It's been forever..

Happy Autumn

I haven’t written in my blog in way too long, but I don’t have Facebook anymore so I feel like I need some kind of connection with the world. The only people in my world as of now include Dennis and his family, my pseudo-family, the Kelly’s, who I nanny for, and my yoga family. I feel like I need to update because it’s been so long since I have posted anything.

Jobs:

I am currently holding down three jobs. I watch three kiddos three days a week. Colin, who is 2, Claudia, 6, and Caroline, 10. I am pretty much a mommy substitute because when I am with the kiddos I do everything for them from when they wake up in the morning to when they put their jammies on at night. There have been several instances in which I have been accidentally called “Mom”. Awkward.

On Friday and Saturday, I work the Pandora counter at a jewelry store in Oceanside, Long Island. I handle everything that is Pandora- charms, bracelets, and their other jewelry. And my boss buys me coffees and lunch every week which is a nice perk.

Two days a week, I do a work study at Rockaway Hot Yoga.. I sign in the yogi’s when they come in, and help clean the studio after class on my days in exchange for free yoga whenever I want.. which is great because they charge $20 a class!

School:

I applied to Brooklyn College for Spring 2011.. I am expecting my acceptance letter in November and am currently enduring the grueling process of NYC financial aid applications. As of now I am registered to go into the Secondary Education program. I want to teach high school kids I think.

Relationship:

Dennis and I are so happy that I decided to move in with him. We are slowly but surely adding little things here and there to make our house a home.. a few week ago, we had our first little family gathering for his birthday. His mom, dad, sister, and her daughter all came over for birthday dinner and cake. It was cute.

What I’m excited for:

Cannot wait for Halloween.. I think we are going to Hudson Terrace, which would be amazing, because I love it there. Its so cute and classy and fun, and makes me feel like I’m on Gossip Girl.. I think my favorite part is just getting in the cab and telling the driver to take me to “the upper west side” The theme for this venue is rockstar, and whole I have a cute costume, I am still unsure as to what I am going to dress as.. I really wanted to be a hippie but the costume is so expensive it kills me to spend over $100 on a costume for one night that I know I will never wear again.

Dennis surprised me with Kings of Leon tickets for November in New Jersey.. I am so excited! He hid the tickets in a pair of boots that I am in love with.. and when I went to put them on in the morning, I was so surprised.. Love him!

Things I am hearting right now:

The view from our kitchen window:

My cute trip to the city with my man:

Including Crumbs cupcakes & street fairs

Other than that, I have been too busy with work to really do much else. I am lucky that one of my jobs allows me to do yoga, which is both physically and mentally helping me get through this transition. It hasn’t been easy moving down here, where I don’t know many people. I’m looking forward to school, so I can be around people my age and make some friends. I am not used to having no one to talk to so it is hard for someone like me to keep everything in! I am sure Dennis is tired of hearing my quips about “oh my God did you see so-and-so? She gained weight” or “I think I should cut my hair.. Do you think I should cut my hair?”

(The haircut I want)

or talking about tanning and celebrities.. Poor, poor Denz.

I am going to try and update my blog more.. I love looking back and reading my old posts, because I know nobody else probably reads my bloggggg.

Since I am in and have the flu, I have been watching a lot of classics that have always made me feel better when sick since I was a kid. Here are few of my 90s favorites that always comfort me:

Created my own "Baby Sitters Club" AND read all the books.

This movie has the best soundtrack and I had the biggest crush on Devon Sawa.

Saw this in the movie theater with Stacy, Danielle, and our moms... and they cried.

Dennis was so confused when we got this from Netflix in the mail. He thought it was a mistake and said, "Who would rent this?" before realizing I had snuck it on our Netflix queue.



Another movie that I sat through for Devon Sawa's brief part at the end. *sighhh*

LOVE J.T.T.




Not a huge hit, but I used to watch this with my mom all the time growing up... we love it!

Love everything about this movie.. great soundtrack, perfect 90s cast


Yes I own this and watch it all year round.
I used to be so jealous of this kid. Believe it or not the one thing I was most jealous of was not the limo, or the shopping sprees or mansion he bought, but it was when he bough the huge 5 gallon drum of ice cream all to himself. I wanted to do that more than anything! Fat kid in training!






And of course, I'm 5, and still head over heels obsessed with the 1990's Disney movies(and some older ones):








While I'm doing a comfort post, I am going to put up some more of my favorite things while I am sick..
Essentials:

Banana Bread,

Green and Black Tea,
Oodles of noodles soup,
Banana smoothies,
Yummm(When I feel better)

What Spring means to me:



Outdoor dining with friends,

Breakfast with lovers,

Ladybugs everywhere,

Fields of flowers(particularly Central Park)


Spring 2010. It's 70 degrees out and I have the flu.

Which means I'm unable to ride this:

We have only taken out the beach bikes twice so far! I want to take mine out today but I am afraid that my sickness will only get worse if I don't get enough rest. I am not good at resting!

Our 2 year anniversary just passed.. We went out for Thai at Tai Thai in Williamsburg.. our absolute favorite spot.
We sat in the outdoor seating area and it was perfect weather.. We both tried to get something else but neither of us wanted to stray from Pad Kee Mao, our usual dish, which was amazing as usual.
We went for a walk along the Williamsburg streets looking for an ice cream shop, but ended up at our usual Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge.

It's just such a beautiful view and always good ice cream. Except for the Peaches n Cream. Yuck.
We also took another day this past weekend to catch up on some time with each other and had another date in the city. We went to the Museum of Natural History, Jackson Hole for Burgers, and Crumbs for dessert!

Now we are just fixing up our place. We put up a wall, creating a one bedroom where it once was a one room studio, and sanded, primed and painted for days. We also re-did the bathroom and our next project is furnishing and decorating the new bedroom and bathroom. We bought a bed from Macy's and furniture from IKEA. We just have to wait for their delivery and then I can FINALLY have some friends and family down to visit!