Ahhh the end of the weekend.  Sunday night is seriously my LEAST favorite time of the week. Actually no - Monday morning at 7:30 is.

This weekend has been just non-stop.  Friday I left work early to go pick up the keys at my new apartment!!!  So excited.  Just having the keys makes it all real.  Missy and I went to Target and picked up a bunch of cleaning supplies.  The maintenance people did a really good job cleaning up the place but who knows what kind of crap they use.  Anywhosit.  Jess came over to check out our new (albeit empty) apartment.  We did some cleaning and then went to Acapulco's for some din-din.  I was going to go back to my Mom's house and pack up a load to take over but I started getting a little delirious at dinner so I figured it best to go home.  

I hadn't actually packed a thing until that night.  I didn't have any boxes.  So I went to Curtis Liquors were I am embarrassed to say they know me by name - and they gave me a ton of boxes which ended up being perfect for my DVD's.  Saturday I woke up bright and early and went to U-Haul to buy some larger boxes for books and the like.   Needless to say I am right now sitting in my empty childhood bedroom.  All I have is my bureau and my bed to move and they will be making the trip Thursday.

After making a few trips to the apartment (with my mom and step dad) I decided I needed a little me time.  So I went and got a manicure.  Nothing makes me feel better than getting a mani.  My nails are getting so long so I want to keep them all purty.  I digress.

I took a 45 minute nap (ok more like 30 - I was really compelled by THS Bret Michaels) before I had to get ready to go meet Justin and Jen at Fuji for some dinner before we went to South Side Tavern to see "The Bitter End".  

I got my favorite sushi.  It was so amazing I needed to photo it.

Justin laughed at me.  I got Spicy Tuna and a Spider Maki.  Spider Maki is the one that looks like - well - a spider (actually soft shell crab).  Justin's food came out first and the waitress was like "Oh sorry about the wait - the spider takes a little more time to cook."  Jen and I were dying.  We both got the same thing.  Dinner is going well and all of a sudden Jen starts choking and spitting her food back up into the napkin.  I thought she was going to throw up at the table.  She made a bee-line to the bathroom and when I rush to follow her in I see her doubling over laughing.  She's choking and laughing which made me start laughing.  People must have thought we were crazy.

We then made it to South Side Tavern to meet Ann Marie and the rest.  I have a confession to make.  I really love local cover bands.  Especially The Bitter End.  They're so good.  Ann Marie's cousin Paul plays the guitar and the lead singer is a really cool gal named Kimberly.  They're just so fun.  I don't know if this makes me a "townie" but if so I'll take it. Beats going to Tequila Rain like last weekend ANY DAY.    Oh yeah last weekend we went to Tequila Rain (aka the WORST PLACE IN THE WORLD - OBVS not my idea) to celebrate Hillary's promotion.  If I wasn't able to make fun of all the tragic cases in the room I wouldn't have enjoyed myself at all.

I digress.  Again.  P Dunn ended up joining us for some tunes and dancing. I wish I took a video of the Ann Marie vs. Pat dance-off.  Epic. We had a lot of fun but we were sitting next to the speaker and it was really fucking loud.  I seriously couldn't hear a thing and my ears were buzzing when I got home.  We decided next time we need a quiet playdate.

Best part of the night was finding out one of Ann Marie's friends who I see when we go out - also lives in Abington Glen.  How random!  I'm super stoked.  She's a really sweet girl so I can see a lot of hanging out in the future.  I told her to give me the deets of the place since she's lived there for a year - and she said that she really had no complaints besides the laundry some times.  So that was really good to hear :)

Today I met Missy at Natalie at Abington Ale House for some lunch and another trip to the apartment.  This time I took all my purses and pretty much everything in my closet.  Also my "file holders" which are actually a little handheld box and then my most recent addition  - a large Coach shopping bag.  

We put up some art and cleaned our dishes and lined the cabinets with the contact paper (NOT EASY). Natalie and I had the task of putting together Missy's shot glass cabinet (another NOT EASY).  But once we got it together it and put the glasses in it looked amazing.  She is so well traveled.  The farthest I've been is Mexico.

