BACK TO THE BOOKS

Here we are back again! School is back!! Yippee (yes this is me trying to draw up some enthusiasm)! I'm basically really nervous because even though I'm only going to be taking 2 classes. One is Part 2 of the hardest Accounting class in the program and the other is Federal Income Tax.

I'll have class Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 5:30-7:30pm.

But to ease the pain of letting go of all my free time....I decided I needed to purchase myself a DKNY messenger bag. Yes ladies...the Prada Campus bag may need to be let out to finer pastures...I've destroyed it (shocker)....

Let's hope me and the new DKNY bag hold up better than last semester!

PS...One of my classes is with the professor that wants to see me wearing ONLY my DKNY
bag....oh yeah can't wait!

SEXY BACK

First off for the gals that could make it to my birthday celebration.....I want to say THANK YOU!!!! For those that couldn't make it- I smoked some Hookah for ya! I was a little leary with the empty lit lounge that I escorted everyone too with a "care-free" server. But once they dimmed the lights are served up some fabulous food and drinks it was all good! Manahatta was awesome! We danced our pants off for a while. But then the few leftover of the bunch wandered over to Joshua Tree to shake more of our groove thing. Until we were kicked out of a local dive bar Hook and Ladder at 4am!! Woohoo!!

As you can see from the pictures I had a blast-ha!! I hope everyone had a great time too! It was definitely my favorite birthday party yet!!! Clearly I brought sexy back-ha! More like wasted back! I'm so glad Mel was there to catch every drunk moment :) And also a reminder to myself as to why I don't bring out a camera more often!!

To end my birthday celebration, Katie got us tickets to see the Ellen Degeneres Show with Justin Timberlake-yum! So on Monday, Katie and I stood outside in Central Park in the mist for a couple hours but it was worth it!! We made friends with the women next to us in line who actually thought Katie and I were lesbians-ha! That's a first :) Our response was oh boy that would be so much easier!!

JTim is so sexy!! We saw his sound check and he performed the whole show! We were on the grass in lawn chairs but we could totally see him and his SEXY BACK!! And of course Ellen was as fun as ever.

Thank you again! I am so lucky to have such great friends!!!

ES MI CUMPLEANOS!!!

So clearly I found the best cake ever here online-ha!

I just finished baking cupcakes for me and my co-workers-yum! It was quite a task to balance out and make 50 cupcakes in an apt with no tables or a counter. Just picture me mixing batter in a bowl on my couch :) But I had a blast and my fun little mexican kitchen buddies will all love the yummy treats I baked up for us!

I know my birth ranks high up there....but I'd like to also give a shout out to Cal Ripken Jr. (former Orioles baseball player) and Steve Gutenberg (best known for his role as the cartoonist in Three Men and a Baby). My fellow birthday buddies! Um, yeah I don't think that could get any lamer.

Oh no wait....Mount Vesuvius errupted in Italy the same day as my birth. Oh man-this is getting worse!

The only other good thing that I could find that happened on my bday besides me of course was that it was the first day of airing of Facts of Life. Go Tootie!

Can't wait to see you all Saturday!!

A CHURCH GROWS IN BROOKLYN

Martin wrote me about how he had knee surgery right around my surgery so we thought it was a funny we had gimping in common. He is 28, a Social Studies teacher in Brooklyn and lives there too.

I spoke to him on the phone for a while. He was very nice and talkative. A little on the overly polite side. We were trying to figure out what to do and I suggested Mexican. He said he doesn't like to eat Mexican on the first date. I thought that was kind of weird like what does that mean? He would fart in front of me on the second date? But whatevs....

I met him in front of Mercury Bar at 8pm. He was wearing jeans, t-shirt, and black shoes. Very clean cut as you can tell from the picture. I'm stuck wearing sneakers and an air cast so I was wearing my black so-lows, cute blue shirt, and sneakers-ha! Definitely not my typical date outfit-but it was super tight so I thought it was still do-able.

We went in and sat at the back bar and chatted up a storm about a ton of things. We ordered drinks and split an appetizer. He was very considerate and polite. But then we stumbled onto an interesting subject.....religion. He is super duper religious. He goes to church every week with his super traditional family. He even sings in the church choir. And unfortunately, I feel the exact opposite about religion. And I think he nearly fainted when he saw my tattoo on my back. I asked him about how he feels about people that don't go to church and he said that short term he feels ok about it but long term he expects someone to go to church with him all the time.

