone was doing in my room tonight?

Here comes the sun...

Okay, seriously, it's been raining every other day since I've been here. To the point where I had to call home and get my rainboots shipped to me. Which I'm so glad I did because it is rainy ALL THE TIME!

I'm not going to complain about the 60-70 degree F weather, it is really nice albeit cold when combined with the rain. But I am TIRED of the rain. It is really cramping my style...literally. I only brought like 2 pairs of work pants because I thought it was SUMMER here. So my dresses and skirts need to wait til it stops raining!!! GAH!

On another note went to happy hour (HH) with a bunch of McCann interns the other day. It was nice to meet all the other interns outside of work. We hardly ever see each other unless it's at intern lunch Wednesdays or if you sit next to people because the company is so large. There were 50 cent wings and I was so hungry but refused to pay half a dollar for a CHICKEN WING.

After HH I took a tour to Chikalicious Dessert Club even though it was late and I hadn't eaten dinner yet (GASP!) for 2 reasons: 1. It was one of my roommate's birthday and she didn't have any plans as we all had to work the next day plus she's been waiting on a package (filled with clothes) from home which has still not come in so she's pretty bummed and 2. I love cupcakes and have made it my goal to go to at least 12 cupcakeries while here...yeah.

So I made the trek around an East Village. Side note: I swear, buying the iPhone is the best imvestment I could have made especially living in NYC and exploring it. I use it all the time to find places to eat, subway stations and where to go in general. I've probably used it more in the past 12 days then I have all school year. It is sooooooo helpful.

The good part, cupcakes! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARBARA!

Clockwise from the top: red velvet, triple chocolate, s'mores, caramel

The were delicious! I only had some of the s'more frosting and it is hard to describe, not actually fluff but more like marshmellow frosting fluff. DELISCIOUS.

Oh and bonus OOTD from yesterday, what I usually wear even though the office is generally more casual:

Katra

Pics from Friday night. I think my expressions are weird but whatever. It was like one of those photographers that go to clubs blahblahblah.



Apparently I have a lot of school spirit when I'm not in Texas/at school:


photos courtesy of lastnightent.com