APARTMENT

NO MAS

So it's official.....Katie and I are getting kicked out of our apt! I just got a call from the landlord saying they sold the building and to expect a letter in the mail. The letter will give us until Feb 1 to move out.

The owner of the building has other properties and can hook us up without broker fees. Which I totally plan on pursuing.

This kind of comes at a good time because I was planning on having a talk with Katie about how I want to live alone and now I can blame it on the landlord. I just told her that it makes the most sense for me to live alone now because I'm in NYC for the long haul, I can afford it now, etc. She seemed to understand and basically knew thats how I felt. So I hope this does not affect our friendship too badly.

I'm still kind of in shock but here we go again....Alexis changing her job and apartment at the same time-ha! But that's me and my crazy busy life :)

....and um no that is def not my apt pictured above....but maybe it's my new one??!!

Birthday weekend

First it was Katie's bday fun!! EJ, cuz Kaitlin, and I

Baldwin represent

Hopkins represent

King Don and his 60th celebration

Daddy and his girls

Look how big Evelyn is getting!!! I want that shirt!

Maddie more excited than ever to get some bday cake

Dance party USA! I think this was the first time Maddie didn't try to swat at Evie-ha!

Plus I have a big interview tomorrow-cross your fingers for me :)

Jobby job

Things are looking great on the job front! After my months of torturous interviewing, I have 2 official job offers to start in January-yippee!! I'm so excited!!

But don't worry I still have 2 more interviews to go on so I'm not officially accepting yet.

The important thing is that I'll be employed come January which is really freaking awesome!!! I can't believe this whole thing is almost done!!

For those that are counting I entered school back in Sept 2005----ahhhhh!!!

WITH A CAPITAL S.........

Oh man! I seriously can't get enough. We met up at Bowlmor in Union Square with a nice kiss on the cheek. I was soooo nervous. He was too-ha! We sit down to eat some burgers and beers and are just chatting it up. I was initially talking about neon lights (oh good lord) but he saved it by getting us back on track.

We talked and laughed so much that 2 hours was gone before you know it and he asked if I wanted to bowl. By the time we went to put our names on the list there was now a 40min wait....oops. Its ok we just head back to the table to order some more beer.

We get called to bowl and I've already warned him that I'm either really good or really bad. He says he hasn't bowled in a while. I get up, worried that my thong will be sticking out, bending over, doing awful, etc and wound up with a 2 in the first frame-crap! He goes and does well-damn! I change my ball have a couple more sips of beer and then I was on fire!! I bowled the best 3 games of my life! The last game I had 3 strikes and a spare all in a row. He was doing really well too but he was no 170. It was hysterical. We wagered on who was going to carry textbooks to class (like true cool accountants). I told him I just hate carrying textbooks. There was lots of touching and some high fives but it was still a little awkward.

After 4 hours there he asked if I wanted to walk down to Bleecker St. I linked arms with him while we were walking and then he takes my hand!! We are holding hands walking down the street, he is massaging my hand with his thumb!! I was seriously in heaven!!! We get to the Red Lion to hear a live band. We are cuddling, singing, chatting. Then in the middle of it all I just leaned over and kissed him. I couldn't take it anymore. So cute! So good!

We wind up staying there until 4am!! He takes me in a cab home and we end the night with more making out. It was just so perfect that I didn't want to bring him up. I didn't want to ruin anything.

And then to top it off....he calls me the next day to tell me what a great time he had!! Oh man! I haven't liked someone like this in a very long time!!!!!

He is smart, funny, normal, similar to me but different....AMAZING and exactly what I have been looking for...sigh :)

JUST ANOTHER DAY....

In NYC. Nothing too crazy going on these days which is nice for a change.

Since I spoiled myself with cabs with my broken leg-I'm having a hard time breaking the habit of constant cabbing. Subways are so packed, I'm sweating like crazy, and I have to rush like a maniac to transfer and then make it to class or work on time. Which we all know being on time is not one of my strong points! But I think finally my bank account is keeping things in check so this bad habit is definately dying.