The conversation moved onto different things and my interest was fading. I was just kind of getting bored and by 9:30 I wanted to leave. But he kept buying me drinks so I stayed a little longer. He walked me towards my apt and he gave me a hug. He asked if I kiss on the first date (I wanted to start hysterical laughing) but then I said No. Me not even wanting to kiss him at the end of our date and our very different views on just about everything just sounds like we are just not meant to be.

Oh well-Can't have chemistry with everyone :)

HOLY LEG SCREWS BATMAN!!!

We have all known each other a long time now. But now I think our friendship is reaching a whole new level.....I am now revealing my true insides-ha! Yup this is my actual x-ray!!! HOW CRAZY!!

You are looking at 7 screws and a plate on my Fibula. That long screw is going through my Fibula and my Tibia!!

My doctor's visit was a success! I hobbled in with a boot and crutches and walked out with an ace bandage and air cast!! I need to wear sneakers and ace bandage for a couple of weeks but besides that things are looking great! I go back in 4 weeks to follow up and see how much physical therapy I need. He thinks PT will be minimal because I've been doing my own exercises at home when I had the boot.

The big question is whether or not I'm going to have surgery to take out that long screw. Basically if I leave it in there it will eventually break and become part of the bone and it will be virtually impossible to remove. Particles of nail will be floating in my body and who knows how it will feel when it actually breaks. Option 2 is going under local anesthesia in December and having him do a little slit to unscrew and take it out. I will be out of commision for 2-3 days. I'm leaning towards Option 2 right now but I have 4 weeks to give my official word.

So YAY!! I'm a free woman!!!

PS...went on the date last night too but don't have time to write about it....check back Monday!! :)

CROSS YOUR FINGERS GALS

This sassy girl on the left has a big day tomorrow! (Thursday...probably today by the time you read this)

First...I have an official dr appt. I am super hoping that they are going to take this boot off and I'm going to be crutch free! When he gave me the boot this was the expected date that I may possibly walk out of the office with an ace bandage!

Second....I am entering into the dating scene again! There is a guy from online that I've been chatting for a while with. I've spoken to him on the phone once and he passed the crazy test! He also had knee surgery and was gimping around recently. So I've already warned him I may be on the boot :)

And as per your request Mel...you can see more of the sassy hair in this pic. It was a side part poof with a bunch of faux hair wrapped around the pony tail. I was looking for Gwen Stefani type-do but it wound up being more Barbie hair. I loved it all the same!

WILD WEDDING WEEKEND

First off sorry for the delay in posting!! I have finally started to recover now on Tuesday!! I digresss....I had the best weekend ever! So here I continue onto spill the journey.....

Thursday
Rehearsal dinner at Brindisi's in Westbury had 60 of Justin's closest friends and family and I think Carolyn added another 15-ha! It was the first night I attempted without crutches...but the 18 million vodka tonics also helped. Hence why I don't have any pics from that night. But there was really nothing too exciting to capture. Oh but I did happen to invite all my mom's out of town family over to our pool the next day :) Um yeah my dad wasn't too happy to find out but he eventually calmed down-ha!

Friday
A nice little gathering with some of my mom's family. Here are some highlights....


Jerimiah, one of my little cousin's from Chicago

His sister Jessica
Kara, Ann Marie and Jada (Jessica's twin sister)

Saturday

The big day! I stayed overnight at the hotel on Friday because of the 7am hair call at the Glen Cove Mansion (the hotel everyone was staying at). I had my faux hair in tow and was super excited.

Here is the happy couple in the midst of shooting photos before the wedding. Not so sure what is going on with that top hat and cane?? I thought we were medieval? And I was glad Carolyn was wearing sleeves too...hehehe. They looked great nonetheless! Plus the photogs were super hot and EJ and I were being sillier than ever. I don't think we stopped laughing the entire time!

