Not much has really happened since my last post so I thought I would do a little recap and combine some little notes into one.
Don't mess with NYers and their cake!
I work with some cold hearted people (myself included unfortunately). Friday we scheduled a surprise party for one of the girls who is getting married. Just something simple, cake and a card. Well she called in sick, yeah sick on a Friday and she came back today with a sunburn, but I digress. Anyway do you think we saved the cake for Monday, hell no. We all gathered around the table and cut that sucker up and then sent her a text showing the before and after of the cake. Cold I tell you, but not as cold as when we ate Lady Footlockers birthday cake. Now that might not sound bad, but oh it is. So Lady Foot Locker had a monthly thing were they bought a cake for all the birthdays for each month. Well it just happened to be the day to celebrate birthdays when our company did its lay offs. Well quite a bit of the Lady folks got let go, and trust me I feel for them I've been there, so there was an entire sheet cake with no one to eat. Being the greedy real estate department we are, you know we cut up that cake and ate it. Pretty sad huh, but goes to show you don't mess with NYers and their cake!
Daylight Savings!
Now I remember the one downfall of Daylight savings....the sun is low in the morning. Now if some of y'all remember I have had quite a bit of close calls getting hit by cars (and yes one finally got me last year on my birthday but we ain't gettin into all that). Well now that day light savings has hit, the sun of coarse sits low in the morning making it hard for drivers to see the traffic light. At least that is the benefit of the doubt I am giving. Well I have already had one close call but last week I almost got hit by a school bus. That would of been a hell of a lot more serious than my Chinese man in his SUV, but then again that would of been a government check coming my way. Hum..there is an upside.
No Pain No Gain!
I finally sucked it up and joined a gym. I've been using the one in my building but needed a little more than a treadmill and a bo-flex. Anyway lets just say I am paying twice as much as I ever have, but hey it forces me to really use my membership. So the other day I am on the treadmill and there is a woman beside me. Now usually I am in my own zone and could care less about other folks, but I couldn't help it. First I must say this gym is fancy so they provide the towels and a towel service. So here I am minding my own business watching Friends on my little TV trying to ignore my calf cramps and this lady takes her towel (the one the gym provides) blows her nose in it and then drapes it over the treadmill. Are you freaking kidding me. How gross can you get. Its bad enough the machines are full of sweat from people who don't clean them after their work out but now I need to worry about snot on top of it. No kind of home trainin I swear!
And that is just a little tid bit for this month.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
The nicest folks in Jersey
As promised I am trying to be better about my blog. Here is a little ditty about my trip to Fair Lawn, NJ.
So if some of you remember, Foot Locker opened its first skate concept about 6 months ago. Well they are really taking off so I took a trip to our store in NJ, to introduce the concept to another architectural firm we use. As you know I have no car up here so I rely on public transportation, so I took the train and was picked up by my boss close to the mall. Blah Blah Blah, meeting was good yada yada yada.
Well on the way back my train was delayed due to something so I was kind of stuck in Fair Lawn, NJ with 2 hours to kill. So you ask what do you do in Fair Lawn, you hit up K-Mart and get your nails did! Oh yeah classy area fo sho! And y'all would of been proud because I seriously contemplated hitting the "Wine and Spirits" shop and getting a bottle of Pino to help kill those 2 hours, but I decided I needed to be on my A game in case something went down in Fair Lawn.
So first there were the two ladies in K-Mart. Like usual, people just come up and talk to me. Its the baby face I guess. So I had a short conversation of how Easter was around the corner, how disorganized the K-Mart was and how much snow we have been getting with two lovely ladies I met in the card isle, ran into again in the Rubbermaid isle, and finally at check out. I ended our meeting with a nice southern, "Y'all have a nice day."