I took some photos to send via text - so here they are:

It doesn't look like much yet - but where the small couch is, is where our entertainment center that will hold the amazing TV (yeah I got a 42" TV!  It's so sweet) will go and the wall on the other side will be the big couch and smaller couch.  Also you can see our sweet balcony - which doesn't look so sweet in this photo but trust me - it is.

My room was even less cool than the picture of the living room so I took a picture of the bathroom.  I LOVE the art so much.  Missy picked them out at Bed Bath and Beyond and as soon as I saw them I fell in love with them.  

I'm still feeling a little messed up from this time change bull crap. 

xok

I patience is fleeting today. I'm 100% sure my computer almost blew up and 1 hour later anonymous IT guy tells me it could have been my iPod poisoning it. How dare he accuse my iPod of being toxic! He suggested I take it to the doctors aka the genious bar to make sure it is void of all CTD's (computer transmitted diseases - I just made that up. I'm so fucking clever).

Last night I decided to take a SPIN class at the gym. I haven't went since the last time, which was like three years ago when not only did my ass hurt for three weeks, but when I got up to get a drink of water my legs gave out and I fell in front of the whole class.

But I decided that I need to get my ass into gear. Annie's wedding and my 27th birthday (which happen to happen consecutive days in a row) are creeping (ok more like 8 months) close. SO I go to Spin. Sweet - someone I know. We shoot the shit and I soon realize I have to get a pass to be in the class so I sprint downstairs - get one - come back up. The agro instructor is like "where were you? Are you this late to work and other engagements in your life." Whatever.

SO I get on the bike - get situated for my height etc. Get into the stance and start going. This may fall into a slight category for TMI Thursday - but for those who don't know me in real life - I have really big boobs. Like big ones. I got my first brazierre at 8 and from then on it was boob-city. Of course I get the joke all the time - "So do your boobs hit in you in the face when you run." Umm I wear two sports bras - so no.

I can finally say YES. Yesterday as I'm pedaling and getting into the stance - my boobs are kinda slamming into my face. I can't believe I am even admitting this. I couldn't stop laughing. The only way I could get comfortable was to stand on the bike - pretty much the whole time. Funny back story: I was telling my coworker that day that I didn't think SPIN would be intensive enough to require two sports bras. But oh it did. My butt does not hurt like it did when I first did Spin but my legs are really paining today. It's a good pain for sure. I plan on taking it again next Wednesday.

Maybe my next foray in TMI Thursday will be more exciting.

In other news one of my former likes (note: not loves) has been trying to nudge his annoying face back into my life via FaceBook. Really?? I like FaceBook as much as the next day but really you want to check up on my life and shoot the shit - call me. Use the freaking phone. I'd even take a text. I'm NOT going to write back to your one liners about how much you'd like to see me when you're in town etc etc. You suck at life and I let you go for a reason. That's the rah-rah side of me. The other just wants to have some fun :)

Oh did I mention I have an IRL (in real life - for those not so savvy) crush. I'm sure I'll be over it by Monday but it's nice while it's around.

So we measured the apartment on Tuesday and if it is possible - we actually fell more in love with the place. They fixed our balcony door and it's so cool. We stood out there talking about how damn excited we were to move in and how awesome our place was. Everything that we noticed last time has been fixed (I'm still missing a closet door!) and the bathroom is super shiny now. It was kind of grimey before. This week I've been looking at TV's, mattresses, wine racks (obvs), TV stands and kitchen tables. I wasn't going to buy a new mattress but I watched a special on mattresses the other night and I got skeeved out. They say mattresses really shouldn't have two owners and my mom gave me her mattress about a year ago when she bought a new one. Oh and she told me today that my mattress is 17 years old. Greattt.

After my computer debacle I got really lazy and really just read blogs for like a half hour. So naturally I need to pass them on:

Maxie - I Hate So Much.
(ok if you're not absolutely on the floor laughing after you read her blog you may have a problem. Her most recent post is one of my favs. Also this one. Oh and this one. Read them all!)

