Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Time for a little change!
So, turns out my life isn't very exciting. Since it's lacking in fun, I am now only going to blog about projects I am working on. So, this summer I am planning on sewing more and cooking more, this is what I will be blogging about. Here are some pictures of my quilt blocks and the baby shoes I have made in the last couple of months. Enjoy!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Bob's Red Mill
So, I had found a job posting on Craigslist for a baking position at Bob's Red Mill. I decided on my day off to go down there and apply. I don't often apply for jobs because my schedule was so perfect and I don't care for change. I went down and applied and while I was applying this man came over to me and introduced himself, It was Bob of Bob's Red Mill! I was pretty certain that Bob was either dead or a made up character of sorts. He ended up getting one of the store managers over to meet me and have a small interview with me. Turns out this manager Lori went to George Fox and was friends with one of my chefs from CIA. Crazy! Later that day the kitchen manager called me in for an interview. I then found out that one of the other bakers just happens to be Bruce Bishop, he was one of the leaders at my summer camp that I grew up going to. By the end of the next week I was offered the job! So, now I am the 5Th baker at Bob's, we bake all the breads, cookies, pastries, biscuits and such for the store. It's a pretty fun relaxing job. I seriously am never stressed out there!
I did however have to quit one of my other jobs because 3 jobs would be too much! So, Bon Appetite wanted me to stay and continue dinner desserts, so I figured out a new schedule there and quit Starbucks. I was pretty sad to leave, but I think it was a good choice! Come by and see me sometime my days off are Sunday and Wednesday!
I did however have to quit one of my other jobs because 3 jobs would be too much! So, Bon Appetite wanted me to stay and continue dinner desserts, so I figured out a new schedule there and quit Starbucks. I was pretty sad to leave, but I think it was a good choice! Come by and see me sometime my days off are Sunday and Wednesday!
Starwars Cookies!
I found some Starwars Cookie cutters at William Sonoma. I thought my nephews would love them. I made and decorated the cookies and shipped them to Alabama! I also made heart and flower cookies for my niece. For some reason I can't flip the picture. Sorry!
Carving Pumpkins!
There is a group of us at Starbucks that are pretty close friends, we all started hanging out this summer around the time our manager Amy was leaving the store. Carolyn, Lisa, Nikole, Amy and I, we have so much fun talking and hanging out! Amy now lives in Washington so we don't get to hang out as much. This time we met up at Carolyn's house to carve pumpkins! Carolyn and her partner Brenda made us dinner and then we carved up some pretty fun pumpkins. Mine was pretty basic, but Carolyn brought out some power tools for hers! Dinner was delicious, and as always we had some great laughs! Here are a few pictures from the night!
everyone carving pumpkins!
Nikole and her owl pumpkin.
Brenda carving her pumpkin.
Carolyn and Kyle
Carolyn and the Power tools!
My pumpkin!
all of our pumpkins!
everyone carving pumpkins!
Nikole and her owl pumpkin.
Brenda carving her pumpkin.
Carolyn and Kyle
Carolyn and the Power tools!
My pumpkin!
all of our pumpkins!
Jean Shorts!
Before you read this post, Please know that I mean no offense to those who do actually wear jean shorts, mandals(men's sandals) or play world of war craft also known as WOW.
So, Way back in September I was going to a physical therapist for my shoulder. He was super fun and we got along really well. He offered after one of my last visits to set me up with a friend/patient of his. I declined the offer because I thought it was weird and I had been on a few dates with this other guy and I don't think I would be able to "play the field" very well. So, about a month or so later I decided that really what's the worst that can happen. So, I gave Ian(PT)the go ahead and he passed on my number. So, later that day Darrel called me. This was probably the first sign that things weren't going to go as planned. He was so nervous and weird, he told me that Ian gave him my number and that he didn't know what to say. I wanted to reply with Really? Then why are you calling me? but of course I didn't. Instead I asked if he wanted to get coffee or dinner sometime. I also offered up where to meet and when. So, I now had me a date for that weekend!
After I got off the phone with Darrel, Cousin Laura and I got on Facebook. This is why Facebook is so great and so awful at the same time. It's great cause you can see what you're walking into, it's awful cause you can see what people are into, how nerdy or cool they are and make all sorts of judgements on them! Right off the bat, I peg this guy as a little nerdy, maybe a World of War craft playing computer geek, Jean short and Mandel wearing guy, with not one tattoo on his whole body!