Next was off to get a manicure. Seriously I counted 6 nail salons within a few blocks, so hey, when in Rome! Plus I still had an hour to kill. So as I was sitting under the dryer thing, I sparked up a lovely conversation with Sue. She came there often. I explained to her my day, y'all know I talk to anybody, and she seemed really interested in my job. So after I gave her the getting laid off from Starbucks and moving up here to work for Foot Locker in Manhattan story, I felt like I had found a new friend. She is a retired school teacher and decided to treat herself to a little mani pedi combo, (she usually only gets a pedi) but today because her grand kids were spending the rest of the week with her she needed to relax now, because it sure wasn't going to happen later! Well Sue, yes that is her name, it was great chit chatting but my train would be here soon, gotta go.
Finally, there was the lady at the train station. Now Fair Lawn might seem like the place to be but there really isn't a train station per say. There is basically an electronic ticket machine and the train just happens to stop there by the street. So I go get my ticket and this lady starts talking to me. I swear I hit the jackpot! Now I have to describe her so you can get the full visual. Picture a skinny white woman, with an old leather "members only" coat on, holding a bouquet of fake green roses (I am assuming for St. Patricks Day, but didn't ask), black jeans, old white K-Swiss shoes and no teeth. Seriously I can't make this crap up! So she is freezing cold and insists on telling me how she was in Patterson, NJ (where ever the hell that is) and got pulled over by the cops. She said they accused her of buying drugs (um...lady I can kind of see why) and demanded to search her car. Well supposedly her registration was expired by 2 days (yeah right two days I'm sure) and they impounded her car. Now she was needing to catch the train to get home, even though she said her sister lived down the street, and she had been waiting for an hour for the train to come. I told her that I had called for the schedule and knew the train was coming late so I went to K-Mart and got my nails done. She said she wished she would of thought of that and the Indian lady sitting on the bench next to us laughed as she listened in on our entertaining conversation. I gave my new friend the number so she could call in the future and wouldn't be waiting out in the cold in case there was another train delay. I wrote it down because she didn't have a cell phone, not saying she traded it for crack, just saying she didn't have a cell phone. But God Bless America she had some fake green roses!!!!! Get it girl!
This concludes my 2 hour excursion in Fair Lawn, NJ. I will remember my time fondly.
So if some of you remember, Foot Locker opened its first skate concept about 6 months ago. Well they are really taking off so I took a trip to our store in NJ, to introduce the concept to another architectural firm we use. As you know I have no car up here so I rely on public transportation, so I took the train and was picked up by my boss close to the mall. Blah Blah Blah, meeting was good yada yada yada.
Well on the way back my train was delayed due to something so I was kind of stuck in Fair Lawn, NJ with 2 hours to kill. So you ask what do you do in Fair Lawn, you hit up K-Mart and get your nails did! Oh yeah classy area fo sho! And y'all would of been proud because I seriously contemplated hitting the "Wine and Spirits" shop and getting a bottle of Pino to help kill those 2 hours, but I decided I needed to be on my A game in case something went down in Fair Lawn.
So first there were the two ladies in K-Mart. Like usual, people just come up and talk to me. Its the baby face I guess. So I had a short conversation of how Easter was around the corner, how disorganized the K-Mart was and how much snow we have been getting with two lovely ladies I met in the card isle, ran into again in the Rubbermaid isle, and finally at check out. I ended our meeting with a nice southern, "Y'all have a nice day."
Next was off to get a manicure. Seriously I counted 6 nail salons within a few blocks, so hey, when in Rome! Plus I still had an hour to kill. So as I was sitting under the dryer thing, I sparked up a lovely conversation with Sue. She came there often. I explained to her my day, y'all know I talk to anybody, and she seemed really interested in my job. So after I gave her the getting laid off from Starbucks and moving up here to work for Foot Locker in Manhattan story, I felt like I had found a new friend. She is a retired school teacher and decided to treat herself to a little mani pedi combo, (she usually only gets a pedi) but today because her grand kids were spending the rest of the week with her she needed to relax now, because it sure wasn't going to happen later! Well Sue, yes that is her name, it was great chit chatting but my train would be here soon, gotta go.
