By the way, she's far away

My week started off quite well...I was able to squeeze lunch in with the BF at my favorite little Mexican place and it didn't disappoint! I ate my burrito with moles sauce too fast to get a pic but this yummy picture was a little complimentary treat they gave us at the end of our meal. It was some sort of warm rice cake with a raspberry compote. I've searched for more info on it but can't find anything on Mexican Rice Cake- otherwise I would make it myself! I hope it's not the last time me and this cake meet cause I feel we were destined to be together!

I'm getting ready to go on vacation soon *SQUEE* and I'm very excited but unfortunately I have found myself with a nasty case of plane/flying anxiety. It started when I was about 12 or so after a bumpy flight in a thunderstorm. Since then, I'm tense the whole flight and starting the week before a trip. This explains why I haven't been on a plane since 2007. My desire to travel trumps my fear of flying but I still don't make the situation easy on myself. For the last 3 nights I can't sleep and my stomach feels like butterflies had babies while simultaneously doing cartwheels. I have been practicing some relaxation techniques but I think it's gonna be a "just bear with it" situation for the few hours I'm on the plane. Ugh- what a horrible feeling! Fortunately the pay off is worth the fear.

I've been playing with my web cam at work cause well, hey- a girl has to know how she looks right?! Above is my $8 Lauren Conrad dress I got from Kohls. It's fun and colorful for spring and it only cost $8 so-yeah-can't really complain.
In New York last weekend it was 70 degrees. Yesterday...we had 2 inches of snow. March is a month of spring dresses and Northface jackets. This sweater was pretty much the only one I hadn't packed away yet. I'm not really a fan of grey but the cut of the sweater makes up for it.

Yes, I know this is a picture of Kate Middleton but the other day when I snapped a photo of my Chaps dress I couldn't help but see some sort resemblance (in the dresses of course-just want to be clear on that-lol)

I usually don't dress like royalty at work but in my defense we had a newsreporter visiting.

Other things I did this week:

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  Go to a wake for a friends dad
• Celebrate my BF's birthday
• Get ready for a baby shower on Sunday
• Buy clothes for trip
• Book a Bikini Wax- why do we do these things do ourselves?!?!
• Get my hair dyed
• Play lots of Scrabble on my Kindle
• Eat a whole box of Mike & Ike's by myself

I'm a Toys R Us Kid....

I get that growing up is going to be this ever changing experience that is filled with mind blowing happiness and severe tragedies that will knock me off my feet whenever I start to feel too comfortable. Things when we were young were simple. People made decisions for us, we only knew a few people and we loved them, and we didn't know about all the pain and despair the world held. Then we grow up and we're thrust into this crazy busy world and it's hard enough to just try to keep up.



One small example; when I was a kid Saturdays were spent in my front yard playing with my friends, until my mom called us in for a grilled cheese sandwhich. Fast forward 20 something years and I spend my Saturdays with new friends (meet Reslove, Lysol, Tilex and Windex). Instead of the warm sun shinning on me, the fluorescent lights beat down on me from the bathroom ceiling. Things sure do change...

Of course it's not all bad. Sometimes as adults we get time to play on Saturdays and hell, sometimes we get to play on Mondays too!

A day at the beach with a cup of coffee- could it get any better?! It's finally getting warm in NY and a day at the beach felt like one of those little moments of happiness I spoke of before.

The BF and I walked along the shore, picking up pretty colored seaglass. It was great.

As "adults" , our palates have matured and we now enjoy food other than Captain Crunch or chicken nuggets smothered in ketchup. Last weekend the BF and I treated ourselves to some really great Indian food. I don't mind shelling out the bucks to eat something I could never make myself and this dish was one of those dishes.

This is what was left of my Shahi Chicken from Indian Clove before I remebered to snap a shot. Naan bread is one of my favorite treats that I could eat and eat and eat without taking a breath but a few years ago I hadn't ever even tried Indian cuisine. We grow-we learn to try new things.


We also learn that not all salads are boring (and healthy)...Example: Jose Tehas's Chicken Tostada Grande.

This was that Monday night fun I was telling you about. Instead of homework and my mom forcing me to eat her Texas rice, as an adult I didn't feel like cooking and headed to New Jersey's best tex-mex restaurant Jose Tehas. This place is awesome. All the food is great, but for some reason I usually end up ordering this salad (these are my leftovers I enjoyed for lunch today byt the way). It's salad (very adult) but you can EAT THE BOWL IT COMES IN (kid in you says "Yay")! New Jersey has great diners but Jose Tehas is the place to be- as you'll find when you pull up at 6pm on a Monday and there's already a wait!


Of course growing up comes with negatives and positives but this week, a setback of growing up I'm noticing is the anger that comes with being an adult.

