First day of nothing...

I am so jazzed up about this whole blog! So far I've gotten a bunch of my friends and family to check it out...all to positive responses. I hope to be able to keep your attention! I also want to give a shout out to my roommate Hanna for the beautiful banner at the top of my blog. I was going for something like it, but was totally failing trying to fake my graaphic design skills. It helps to have a roommate who went to college for this stuff. Thanks Han!

Today was my first day in NYC that I DIDN'T actually have to go to work. I have to say, it was a nice feeling. Went to the gym where they were filming some commercial or something...I recognized the actor but couldn't tell you his name. Then basically went out "birthday window shopping." I've been asking for a blazer for my birthday (Sept. 1st) and wanted to find the perfect one at Zara. Ten blazers later I think I found the one to ask for as my birthday gift. My obsession with the blazer started when I saw Kate and Pippa Middleton wearing one with EVERYTHING. MY obsession with those girls is sort of disgusting and unnatural but undeniable. Not sure whether its because they are gorgeous, have great style, one of them is royalty or because they're British...All of the above. But honestly, those girls have such a classy yet cute sense of fashion and I 100% support it!

 

It's a great look right? I mean c'mon, even kate pumps her own gas in a blazer! And I figured since I will be residing in London amongst them for the next year...I HAVE to rock the blazer.

Anyways, so that's the time I wasted today when I could've been packing up some of my excessive amounts of crap in my apartment for my move out date that is quickly approaching. I also had zero babysitting opportunities today. I work for a babysitting agency in NYC and I'm trying to save up money for London over the next two weeks with babysitting opportunities. Hopefully there will be more tomorrow. I need that money because as soon as I move to London it will go down the LOO! The exchange rate right now is 1.66 US dollars to 1 British Pound Sterling. Ugh! Worst part of moving to London.

Tonight I met Corinne, my best friend from college,  for happy hour. We've been dying to try this place at Pier 66 on the Hudson River called The Frying Pan. It's this really cool outdoor restaurant/bar that is an old lightship, salvaged from the bottom of Chesapeake Bay, 3 years after it was shipwrecked. It has two levels and is just a really unique and fun dining/drinking environment. We got a pitcher of White Sangria and some yummy apps! I'm not going to lie, you get a little seasick as the restaurant rides the waves of the Hudson...but just keep drinking and you'll no longer feel it. Here are some pictures I took -->

I swear we also saw Lindsay Lohan. Girlfriend looked just like her...emaciated, red, freckly, giant glasses, and boxy long dress. I also have this problem where I swear people look just like someone specific and they really don't. Oh well.

I'm going to finish up this post with a fun little picture I found on the web today. If things like this ever cross my path, they are usually random but I feel the need to share. So here it is...my parting image: THE SNOOKS with her new best buds!!!