Finally, there was the lady at the train station. Now Fair Lawn might seem like the place to be but there really isn't a train station per say. There is basically an electronic ticket machine and the train just happens to stop there by the street. So I go get my ticket and this lady starts talking to me. I swear I hit the jackpot! Now I have to describe her so you can get the full visual. Picture a skinny white woman, with an old leather "members only" coat on, holding a bouquet of fake green roses (I am assuming for St. Patricks Day, but didn't ask), black jeans, old white K-Swiss shoes and no teeth. Seriously I can't make this crap up! So she is freezing cold and insists on telling me how she was in Patterson, NJ (where ever the hell that is) and got pulled over by the cops. She said they accused her of buying drugs (um...lady I can kind of see why) and demanded to search her car. Well supposedly her registration was expired by 2 days (yeah right two days I'm sure) and they impounded her car. Now she was needing to catch the train to get home, even though she said her sister lived down the street, and she had been waiting for an hour for the train to come. I told her that I had called for the schedule and knew the train was coming late so I went to K-Mart and got my nails done. She said she wished she would of thought of that and the Indian lady sitting on the bench next to us laughed as she listened in on our entertaining conversation. I gave my new friend the number so she could call in the future and wouldn't be waiting out in the cold in case there was another train delay. I wrote it down because she didn't have a cell phone, not saying she traded it for crack, just saying she didn't have a cell phone. But God Bless America she had some fake green roses!!!!! Get it girl!
This concludes my 2 hour excursion in Fair Lawn, NJ. I will remember my time fondly.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Remember Me
Not sure if any of y'all remember my blog. Lord knows I have forgotten it. Sorry but my life just hasn't been all that exciting. Well things have happened but nothing really worth blogging about. Typical stuff, jerk guys, lots of snow and work work work.
However, my bestie visited last weekend! Erika and Allison came up to visit me and all these Yankee's up here. The actually timed the trip perfect. Missed the big snow storm, but saw lots of left over snow, then were back home in tank tops before the second snow storm hit.
Erika has been up here a few times, but it was Allison's first trip to NYC. She didn't know what to do. They flew in early Friday so we had a good long weekend. Erika's boss is the bomb and offered us his driver for the day. And it would be un-southern to turn down the generosity of a stranger, so Izzy picked them up from the airport, drove them to my house and then we set out for a day of site seeing and shopping in NYC.
First we went to Wall Street and Ground Zero. I think everyone needs to do that at least once. You just don't realize how much impact it still has on NY.
Then off to canal street we went. I mean ya gotta do Canal street. Now for those who don't know, Canal street ain't nothin' but a hustle. Allison was blown away by this. I told her, girl don't feel bad even if you talk these people down to $2 they are still making money! By the end of the strip she got it though. That girl walked away with a fake Burberry for $27, that is skill :)
Next we headed to Madison Square Park to have lunch at the Shake Shack. Most of you know this from my last post, ugh about 2 months ago. Well I told them it put 5 Guys to shame and boy I wasn't lyin'. Oh its heaven, yummy greasy heaven. I had a hot dog this time, but Erika and Allison both got burgers. As we waited for our order we got cozy with a few ballsy squirrels. I mean it is in a park, so naturally their are squirrels, but these squirrels were off the chain. I mean not scared of a damn thing. They would come right up on your table and take a fry. Back up jack, big girls don't share. I thought I was going to have to thrown down with a squirrel when my hot dog and shake came.
Then we went to FAO to get Morgan a teddy bear. I tell you that store is a whole different world when it isn't' Christmas. I actually could see the shelves and shop. Did you know they have toys :) and a bulk candy section. You can guess what I purchased.
We also did Macy's, and Foot Locker not too exciting. Then we had Sushi at a spot by my job. I had my usual steamed shrimp and scallops, no salt added, with broccoli and garlic sauce on the side. Erika and Allison had fried shrimp tempera rolls and about a pound of spicy mayo. Now if that don't say life ain't fair then I don't know what does. As I drink my diet coke! After dinner we headed home we were all pretty beat!
