This was another great day of holiday. In the morning, I had a little bit of oatmeal because I felt that I had been eating too much stuff. Then, sis and I went out shopping, and we were feeling in need of a snack after a little bit, so we got apple beignets (apple doughnuts essentially). We just got some small stuff here and there, nothing big.
Around noon, we took the train to this town outside of Amsterdam, called Utrecht. Coming out of the Utrecht Centraal train station, you are right inside a mall--the first mall I've ever seen in Europe I suppose. So we did a little walking around and shopping in weird mall shops.
Utrecht was a really nice old town--pretty typically Dutch, I would say. There were a lot of small shopping streets and nice houses. The canals were interesting because, unlike Amsterdam, the street is much higher than the canal, so that there is a lot of lower groung right next to the canel (between the street and the canal), where there are many terraces for restaurants and such. However, these are closed right now because it is just much too cold to sit outside and right on the canal.
After we walked around for a bit, we had a typical dutch lunch of broodje gezond -- a "healthy" sandwich of bread, ha, cheese, and hardboiled sliced egg. It was really yummy. After lunch and some coffee, we walked around some of the shopping streets in Utrecht, and low and behold--what do we find? My favorite Dutch department store, de Bijenkof! :) But, it was awesome because this de Bijenkorf had the bag that I wanted in the perfect style AND color! It's this faux-crocodile handbag that they make in several sizes and a few colors--but the de Bijenkorf that was right by my hotel didn't have it in exactly the right size and color, so I was really happy to get this one! After walking around some more, we stopped for another coffee, of course. :)
Then, we headed back to Amsterdam among the rush hour working people--which was pretty interesting. We relaxed a bit at the hotel before heading to Lucius, a Dutch seafood restaurant for dinner. It was absolutely fantastic! We had a Muscadet wine, which was really quite nice to go with the fish. As our starters, we all ordered the same thing--mussels in a cream sauce. Where I'm used to getting mussels int he shell, they removed all the mussels from the shell (except one for decoration), and the sauce was wonderful. Then, as my main course--I had a fish stew in tomato stock with cilantro pesto. It was sooo yummy (I'm still full from dinner). For dessert, I had this pina colada mousse with pineapple ice cream. Mmm, so yummy :). Then, we relaxed in the hotel and watched one of the stupidest movies ever. :p
Side note: in the business center, when someone walks in--why do they say hello to me? I don't know them. So, I just ignore them :).
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Amsterdam 2007 - Day 4, Jordaan
Hallo! Today was a very relaxing day in Amsterdam. First, I got up late... again :p. But then I went to the Bakkerij de Waal and got ham and kaas croissants and an appleflap (apple turnover croissant) for Candy and I. Then, we did a little bit of light shopping at Xenos, which is this dollar store like place. We got some koffie cups (they say "koffie" on them), and the handles have these little slots of a little ceramic spoon that comes with it, so it is rather cute. We also go other little random goodies there. Next, we went to the HEMA which is another department store-like place, and we had to just get some more random gifts quickly since we had to meet our friend.
In the afternoon, we took a stroll in Jordaan, which is this nice and typically Dutch neighborhood near our hotel. There were a lot of canal houses and a nice big church (big for Amsterdam, I think--nothing like Westminster Alley or anything). Then, we went to a typical cafe/brasserie, I believe it was the Cafe de Jordaan, where we had a light lunch. I had bitterballen, which translates to "meatball", but it is essentially exactly like a kroket but shaped into little balls. I also had some tea and coffee and talked to friends there.
After walking around a bit more, we headed to de Bijenkorf... well, to the cafe for more coffee and some tiramisu. It was more like a marcapone cake instead of real tiramisu (didn't taste like coffee or anything), but it was still good. I wasn't really finding much too much stuff that I wanted to buy, but coming downstairs and out of the department store, I saw in the corner of my eye a display of Oilily bags that were on sale! Why were they not with the other bags in the front of the department store? Well, obviously, they were hiding them for me so that I could buy them. :) Now, I am super happy that there was a bag that I wanted to buy and that I got it--perfect style and shape for me.
After de Bijenkorf, we relaxed for a little with some wine from the hotel (see Amsterdam - Day 1), and then went to dinner at our favorite Chinese restaurant here, Oriental City.