Living in the city I've noticed a little trend going on. Of course being in the city there are bums galore. So people on my block seem to leave things out for them. Instead of throwing away their dinner leftovers-they leave a nice plate on their stoop and there are some slightly used clothes hanging on some gates by their apts. One might think that maybe people are just too lazy to throw things away but I think they are just too nicely placed and in too good of condition. I joined the fun and left one of my old sweaters out on my stoop! Its kind of a funny sort of charity going on.

Lastly my new favorite study snack is wasabi peas! I can't get enough of them!

Ok well I'm off to the library-I have Katie's bday celebration all this weekend as well as a huge accounting exam on Wednesday-eek!

YAY!!! ANOTHER BAMBINO!!

Justin and Carolyn are pregnant!! How exciting!!!

Turns out it was a honeymoon baby and is due on June 12th!! Just two days after Maddie's birthday!!

Carolyn wants to find out the sex of the baby. I think they should have a boy!

We already have our little princess!! :)

¡Hooray! ¡España aquí venimos!

Katie and I have been doing some day dreaming lately-you know midterm season and all!

One day we were just sitting there and she said as a matter of factly-I really want to go to Spain! I peeked my head up from my books and said-Awesome I'm down!

For a few weeks we have been trying to work out the details. I just cleared it with work last week and yesterday we booked our flight!!!!!
For two weeks from May 25th-June 7th, Katie and I will be going from Lisbon, Portugal, to Lagos, Portugal, to Madrid, Spain, and lastly to Barcelona, Spain. We will be spending 3-4 days in each place and traveling by train to each spot. Barcelona was my pick and Lagos was hers. The other two we both felt were essentials!

We haven't booked our hotels yet. Katie is pretty laid back about everything so she didn't care if we stayed in hostels. But I'm the pain and told her I wanted hotels. But we found some good deals so we're super pumped!

We booked the flights yesterday and I seriously can't believe it!!!!!!!!!! WOOOHOOO!!

I think we both need to learn some spanish-ha!

BRIDEZILLA-EJ STYLE!!! EJ's Wedding Dress!!
My dress!!

The bridesmaids' dresses!!

When I was in RI, EJ and I went wedding dress shopping. We had a great time, she tried on about a million dresses and bought this one!! I also played around and found the hottest Maid of Honor dress!

EJ Wedding Pt 2 is in FULL EFFECT!!

Right now EJ is "trying" to narrow down her bridal party from her 12 closest friends. Um yeah I'm serious. We are looking at 12 of her "sisters" that apparently if they are not in the bridal party EJ's world would wither away and die. To top it off Andrew only has 5 people in his party. But EJ is doing her best to come to terms and narrow this down-ha!

EJ is now obsessed with planning her bachelorette party. I told her it was my job to plan this shindig. But she has already purchased numerous books on fun bachelorette games! She has made the following demands- bride, maid of honor, and bridesmaid shirts for that night. #1 priority is going to a strip club-woohoo! Tons of embarrassing games and basically getting super drunky. So ladies SAVE THE DATE if you want to witness EJ abomination.....Friday, June 7th!!!

And to top if off.....I convinced her to get HAIR GENIE!!! Oh yeah EJ booked her already!! She is using the photog from Justin's wedding and the DJ from a family friend's wedding. And oh yes, Amy-warn Stefani that EJ is on her way!!!

Let the games begin!!!!!!

MADDIE-RAMA Tinkey Tot
Lady Luv
Modest Maddie
Mushy Maddie

Finger Funnie

Just came back from Rhode Island. I had a fabulous trip! I spent the whole time with Maddie who is getting soooo big! She is just such a mush ball and wants to cuddle every second!