Next day we just took things slow, did Time Square, ate at Johns Pizza (you gotta have NY pizza) and did some more shopping. At least that was it during the day. At night we had made reservations at a wine bar my friend Dre suggested. Y'all know I am all about wine plus they did pairings with Chocolate. What could be better. So three glasses of wine later we start to head home. That is when it all went down hill. I suggested we have one more drink at an Irish Pub I knew. So we go downstairs were there aren't as many people to have a drink. I order my famous extra dirty martini and things were great. Then the Karaoke came out. Well Allison was siked, Erika and I were tipsy so we were down for Karaoke. Hell Yeah!!! Lets just say we met lots of friends, danced a bit, ran up the bar tab, and I don't remember the rest. Yes, I was that chic that night. God bless those girls for babysitting me. For those who participated in my 26th birthday celebration, you can fill in the rest!
So after sleeping on the floor in my bathroom most of the night we were all up and ready for our next day. We went for bagels (you gotta have bagels in NYC) and into town so the girls could finally get some tennis shoes. We didn't time the trip to well because we ended up with no shoes and rushing back home to get our Lion King tickets. That's right y'all I finally saw my Lion King! It was fantastic. I was expecting to be reminded of the movie the whole time but it really wasn't the case. It was by far the most creative show I've seen yet. Its hard to explain but the way people become animals through puppetry was fantastic. And the voices, OMG those people could sing. Plus the men were half naked most of the time, so that was just a bonus.
After the show we went to an Italian restaurant in Time Square that Erika's friend Beth suggested. It was really good, but I think we were all too tired to really enjoy it. And no, none of us had wine with our dinner!
Monday the girls flew out early, too early. They caught a cab and I headed to work. All in all it was so great having friends to hang out with. I think that is what I miss the most about being up here. I really needed a girls weekend. Love and miss you guys, thanks for coming!
However, my bestie visited last weekend! Erika and Allison came up to visit me and all these Yankee's up here. The actually timed the trip perfect. Missed the big snow storm, but saw lots of left over snow, then were back home in tank tops before the second snow storm hit.
Erika has been up here a few times, but it was Allison's first trip to NYC. She didn't know what to do. They flew in early Friday so we had a good long weekend. Erika's boss is the bomb and offered us his driver for the day. And it would be un-southern to turn down the generosity of a stranger, so Izzy picked them up from the airport, drove them to my house and then we set out for a day of site seeing and shopping in NYC.
First we went to Wall Street and Ground Zero. I think everyone needs to do that at least once. You just don't realize how much impact it still has on NY.
Then off to canal street we went. I mean ya gotta do Canal street. Now for those who don't know, Canal street ain't nothin' but a hustle. Allison was blown away by this. I told her, girl don't feel bad even if you talk these people down to $2 they are still making money! By the end of the strip she got it though. That girl walked away with a fake Burberry for $27, that is skill :)
Next we headed to Madison Square Park to have lunch at the Shake Shack. Most of you know this from my last post, ugh about 2 months ago. Well I told them it put 5 Guys to shame and boy I wasn't lyin'. Oh its heaven, yummy greasy heaven. I had a hot dog this time, but Erika and Allison both got burgers. As we waited for our order we got cozy with a few ballsy squirrels. I mean it is in a park, so naturally their are squirrels, but these squirrels were off the chain. I mean not scared of a damn thing. They would come right up on your table and take a fry. Back up jack, big girls don't share. I thought I was going to have to thrown down with a squirrel when my hot dog and shake came.
Then we went to FAO to get Morgan a teddy bear. I tell you that store is a whole different world when it isn't' Christmas. I actually could see the shelves and shop. Did you know they have toys :) and a bulk candy section. You can guess what I purchased.
We also did Macy's, and Foot Locker not too exciting. Then we had Sushi at a spot by my job. I had my usual steamed shrimp and scallops, no salt added, with broccoli and garlic sauce on the side. Erika and Allison had fried shrimp tempera rolls and about a pound of spicy mayo. Now if that don't say life ain't fair then I don't know what does. As I drink my diet coke! After dinner we headed home we were all pretty beat!