He wasn't sure how we were going to find each other at the restaurant being that we had never seen each other. Yes, in this day and age with cell phones and such how in the world will we ever find each other?!?! When I got there I texted him and he was already there with a table. So, I realize not all guys know how to dress but seriously you are on a date and you choose to wear black pants and a faded tan polo. exciting! So, we start talking and turns out he is a computer technician of sorts and used to work on cars. He does enjoy hip hop but doesn't care for JayZ. I then tell him that I love all different kinds of music and love Dolly Parton. He says "Dolly Parton is one of those influential women like Bette Milder and Whoopie Goldberg." I will give you Bette, but really Whoopie? I mean I liked Sister Act as much as the next person but really? Then I ask about hobbies and such and he replies with "well, I don't want to scare you off..." So, now I have all sorts of crazy things running through my head! If you don't want to scare someone off, I probably wouldn't use that line as my opener. He finishes with "I really like shooting guns." So we start talking about that and how he owns 20 guns but doesn't believe in hunting. I tell him that I am all for hunting if you are going to use the meat, then he says "What's a pastry chef going to do with elk meat?" Yes, cause all I know how to do is make cookies and cake. Somehow we start talking about the movie The Hunted, this movie is about a guy who hunts down hunters and quarters them like deer and leaves them in the forest. I have not watched the whole movie but it was filmed in Portland and that IS what it is about. He then tells me that The Hunted is not about that and he hasn't seen it but doesn't think that is the story line. I didn't really know what to say about that. He clearly doesn't know me and my weird knowledge about movies and celebrities! He was so argumentative the whole time! After the date we walk outside and he asks if I would want to get together again. I really don't think this is a fair question, it puts you on the spot and doesn't give you time to asses the whole date. So, I of course say sure and go home. He texted me a couple of times the next day and I responded with No worries about Saturday, thanks again for dinner. I didn't hear from him until 2 weeks later and he asked if I would want to hang out again. Well, no...but really no since you waited 2 WEEKS to ask me out again! The funny thing is s guy at work nicknamed him Jean Shorts and now that's what Cousin Laura and I call him when we talk about this date. We don't actually know if he wears jean shorts or not.
So, Way back in September I was going to a physical therapist for my shoulder. He was super fun and we got along really well. He offered after one of my last visits to set me up with a friend/patient of his. I declined the offer because I thought it was weird and I had been on a few dates with this other guy and I don't think I would be able to "play the field" very well. So, about a month or so later I decided that really what's the worst that can happen. So, I gave Ian(PT)the go ahead and he passed on my number. So, later that day Darrel called me. This was probably the first sign that things weren't going to go as planned. He was so nervous and weird, he told me that Ian gave him my number and that he didn't know what to say. I wanted to reply with Really? Then why are you calling me? but of course I didn't. Instead I asked if he wanted to get coffee or dinner sometime. I also offered up where to meet and when. So, I now had me a date for that weekend!
After I got off the phone with Darrel, Cousin Laura and I got on Facebook. This is why Facebook is so great and so awful at the same time. It's great cause you can see what you're walking into, it's awful cause you can see what people are into, how nerdy or cool they are and make all sorts of judgements on them! Right off the bat, I peg this guy as a little nerdy, maybe a World of War craft playing computer geek, Jean short and Mandel wearing guy, with not one tattoo on his whole body!
He wasn't sure how we were going to find each other at the restaurant being that we had never seen each other. Yes, in this day and age with cell phones and such how in the world will we ever find each other?!?! When I got there I texted him and he was already there with a table. So, I realize not all guys know how to dress but seriously you are on a date and you choose to wear black pants and a faded tan polo. exciting! So, we start talking and turns out he is a computer technician of sorts and used to work on cars. He does enjoy hip hop but doesn't care for JayZ. I then tell him that I love all different kinds of music and love Dolly Parton. He says "Dolly Parton is one of those influential women like Bette Milder and Whoopie Goldberg." I will give you Bette, but really Whoopie? I mean I liked Sister Act as much as the next person but really? Then I ask about hobbies and such and he replies with "well, I don't want to scare you off..." So, now I have all sorts of crazy things running through my head! If you don't want to scare someone off, I probably wouldn't use that line as my opener. He finishes with "I really like shooting guns." So we start talking about that and how he owns 20 guns but doesn't believe in hunting. I tell him that I am all for hunting if you are going to use the meat, then he says "What's a pastry chef going to do with elk meat?" Yes, cause all I know how to do is make cookies and cake. Somehow we start talking about the movie The Hunted, this movie is about a guy who hunts down hunters and quarters them like deer and leaves them in the forest. I have not watched the whole movie but it was filmed in Portland and that IS what it is about. He then tells me that The Hunted is not about that and he hasn't seen it but doesn't think that is the story line. I didn't really know what to say about that. He clearly doesn't know me and my weird knowledge about movies and celebrities! He was so argumentative the whole time! After the date we walk outside and he asks if I would want to get together again. I really don't think this is a fair question, it puts you on the spot and doesn't give you time to asses the whole date. So, I of course say sure and go home. He texted me a couple of times the next day and I responded with No worries about Saturday, thanks again for dinner. I didn't hear from him until 2 weeks later and he asked if I would want to hang out again. Well, no...but really no since you waited 2 WEEKS to ask me out again! The funny thing is s guy at work nicknamed him Jean Shorts and now that's what Cousin Laura and I call him when we talk about this date. We don't actually know if he wears jean shorts or not.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Quilting Class
Way back last year sometime, I mentioned at work to my Pastry Chef Chelsea, that I thought it might be fun to learn to quilt. I do really think it would be fun, but after I told her that I filed that dream away. I figured I would probably never learn how and it would just be a dream like me learning to street fight or becoming an Olympic Swimmer (referring back to the August of 2008 blog titled I love the Olympics). Right as the semester started at Lewis and Clark, Chelsea told me she found a quilting class for us to take if I was interested. Well, I never thought she was actually going to find a class for us to take. My response was...of course I am interested!