In the afternoon, we took a stroll in Jordaan, which is this nice and typically Dutch neighborhood near our hotel. There were a lot of canal houses and a nice big church (big for Amsterdam, I think--nothing like Westminster Alley or anything). Then, we went to a typical cafe/brasserie, I believe it was the Cafe de Jordaan, where we had a light lunch. I had bitterballen, which translates to "meatball", but it is essentially exactly like a kroket but shaped into little balls. I also had some tea and coffee and talked to friends there.
After walking around a bit more, we headed to de Bijenkorf... well, to the cafe for more coffee and some tiramisu. It was more like a marcapone cake instead of real tiramisu (didn't taste like coffee or anything), but it was still good. I wasn't really finding much too much stuff that I wanted to buy, but coming downstairs and out of the department store, I saw in the corner of my eye a display of Oilily bags that were on sale! Why were they not with the other bags in the front of the department store? Well, obviously, they were hiding them for me so that I could buy them. :) Now, I am super happy that there was a bag that I wanted to buy and that I got it--perfect style and shape for me.
After de Bijenkorf, we relaxed for a little with some wine from the hotel (see Amsterdam - Day 1), and then went to dinner at our favorite Chinese restaurant here, Oriental City.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Amsterdam 2007 - Day 3, Hoorn
This morning, I went to the Bakkerij by my hotel and got a couple of croissants for breakfast. It's where I went last time, and very familiar and comforting for me. We had an easy morning (didn't wake up until 9:30am).
We took the train to Hoorn, this little port tow outside of Amsterdam to visit a friend of ours. We didn't end up doing much because it was a little rainy, but that's just fine for vacation. We had pannenkoeken met speck (pancakes with bacon) for lunch along with some capuccinos. Then, we walked around the shopping street--making stops at stumpel, a bookshop to get some cards (I have to stock up on greeting cards and note paper).
We then hung out more, wanting to grab an early dinner since our friend had to leave for a guitar lesson--and everything was closed! So, we got frites (fries) and broodje kroket (kroket on bread) for dinner. Yay junk food! Well, at least it's special Dutch junk food :). Then, Candy and I headed back to Amsterdam to have an early evening. I think I'll take a bubble bath tonight.
We took the train to Hoorn, this little port tow outside of Amsterdam to visit a friend of ours. We didn't end up doing much because it was a little rainy, but that's just fine for vacation. We had pannenkoeken met speck (pancakes with bacon) for lunch along with some capuccinos. Then, we walked around the shopping street--making stops at stumpel, a bookshop to get some cards (I have to stock up on greeting cards and note paper).
We then hung out more, wanting to grab an early dinner since our friend had to leave for a guitar lesson--and everything was closed! So, we got frites (fries) and broodje kroket (kroket on bread) for dinner. Yay junk food! Well, at least it's special Dutch junk food :). Then, Candy and I headed back to Amsterdam to have an early evening. I think I'll take a bubble bath tonight.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Amsterdam 2007 - Day 2, Getting Situated
Hallo, from Holland! :) This was a great day today in Holland, since my sister and I were getting situated. First, there was the time change for the winter solstice, so we got an "extra hour" of sleep. I fell asleep a little after midnight and woke up at 9:30am--so that was definitely enough, and felt like a whole new person compared to yesterday. Sis and I ate a little bit of oatmeal in the room (yes we brought it with us, as we did a little ramen and granola bars... we just like to be prepared and have some "comforts" of home"). That way, we could just get ready at our own pace and get ready slowly.
Then, C and I went to Albert Heijn grocery store to get some water, chocolate, and chips for the room. They have weird flavors here like "heinz ketchup", balsamic (we got that because it's the closest to salt and vinegar), and I think something like barbecue chicken. I can't remember... they were weird. Oh yeah, and a "vegetable" flavored potato chip... so, a potato flavored potato chip? Heheh, I dunno. :) We dropped off the stuff in the hotel room before we headed out for "pre-shopping".
So, our pre-shopping for me is a mental cataloging of the things we would buy. Of course, we would be going to museums and such, so we also didn't want to carry anything around. We went to Peet & Cloppenburg, a pretty large clothing store in Dam Square next to Madame Tussaud's wax museum (which I do not plan ever on going to) where they sold Mexx clothes. There was also a sale and some possibly cute kiddie clothes.