Next day we just took things slow, did Time Square, ate at Johns Pizza (you gotta have NY pizza) and did some more shopping. At least that was it during the day. At night we had made reservations at a wine bar my friend Dre suggested. Y'all know I am all about wine plus they did pairings with Chocolate. What could be better. So three glasses of wine later we start to head home. That is when it all went down hill. I suggested we have one more drink at an Irish Pub I knew. So we go downstairs were there aren't as many people to have a drink. I order my famous extra dirty martini and things were great. Then the Karaoke came out. Well Allison was siked, Erika and I were tipsy so we were down for Karaoke. Hell Yeah!!! Lets just say we met lots of friends, danced a bit, ran up the bar tab, and I don't remember the rest. Yes, I was that chic that night. God bless those girls for babysitting me. For those who participated in my 26th birthday celebration, you can fill in the rest!
So after sleeping on the floor in my bathroom most of the night we were all up and ready for our next day. We went for bagels (you gotta have bagels in NYC) and into town so the girls could finally get some tennis shoes. We didn't time the trip to well because we ended up with no shoes and rushing back home to get our Lion King tickets. That's right y'all I finally saw my Lion King! It was fantastic. I was expecting to be reminded of the movie the whole time but it really wasn't the case. It was by far the most creative show I've seen yet. Its hard to explain but the way people become animals through puppetry was fantastic. And the voices, OMG those people could sing. Plus the men were half naked most of the time, so that was just a bonus.
After the show we went to an Italian restaurant in Time Square that Erika's friend Beth suggested. It was really good, but I think we were all too tired to really enjoy it. And no, none of us had wine with our dinner!
Monday the girls flew out early, too early. They caught a cab and I headed to work. All in all it was so great having friends to hang out with. I think that is what I miss the most about being up here. I really needed a girls weekend. Love and miss you guys, thanks for coming!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Shake Shack
A while back when on one of my many double decker bus tours, I passed Madison Square Park. I saw this huge line and wondered what the fuss was all about. There is this restaurant called the Shake Shack in the park. Needless to say it went on my list of thing to do. All those people, must be somethin good right? Well today it was up to about 53 degrees, so one of my co-workers and I took the long walk to the East side. I figured the walk would warm us up and the chilly weather might deter people from going so the line might of been shorter. Well the walk did warm us up but the line was still long. We had to get it to go seeing how we were already 10 minutes late getting back from lunch and still had to walk 12 blocks.
I got the works. I mean if I'm waiting in line for an hour I am doing it up. My lunch consisted of a single cheeseburger, fries, and a Peanut Butter Shake. HEAVEN!!! The fries actually topped 5 Guys, if you can believe that. I was so ill after eating all that though. I didn't even eat that much on Thanksgiving. My stomach didn't know what to do. I couldn't wait to get home and just get into my stretchy pants. The pain sucked, but I'd do it all over again. That was some good eats!
I got the works. I mean if I'm waiting in line for an hour I am doing it up. My lunch consisted of a single cheeseburger, fries, and a Peanut Butter Shake. HEAVEN!!! The fries actually topped 5 Guys, if you can believe that. I was so ill after eating all that though. I didn't even eat that much on Thanksgiving. My stomach didn't know what to do. I couldn't wait to get home and just get into my stretchy pants. The pain sucked, but I'd do it all over again. That was some good eats!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Macy's Parade etc....
As some of you know last year I fought the cold and people to watch my first ever live Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in NYC. I woke up very early so I could get a good spot. I froze my butt off waiting for the parade to start, but honestly I can say I did it and am glad to check it off my list.
