More Photos of the Birthday

Here are some pictures from my other birthday party at Brother Jimmy's. The first one is for you, Heather! Does it look familiar?! Enjoy!

Some Birthday Photos

I stole these from a friend's facebook page. There are more floating around the universe somewhere that I will add later.

First Bit of Randomness In My 27th Year

Yes, as of Sunday I am officially 27. I have no comment at this time.

It is really embarrassing when you go into a public restroom where there is only one toilet and the person in there before you did something that people shouldn't do in a public restroom and there is a line behind you when you come out and people assume you were the one who made that disgusting smell. And no, it wasn't me.

The sentence above was probably the longest run-on sentence I have ever written.

The weather here is beginning to warm up a little bit. I only had to wear one sweater under my coat today.

Its a good thing the weather is warming up. My Uggs that I purchased in October are on their last leg. Everyone always asks me how I can only wear my Uggs for one season. Survive a New York winter and you won't ask that question anymore.

Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday. It seems every year I get "ashed" I get a million stares as I walk down the street. There are millions of Catholics in this city. Yet, for some reason people always look at me as though I have the plague.

Speaking of Ash Wednesday, I have no idea what I'm giving up.

St. Patrick's day is less than a month away! I LOVE St. Patrick's day here. I think I'm going to take the day off to celebrate my heritage and the next day off to recover.

I need to find a new green shirt to wear this year. Last year I bought a really cute Splendid long-sleeved green tee at Barney's COOP.

I miss being able to shop at Barney's. More than words can express. I can't wait for day when the two of us and my credit card can be re-united.

Let's Celebrate

Sunday is my 27th birthday. And while I'm not thrilled to be so close to 30, I'm still going out to celebrate. Tonight, we are going to Brother Jimmy's, which is my favorite bar here in New York. It's Southern. Enough said.

Saturday, well is Valentine's day. And yes, I'm still single. Whatever. I'm going out with some friends. At the stroke of midnight it will officially be my birthday.

Sunday I'm working. Oh good. Afterward, I'm meeting up with some friends for a birthday drink.

I think its going to be a good time. But hey, every weekend is a good time.

More Random Thoughts for Thursday

The wind is so strong here today. I think it actually picked me up and carried me uptown a few blocks. Hey-they're raising the price on Metro Cards. I could use a free ride.

I'm so broke. This morning I checked my bank account and all I found in there was $1.18. Whoa. I quickly rounded up all my change and headed to coinstar. Guess I won't be doing laundry this week. The one close to my apartment was not working. Of course. I had to walk down 3 avenues and about 10 blocks to find a coinstar that was actually working.

This is my last Thursday post of my 26th year.

I'm scared the economy is so bad that I might have to move back to Nashville for a while. That would probably kill me.

My Aunt sent me a ring for my birthday and I'm wearing it today. I'm actually wearing it on my left hand. Four people have asked me if I'm married today. Since when did New Yorkers start taking the time to ask people questions? Did I miss something?

I was craving peanut butter today, but am still scared to eat it. After reading the article in the Times this week I think I'll steer clear for a while. See Mondays post

I'm itching to get out of the country. I'm bound and determined to go to South America when I graduate. Who the hell knows when that will be.

I don't set New Years resolutions. Instead I make birthday resolutions. The only thing I can think of is to not be broke all the time. The only way that will happen is if hell freezes over and J.Crew closes all of their stores.

New Obsession

I made the best salad yesterday at Whole Foods. Normally when I make a salad there I put a million different things in it. Usually my salad consists of mixed greens, edamame, corn, carrots, green pepper, and raisins. However, yesterday, I woke up with a craving. Mixed greens, feta cheese, dried cranberries, and balsamic vinegarette. I decided to follow my craving for lunch/dinner at Whole Foods in Union Square. It was unbelievable. I only hope no one was watching me devour it.

All I Can Say Is....

Eww!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/us/09peanuts.html?_r=1&hp

So Far, So Good

Well, its been a couple weeks now since I have renewed my blog. I have to say I've done a pretty good job keeping up with things. I do have to say I hate reading blogs that don't have pictures, so I'm going to do my best to search for my camera and post pictures. Although it would be easier to find a needle in a haystack than to find something in my apartment. Whatever....
I live in the typical Brooklyn apartment. Something that looks like a house, but has several apartments inside. My building is white with purple (lavender) trim and a little gate out front. My apartment faces the street and is right by the door to my building. Needless to say, there is a lot of noise all the time. Yesterday morning at 8 am I heard one of my neighbors exit our building with his dog (who is always barking) and proclaim "spring!" So eventually, around 11, I got myself out of bed to go to the bakery around the corner to get my morning coffee, and realized it was warmer. I only had to wear two layers under my coat yesterday rather than 4. Wow! It was spring. Sure.

True Love

I've found true love. The kind of love that lasts for maybe a year or so, and is then tossed into the closet. I saw this wallet at Kate Spade while I was in Nashville. I normally buy a new bag from Kate every year, but this year I ended up splurging on an AMAZING red coat from J.Crew. I don't allow myself to go to the stores here in Manhattan because I know I will spend too much money on things I don't really need. However, since my birthday is approaching I showed it to my mom hoping she would take a hint.....

Random Thoughts for Thursday

I've decided to do it. I'm going to bite the bullett and start running. Everyone is doing it. And yes, if everyone were jumping off a bridge, I would do it too. Why would I want to be the only one left? I started my research last month and I'm doing the beginners program from Runner's World magazine.

I'm officially addicted to brick breaker on my blackberry. I find myself having conversations with people (in person) and playing the game simultaneously. Also, I find that when I'm actually talking on the phone, I catch myself wishing I could play brick breaker while on the phone.

It is too cold outside. This morning while I was getting dressed, I turned on the news to see what the weather was going to be like today. 13 degrees. REALLY?!

On a more serious note, I can't believe the tornado at Union was a year ago. I'm just happy everyone made it out alive.

I'm freaking out about turning 27 next week.

I'm in Starbucks right now listening to the Boss on my iPod. It smells like rotten eggs in here.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think its supposed to smell like that in a coffee shop.

Last night I was walking home and ran into my roomate. She was talking about the previous night and how cold it was. I replied yes, Monday was ridiculously cold out. She informed me that Monday was two days ago and that it was Wednesday. Wow...