LiLu - Live It, Love It.
I just discovered LiLu's blog last week after Maxie linked it in one of those posts up there. I envy both of these ladies wicked exciting lives and wish I had the cojones to write about what they write about. They both are religious with posting on TMI Thursdays (seriously go read them) which is what helped me to share my embarrassing Spin class. Her series on "Shizz her boyfriend says" is AMAZZZING.

Jessica - tried to live forever every day of the year
I love Miss (soon to be Mrs!!) Jessica. She reminds me alot of myself except she's way cooler and lives in New York City.

Jess - Classy In Philadelphia
This Jess also reminds me quite a bit of myself. She is super into PR (and did one semester at my alma mater Hofstra!). She's super sophisticated (alot more than I was at 20 and probably now at 26) and I love reading her blog! Woop!

Rachel - Confessions of a Jersey Girl
Rachel's blog is so fun to read. She tells amazingly heartfelt stories that have made me cry a few times and is also a really good person to follow on twitter (as are the rest of my blog friends).

Cake Wrecks - Need I say more. My coworker and I absolutely are in stitches when we waste precious time on this here blog.

Postcards from Yo Momma - Everyones Mom says dumb stuff. Next time she does - submit it to this website.

Ok I realized that I have like 57 blogs in my reader that I love. If I did not shout you today your time will be coming soon!!

And like I would shout out my IRL friends that have blogs. Ahemm.
Mr. Patrick Dunn (who needs to get his ass posting more. He's HIGHLARIOUS and not to mention - a total stud. From our first meeting in the line to get our tickets at the airport for Vegas when the guy yelled at us - I knew I wanted him to be my friend)
Ms Lizzy Mann who - now don't be jealous - was able to live with me in college and spent ENDLESS hours in the car from New York to Boston and rinse and repeat.

Ok one more. Lauren Melanie Brown. Yes she shares half of her name with a Spice Girl but she also has a kicken super stylish fashion blog. Did I mention she also was my favorite roommate in the whole entire world and we were probably sisters in a past life? Yep. True fax.

Now that I have came out of the "i love to blog and bloggers" closet I must be packing up my stuff so I can go test out some mattresses.

xok

Just tid-bits this time.  I tried updating yesterday and then I realized I had nothing interesting to say (do I ever?).

• Weekend was cool.  
• Saw My Bloody Valentine 3D with Lydia.  There was a two year old child in our row.  Fucked. Up.
• Got a mani pedi with my mom before her big day in the city.
• Watched Secret Life of Bees and cried my eyes out.
• Napped and watched too many shows about people getting married.
• Went out for Valentine's Day with my date - Robyn.
• Played Beer Pong and met tons of new people.
• Saw a lot of characters out at the Commonwealth including a guy who had a mesh zip-up shirt on with a sparkly sequin shirt over it (YES I took a picture with my cam phone but it didn't come out!!!!)
• Started organizing for the big move.

Speaking of the big move we're officially getting our keys on March 9.  My plan is to move most of my stuff in Monday and Tuesday and then move my bed March 11 because I'm taking Thursday and Friday off to get everything else situated.  

Tonight, Missy and I are going to the apartment to measure and make sure everything is cool when we move in.  I'm super excited.  Oh in my weekend my Mom and Roger went to look at TV's for me.  I'm finally going to join society with a big kid plasma TV.  It's going to be sweet.  

I'm getting really anxious about what might be under my bed.  Seriously.  I hope my yearbook is under there - that thing has been MIA for years.

Yep.  Still uninteresting,

xok

Did you know that you can make a wish-list on Bed, Bath and Beyond? Ikea needs to create one of those things!

I need so many lame things for when I move.  We haven't done a huge count of the things we need yet but these are the things I know I'll need.

Here is my list so far.

People find it so funny that I hang dry almost EVERYTHING.  Ever since I was a kid we never used the dryer.  Like ever.  In the summer it's pretty much non existent.  We hang everything on the clothes line.  Then in the winter we hang everything inside.  The only thing we dry are jeans really because with the way they make jeans now - it's a necessity to always dry them.