Needless to say I wasn't going to fight the cold and people this year I was going to watch from the warmth of my apartment in Jersey. However, our office has offered to open up for employees to come watch the parade. I am so excited! They have done a lot of renovations around Herald Square to make it more pedestrian friendly. They basically have shut down all traffic in front of Macy's and built all these pedestrian medians next to the park. They say park I say median with trees, but I digress. Anyway the parade will now have to come down 34th street so it will be stopping right in front of our office. I will have a front row seat for all the festivities. I am so excited.
On a side note because I know ya'll love hearing about my NY stories, it is officially cold outside. How do I know? No its not because I had to finally bust out the hoodies, it is because the Mexican lady outside the office is no longer selling mango's and soft serve. Yes the Churros are back again. I guess it is a seasonal favorite who would of thunk it.
Speaking of food, this woman on the train today was chowing down on a burrito. Now it looked good don't get it twisted, but do you know how many germs were flowing around that wrapped up goodness. Especially because the lady next to me was coughing up a lung. Hey to each his own, but don't ask why the Swine Flu is spreading like crazy! The best part was she brought out the hand sanitizer after she was done. At least her hands were clean I guess.
Needless to say I wasn't going to fight the cold and people this year I was going to watch from the warmth of my apartment in Jersey. However, our office has offered to open up for employees to come watch the parade. I am so excited! They have done a lot of renovations around Herald Square to make it more pedestrian friendly. They basically have shut down all traffic in front of Macy's and built all these pedestrian medians next to the park. They say park I say median with trees, but I digress. Anyway the parade will now have to come down 34th street so it will be stopping right in front of our office. I will have a front row seat for all the festivities. I am so excited.
On a side note because I know ya'll love hearing about my NY stories, it is officially cold outside. How do I know? No its not because I had to finally bust out the hoodies, it is because the Mexican lady outside the office is no longer selling mango's and soft serve. Yes the Churros are back again. I guess it is a seasonal favorite who would of thunk it.
Speaking of food, this woman on the train today was chowing down on a burrito. Now it looked good don't get it twisted, but do you know how many germs were flowing around that wrapped up goodness. Especially because the lady next to me was coughing up a lung. Hey to each his own, but don't ask why the Swine Flu is spreading like crazy! The best part was she brought out the hand sanitizer after she was done. At least her hands were clean I guess.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
A wedding and Shamu
I took a trip back to the sunshine state this past weekend for my friend Holly's wedding. I decided to make a mini vacation of the trip so my mom came down and I stayed until Tuesday.
I flew in Friday, my flight was only slightly delayed, thank goodness. I know finally no airport drama to post about. Guess I shouldn't speak too soon, I am typing this while sitting at the gate to go home.
Saturday morning I attended Holly's wedding. She was so beautiful and I got to see a lot of my girl friends from college. All though our mini reunion was short I was so happy to see everyone and catch up for a little. Of coarse I cried the entire ceremony and during Miriam's toast, but all in all it was smiles for most of the time.
The Sharp's drove down to visit on Sunday, and we all went to Sea World. My mother has been talking about how much she wants grand kids, so I told Michael and Erika to make her honorary grandma for the day. She was in charge of pushing Morgan's stroller and got designated sleeping baby watcher. Hey that is what she wants so she needs a taste of it, lord knows I'm not popping any kids out any time soon.
Sea World hasn't changed too much since the last time I visited. Most of the shows and attractions are the same, but it is totally different watching it through a 2 year old's eyes. We were on the people mover in the shark exhibit and Addison went from calling it beautiful, to spooky, then back to beautiful. Gotta love it.
After we ate our $30 sandwich and chip lunch we went on the Kraken (one of the roller coasters), twice. My mom watched the girls while Erika, Michael and I rode the roller coaster. I should of only gone once, but we did it twice in a row. I should of known I am too old for that crap. My stomach just wasn't the same for the rest of the day. I let Michael and Erika go on the other roller coaster while I took Addison to see the one armed sea turtle. She was more interested in the roller coaster that mom and dad where on, so we ended up just watching it go around and around. She said she can't wait to be big like Mommy to ride the big blue roller coaster. I'm sure Erika is still hearing about that dang roller coaster :) Hey I just entertain them while I got them, sorry if I leave a lasting impression :)
We were pretty beat after Sea World so we headed for soup and salad at Olive Garden, then hit the sheets early. The next day we were all about the outlets and Florida Mall. I actually did pretty good at the outlets, but when I hit that Florida Mall, all hell broke loose. They had a Christmas store the size of Macy's and I was in heaven. I only dropped about $60 there though, which ya'll know is good for me in a Christmas store. My aunt was in town for a hair show so we met up with her for dinner so all in all it was a family filled day for sure.