We signed up picked out our fabrics and I headed to Vancouver for class. Well, The thing is, I haven't sewn since 6Th grade. I don't remember how to use a sewing machine and really all I made in class was an apron. I figured that it can't be brain surgery I am sure I can figure it out! So, me being me, I waited until the night before the 2ND class where Block 1 was to be finished to start working on it. Luckily enough I have this fantastic friend named Hannah who invited me to her parents house to sew with her. I got there and thankfully Nancy (Hannah's Mom) was there to help. Between Hannah, Nancy and I we got the first block done. Wow, Sewing can be very complicated. I had no idea. We had so much fun that we talked about starting our own quilting club!
I went to the class the next day but couldn't find my book or block. All I could think was that I left it on top of my car and lost it somewhere in SE Portland. Long story short...the book and block somehow maneuvered its self between the passenger seat and the door, then slid all the way under the seat. Not to sure how it did that!
the second block I did, I worked on all by myself and it's kind of a mess up close but I am still proud of it...seriously 6Th grade was the last time I remember sewing!
Here are the pictures of my blocks!
The Fabric
Block 1
Block 2
We signed up picked out our fabrics and I headed to Vancouver for class. Well, The thing is, I haven't sewn since 6Th grade. I don't remember how to use a sewing machine and really all I made in class was an apron. I figured that it can't be brain surgery I am sure I can figure it out! So, me being me, I waited until the night before the 2ND class where Block 1 was to be finished to start working on it. Luckily enough I have this fantastic friend named Hannah who invited me to her parents house to sew with her. I got there and thankfully Nancy (Hannah's Mom) was there to help. Between Hannah, Nancy and I we got the first block done. Wow, Sewing can be very complicated. I had no idea. We had so much fun that we talked about starting our own quilting club!
I went to the class the next day but couldn't find my book or block. All I could think was that I left it on top of my car and lost it somewhere in SE Portland. Long story short...the book and block somehow maneuvered its self between the passenger seat and the door, then slid all the way under the seat. Not to sure how it did that!
the second block I did, I worked on all by myself and it's kind of a mess up close but I am still proud of it...seriously 6Th grade was the last time I remember sewing!
Here are the pictures of my blocks!
The Fabric
Block 1
Block 2
Tori and Andy's Wedding Cake
My old roommate Tori asked me to do her wedding cake. Here it is! It made it through the whole day of rain and never melted! Awesome!
Moving Part 2!
I really don't enjoy looking for places to live. It's a little stressful and I hate to make the commitment to the lease and really I just hate it! Luckily enough I have this pretty awesome cousin who lived in SE Portland in a 2 bedroom house all by herself! She knew I was moving and asked me if I wanted to move in. At first I said I couldn't cause I came across this sweet deal to live in Wilsonville, rent free! A Starbucks customer of mine said the house was his mothers and when she past away they started using it as storage. He offered it to me free of charge! Awesome! Well, turns out it sits in Charbonneau (which is a golf club) and well, I would have to pay club dues, utilities and the added cost of the commute to my Starbucks out at the airport. When I went out to look at the house it was not so much trashed, it was just that the last person who lived there (his niece) never cleaned it. So, you know when you are cleaning out a room and move some furniture you find a build up of dust or random items such as paper clips, old receipts, pens, scrap paper....etc. She never cleaned that up or vacuumed up all the dog and cat hair. While showing me around the house we came across a cat box that had been there for a year! Not Cleaned! Sick!