And Maddie is just like her mom and talks/blabbers non-stop! Her new thing is doing rasberries!! :)

BEERS FOR QUEERS...and not the good kind

Two weekends ago, Peter invited me to go to Beer on the Pier. He told me it was this big Beerfest that was tons of fun. You can sample different kinds of beers outside on Chelsea Piers.

Now on a side note-Peter and I hadn't really seen each other for two weeks. First was his birthday weekend and then next I was studying for a huge midterm (the same one I missed for the sleepover). There were a few random phone calls in between plus the last date was pretty bad. So the momentum was kind of dwindling....

He told me that he was going to pick me up and go to the BeerFest. My first question was why the hell are you going to drive to this all you can drink Beerfest-but whateves! So he picks me up late (again!). On all our other dates Peter was rockin the black tee and jeans which were cute. But now he was wearing these awful pants and button down. It didn't even look like he showered!! I think he may have been rolling around in trash prior which was why he was late!

On our drive over, he picks up his cell and starts talking to this girl for like 10 min??! I thought it was kinda rude.

So we get there....and it is this huge brightly lit warehouse with tons of lines everywhere to try beer! I was like you have got to be kidding!! $50 bucks for this crap??!! The whole night was waiting on lines to get to the front and have them fill up a small shot taste of beer??!! This was just too much....4 hours with an unshowered pal and I didn't even have a buzz!!!

His funny jokes weren't funny and his constant goth references were stupid! It was so bizarre! We just weren't clicking! Now I know you can't judge a book by the cover but I was rockin these cute jeans with my black wrap around sweater and flashy gold vest with white "faux" rabbit fur. We looked like a magazine ad titled-"No F-ing Way!!"

My friend Aylin (the one that set me up with this dope) was there too. Which was the only good thing. I talked to her the whole time basically. I told her that I'm totally not into Peter anymore and she laughed and said I'm so sorry. I was completely ignoring him...he even asked me why I was ignoring him-oops!

The whole time I was saying how tired I am just so I can have him drop me early. But this thing was over at 10pm and the boys decided that they wanted to go to a bar to watch the Mets game. I was trying not to be mean so I said ok. Then he sat there for an hour glued to the TV. Aylin and I sat there and played the whole time.

I just couldn't take it anymore and told him I had plans with Katie so I had to go home. So he dropped me off in front of Katie's restaurant and I ran the hell out of the car!!

Katie and I proceeded to go out and have a great night of dancing and ridiculousness!! :)

So that is the end of the Peter saga!

UN-SCREW YOU

On Wednesday I went to the hospital once again for surgery! This time I was going to get one of my screws removed. The long one that goes through my fibula and tibia.

I wasn't really looking forward to it (obviously) but I was told it wasn't going to be as bad. For one I was not going to be knocked out I was just going to get local.

I was in pain for a few days and stuck on crutches. They gave me Vicodin which btw...sucks!! It did nothing for me. On the other hand...Percoset is awesome! Thank goodness I had some leftover from my last surgery!

But today I am up and walking with my fancy new 25 stiches in my leg. I am getting them removed next Thursday. So up until then I need to keep this damn ace bandage on it and can't get it wet! AKA...I need to lug that damn shower stool back into NYC so I can bathe myself-fun!!

Besides Percoset, one of the best things about being home in LI is that EJ and Maddie were here!!! EJ is having some trouble with her epilepsy so I babysat and she went to the doctors! I know its not the best reason for me to celebrate seeing Maddie but I haven't seen her in TWO MONTHS!!!

She is the best!!! She is so big and so cute!! And I think because my voice is similar to EJ's and I bear some resemblance she took a liking to me! Maddie and I just hung out all day!! Just like old times!!
And I know curse me-I forgot my camera in NYC!! But I'm seeing her soon so I will make sure to take a ton then!!

WEDDINGS R' FUN

In case some of you forgot how nicely I clean up I have attached some more pics from Justin's Wedding. I failed to mention that I had a photog-stalker at the wedding. One of my brother's friends who is a photog was trying to slow dance with this broken leg girl the entire night. I was busy partying with my cousins and taking fabulous photos so he settled for taking pictures of me from afar. Not a bad deal!! He is awesome!!