We were having a blast...until the shuttle from the hotel to the Cresent Beach broke down!! The bride, groom, and entire wedding party was stranded on the side of the road. Justin was freaking out because we were running late and the same shuttle was supposed to pick up all the guests at the hotel to bring them to the wedding. Carolyn was just kind of in shock and not saying much (which is not typical). But then a lady with a suburban stopped and drove 8 people there. A bunch of my other relatives also drove back to get us too. We made it there in time and it was smooth sailing from then on!

Oh yeah that's right! I think it was supposed to be Justin and Carolyn's wedding but these 2 gals stole the show. This is us on the side of the road (clearly freaking out about not getting there-ha!). You can even see the fancy bouquet....again a la Stephani :)

My father walked EJ and I both down the aisle because there was one more girl than guy. But it was only EJ and I being introduced at the reception. So we had to come up with something! Because of my boot/leg issue we were limited but EJ came up with the whole reeling in the fish skit. IT WAS AWESOME!! Just picture it....EJ and I strutting out, me continuing and dramatically turning around so I can reel the squirmy fishy EJ. The whole crowd was hysterical laughing and cheering. No one else even did anything??!!

The official full length shot of these beautiful masterpieces! They weren't so god awful when we were all together and pretended we had no fashion sense??!! I like how my mom looks more fashionable than we do!! But it was all good :)

My dapper dad! He probably didn't mind the top hat-ha!

So the wedding was a success! The Crescent Beach Club was amazing! The ceremony on the beach and cocktail hour outside was so nice! We drank and danced (yes even I managed a shuffle or two). Then the party headed back to the Glen Cove Mansion to the bar and continued on until my mom was cutting me off at 1am and trying to play pool with EJ at the bar. Andrew was already back in the room with the baby. Andrew...btw...scored major points this weekend with me as well as everyone that met him. He was very social and even danced with Maddie during the father/daughter dance...so adorable!! Speaking of....here is my baby girl :)

MR. RICK SHAW

A few weeks back, I was in a slump and felt the need to give myself a day of beauty. So a facial at Georgette Klinger and highlights and cut were in order.

So facial at 3pm on 5th/54th and 5:30PM hair appt on 58th/9th. I thought I was leaving enough time. But the problem was catching a cab during rush hour.

I got out of the spa at 4:50....waited 10 min and still no cab on the block. Seems as if all the snotty people in the world were jumping ahead of me into cabs. All those sketchy unmarked cars and rickshaws were approaching but I refused. So I crutched from 5th to Lexington to Madison-ahhh! I was sweating soooo much, exhausted, and it was now 5:30!

Then this hot foreign guy in a rickshaw approached me. I'm not sure if it was my exhaustion, the hope of not crutching more, or his dreamy looks......I accepted.

Picture this....girl with cast and crutches in this rickshaw that was swerving in and out of taxi cabs. One arm wrapped around the crutches so they don't fall out and the other hand holding onto the rickshaw to make sure I don't fall out! First I was a little nervous especially because of his adventurous driving-aka one inch away from cabbies. But before I knew it I was snapping pics of me with my phone.

And a quick 10 minutes later Mr. Hot Rick Shaw man scooted me to the door front of the salon.

I bet my hair salon has never seen an entrance like that!!

SO IT'S OFFICIAL!!

After a long absence due to---after much investigation---a competing blogger pushing me down the stairs :) Well no one can keep this girl down!! So I'm back and so are Mr. & Mrs. Paul-Moses!! Did you really think EJ would give up her name??--hell no!

There has been so much going on so I thought everyone needed a "quick" run through at the very least!!


THE BIG DAY!!

The fancy setup in the Moses' NJ backyard on July 29, 2006. Mr and Mrs Moses and son, Daniel did a fabulous job!! There was yummy BBQ and even a fancy chocoate fountain! I don't have a pic of them up there and people in their seats because I was up in the front with EJ....did I tell you I was Maid of Honor??...oh that's right I'm bringing crutches to a whole new level!

Happy Couple!! Notice the fancy daisy and babysbreath crowns a la Stephanie! Dress courtesy of Sugar Plum. There were two very chaotic shopping trips involving a wheelchair. But thankfully we found this fancy frock!

Maddie wasn't letting a wedding ruin her sleepy time. PS...so weird to see EJ with a wedding ring!

Good Mommy!! Notice the blue ribbons hanging off the back of the crown (something blue). EJ was really excited about it all....it was very cute!