Aside from the nastiness of the house, it was so out of date! I had never seen the style microwave that was in there. It had all sorts of dials and no buttons. It was weird! So, needless to say I decided against the gross "Free" house.
That very day, I sent Laura, my cousin a little note asking if she was still in the market for a roommate. Turns out she was, about a month later, I moved in. Highlights to Laura's house:
An upstairs room, with a blue walls and big window!
A big kid bed (I used to sleep on a twin sized bed).
My very own bathroom!
a Giant closet that has a little step in it. Seriously the step was my favorite part!
A microwave and saran wrap.
a pantry that can hold my mixer so I don't have to haul it up and down stairs.
Tonya (a friend of ours) comes over all the time and sometimes we cook.
There is a sewing machine that I can use for my quilting class.
A treadmill in case I want to use it.
I am sure the list will continue to go on the longer I live here. Thanks Cousin Laura for taking me in, I really appreciate it!
Aside from the nastiness of the house, it was so out of date! I had never seen the style microwave that was in there. It had all sorts of dials and no buttons. It was weird! So, needless to say I decided against the gross "Free" house.
That very day, I sent Laura, my cousin a little note asking if she was still in the market for a roommate. Turns out she was, about a month later, I moved in. Highlights to Laura's house:
An upstairs room, with a blue walls and big window!
A big kid bed (I used to sleep on a twin sized bed).
My very own bathroom!
a Giant closet that has a little step in it. Seriously the step was my favorite part!
A microwave and saran wrap.
a pantry that can hold my mixer so I don't have to haul it up and down stairs.
Tonya (a friend of ours) comes over all the time and sometimes we cook.
There is a sewing machine that I can use for my quilting class.
A treadmill in case I want to use it.
I am sure the list will continue to go on the longer I live here. Thanks Cousin Laura for taking me in, I really appreciate it!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Moving!
For the last 2 years I have been living in the basement of my good friend Tori's house. I loved it there and had Tori not gone off and gotten engaged I would most likely still be there. Don't get me wrong, I am so happy for Tori! I just don't care to move and CHANGE things. Here are some fabulous things I loved or learned while living with Tori!
Watching Prison Break and lost while eating beans and rice or Totino's pizza. With Murphy snuggled in between us on the couch.
She loved Murphy and all his grossness just as much as me!
Learning to live with out a microwave and saran wrap.
That mini chocolate chips make banana bread yummier.
if you want to you can crochet your own kitchen rags and cotton balls.
She always cleaned the bathroom and never asked me to do it.
Walking to the Hollywood Farmer's market and buying veggies.
Walking to Laurelwood and me having a beer and her having a glass of beer cause she is a bit of a light weight.
Grocery shopping at Trader Joes.
Waking up to go to work or the gym and she was just going to bed or getting home from work.
Sometimes waking up at midnight and having a snack and chatting for an hour and then going back to bed.
Always supporting a McDonalds, Burgerville or Ice cream run.
Almost always knowing exactly what to say and how to fix most situations.
Chasing the mice.
I have been friends with her since JR. High and we have always kept in touch. I probably hadn't seen her in a year or two when I moved in. We hit it off as roommates! Thank you Tori for all your love and support over the last 2 years! You have really made my life a lot better! Congratulations on your engagement/marriage to Andy, he is so nice and as you know loves you so much! I could not be happier for the both of you!
Watching Prison Break and lost while eating beans and rice or Totino's pizza. With Murphy snuggled in between us on the couch.
She loved Murphy and all his grossness just as much as me!
Learning to live with out a microwave and saran wrap.
That mini chocolate chips make banana bread yummier.
if you want to you can crochet your own kitchen rags and cotton balls.
She always cleaned the bathroom and never asked me to do it.
Walking to the Hollywood Farmer's market and buying veggies.
Walking to Laurelwood and me having a beer and her having a glass of beer cause she is a bit of a light weight.
Grocery shopping at Trader Joes.
Waking up to go to work or the gym and she was just going to bed or getting home from work.
Sometimes waking up at midnight and having a snack and chatting for an hour and then going back to bed.
Always supporting a McDonalds, Burgerville or Ice cream run.
Almost always knowing exactly what to say and how to fix most situations.
Chasing the mice.
I have been friends with her since JR. High and we have always kept in touch. I probably hadn't seen her in a year or two when I moved in. We hit it off as roommates! Thank you Tori for all your love and support over the last 2 years! You have really made my life a lot better! Congratulations on your engagement/marriage to Andy, he is so nice and as you know loves you so much! I could not be happier for the both of you!
Saturday, December 4, 2010
R.I.P Mr. Man
I Adopted him while living in Telluride, and he was my best friend the whole time I was there! Murphy you were my heart and you will be missed, stinky ears and all!