I then went on the hunt for my usual cheap postcards that I send. Yes, I get the cheap ones (you are lucky if you get anything--so no complaining! :P). It is essentially 3.50 euro for a pack of 14. I usually bring scissors because I need to cut the cards separately--but there is a new design... they are perforated!! Now, this is quite excellent except there is a lot of little paper flecks when I tear the cards apart. And, you still have to cut cards 1 & 2 away from the pack... so it's still not the best design.
Then we made our way down one of the major shopping streets, Kalverstraat, on the search for the English department store, Marks and Spencer, which we were not able to find. After browsing in a few shoppes, we went to lunch in the Kalvertoren (Kalver Tower), where I had two kroketten. For anyone who doesn't know... kroketten is like... fried breaded gravy with meat inside. It's rather yummy and just a typical dutch thing that I only eat when in Amsterdam, so it makes it kind of special. I am even on the hunt for a special store that sells a special brand of kroket, Van Dobbin.
After lunch, we took a walk to the movie theater because we wanted to see what was playing and perhaps catch a movie. I've heard the theaters in Amsterdam are really nice (used to be old classical theaters I believe), but there was not a single movie that we wanted to see!
So, we made our way to the museum of the day, the Van Gogh museum, and it was rather fabulous. Van Gogh is actually my favorite painter, but we usually go to the larger Rijksmuseum (but it is still under construction... it's been on construction ever since my first time in Amsterdam in 2003). I highly recommend the Van Gogh museum because I would say that 75% of the art in there is fantastic, and it tells a very cohesive story. You can see the art laid out with the perspective of Van Gogh's life. I addition, there are works by other impressionist artists like Monet and Van Gogh's friends at the time, and you can compare works and styles side by side. You can see how even though Van Gogh and one of his collegues used the same strokes, the works are very different. Unlike other bigger museums that have lots and lots of works, and you like only 10% of everything, this was a great focused display are art. It's realy a plus if you like Van Gogh and his style of painting... yeah, so if you don't--you should probably skip the museum :p.
As we often do, we stopped in the museum cafe for some coffee. We made our way to the Leidesplein and there was an awesome set of street performers. It was kind of soft electronic-y techno-y stuff, but it was really good and had a great beat. It was at that moment that the feeling of vacation really sunk in on me... being in a nice little crowd (not overwhelming at all) with other people, Dutch and tourist alike, and just being on vacation! Then, time for more coffee, we went to the Three Sisters on the Leidesplein for more coffee until it was dinnertime. This was not the Three Sisters on my map, but another one :p.
After a long coffee, we went to Wagamama for dinner, yay!!! Love Wagamama. It's one of the few non-smoking restaurants, which I just love. However, the had no sake and their coffee machine was broken... so it was pretty disappointing. So, I had iki beer (made from green tea and other japanese fruits), which I pronounced "icky" :p. We also had duck gyoza and shrimp katsu as our side dishes. I had the chili beef ramen, of course :p. For dessert, I had banana katsu (so, breaded fried bananas) with yuzu ice cream... super yummy!
Then, C and I went to Albert Heijn grocery store to get some water, chocolate, and chips for the room. They have weird flavors here like "heinz ketchup", balsamic (we got that because it's the closest to salt and vinegar), and I think something like barbecue chicken. I can't remember... they were weird. Oh yeah, and a "vegetable" flavored potato chip... so, a potato flavored potato chip? Heheh, I dunno. :) We dropped off the stuff in the hotel room before we headed out for "pre-shopping".
So, our pre-shopping for me is a mental cataloging of the things we would buy. Of course, we would be going to museums and such, so we also didn't want to carry anything around. We went to Peet & Cloppenburg, a pretty large clothing store in Dam Square next to Madame Tussaud's wax museum (which I do not plan ever on going to) where they sold Mexx clothes. There was also a sale and some possibly cute kiddie clothes.