However there is bigger news other than how pretty I am.....EJ officially asked me to be Maid of Honor!!! YIIPPEE!!!!!!! I was kind of thinking she would ask me but as my mother said last night, "You never know with her." So I am super pumped!! The Best Man is Andrew's brother...a semi-cute very fun 6'5" dude. EJ tells me he is the Life of the Party! We are going to have a kick ass entrance!!

PS...My huge awful midterm is over!! It went pretty well I think.....so now I booked myself the entire weekend. If you need to reach me this weekend just call 1-800-DRUNK!!!

BACHELOR POOL

Katie and I, being huge reality TV junkies, were watching The Bachelor 2 hour premiere last night and came up with a fabulous idea!

Based on just the first episode and any extra clippings they showed us we setup a game to decide the winner.

We had to sit down and determine the Top 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, and the winner. Basically saying who is going to get voted off each week. We get a -1 if we get one wrong in the top 10, -2 for each one we get wrong in top 8 and so on until its a -6 for each one wrong in top 2.

The winner picks the place, outfit, and imposes 2 made up rules on the loser for the entire evening! I'm thinking I'm going to dress Katie up in 18 layers of clothes with flipflops and tell her she can only say Moo the whole night! Ha! I can't wait to see who wins!

Pictured above is my winner pick-Jennifer! I hope she goes all the way!!

SQUIRTING

A few dates ago, it came up in funny conversation between Peter and I about girls having the ability to "squirt". Apparently one of his friend's girlfriends can do it. Now I have seen many a porno with this so I knew it existed but had suddenly developed a curiosity on how a girl can physically do this. I mean I think it is an exceptional talent and one that would be fun to try and master-ha!

So a few days ago I googled it to be splashed (no pun intended) with a million dirty pics and websites with this going on. I did find some instructional things but of course I had to sign up for stuff and have manuals sent to my apt. I'm curious but not willing to make that kind of investment.

Later that night I turn on my computer and all of a sudden it is flashing all these crazy things like....YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN INFECTED WITH A VIRUS, big red Xs, crazy stuff. So immediately I call my brother. He instructs me through a few things and everything seems OK...until the next day my hot Abercrombie guy is no longer my wallpaper so I knew something was wrong. I run Norton Anti-Virus and turns out somehow I got the Trojan Virus!! WTF!! I didn't download anything. I was just merely viewing some sites (for research purposes I might add!!).

So I call my brother again and immediately he asks me what porn sites I was looking at. I laugh of course and confess my research project. After he finished hysterical laughing he tells me that he is going to have to take my laptop for a week to remove the programs and reinstall a ton of stuff. I didn't lose anything on my computer.....
But the morale of the story is......

SQUIRTING JUST ISN'T WORTH ALL THE HYPE!

Krazy in Korea

Oh man! Last Saturday I had a date with Pete. I was really looking forward to it seeing as our last couple of dates had been fun adventures not to mention I was going to finally try some Korean food.

Well I have been super stressed for my midterms next week and have been sleeping very little. So I was doing my best to muster up some energy to go out but I was not being so successful. I was a tad on the cranky side in general but it was going by the way side as I was excitedly getting ready to go out.

We planned on him coming by at 7pm...however 6:30pm I get a text saying he running late (which isn't so unusual-we joke about how we both are always late-not to mention its just me sitting in my apt so no harm done). But this time his text said he'll be here at 8pm. 8:15pm comes and I'm starting to fall asleep on my couch so I text him if he is close and he calls saying that he didn't sleep much the night before (he works the night shifts during the week) so he took a nap and didn't hear his alarm. He apologized profusely and I joked that it was fine just get here because I'm starving and falling asleep on the couch.