This week has given me a waterfall of excuses to be angry at everything and almost everyone. I'm angry at bills, I'm angry at that there's ALWAYS something that HAS to be done, I'm angry that I can't afford a house- even though I work so hard, I'm angry that I always have to worry...there's this anger that I didn't expect. As a kid we don't have many responsibilities and therefore less to get upset over. Today I got so angry at work, over something so little-it almost brought me to tears. I had enough, so tonight when I got home I made sure to relax and instead I ended up passing out cold on the couch. Anger takes away enegery- even the enegry for positive things. I know I have to deal with this now beacuse if history repeats itself; life is only going to get more difficult. Of course I'll always keep my fingers crossed for those moments of awesome happiness too.

So what if I'm no baby bird hanging upon your every word

Well, hello there! I have been so busy with work (that will happen when your boss gets super sick and you have to do two jobs in one day) and I haven't been able to sit down and enjoy my blogs company. It's pretty late and I should be in bed but I've been missing writing here so I thought I'd do things a little different today since I haven't been doing anything that interesting anyway (unless you want to hear about what the walls in my office look like).


I thought it may be a good time to discuss my dislikes and likes. Below you will find 3 things I love and 3 things I really dislike. I feel like when I read other blogs I get a good sense of what the author is about and I often tend to try new things if others rave about it- so here's my attempt to get to know you better and maybe you'll give something I like a try?! Maybe-okay, well here we go...


LOVES

I love coffee creamer. I mean, I LOVE coffee but I also love creamer in my coffee. More specifically, I love Shoprite brand fat free French Vanilla or Hazelnut coffee creamer in my coffee. I *try* to limit myself to one coffee in the morning and trust me, you don't want to know me before I've had it. I pretty much started drinking coffee as soon as I could pronounce the word and haven't stopped since. I remember having a coffee cup when I was about 3 years old that had my name on it and my dad and I would drink "angel" coffee together. "Angel" coffee was pretty much a mug of milk with a splash of coffee but I loved it. The creamer is a new thing but now I don't complete my shopping list without a bottle (usually two) on it.

I love this women! I love the singer, songwritier, rockstar goddess, clothes designer that is Gwen Stefani! Every since No Doubts single "Just a Girl" came out, I couldn't get enough of Gwen and No Doubt. I've been to concerts, buy her $40 tee shirts, wear her perfume, hang her posters on my wall- hell, I have her freakin barbies displayed in my living room people! I love gwen Stefani. If I could reccomend just two songs to listen to (this is hard), to those new to this women and No Dount I would say try:

No Doubt: " Sunday Morning"

Gwen Steafni "solo": "Wonderful Life"

Apple Cider.(Not to be confused with Apple Juice) This yummy substance gives me just one more reason to look forward to fall in NY. I pretty much drink about a gallon every 3 days in October and November. Even though it's in the stores all year round, it's a fall drink becuase that's when it tastes best. I like to heat it up and drink it warm before bed and in the morning, when it's tempting to want to just stay under the warm covers. I miss it in the summer, but it's just not the same as drinking it in the fall. It's kind of like getting excited when Starbucks releases their holiday flavored coffee for Oct., Nov. and Dec.- it gives me something to look forward too when the weather starts to cool in NY.

DISLIKES

Spaghettios. Is it hard to make spaghetti?!-no. So why buy it in a can? The pre cooked pasta is mushy and the sauce tastes like aluminum. The hot smell of Spaghettios wafting through the air automatcially gets my gag reflex quivering. Let's not even get started on the meatballs- I really... I'm starting to feel sick- I have to stop now.

Rebublicans. That doesn't mean I don't like you if you are one. I love to hear about others point of view and respect peoples choices and convictions but that's the thing about Rebublicans...they usually don't respect others convitions (or they tend to dismiss them). If one more Rebublican calls me a "liberal" like it's a bad thing, or rolls their eyes at me when I defend Gays rights to marry; I may just have to scream. I could go on and on but as always, I'll keep an open mind but I can't help being childish when I see a car trying to move into my lane while driving and get a glance of their "PALIN" bumper sticker and speed up so they can't move in and they miss their turn. Bad- I know. It's just my silly revenge for the "eye rolls I get after saying "I voted for Obama and think everyone has a right to healthcare".

Sushi! What the hell people?! Really?! I don't get why every damn sushi place is packed out when I drive by. Are they serving me something different when I try it ? Are you not eating raw fish? Is it not slimy when it slides down your throat? I don't get how people "crave" raw fish. Every few months I forget how gross sushi is to me and I decide to give it another try. I usually end up $40 poorer, hungry and grossed out. Why spend so much money on UNCOOKEd food when I could get the deliciousness of the picture below for around $6.

So there you have it. Now you know a little more about me and you may never want to see me again. Maybe I offended one of your "loves"?! I'm always willing to try things a million times( I don't learn from my mistakes until like the 5th time around or so) and maybe I'm missing the one sushi roll that's awesome or maybe Spaghettios takes awesome when you sprinkle chinese five spice on it or something ( I doubt anything could save that mess though)...if you think i haven't given something a good chance- let me know. Of course, I'll ask you to give one of my "Loves" a chance too.

Night all. XO.