Please excuse all the pictures, I couldn't narrow them down!
Please excuse all the pictures, I couldn't narrow them down!
Another wedding cake
At the end of August my cousin Emily got married and had asked me to do her wedding cake. She wanted it to be square and all off kilter. I think it turned out nice and she loved it!
Happy 30th Hannah!
On August 1st we all headed down to Rockaway Beach to celebrate Hannah Brownlee's 30Th birthday. She is the youngest of us all and I am pretty sure she is the last friend of the group to turn 30. Instead of us going out for drinks or dinner, she planned a bon fire lunch at the beach. She invited friends and family and since I grew up with Hannah, I knew the whole gang! It was fun to hangout with friends and eat s'mores on the beach! I didn't happen to take any pictures so I stole these from Hannah's Blog and Shannon's blog, thanks for taking the pictures!
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Back to Amagammy and then Home.
When I got back to Molly's house, Her Mom had come into town to visit. Heidi is a lot of fun, I often call her Zippy. Since Molly works so much Heidi and I headed to TJ Max to find so clothes for Molly and to pick up her laundry. I was suppose to go back to Mynor's house in the City but decided to stay with Molly and take the train back in to JFK.
* TJ Max with Heidi.
* Finding a totally cute hat that I wore the rest of the day.
* Having dinner with Heidi and Molly.
* Read on the porch.
The morning I had to leave Heidi took me to the Train Station and we waited for the train. Which Never came. So, I had to take the Jitney (or as most people outside The Hamptons call it The Bus). When I got on the Jitney I sat down right in front of Cynthia Nixon from Sex in the City. That was weird. The Jitney took me to Queens where I took a cab to JFK and then Flew home. My trip was super fun, I would totally do it again. It was great to see all my friends from Culinary school and Starbucks. I love them all!
* TJ Max with Heidi.
* Finding a totally cute hat that I wore the rest of the day.
* Having dinner with Heidi and Molly.
* Read on the porch.
The morning I had to leave Heidi took me to the Train Station and we waited for the train. Which Never came. So, I had to take the Jitney (or as most people outside The Hamptons call it The Bus). When I got on the Jitney I sat down right in front of Cynthia Nixon from Sex in the City. That was weird. The Jitney took me to Queens where I took a cab to JFK and then Flew home. My trip was super fun, I would totally do it again. It was great to see all my friends from Culinary school and Starbucks. I love them all!
Wicked Boston!
I really wanted to see Boston when I went to the east. I didn't really know anyone in Boston, so I put it out of Facebook to find someone to stay with. Turns out Mel lives in Boston. I worked with Mel in New York at Starbucks ( big shock, I know). I was a little nervous for 2 reasons, 1) I didn't want to drive in Boston. 2) I didn't really know Mel that well and had never hung out with her one on one. She is pretty scary being all petite, blond and perky.
* Finding somewhere to park in Boston with Mel.
* having her parallel park Molly's car on the left side of the road. I had never done that on the left side before.
* Walking her to work and hanging out on Newbury Street all evening.
* Reading in Boston Common.
* Dinner at Joe's American Bar
* Walking Mel to work again.
* Walking down to the Harbor.
* Going on the Self guided tour I downloaded to my Ipod. It was totally cool, You put your headphone on and it tells you where to start and where to go and tells you the history of Boston harbor.
* Not being able to finish my self guided tour due to rain and blistered feet.
* Having lunch with Mel.
* Buying a totally cute dress at H&M.
* Buying 2 more books.
* Walked around Fenway Park. Mel lives right next door!
* Meeting Mel for Drinks when she got out of work early.
* Realizing how much I like Mel.
When I left Boston I was sad we hadn't gotten to know each other sooner. Aside form my blistered feet, I had a fabulous time. Back to Amagansett!
* Finding somewhere to park in Boston with Mel.
* having her parallel park Molly's car on the left side of the road. I had never done that on the left side before.
* Walking her to work and hanging out on Newbury Street all evening.
* Reading in Boston Common.
* Dinner at Joe's American Bar
* Walking Mel to work again.
* Walking down to the Harbor.
* Going on the Self guided tour I downloaded to my Ipod. It was totally cool, You put your headphone on and it tells you where to start and where to go and tells you the history of Boston harbor.
* Not being able to finish my self guided tour due to rain and blistered feet.
* Having lunch with Mel.
* Buying a totally cute dress at H&M.
* Buying 2 more books.
* Walked around Fenway Park. Mel lives right next door!
* Meeting Mel for Drinks when she got out of work early.
* Realizing how much I like Mel.
