Obviously....

So, I just moved into my new place with my new roomie. We're still getting settled in and we don't even have all of our furniture set up yet and today she tells me that she got a job on a cruise ship and will be leaving until november. This means that I am now in charge of figuring out all of the furniture she's having delivered AND get this.....i think she is going to sublet to this kid named steve. I will once again be living with another gay. I can't freakin stop. I was looking forward to fun girl time in the summer :( Oh well, that would happen....I was hoping that she just wouldn't want to sublet and I would get the whole place for 6 months. Ugh. But I will be here by myself in May if anyone wants to visit....

a lil update

hey everyone,

nothing too crazy going on over here in NYC. except that its finally GORGEOUS outside!! i was so excited to run outside and lay out on our patio:) so how's everyone doing?? anyone else think its crazy that its been a year since we all graduated, because um yea, i DO. its so weird to think about how long ago that feels yet in other ways, it feels like we graduated 2 weeks ago. haha. life is silly.

blake is in kansas this week so i'm living the single life again...which essentially means i'll just be watching more tv haha. but next week we are going out to cali which i'm supes excited for. and i get to see mark and my cousin ryan, yay! i'm extremely excited about Napa Valley though. i hope the weather cooperates.

in other travel news, i just booked my first plane ticket to go visit blake. haha, kinda crazy considering he hasn't even left yet! but we got some really good hotel deals (i.e. free) in Bali. So i'm going to be in Shanghai for about a week, Hong Kong for 2 nights, and Bali for a week starting September 21st!! the places look amazing and i think its good that we'll have something to look forward too. and p.s. after we booked the tix, i was like, oh look, the day that i leave is EXACTLY a year to the day that we met. so we'll be able to be together at least kinda on our anniversary:)

well i guess that's about it for me...i'm gonna go out and enjoy the weather some more and then go to work for a bit. ugh, i can't believe i have to go in on the weekend but it shouldn't be that bad. just like an hour and a half and i can at least get free dinner.

aight, hope everyone's doing well and talk to y'all soon!

-me

Of Running.. and Being Too Drunk To Run

For those of you who had trouble with the Boston Marathon website all morning, here's Leslie's excellent results.

11364 - Patton, Leslie A.

Checkpoints
5k - 0:25:36
10k - 0:50:32
20k - 1:40:00
Half - 1:45:22
30k - 2:30:50
40k - 3:21:41
Finish - 3:32:31
Pace - 0:08:07

Kristen did the same. And while I'm not really surprised Ann is doing so well at a 9:55 pace, but wow, she's 50? Looks not a day over 40, if you ask me.

As for my weekend, I didn't lose my phone but I did lose sleep partying with Jonathan over Xbox Live on Friday and talking to Elise for a hour that I don't remember, volunteering all Saturday, and then going out for my first time with a South Bay group in party mode that night while a friend from Clare was in town.

Yeah, I slept from 8:30 pm last night until 8 this morning. It was glorious.

There Goes Lo's Phone

Dearest Friends -

Due to my long illness I hadn't been out drinking in about 2 weekends. Apparently this it all it takes to get my tolerance down to absolutely zero.

Friday night I went to a bridal shower...was one of two girls secretly drinking rum (i felt awkward...alcohol helped me to be more social). Then I met up with John David and friends. Then magically met up with my roommate at a different bar, and then found myself in bed.

Now, this may sound like a normal night, but now let me tell you the things I did due to my newly found intolerance for alcohol:

• Spent $5 on alcohol...spent $35 on cabs
• Flat out fell on the dance floor while salsa dancing with some man
• Blatantly left my phone in the cab with zero attempt to chase after it
• Had to look up Justin's # on the facebook because I literally know no one's phone # aside from Breanna and my mother

So anywho. That was my long way of saying: hey everyone, I lost my phone...could you please send me your #? Also, if anyone needs to call me you can call my apartment phone # 773-857-1702. I can't make anything but local calls with it, but it has free incoming calls.

*sigh* time to find a new phone. (again)

Ann Arbs!

Hi Friends!

I'm finally all moved into my apt! It's beautiful... my bedroom is all done, and we are expecting furniture from Alexandra's mom in Texas tomorrow. Then we will finally have a dining room table and a couch to watch TV on the new flat screen!! (Obviously, Alexandra's purchase...I am way to cheap and poor for that. I don't know how Alex is affording it considering she is in my same profession....) I love my new neighborhood, it feels like a small town in a big city...yesterday I chatted with the made and the corner hardware store about the Cubbies. Love it.

Aaaaaaanyway, I'm also gonna be in Ann Arbor in a couple weeks (April 20-22)!! Just for fun, no big... I think that Amy will be there also...well that is if she doesn't get pink eye, the flu, SARS, or any other disease. (Vitamin C, girl!!) If anyone else wants to come play, come on up :)

Delicious Jell-O Mix

This post is primarily for Erin because I know she likes Jell-O and probably would make this:

6oz package of Cherry Jell-O
1 can of Oceanspray whole cranberry sauce
1 can of pineapple chunks
1 1/2 cups of sliced grapes

• Boil water for Jell-O
• Pour boiled water on top of powdered Jell - O
• Add cranberries and pineapples to Jell - O mix
• Put in refrigerator for 30 minutes
• Add grapes
• Let continue to chill in fridge until its all firm.

Delicious! I made this weekend for Easter because it felt like my mom was here. :)

Help Me.

Hello Friends.

I am sitting at work sad and sick. I have been getting progressively more ill and pukey feeling throughout the weekend until now. I have a doctor's appt on Wednesday. I am hoping this doesn't kill my NYC weekend excursion because this makes me almost more sad than the pukey feelings I have.

Looking for a new apartment sucks. I am not looking forward to any more searches after this past Sunday which was filled with disappointment. For those of you who have seen my current apartment you most likely understand my reluctance to leave. I love my current apartment.

I am a big Sick, Debbie Downer today. Wah wah.

Reminder: Boy Aaron Birthday tomorrow, Nick Birthday Thursday.

3's a party (and apparently a bottle of wine too)!

Short update today.

Mark sent me a bottle of wine called Menage a Trois...yes, they really do make it! Needless to say this made my day.

I will be running in Boston in 2 weeks (26.2 miles to be exact). Please pray for me.

My sis is interning in NYC this summer, so I will no doubt be planning a summer trip to the big city!

That's all for now.