Back to reality tomorrow. It has warmed up a little bit in New York so at least I am flying into 60 degree weather and not 40 like I left. Thanks to everyone who made the trip to see me. I love and miss all ya'll already!
I flew in Friday, my flight was only slightly delayed, thank goodness. I know finally no airport drama to post about. Guess I shouldn't speak too soon, I am typing this while sitting at the gate to go home.
Saturday morning I attended Holly's wedding. She was so beautiful and I got to see a lot of my girl friends from college. All though our mini reunion was short I was so happy to see everyone and catch up for a little. Of coarse I cried the entire ceremony and during Miriam's toast, but all in all it was smiles for most of the time.
The Sharp's drove down to visit on Sunday, and we all went to Sea World. My mother has been talking about how much she wants grand kids, so I told Michael and Erika to make her honorary grandma for the day. She was in charge of pushing Morgan's stroller and got designated sleeping baby watcher. Hey that is what she wants so she needs a taste of it, lord knows I'm not popping any kids out any time soon.
Sea World hasn't changed too much since the last time I visited. Most of the shows and attractions are the same, but it is totally different watching it through a 2 year old's eyes. We were on the people mover in the shark exhibit and Addison went from calling it beautiful, to spooky, then back to beautiful. Gotta love it.
After we ate our $30 sandwich and chip lunch we went on the Kraken (one of the roller coasters), twice. My mom watched the girls while Erika, Michael and I rode the roller coaster. I should of only gone once, but we did it twice in a row. I should of known I am too old for that crap. My stomach just wasn't the same for the rest of the day. I let Michael and Erika go on the other roller coaster while I took Addison to see the one armed sea turtle. She was more interested in the roller coaster that mom and dad where on, so we ended up just watching it go around and around. She said she can't wait to be big like Mommy to ride the big blue roller coaster. I'm sure Erika is still hearing about that dang roller coaster :) Hey I just entertain them while I got them, sorry if I leave a lasting impression :)
We were pretty beat after Sea World so we headed for soup and salad at Olive Garden, then hit the sheets early. The next day we were all about the outlets and Florida Mall. I actually did pretty good at the outlets, but when I hit that Florida Mall, all hell broke loose. They had a Christmas store the size of Macy's and I was in heaven. I only dropped about $60 there though, which ya'll know is good for me in a Christmas store. My aunt was in town for a hair show so we met up with her for dinner so all in all it was a family filled day for sure.
Back to reality tomorrow. It has warmed up a little bit in New York so at least I am flying into 60 degree weather and not 40 like I left. Thanks to everyone who made the trip to see me. I love and miss all ya'll already!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Only Me
Most of you know today was my birthday. Yes the big 31. So let me tell you how my day started. About 7:00 Erika and Addison called to sing me happy birthday. It was the best present ever. I finished getting ready for work and headed out. That is when all hell broke loose and my day started going down hill.
I GOT HIT BY A CAR ON MY FREAKIN' BIRTHDAY. Yes a car ran my pedestrian ass over!!!!! Now I should say that I have been close to being run over about 6 times since I have moved here. Even last week I had a brush with death as a car almost flipped trying to avoid me as I walked in the cross walk, with the right of way. Today however, I was jay walking, but anyone who has been up here knows that it is just a way of life. The light was red and the cars were stopped so I crossed out of the crosswalk between the cars. The light changed while I was half way across the street. Most drivers would of slow down, but no people from Jersey speed up as if they are trying to tell you you are in the wrong from crossing on a green light. Bam! This idiot sped up and tried to go around me, but he missed! So as I lay sprawled out in the middle of the street, who the hell gets out of the car, but a damn Chinese man. Guess that was Gods way of getting back at me for making fun of them. He barley speaks English and says to me, "why you step out in front car." I replied, "Why the hell did you speed up, you saw me trying to cross!" I guess I should be happy he even stopped. I checked myself out and overall I was just a little scrapped and bruised up, so I just got up and continued on my way to the train.