He finally arrives and we drove to Flushing to have the "best Korean food"...and thank goodness it was amazing! We had these great potato pancakes and this great sauteed meat. I had no idea that Korean food came with all these little plates of toppings of vegetables, spices, fruit, and all this crazy stuff to mix with the meat. Peter showed me how to make this little baby burritos with lettuce and all the topping stuffed in there. I must have said yum like a million times!

We were being our silly old-selves which was fun but then there were some awkward moments. For example...I was trying to compensate for my lack of energy by telling some funny stories. So I told him about how our neighbors pay for our electric. I think that story is hysterical...however he thought it was kinda mean of us not to tell them. I was a bit surprised and tried to slightly justify myself but then quickly dropped the subject. There was even some confusion about paying the check...eek!

We left dinner at 11:45pm and heading into the city to this bar called Lit. It is this dark funky bar downtown. We were canoodling and chatting but then we found seats to cozy up in. I saw him yawning and I was really trying to hold mine in. After we both milked our beers for an hour or so we decided to leave.

We messed around more in his car in front of my apt, he said he would call me this week, and I ran for my bed!

I had a really good time just not an amazing time like all the other dates so I'm chalking it up to lack of sleep.

He just called today and thank goodness with both of us well rested....the witty banter was back in full effect :)

BROKEN (LEG) AND TV

I went to the doctor and officially booked another surgery. I know-super exciting! I can't wait! (sarcasm) On Wednesday, Oct 11 I'm going to get one of the screws removed from my leg. The big one that goes through my fibula and tibia. I will still have to go to the hospital but I won't be knocked out. He will make an incision about an inch long over my current scar. I will need to go back a week after that to get the stiches removed.

Supposedly I will only be on crutches for a few days. So most likely I'll be heading back to Hotel Paul on LI. The doctor already thinks I'm nuts so I think I'm going to ask him to save the screw-ewh! ha!

On the more fun side of things.....this was a huge week in TV! All the new shows started up! Now Katie and I already admittedly have a TV addiction. But we just can't help ourselves. So I felt the need to review a few of them that my friend TIVO taped for me.....

The Class: Cute sitcom with good jokes. Can easily sit and enjoy some mindless humor without being stupid like that show Joey. We both really liked it! THUMBS UP!

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: Too drama-ish...and not in a good way. It is a lot like West Wing with very involved plots and drama about a dumb TV show that is a mock SNL. Plus its 60 min! Neither of us like it. THUMBS DOWN!

Kidnapped: I was initially drawn to this show because of Jeremy Sisto-the hottie from Clueless and wackjob from Six Feet Under. This show is an intense hunt for a kidnapped son.....very cool but kinda hard to describe why. THUMBS UP!

Six Degrees: You will recognize all the characters from movies like Serendipity and Crazy/Beautiful. I love the concept that everyone is somehow connected...plus it takes place in NYC!! Very likeable characters and interesting plot! THUMBS UP!!

BROOKLYN BOOM BOOM

Date 2 with Peter started out great! He picked me up in his car at 7:30pm and drove into Brooklyn headed to the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He chose this place because of the indie movies and great architecture.

Trying to get to the theatre we hit a ton of traffic. He wasn't bothered by it and we were chatting away. A lot of our conversation is silly banter but it did come out that his mom is a super hippy and 3 things he took away from that were...his longish hair (a little above the chin), love of organic food, and trying not to kill bugs (there was a spider in the car that he gracefullly picked up and threw out the window) I teased him that it was really nice of him so now the spider will get run over. He looked at me laughed and said good point.

After much traffic we show up at the theatre and I ask him if he has any idea about what he wants to see. He says No not really. Naturally I looked at the website a while back and saw that every movie playing looked good so I didn't mind his free spirited-ness....its actually relaxing to me. We bought tickets to Little Miss Sunshine which was the next movie playing in 30 min....not to mention the movie I secretly wanted to see the most. We sat and chatted on the stairs of the theatre...I even showed him (and he touched-ewh!) my leg scar which he thought was the coolest thing ever. The theatre itself looked like we were at a Broadway theatre with the high arching ceilings and wood carving mantles, etc-very cool!