Rockin Momma....yeah right these girls couldn't stay all dressed up the whole day! Notice something new.....necklace Andrew's Gma gave her (all "her girls" have it-awh!!)....something borrowed...Carolyn's earrings...original item left at home...oops!

My brother stole my camera to document me in 105 degree weather balancing on one leg. Dress courtesy of BR...a la my college graduation party...its amazing those puke stains came out-yum! You can also note that I have continued to lighted the locks....see the pic of me and EJ down further for comparison :)


YAWN! Maddie is so over this wedding! So lets move onto another event.......

CAROLYN'S BRIDAL SHOWER!

The giggling Bride to Be! She claimed to be surprised on Sunday, July 16th at the Irish Coffee Pub. But I don't think they ever are! The "pub" actually turned out to be a really fancy place! Do I hear name change??!!

The two hottest bridesmaids in town!! We're not letting any broken leg or extra babyweight hold us back!!

NOW ONTO MY TWO AND A HALF WEEK "VACATION" IN B-TOWN:

My saving grace......my girl Maddie and I hung out everyday. I had the 7am-11am shift while EJ caught up on her sleep. Being around 24/7---I got the true understanding of a newborn....good lord sooooooo much work!! It is so much more than not sleeping at night!

My Mom couldn't get enough of Maddie either! EJ was initially bothered by us taking over but then she went with it.

We only had Maddie for a couple weeks while Andrew was in FL. So my dad needed to show her accounting basics on the computer. She was really catching on....I think we have a true genius!

I also had to teach her a few things........ha! That is so wrong but I couldn't help it :)

Maddie really loved riding Aunt Leelee's cast. Yeah thats what I decided I'm going to be called. Between all my little cousin's calling me "Lekis" I've decided to rename myself! EJ after much fighting agreed only if my unborn children can call her Aunt EJ. By that time Maddie will be calling me Aunt Leelee and my kids will no way support that EJ hoopla-ha!


And finally Maddie says, Peace Out and there is soooo much more fun to come with Aunt Leelee's blog!!

BAD TO THE BONE

AAAAHHHH! So yeah this hole fell down the stairs with my big ole heels on Saturday. I wasn't paying attention and just fell. This isn't my xray but this is the bone that I broke...the fibula. FUNFUN! So now I have a big fat cast and fancy crutches.

I'm going to the dr this week so maybe he will have good news?? But I have my final on Thursday and the new restaurant just opened up on Friday so this is super bad timing!

All the year of vball and no breaks but its the stairs that do me in!

Hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend! See some fun fireworks for me!!

MADDIE!!! Hi everyone! I'm Maddie. My Aunt has this site and was so nice to let me write in while she is busy at work. Here I'm in my Mommy's arms. My silly Aunt keeps making all these noises above Mommy's head. So I look up and BAM....a flash goes off. I don't get it but she can't stop smiling so I guess that's good.
Here is my crazy Aunt again and Mommy. I saw Daisy walking around so that was more fun to look at then that weird flashing thing.
Here is my Meema and Poppers with me and Mom. I had just tooted but no one seems to notice.
These girls seemed kinda cool. They made all these noises at me which was fun. I think Mom said they are Melissa and Ann Marie but I dunno.
Now I know I'm only 2 weeks old but I don't think a girl is ever too young to worry about her figure. I mean no one will answer my question....baby got back?
Us girls here are chillin in our PJs. I have mitts on my hands before bed because Mommy put lotion on me and I like the way it tastes. PS...I tried to tell Aunt Alexis to put some pants on for the pic but I guess she saw that I wasn't either. She is such a copy cat-soon she'll have her own mitts??!!
Kinda sleepy here on Auntie's lap. But I didn't want to fall asleep. It is more fun to cry and get my Mom upset.
OK well now I'm back with Mommy and she is super comfy so I couldn't resist falling asleep! My Mommy says she likes this pic because of her new "rack" but I don't know what that means?