I know what all ya'll are thinking, you should of gotten his name and tag number. Trust me I got an ear full of it from work. I thought because I was jay walking I was in the wrong. Needless to say pedestrians always have the right of way. Oh well, I promise next time I get hit by a car, I'll get the drivers info!
So on top of all that, when I get on the train I realize my purse is leaking. I have to back up a little for this one. I bring Natalie from work the Tazo Chi Tea Latte concentrate from my Target. Hers in Queens stopped carrying it and she has a bad shoulder making it hard for her to carry anyway. Me being the sweet southerner I am offered to get it in Jersey and bring it into work so she wouldn't have to hurt her shoulder. Well after I got run over this morning I guess one of the boxes split open and was leaking in my purse. Needless to say I had to throw my entire purse away and now my cell phone is acting up. Not sure it was because of the accident or the Chi Tea, but a new cell phone and purse are now in my future.
So after I cleaned out my purse out and wiped down all the items in it, I decided I needed a Diet Coke to calm myself down. I got one out of the vending machine at work and went back to my desk. Next is just the icing on the cake. I go to open the can and damned if it didn't explode all over my desk! If this is how 31 is going to be I don't want it!
I GOT HIT BY A CAR ON MY FREAKIN' BIRTHDAY. Yes a car ran my pedestrian ass over!!!!! Now I should say that I have been close to being run over about 6 times since I have moved here. Even last week I had a brush with death as a car almost flipped trying to avoid me as I walked in the cross walk, with the right of way. Today however, I was jay walking, but anyone who has been up here knows that it is just a way of life. The light was red and the cars were stopped so I crossed out of the crosswalk between the cars. The light changed while I was half way across the street. Most drivers would of slow down, but no people from Jersey speed up as if they are trying to tell you you are in the wrong from crossing on a green light. Bam! This idiot sped up and tried to go around me, but he missed! So as I lay sprawled out in the middle of the street, who the hell gets out of the car, but a damn Chinese man. Guess that was Gods way of getting back at me for making fun of them. He barley speaks English and says to me, "why you step out in front car." I replied, "Why the hell did you speed up, you saw me trying to cross!" I guess I should be happy he even stopped. I checked myself out and overall I was just a little scrapped and bruised up, so I just got up and continued on my way to the train.
I know what all ya'll are thinking, you should of gotten his name and tag number. Trust me I got an ear full of it from work. I thought because I was jay walking I was in the wrong. Needless to say pedestrians always have the right of way. Oh well, I promise next time I get hit by a car, I'll get the drivers info!
So on top of all that, when I get on the train I realize my purse is leaking. I have to back up a little for this one. I bring Natalie from work the Tazo Chi Tea Latte concentrate from my Target. Hers in Queens stopped carrying it and she has a bad shoulder making it hard for her to carry anyway. Me being the sweet southerner I am offered to get it in Jersey and bring it into work so she wouldn't have to hurt her shoulder. Well after I got run over this morning I guess one of the boxes split open and was leaking in my purse. Needless to say I had to throw my entire purse away and now my cell phone is acting up. Not sure it was because of the accident or the Chi Tea, but a new cell phone and purse are now in my future.
So after I cleaned out my purse out and wiped down all the items in it, I decided I needed a Diet Coke to calm myself down. I got one out of the vending machine at work and went back to my desk. Next is just the icing on the cake. I go to open the can and damned if it didn't explode all over my desk! If this is how 31 is going to be I don't want it!
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