The movie was adorable and then we headed to this peruvian restaurant called Mancora. The food is kind of like Spanish food...I had snapper with rice, beans, yuca, tomatoes. I also had a mojito-yum! He had some meat plate. Dinner was great and he officially declared his quest to show me all the great places to eat in the city....He loves trying new food and is very excited that I do as well but is shocked when I say statements like I've never had Korean food.

We then head across the street to a bar called Camp. It was cute with a woodsy theme. We have a few Stella beers, chat away, and get cozy on the couches in the back. And now you know when you put beers and comfy couches together...no good happens....by 2:30am we were necking in the back...but we were both sober so we kept the DH-ing in check...have no fear! ;)

The place is emptying out and we head back the car to continue out makeout fest. As stuff was being whipped out I was looking around making sure there were no cops...there is only so many times I need to get caught with a wang in my hand in the car-ha!

Now you ask why didn't we just take it back to the apt? Well he was driving me back to LI because I had a family dinner planned for Sunday and he was saving me a trip.....

So anyways, we drive back to Baldwin and he drops me off. After making out some more, he says I'll give you a call next week and we'll have Korean food. I say sounds good and head into the house to find a mark on my neck! To which my mother laughs the next day and says it looks like you had a good date with Peter huh??!

Sneaking into the house at 5am and trying to cover up a hickey....it was just like being back in high school...27 or 17 what's the difference...except maybe better hair :)

PS...He just called me and we have plans for Saturday-woohoo!

TYRA AIN'T GOT NOTHIN'

Baruch sent out an email to all the students looking for people to come and take some photos. They are re-doing all of their advertisements, brochures, website, and general pictures around campus.

I thought it would be funny to reply back with some sassy photos. Which by the way can all glamourously be found at some point on this blog....esp the fancy one of me with the faux hair! The next day I got a response saying I have been selected to participate.

On Tuesday I show up to a bunch of other students....I seem to be the "token blonde American" But it was all good here! The day was filled with bits like me playing air hockey in a pink Baruch sweatshirt, buying a cup of coffee, studying with friends, and some solo pics of me hanging out by some tables.

There was lots of waiting around and at one point my lips were quivering because my smile muscles were worn out....but it was awesome! The photogs were super nice and splashed me with compliments like, "You are so photogenic" and "You missed your calling." Definite confidence booster!!

So who knows, if you see a bus drive by with a Baruch ad maybe it will have my smiling face on it-ha! That would really be hysterical!!!

BACK ON THE RI RANCH......

EJ came to the rescue and finally sent me some Maddie photos!! They are doing great! EJ started up school and Maddie started up daycare. EJ was upset to drop her off at daycare but she just called up excited that Maddie has a boyfriend....Conor!! They smile and flirt with each other all day!! Obviously she takes after her Aunt Leelee!! :)

TOP 10 THINGS THAT I LEARNED WHILE I WAS ON CRUTCHES

1. The boot is not only a fashion statement but a good place to put a tampon when you have your hands full with crutches.
2. Guys invent new ways to holler at you on the street. ie. "You are the hotest girl on crutches!"
3. A good way to save money on shopping because I'm too tired to get to the stores
4. Banging a cop won't reserve you VIP seats for the fireworks but so-lows and a fancy set of crutches will!
5. You can never wait too long for an elevator
6. Not listening to my IPOD on the NYC streets won't kill me
7. This is what it takes in order to have Katie actually clean the apartment
8. I actually can get tired of wearing my so-lows everyday
9. Perfect way to convince my mom to buy me a whole new wardrobe because "nothing I have fits over a cast"
10. Lastly......Guys will still makeout with you at bars even though your latest accessories are a cast and crutches!