ROR NO MORE

Part One:

Things were going well with Rory as of last Thursday until I decided to call him excited to be done with my midterm and he said he just got an unexpected visit from his ex (2 yr gf that broke up with him 3 months ago.....um yeah I mentioned her in my first posting...I knew this girl was trouble!!) I was like oh that must have been awkward. We continued to chat about how he was confused about why she came around because she said she wanted to see how he was doing but didn't want to lead him on. Stuck in the middle of an awk convo I said to keep me updated on the whole situation. Was not feeling good about the whole thing but when he text me the next morning apologized for the convo and said he still wants to see me on Saturday if I want to...I felt a little better.

We went to the MOMA. Had a great time! The museum was awesome. We had good convo as usual. We both got yelled at different times for touching the art. It was funny. I made sure to look super cute that day.....short little skirt and baby tee :) At one point a security guard came up to us and said to Rory..."What are you doing bringing such a gorgeous girl here to rub in our faces? Treat her good man." Kind of awkward but funny at the same time. We went to get some yummy Italian food after that. I had great eggplant. Towards the end I was thinking things were a little off but then thought I was being paranoid.

He text me the next day saying what a great time he had and we continued to text throughout the day. I checked Verizon to see my total monthly texts and I'm up to 199 receive and 175 sent...just to give you an idea of how consistenly we were chatting plus constant IMs and a few phone calls.

PART 2

He IMs me at work on Monday and says he spoke to the ex today and he just doesn't know what to do, he is confused, doesn't know what she wants, and keeps comparing me to her which is not fair. WTF??? I told him work is crazy so we can talk later.

I was thinking about it during class and I knew I was going to have to get rid of this one. So we continue the convo after class...He says the same crap how his head is all over the place and he doesn't know what to do because now he feels like a jerk. How I'm great and doesn't know why he can't be happy with someone wonderful like me, blah blah. But he's comparing me to her and thats not fair to me. And then starts venting over his anger with his ex. I say things like what are you thinking about now, maybe we should chill out for a while, you know how to get in touch with me but you need to fix yourself. He then continues to vent and it was now starting to get annoying.

I say any parting words? I have to get some grub. He says we'll be in touch. I say Peace out chico!

If he wants to check in every once in a while I'm down. But this girl is not waiting for anyone! So I signed onto Match and finally accepted dates with three different guys for this week-ha! One more week of class left and then I can really become a dating machine!!

PS...Jon wrote me an email saying hi the other day. I don't think I'm going to return it. I just don't think there was anything there. After much thought I def need someone more laid back. If I was with him I think I'd be set for a heart attack at 40! But we'll see how these other dates go maybe I will have a change of heart :)

BRIDAL PARTY BUZZ

Here is the invite for my brother's wedding. Its pretty nice-nothing too exciting but not dreafully awful so its all good!

The bridesmaid dresses are in!! I tried it on last weekend on LI. Its no sooooo bad. I mean they are def ugly and def still long sleeve but the initial showing wasn't as bad as I thought. Maybe because I was expecting the worst of the worst? (PS....This does not mean you need to hold back any mocking when you see me pictured with a medieval long sleeved dress in August-ha!) I guess I'm just feeling nice now because I love Carolyn :)

With less than a month away (July 16th) the bridal shower drama has begun! To refresh your memory its her 2 bro's wives (2 dowdy suffolk 40 yr olds), 2 BFFs (rockin 80s gals), and EJ and I. Her 2 BFFs are her matron's of honor-one is a paranoid super party planner in Minnesota and the other suffolk girl on her honeymoon now. And the 2 other sister in laws have never been involved in a bridal shower before. So they have been come up with ridiculous ideas like shipping things in from England and 18 different favors for everyone. I'm in charge of RSVP so we are up to 34 yes, 11 no, and 10 not responded yet. One lady suggested getting together out in Suffolk before the party. I told her we can do it all on email because I can't get out there because of school and everyone else is not around. And I've emailed out a million time asking what ppl have spent because we need to budget. But haven't heard anything yet! Now I know I shouldn't be worrying because I'm sure the bridal shower invites did not cost much but you never know!! The moron probably used high quality florescent pink ink or purchased the rights to use doves and rose picture-ugh!