When I left Boston I was sad we hadn't gotten to know each other sooner. Aside form my blistered feet, I had a fabulous time. Back to Amagansett!
Really?!? I'm just sayin...
In case you are wondering, you have to take a ferry from Long Island in order to get to Rhode Island. Being from Oregon I wasn't too familiar with Ferries. I got to the ferry early and found out I ordered my tickets backwards. I ordered my first trip from RI to NY not NY to RI. Smart! Luckily they didn't care and let me on anyway.
* When I got to RI I put the top down and turned up the JayZ and took off for Jan's. It was fabulous!
* I got to Jan's and shortly after Julia showed up. Jan is my Manager from Starbucks in Hyde Park and Julia was the Assistant. We had so much fun in Hyde Park, It was great to spend time with both of them.
* Picked up Jan's daughter Sammie from Camp.
* Pete (Jan's Husband) cooked us up a great dinner!
* Stayed up talking and listening to music.
* Delicious blueberry pancakes for breakfast.
* Laying on the beach and trying to play in the water. I don't really know how to play in the ocean since The Pacific is so darn cold!
* Totally sunburned the backs of my legs.
* Having dinner and shopping in Newport. Julia and I both ordering the Fisherman Platter and having enough for for 4 people.
* Was slightly devastated that Rhode Island doesn't have a Starbucks mug.
* Complained about Starbucks, we just couldn't help ourselves!
* Laying on the beach again.
* Watching the Life Guards save stupid people. It was totally Baywatch!
* Going out for drinks and having them try to find me a man.
* Dancing with Jan to Tupac's California Love.
* Having a lazy last morning with Jan and Pete.
* realizing I was sick of traveling.
I really miss the Starbucks I used to work at in New York. It was great to see Jan and Julia and get to spend so much time with them. Next stop...Boston. Wicked!
* When I got to RI I put the top down and turned up the JayZ and took off for Jan's. It was fabulous!
* I got to Jan's and shortly after Julia showed up. Jan is my Manager from Starbucks in Hyde Park and Julia was the Assistant. We had so much fun in Hyde Park, It was great to spend time with both of them.
* Picked up Jan's daughter Sammie from Camp.
* Pete (Jan's Husband) cooked us up a great dinner!
* Stayed up talking and listening to music.
* Delicious blueberry pancakes for breakfast.
* Laying on the beach and trying to play in the water. I don't really know how to play in the ocean since The Pacific is so darn cold!
* Totally sunburned the backs of my legs.
* Having dinner and shopping in Newport. Julia and I both ordering the Fisherman Platter and having enough for for 4 people.
* Was slightly devastated that Rhode Island doesn't have a Starbucks mug.
* Complained about Starbucks, we just couldn't help ourselves!
* Laying on the beach again.
* Watching the Life Guards save stupid people. It was totally Baywatch!
* Going out for drinks and having them try to find me a man.
* Dancing with Jan to Tupac's California Love.
* Having a lazy last morning with Jan and Pete.
* realizing I was sick of traveling.
I really miss the Starbucks I used to work at in New York. It was great to see Jan and Julia and get to spend so much time with them. Next stop...Boston. Wicked!
Yeah, The Hamptons!
On July 5Th I woke up late and hungover. I was suppose to catch the 8:40 train from Poughkeepsie but forgot to put gas in the rental and ended up missing it by 20 mins.
I had to catch the 9:40 train, arrived at Grand Central at 11:20am, had to be at Penn Station to catch my train to Amagansett at 11:40am. Took a cab to Penn Station, Had to figure out which track my train was on. Ran all the way there and got to an empty seat with about 2 mins to spare. Had I missed my train to Amagansett I would have had to wait till 10pm to catch the next one.
* Sitting next to a chick from Oregon and having her give me pointers on train travel.
* Seeing Molly and both of us almost crying!
* Meeting everyone at Jack's ( the cafe she manages).
* Seeing Ralph Lauren and his Family buy coffee.
* Seeing Billy Baldwin and Ralph Lauren drinking coffee. Bizarro!
* Having drinks and listening to Poster Child at the bar across the street with Molly and her boss Jack.
* Seeing Ethan Hawke at the bar.
* Molly's friend Justin is the Chef at the Meeting House, He made us some delicious rice, scallops, Shrimp and chicken! I would say one of the highlights to working in the food industry is all the free food and getting to stay after closing for drinks! Awesome!
* Molly Putting me to bed because I could hardly keep my eyes open.
* Spending my day in Southampton and getting a Hamptons Starbucks mug.
* Read another book.
* Dinner at another fancy place
* Running on the beach at night with Justin, Molly and Adam and walking in the water.
