Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts

Monday, March 22, 2010

I'm back!

I had spring break last week, which I'm totally using as an excuse for being the least productive person ever. I went back home very early Monday morning and just hung out with the fam and a couple friends. I worked a bit too-but that work was taking care of super adorable dogs and cats, so it barely counts. I got to see my friend Megan for St. Patrick's Day (we ate Guinness brownies and talked for hours) and my friend and summer coworker Caroline for a great lunch in downtown Ann Arbor. I had forgotten how insane University of Michigan students can be on this holiest of days...I was somewhat afraid one would stumble in front of my car. No joke, I heard a girl say "I don't even know where I am". At 11:45am. Very amusing, but it makes me feel like an old lady-I could never do that, not even at night...I like to be asleep around midnight because I'm a granny. It's ok, I've come to terms with it.
Then I got back to NYC Thursday night (very very late) and worked Friday-Saturday-Sunday, so I missed all the sunshine here by being cooped up inside. Now, of course, it's raining again. At least I got rainboots while I was in A2! :)
I love these. Mommy dearest bought them for me at DSW as a belated Christmas present and they made me so happy today. No more wet feet for me!
I also bought myself a little treat to use my $10 coupon for being a member of their rewards program (before it expired).
the Steve Madden Diablo boot...but mine are black.
My brother immediately deemed these my "swashbuckler" boots, despite them being labeled as Western. I have to say, for once I think I agree with him. Hey, does this mean Johnny Depp and I can be BFFs now? Please? :)
I also bought a pretty awesome pair of sunnies, since I left mine in NYC. My brother told me it was supposed to be pretty grey when I was in town, and silly me, I believed him. I bought them at Marshall's for $13...I had no idea they were $55 at Nordstrom! I feel like such an intelligent shopper now, ha.

Hopefully the sun will return soon so I can wear them again!
xoxoxo

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Love, love, love

Happy Valentine's Day, y'all!
Although I've never dated anyone over Valentine's Day, I made the decision while I was in high school not to let that stop me from celebrating. I really, really love holidays, so I just make this one about my friends and family. I sent out beautiful cards to my family, went to a little V-Day event my RA had, and am getting together with a study abroad friend tonight for wine, chocolate, and a movie. We're having a wonderfully stereotypical single girl Valentine's Day.

I spent early high school basically being miserable that I didn't have a boyfriend. I had a huge crush on a friend of mine that was never returned and let that (and various other silly dramas) embitter me towards Valentine's Day. My senior year, however, a friend of mine and I decided we would be each other's Valentines, so we got gifts and went to a movie...and had a wonderful time. Ever since then, I have just had fun with it. This year, my mom was my Valentine!

I sent her the Porn for Women book (I promise, it's not dirty at all, and I linked so you wouldn't have to search), some yummy truffles, and cheapo heart jewelry. She sent me dark chocolate hearts, the Vosges Black Pearl chocolate bar, cupcake/heart window decals, stickers, and Valentine socks. My mom is the best Valentine ever! :)
Hope y'all have as love-filled a day as I have...
xoxoxo