Now for the bachelorette party we've had some stellar ideas as well. The Minnesota chick has decided it is going to be the same weekend as the shower so she can be there. I think this limits us and has oodles of potential for pblms. But she's the maid of honor so whatevs. Carolyn doesn't want to do anything big she just wants the girls to hang out, not be embarrased, and no strippers-what?? :) My suggestion was going to a fun belly dancing restaurant and drinks in the city. But this Minnesota chick is fixated on this idea of asking a friend of a friend of a friend (literally-no exaggeration) to use their house out East on Friday to sleepover and have wine and cheese. Then on Saturday going wine tasting. But because Carolyn's shower is the next day and we have to be home we need to all mysteriously disappear Saturday night after we got her all wasted? She seems to be having trouble getting the house thing together (shocker??!!) so I'm still crossing my fingers that we do the city thing or even the other maid of honor will come back from honeymoon and smack some sense into the other!

PS.....I have a midterm today-wish me luck!!
PPS....EJ and Maddie are going to be on LI this weekend-I see them on Sunday!
PPPS....Date #3 with Rory on Saturday!
PPPPS....They are filming a movie on my street today-maybe I should take a study break and try to be an extra-ha!!

LASER LIGHT LOVIN'
For date #2 with Rory we were trying to brainstorm for ideas and I've been dying to see the Laser Light Show at Hayden Planetarium. It has all this great alternative music with a crazy light show to match. http://www.amnh.org/rose/dome/ Rory thought it was a great idea. I told him that he needed to pick the place to eat because if the light show is a bust he can be responsible for the food :) He laughed then agreed.

So that night while I'm getting ready. The phone rings 40 min before he is supposed to be at my apt. I pick it up because I thought that he was calling to say that he is on my way. I am surpised when he says he is downstairs and that there was surprisingly no traffic. AHH! I just finished drying my hair and told him that I'll let him in shortly I just need to get some clothes on.

Five minutes later I'm all dressed with minimal makeup and ring him up. I open the door a second later and he is right there. I jump a million feet in the air surprised that he is there and we both laugh and a exchange a kiss on the cheek. We sit and chat for a while. He is still looking super cute with a button down shirt from Abercrombie and matching shorts. Of course he is wearing his new sneakers. These sporty Nike's that "fit like a sock" He hearts them which makes me laugh.

We head out to walk to the subway. Surprise surprise we are running late, the subway is not coming so we (as in he) decides we should just take the E and transfer. We wind up staying on the E too long and it is back at 53rd/Lex. Oops. I'm getting nervous (trying to hide it but I'm sure not working) because it is now 15 min till the show. He on the other hand is cool as a cucumber and says we'll make it.

We get out and take a cab to arrive at the light show 2 min before. We settle in and both relieved to make it. He offers me some swedish fish from his pocket-yum my favorite! The show was really cool! Great music and very cool visuals! I was really happy to see it.

So we start walking to this place that he loves in the area. He was there a year ago. Well after walking to the spot and me double checking on my PDA we determine that the place went out of business. It is 10pm and still no dinner. My feet hurt because I'm sporting these big heels. We stop by a few places in the area that were super expensive. Even though he said it was fine I said no way we should just go back to my neighborhood I know good places there. We are both starving and get a cab.

We get to Benjamins, this great restaurant a few doors down from my apt. While we were getting seated he asked me where I want to sit. I tell him and he walks over there. So naturally I go to the other one. He says where are you going? I thought he might not have heard me. Um no...he was going to get the chair for me-ha! Clearly I'm not used to this nice treatment :) I say oh man sorry thank you though and scoot over there.

So finally we are settled in. I apologize for the night be a chaotic rush. He says he's having fun and its his fault that we took the E. I told him next time he needs to show up earlier :) We have a great dinner. I order scallops-yum! and him a steak. I also had the yummiest dirty vodka martini (my new date drink because I only need to have one-ha!). We talk and laugh and really enjoy each others company. Finally relaxing!

Still not having smooched him, I ask him if he's tired because we can go hang out at my apt (of course I have my plan of attack). He just needs to move his car out of the garage because its not 24 hrs. We go and find him a spot on my block.

We are watching TV and trying to look up this singer of one of the songs we heard at the show (MAPS by yeah yeah yeahs). We are cuddling on the couch watching TV. We flip the channels and agree on Dr. 90210. We are both sober, I'm super nervous, and he keeps licking his lips. But its not helping that the TV is blasting about how the girl is getting her torn vag fixed.