* Laying on the beach.
* Hanging out at Jack's and reading my book.
* Having my laundry done at the local laundry mat.
* Ethan Hawke talked to me. We are totally BFF now!
* Eating Chinese food on the beach with Molly and Summer Dog.
* Eating Ice cream with Molly in Molly's bed in the middle of the night.
After being at Molly's I headed to Rhode Island, Molly let me borrow her convertible Beetle and her GPS. I really think I got sick of my camera about half way through the trip. I don't have very many more pictures!
I had to catch the 9:40 train, arrived at Grand Central at 11:20am, had to be at Penn Station to catch my train to Amagansett at 11:40am. Took a cab to Penn Station, Had to figure out which track my train was on. Ran all the way there and got to an empty seat with about 2 mins to spare. Had I missed my train to Amagansett I would have had to wait till 10pm to catch the next one.
* Sitting next to a chick from Oregon and having her give me pointers on train travel.
* Seeing Molly and both of us almost crying!
* Meeting everyone at Jack's ( the cafe she manages).
* Seeing Ralph Lauren and his Family buy coffee.
* Seeing Billy Baldwin and Ralph Lauren drinking coffee. Bizarro!
* Having drinks and listening to Poster Child at the bar across the street with Molly and her boss Jack.
* Seeing Ethan Hawke at the bar.
* Molly's friend Justin is the Chef at the Meeting House, He made us some delicious rice, scallops, Shrimp and chicken! I would say one of the highlights to working in the food industry is all the free food and getting to stay after closing for drinks! Awesome!
* Molly Putting me to bed because I could hardly keep my eyes open.
* Spending my day in Southampton and getting a Hamptons Starbucks mug.
* Read another book.
* Dinner at another fancy place
* Running on the beach at night with Justin, Molly and Adam and walking in the water.
* Laying on the beach.
* Hanging out at Jack's and reading my book.
* Having my laundry done at the local laundry mat.
* Ethan Hawke talked to me. We are totally BFF now!
* Eating Chinese food on the beach with Molly and Summer Dog.
* Eating Ice cream with Molly in Molly's bed in the middle of the night.
After being at Molly's I headed to Rhode Island, Molly let me borrow her convertible Beetle and her GPS. I really think I got sick of my camera about half way through the trip. I don't have very many more pictures!
Hanging in the HP!
I really think I used almost every form of transportation on this trip!
* Finding my way to Grand Central from Roosevelt Island by myself.
* Taking a cab to the Rent a car place and having the Cab driver ask me a highly inappropriate question that I am not even sure why anyone would ever think that of me.
* Renting a car all by myself!
* Going to the old Starbucks and seeing a few of the people I used to know there.
* Seeing Kevin!!
* Having Kevin fill me in on all the crazy drama from the company he works for. It was CRAZY!
* Went to visit Julia (my old assistant Manager) who now has her own store about an hour away. So much fun to see her!
* Went to Kevin's night club and was treated like Paris Hilton. He knows I love that!
* Leaving the Club when the sun was coming up, probably the only good reason Kevin and I shouldn't live near each other.
* Went to Breakfast or late Lunch.... :)
* Went over to Hyde Park to see Eileen at Starbucks.
* Going to the City to watch fireworks.
* Going to Duplex and singing a long with the piano player.
* Due to the drinks we had and me being sad to leave Kevin I was overly emotional all the way home. Sorry Kev! :)
Kevin is another one of my friends that I never see and never talk to but when you put us together we pick up right where we left off! Sadly I don't have pictures from this part of my trip, we were too busy I guess to take pictures!
* Finding my way to Grand Central from Roosevelt Island by myself.
* Taking a cab to the Rent a car place and having the Cab driver ask me a highly inappropriate question that I am not even sure why anyone would ever think that of me.
* Renting a car all by myself!
* Going to the old Starbucks and seeing a few of the people I used to know there.
* Seeing Kevin!!
* Having Kevin fill me in on all the crazy drama from the company he works for. It was CRAZY!
* Went to visit Julia (my old assistant Manager) who now has her own store about an hour away. So much fun to see her!
* Went to Kevin's night club and was treated like Paris Hilton. He knows I love that!
* Leaving the Club when the sun was coming up, probably the only good reason Kevin and I shouldn't live near each other.
* Went to Breakfast or late Lunch.... :)
* Went over to Hyde Park to see Eileen at Starbucks.
* Going to the City to watch fireworks.
* Going to Duplex and singing a long with the piano player.
* Due to the drinks we had and me being sad to leave Kevin I was overly emotional all the way home. Sorry Kev! :)
Kevin is another one of my friends that I never see and never talk to but when you put us together we pick up right where we left off! Sadly I don't have pictures from this part of my trip, we were too busy I guess to take pictures!