So that explains the stand dryer :)

We ended up scoring a sweeter apartment after all.  The one we were supposed to get - on the bottom floor; the people decided not to leave.  So they offered us the chance to look at two more apartments.  The first one they showed us was a different layout.  WAY smaller.  And on the bottom floor.  It's in the "basement" but has windows at foot level.  We both didn't feel the same vibe we did from the other one.  So then they showed us the one on the third floor (*note to all that will be helping us move in - the third floor is the second floor because you walk in the building on the second floor :) ).  The one on the third floor is amazing.  It's the same layout as the one we liked and - it has a balcony!!  A sweet one.  SO yeah we're excited.  And they also said we could paint if we wanted.  Sweet!  Did I also mention it's NEXT to the gym?  Yes.  I will have NO excuse.

Going to the movies tonight to see "He's Just Not That in to You" with some lovely ladies.  We're grabbing dinner and drinks before.  I'm super excited!  Tomorrow we're seeing some band in some bar in Quincy.  Ha that sounds funny.  I also hope to work in a lot of sleep and maybe a little organizing/accessing shit I should get rid of.

xok

Happy Hump Day!

I can't believe it's Wednesday already.  I for one couldn't be more excited.  Wednesday signify the almost end of the week.  Can you tell I'm just dying for a day off?  

I had a pretty chill yet fun weekend.  Friday night Robyn and I went to Chilis before heading to Lydia and Phils for Grace's rave themed birthday party.  Unlike the goth party - I did not dress up for this one.  I was just starting to feel the beginnings of a cold roll over me and I was up so early for the seminar.  So my story was to tell them the only knowledge I have of a rave is from the movie GO!  so I dressed normal like Katie Holmes' character.  It was fun.  I feel like I so rarely get to see those guys so it was good to see them.  I didn't stay long as I was pretty much falling asleep on the couch.  Yeah I was THAT girl.

Saturday Robyn and I went to the mall for some shopping and chatting.  We decided we might have to go to Bamboozle because of the KICK-ASS lineup.  In short: No Doubt, Third Eye Blind, Taking Back Sunday, Bloodhound Gang, Fall Out Boy and probably others I'm missing but those are the best.  It's not in Asbury Park anymore to my dismay but it's now held at the Meadowlands in Jersey so it's only just about 4 hours away - also exact mileage that I used to drive when I went to Hofstra.  

I was going to hang in on Saturday night to nurse my looming cold but I remembered that my friends Dawn and Chris were having a Wii night at their place so I really couldn't pass it up.  Pat met me at the Home Depot in Rockland (how classy of us)  as I have NO idea how to get to their house and we made our way over.  Jen and Justin who I adore were also there and Gary and Lisa showed up later with their party pants on shortly after.  We played Mario Kart (well ok I didn't but everyone else did) and then the boys cleared the room while the ladies played Wii Cheer.  Holy shit.  There isn't a more fun game to play.  I absolutely need to buy this game when I have a Wii.  Then Dawn played Dancing With the Stars on the Wii.  The rest of us hung back because she was clearly better than the rest of us.

The boys came in after the coast was clear and played Punch Out on the Wii.  I guess it's like this old Nintendo game that all the guys in the room had stories about playing it when they were lil ones.  

Meanwhile I played with Dawn and Chris' new puppy Harris!  He is a gorgeous brown lab!  Sweetest dog in the world.  Seriously.  I tried taking him home.  They would not let me.  Also spending the night with us was their daughter Regan who is the toughest little kid I've ever met.  I swear she is destined to be a stunt woman.  She is fearless.  I kind of tried to take her too.