But we managed to go in for it! YAY! It was great and this girl has brought the DH to NYC!!

This date could have been completely disastrous but we just both laughed and still enjoyed it.

I have since downloaded that song and text back and forth with him all day. Oh man I think I have the bug!

PS....I just got the invite for my brother's wedding in the mail-ahhhh! Don't worry I'm not even going to consider asking him for at least another month or so.....if he makes it until then. Although I'm not going to lie I'm crossing my fingers on this one :)

JON

Stats: 26yrs old, Leo, Lawyer, lives in Forest Hills works in NYC, 5ft 10in

With the whole Match process my screening process usually involves some emails back and forth and maybe some IMs. Then they get the phone number if they ask for it. They then need to pass the phone message test (aka not sound crazy). I then call them back and again if the convo goes well and if they ask to get together we try to make plans.

However with Jon, I was not so thorough. We exchanged multiple emails but not IMs or talking. I really like his profile with things like looking for a "creative but professional" and "girl walk into a pub and order a cosmo". When he asked me out via email I did not push the phone call partial because making plans with someone you've never spoken to can be awkward.

Anyways, we meet outside of Republic. He is cute. Looks like the pic above maybe a little less cute. He says he's 5'10" but he's more like 5ft 9in because I was debatable taller than him with 1inch heels. There was awkward hug in the beginning and we headed into the restaurant. The food was yummy as usual! We had good conversation. We shared funny stories and he told me what it was like to grow up in NYC and now live in Forest Hills.

He was kind of on the nervous side. But that could have been a first date thing. When we first sat down he said how much he loves this place. When I asked him for food recommendations he said he never orders a main meal because it is too much food. Ha! I have no problem finishing off the fab Spicy Duck Noodles.

He was kind of particular about everything. He just didn't seem very flexible or laid back. But on the same note....we had a pretty good time. But when he asked for the check and I was home at 11pm I wasn't so surprised.

We walked out of the restaurant and he was saying how he was reading an article about how Match hires models sometimes to go out with ppl to keep their membership. And he nervously joked that I was pretty so maybe I was hired?? I couldn't tell if he was joking or was seriously questioning. I laughed and said I knew I had to tell you something! Ha! I was being witty :)

We left the date with him saying he's going to Atlantic City so maybe he'll strike it rich and maybe next time I can buy him dinner. Was he kidding? I wasn't sure. But again it was kind of awkward.

So all in all the date was OK. I still feel like I didn't really get a great grasp on him because he rushed out after 2 hrs. I was kind of disappointed because I really thought that we were very similar....Virgo, detail oriented, thinks things through. But I'm thinking maybe I'm not as particular as I imagine myself. Plus he's hard to compare to Rory who I text/email/speak to everyday.

If he asks me out again (via phone), I'll prob say yes. But Rory will still get priority.

ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE

Ha! So I figured out how to download the pics of my dates!! Above is Rory! This will be fun I'll always put his pic with the story-YAY!! Isn't he just the cutest?!!? And he's even cuter in person of course :)

And here is my necklace. It wasn't anything fab because I'm on a budget but it was a fun date project!

MATCH THIS!

I had my first date with a guy from Match on Sunday. I was excited about this one because he's been at the top of my list of guys. We IM a lot, text often, and one enjoyable phone convo (for over an hour). He's very funny/sarcastic but then kind of quiet at the same time.

STATS: Rory, 28, 6ft. 2in., Construction worker, NJ (15 min from city), Libra

A couple of days before we were both researching. I was trolling through my TimeOut Mags that norm just collect dust for actual date things to do! I was getting more and more excited! Well he found this place in Union Square called Beads of Paradise. He knows I like necklaces so he said it could be fun. I thought it was so thoughtful!

So he drives in and we meet on the corner of 33rd/2nd at 1:15pm. When he greets me with a kiss on the cheek, all I can think of is how cute he is-ha! He is wearing Abercrombie shorts, sneakers, and a jersey tee with blue 3/4 length sleeves. He looks great!