NYC!!!
My stop in NYC to see Mynor and Melanie. When I arrived in at JFK I called Melanie and she told me how to get to SoHo to meet up with her.
* Taking 2-3 hours to get across town.
* Sitting in Traffic on a bus for at least half of the 2-3 hour commute.
* Figuring out the Subway system with a giant suitcase that was just too big to lift over the gate but a little big to push through the walkway. Leaving me with bruised legs.
* Seeing Melanie's tiny apartment and learning how much she pays in rent and feeling really good about living in Tori's basement!
* Having coffee with Melanie and calling Mynor to meet up with us.
* Getting to see friends from school and realizing how much they mean to me.
* Seeing Mynor's Apartment, and learning about Roosevelt Island.
* Having Mynor carry my bags for me and pay for my Subway pass. Such a gentleman! Mama Mendizabel would be proud!
* Going out to have Belgium fries with Mynor and his roommate.
* Wandering the city all day like tourists.
* Eating awesome Chinese Food in China Town.
* Taking a picture of the JayZ Rocawear add in Time Square (I am a little nerdy like that!)
* Having Pink Berry.
* Dinner with Melanie and walking all over the city to find it!
It was the perfect amount of time with Mynor, if you know the two of us we drive each other crazy! Now off to Hyde Park!
* Taking 2-3 hours to get across town.
* Sitting in Traffic on a bus for at least half of the 2-3 hour commute.
* Figuring out the Subway system with a giant suitcase that was just too big to lift over the gate but a little big to push through the walkway. Leaving me with bruised legs.
* Seeing Melanie's tiny apartment and learning how much she pays in rent and feeling really good about living in Tori's basement!
* Having coffee with Melanie and calling Mynor to meet up with us.
* Getting to see friends from school and realizing how much they mean to me.
* Seeing Mynor's Apartment, and learning about Roosevelt Island.
* Having Mynor carry my bags for me and pay for my Subway pass. Such a gentleman! Mama Mendizabel would be proud!
* Going out to have Belgium fries with Mynor and his roommate.
* Wandering the city all day like tourists.
* Eating awesome Chinese Food in China Town.
* Taking a picture of the JayZ Rocawear add in Time Square (I am a little nerdy like that!)
* Having Pink Berry.
* Dinner with Melanie and walking all over the city to find it!
It was the perfect amount of time with Mynor, if you know the two of us we drive each other crazy! Now off to Hyde Park!
OHIO!!!
So, The last blog got a little wordy, and I didn't really care for that. To solve this problem I am going to bullet the highlights!
* a hour and a half flight delay in Milwaukee due to to weather.
* Circling Columbus for an hour due to lightning!
* Finally landing and getting to see and hug Andy!
* He slept on the couch and gave me the bed, nicest guy ever!
* North Star Cafe (where Andy works) and there Biscuits and Shooting Star drink.
* Having dinner at another North Star location and then heading down to Jeni's to eat Salty caramel Ice cream and brown butter almond Ice cream.
* Buying another book to read.
* More Biscuits and Shooting stars
* Picking out chocolates to eat out of a million kinds
* The Food Market
* Eating hanger steak, mussels and more biscuits at the higher end location of North Star.
* Going out for drinks with his friends.
* Hanging out at a mall all day!
* Eclipse ( that's right on vacation I watched twilight!)
It was so great to see Andy! I love him so much, and it is so hard to say goodbye.
I was getting a little bummed out because I thought my trip was almost over since I was leaving Columbus...but I actually had 2 MORE WEEKS!!! Sweet!
* a hour and a half flight delay in Milwaukee due to to weather.
* Circling Columbus for an hour due to lightning!
* Finally landing and getting to see and hug Andy!
* He slept on the couch and gave me the bed, nicest guy ever!
* North Star Cafe (where Andy works) and there Biscuits and Shooting Star drink.
* Having dinner at another North Star location and then heading down to Jeni's to eat Salty caramel Ice cream and brown butter almond Ice cream.
* Buying another book to read.
* More Biscuits and Shooting stars
* Picking out chocolates to eat out of a million kinds
* The Food Market
* Eating hanger steak, mussels and more biscuits at the higher end location of North Star.
* Going out for drinks with his friends.
* Hanging out at a mall all day!
* Eclipse ( that's right on vacation I watched twilight!)
It was so great to see Andy! I love him so much, and it is so hard to say goodbye.
I was getting a little bummed out because I thought my trip was almost over since I was leaving Columbus...but I actually had 2 MORE WEEKS!!! Sweet!
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