I don't know how the next part of the night happened but all of a sudden we're watching the dog show on Animal Planet.  We were so entranced by this show - we must have watched it for two hours.  Exciting us the most were the names of the "handlers".  One of the bests was Boy Sukit.  Yes that was his name.  The laughs I had - I swear they cured my cold. Then Gary and Pat were telling stories about causing trouble in that same neighborhood when they were kids.  It never ceases to amaze me all the voices Pat and Gary can do.  I think I heard renditions of Pats Mom, Pats dad, Norm (my favorite), Norm's dad, Pat's grandfather, Ron and many more.  I laughed so hard my stomach hurt.

Sunday I did typical sunday things.  I did a workout class on demand.  The one I did this time was Biggest Loser Cardio and the hot host Bill (Bob?) from The Biggest Loser leads it.  It was so awesome.  I did some laundry and also cooked some SuperBowl-ish food.  I did NOT watch the game.  I watched a few commercials and tuned in for the half-time show so I could rouse my boss about Bruce Springsteen ( she LOVES him).  We've had a picture of The Boss (Springsteen - not MY boss) on our door for months.

Monday I felt like death.  I didn't sleep at all Sunday night.  Monday night I slept better and by Tuesday my cold was gone.  However last night I was back to hardly sleeping at all.  My mind is racing with apartment things.  When should I start cleaning my room out, where will I put everything, what IS under my bed and other prodding questions.  I also have picked out a few things from the Ikea catalog which I am planning to feature in an upcoming blog.

Oh I also finally told my mom and step-dad I was leaving.  They're already making plans for the room when I go - so yeah they took it well :)

xok

Happy Friday!  

So I went to a PRSA Social Media seminar at Boston University today.  It was so cool.  One thing I like about working in communications and especially PR is that people are so easy to talk to.  I met like three people in the elevator who were my bff's for the class.  I'm kind of a whacko who talks to everyone so good thing I picked PR as a profession.  I was asked at the end of the class by a gentleman who does the PRSA Boston chapter newsletter if I would submit a piece.  He said I could pick any topic I want.  While I ponder that..

They gave us these adorable professional badges that said our name, and the company we worked for.  Of course I wanted to take a photo but they made me give it back at the end.  I don't want someone else being me!!  The professor of the class Steve Quigley was freaking amazing.  He started off but showing us his 6 year old cell phone and telling us how un technological savvy he was.  The class was for "beginners" and I was quite sure I'd be all the wiser than everyone in the class but it was fascinating how all these companies are using social media as a part of everyday media relations.  He talked a lot about FaceBook - which I have only recently become a fan of.   I was such a myspace girl but now I'm over it.  I hate that anyone and their mom can try to add you.  Whenever I have a friend request on FaceBook I get excited because it's ALWAYS someone I know.

The other night I got a friend request from my mormon pen pal that I haven't connected with in probably 9 years.  After pen and paper got lame we did the email thing and the phone thing - when he went to his mission he would send me something unique from each country.  Even something as simple as a menu from a McDonalds in Russia would impress me.  We lost touch after that and I was OVER THE MOON to see that he friended me on FaceBook.  Of course he's married now with two gorgeous kids - it's just so random how social networking works.

I just like all the interaction on FaceBook - and you never have to worry about someones annoying page slowing your computer down (ROBYN!!) because they all look the same.

We also talked a lot about Twitter and all these different ways you can use them to promote your client/brand.  It was all very informative and I plan on going to another one soon.

On my way home from BU I got a call from the renters office at the apartment I'm moving in to and they informed me that both of us had been approved to move in.  I am so damn excited.  I also took on the daunting task of telling my mom.  She seemed sad and didn't really have any looming questions.  Just about how much it was.  Said nice.  And moved on.  I've been out of the house before so she shouldn't be too sad about it.  And Abington is WAY closer than New York.  I am going to put together a blog of all the stuff I am already thinking of for my room and the like.

Last and final issue:  My phone.  I think I have grown out of my enV.  I mean I like it.  But it's become imperative that I have access to email when I am out of the office and the enV does not let me do so.  I also would like a more grown up phone.  Everyone is all profesh at the meeting today with their BlackBerry's and their iPhones and here I am whipping the glamourous enV out.  So I am going to purchase the BlackBerry Curve.  I toyed with an iPhone but I couldn't go to AT&T - I just won't.  Not sure why.  The Blackberry Storm (the one my man Krasinski pimps out) is the new BB but I don't like it that much.  I get more discounts by ordering online so I'll probably do that beginning next week.