It is a gorgeous day so we decide to walk. We are chatting away. I realize that I really have to go the bathroom. Damn! I should have gone when we left but now I guess its all nerves now. So I almost can't take it anymore and I tell him I'm really sorry but I have to go the bathroom. He chuckles and says there is a B&N right here we should go in. I'm only slightly embarrased because he is so nice about it. I pee, check my outfit in the mirror (red baby tee, black 3/4 length stretchy skirt, and flip flops) and head out.

We get to the bead store and it is great! I def recommend it! We go through the millions of bead options and I decide on a main stone and then work our way from there. I told him he has to make one too. He laughs and says he doesn't really wear jewelry and the guys at work would kill him :)

After I made my cool necklace, we walk around Union Square and find the Coffee Shop. It is a funky little dinner type place with great food! We had constant convo- no real awk moments. He's kind of a chatterbox but in this unobtrusive way. He says to me that ya know Rory from Gilmore's real name is Alexis. Ha! He is just the cutest!!

We decide to mosey around the city through all the street fairs that are going on. I'm on the hunt for a thumb ring. So while we were walking, he spots Constantine from American Idol last season. I know not really a celeb but still fun. Then we head to Starbucks, I get a latte and pee once more. He jokes I think you are winning 5-0...about how I peed a mil times :) I tell him I forgot to mention I won the world's smallest bladder contest years ago. He chuckles.

So he walks me back to my apt around 6pm. He says that he had a really good time and would like to see me again. Then adds that he is sorry if he was quiet or did something wrong because this is his first date since he and his ex (she dumped him 3 mths back to date someone else). I gleam- say not at all, he was great. He said so I guess that I need to be a cool guy and wait 2 days to call you. I say no-he laughs and says he'll be online later. Kiss on cheek and a hug later he was walking down the block to his car.

We talk later on that night on IM about our date. Any comments or observations...he thinks I'm really pretty, have a great smile, and how even though he was nervous I made him feel really comfortable. He even commented about how he thought my eye makeup was cool.

I've already forwarded him pics of Madelyn :) We have a 2nd date set for Saturday night!!

PS...Thursday night I have a date with Jon (my other top match guy) at Republic at 9pm!!!

PILOT INTO HAPPINESS

I think this this is my lucky day! Or maybe some good karma is being thrown my way? But my Paychex contact just gave me her PDA...FOR FREE!! She said that she is getting the updated version so I can have her Palm Treo!! I get my emails constantly, I can schedule whenever I want. I couldn't be more ecstatic!! I've wanted one for so long but couldn't afford it. And to top it off she said that her company is planning on buying her a new one in a few months and at that point I can have her updated Treo!! I talk to her a lot...but still?! I was definitely surprised by her generosity!!

And I couldn't think about what case I wanted for it....so I'm using my Coach wristlet!! Woohoo!

Oh and a match update....I IM with 2 guys Rory and Marty. I've spoken to Charlie and Rory on the phone. I've given a couple of guys my number but they either haven't called or left a super scary message so I haven't called them back. I email consistently with about 8 guys. My favs right now are Rory and Jon (from Forest Hills-ha!).....

PS......I'm hanging out with Ofir tonight after class...Do I hear Joshua Tree?? :)

THE GIRL WHO CRIED LABOR

Ha! I nearly fell of my chair when I found this pic! I think I need to get it put on a t-shirt for EJ. Anyways, yes as you can tell from the title there is an EJ story coming.....

EJ has been getting contractions for about a month now and is in complete pain and just not happy. But for some reason on Monday night she thought they were worse and she was going to have the baby. So dear ole Andrew comes driving down from RI like a maniac I'm sure. He spends the night with EJ at the house and turns out sun rises and still no baby. They went to the doctor on Monday and everything still looks the same. So the plan is they are going to induce her on Monday, June 12th if there is no baby yet.

I think she just wanted to scam a visit out of Andrew-ha!

PS...The girl we were training to do the Brooklyn books just decided not to show up so now guess which gal needs to cover?? Oh yeah that means that I am reverse commuting out to Bklyn everyday now-ahhhh! Hopefully the new store opens soon and then I can only go to 42nd St.

PPS...Katie's bf broke up with her Saturday night so she is sad. But doing better than expected. I think partially because she knew he wasn't the one. But I feel bad.

PPPS...I woke up this morning not feeling 100% but I have I take some vitamins...there are some hot dates in the making :)