One last thing.  Totally my friday obsession.

http://www.postcardsfromyomomma.com/

Makes me miss my mom and I only saw her a few hours ago.

Have a good weekend all!

xok

What a weekend.  I am exhausted.  I need a few more days to rest.

I suppose I can announce my big news since it's probably 99.9% locked in.  I'm FINALLY MOVING OUT OF MY HOUSE.  I've been looking on my own for a while but I've pretty much stopped my search since I knew I couldn't afford to move out without a roommate.  Last week a good friend of mine, Missy, asked me if I was still looking for a roommate because she would be needing a new one.  She's been living with her BFF Natalie for like EVER but Natalie has decided to move to Texas and go to nursing school (her mom lives there and is going to buy her an apartment rent free or something).

Anyways.  Missy either could choose to go to San Diego (she's from LA) or stay in Boston and find a roommate.  That's where I come in.  We found a pretty sweet apartment (the people that own her current apartment told her about it).  It's so nice.  It's in Abington which is appr 10 minutes from my mom's house.  A little bit closer to my work and close to really cool hangout spots.  It's a two bedroom obvs and both rooms are HUGE.  I can fit my bed, dresser, and hopefully a bookcase and a chair (I went to Ikea yesterday!) in it.  The living space is big and there is a dining room area separate from the kitchen.

Now, this won't be my first time living away from home.  I moved to New York for almost five years for college both living on campus and off.  In 2006 I moved home - and have been here ever since.  So yeah - Im itching to get out.  March 15!!!  

Friday night Hill and I saw Doubt.  I didn't like it to much.  It was boring and slow - but I'm glad I saw it.  I still need to see The Reader, The Wrestler and Frost/Nixon and I'd really like to see Slumdog Millionaire again.  We met up with her hubby after at Chilis.

Saturday I kidnapped Robyn and we went to Ikea to get some ideas on some stuff.  We ate in the glamourous Ikea food court (I say that honestly.   I love it).  Got some really cool ideas.  Then I had to go home and get ready to go out for Gary's birthday.  We met the crew at Fuji for lots of drinks and less food.  I had a glass of wine and a mini version of a Scorpion Bowl. Speaking of Scorpion bowls - they were totally the hot item of the night.  I'm quite sure Pat and I were the only ones not to get the big guys. Hey Gary only has a birthday once a year.  After Fuji 20 of us of so headed down to Commonwealth.  I had a pretty bad taste in my mouth about Commonwealth. I mean - it is the new Pat Flanagans.  I was pleasantly surprised that it does NOT look like P Flans inside and almost - ALMOST - had a little touch of class.  They were playing some pretty sweet 90's r&b tunes courtesy of En Vogue, that band that sang No Diggity, Blu Cantrell, and the band that sang about hard ons.  They ended up getting into more recent tunes but not before playing Boston classics from New Kids on the Block.  Two guys with us willingly expressed their loves for the said boy band.  

I bring you pic-a-tures:

Jenn Ro and I

The Birthday boy and I.  

The Gals!

The lovely Ms Tesorero and I.

Funny story about the first picture. I have been playing with new hair styles and have been watching a lot of Hills on DVD.  And I'm not going to lie - but my little side braid was inspired by Lauren Conrad (and also Blair Waldorf at the Van Der Woodsen/Bass wedding - but I digress).  When I got to Fuji, Jen was like I want your little side braid!!  So Dawn - being the fabulous hair dresser that she is - takes Jen to the ladies room and does up her hair.  Well it was WAY better than mine - so Dawn did mine too.  So naturally we needed pictures together of our awesome hair.

I had seriously so much.  It was one of those drama free nights.  If all nights out could be as awesome as last night I'd be out alot more!

BTW just got my Brain Age down to 44!!!!! I started at 75!  Woop!

xok