I then went on the hunt for my usual cheap postcards that I send. Yes, I get the cheap ones (you are lucky if you get anything--so no complaining! :P). It is essentially 3.50 euro for a pack of 14. I usually bring scissors because I need to cut the cards separately--but there is a new design... they are perforated!! Now, this is quite excellent except there is a lot of little paper flecks when I tear the cards apart. And, you still have to cut cards 1 & 2 away from the pack... so it's still not the best design.
Then we made our way down one of the major shopping streets, Kalverstraat, on the search for the English department store, Marks and Spencer, which we were not able to find. After browsing in a few shoppes, we went to lunch in the Kalvertoren (Kalver Tower), where I had two kroketten. For anyone who doesn't know... kroketten is like... fried breaded gravy with meat inside. It's rather yummy and just a typical dutch thing that I only eat when in Amsterdam, so it makes it kind of special. I am even on the hunt for a special store that sells a special brand of kroket, Van Dobbin.
After lunch, we took a walk to the movie theater because we wanted to see what was playing and perhaps catch a movie. I've heard the theaters in Amsterdam are really nice (used to be old classical theaters I believe), but there was not a single movie that we wanted to see!
So, we made our way to the museum of the day, the Van Gogh museum, and it was rather fabulous. Van Gogh is actually my favorite painter, but we usually go to the larger Rijksmuseum (but it is still under construction... it's been on construction ever since my first time in Amsterdam in 2003). I highly recommend the Van Gogh museum because I would say that 75% of the art in there is fantastic, and it tells a very cohesive story. You can see the art laid out with the perspective of Van Gogh's life. I addition, there are works by other impressionist artists like Monet and Van Gogh's friends at the time, and you can compare works and styles side by side. You can see how even though Van Gogh and one of his collegues used the same strokes, the works are very different. Unlike other bigger museums that have lots and lots of works, and you like only 10% of everything, this was a great focused display are art. It's realy a plus if you like Van Gogh and his style of painting... yeah, so if you don't--you should probably skip the museum :p.
As we often do, we stopped in the museum cafe for some coffee. We made our way to the Leidesplein and there was an awesome set of street performers. It was kind of soft electronic-y techno-y stuff, but it was really good and had a great beat. It was at that moment that the feeling of vacation really sunk in on me... being in a nice little crowd (not overwhelming at all) with other people, Dutch and tourist alike, and just being on vacation! Then, time for more coffee, we went to the Three Sisters on the Leidesplein for more coffee until it was dinnertime. This was not the Three Sisters on my map, but another one :p.
After a long coffee, we went to Wagamama for dinner, yay!!! Love Wagamama. It's one of the few non-smoking restaurants, which I just love. However, the had no sake and their coffee machine was broken... so it was pretty disappointing. So, I had iki beer (made from green tea and other japanese fruits), which I pronounced "icky" :p. We also had duck gyoza and shrimp katsu as our side dishes. I had the chili beef ramen, of course :p. For dessert, I had banana katsu (so, breaded fried bananas) with yuzu ice cream... super yummy!
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Amsterdam 2007 - Day 1, Arrival
Hey all, greetings from Amsterdam and Happy Birthday to me! :)
The flight on the way to Amsterdam was pretty fast and good, though the plane was a little small. We got here before I expected, so it was really nice. The we took the longest an dmost interesting hotel shuttle to our hotel. We didn't want to tell the nice shuttle driver that we had already been to Amsterdam, so he told us where the Anne Frank museum was, to eat at Wok Away or something, and a bunch of other random stuff. He was super nice, but a crazy driver. It's good we didn't hit any bicyclists.
When we arrived at our hotel, our room wouldn't be available until 2pm. So, we went to the department store across from our hotel, de Bijenkorf where we had a light lunch. We proceeded to walk around de Bijenkorf, but it was a madhouse and people were cutting me off. I was pretty tired and probably a little slower than normal, so they kept on cutting me off, which just annoyed me. But alas, it was disappointing since there wasn't any Mandarina Duck item that I wanted to buy. But, I did see a de Bijenkorf collection of a purple patent crocodile handbag that I might get. Wheeee!
At 1:30pm, my sister and I couldn't take it anymore--so we went back to the hotel to ask if the room was ready. And if it wasn't ready, we ould just camp out in the lobby, hehe :). But, it was all ready and clean, and my sister and I both crashed. Though, people knocked on the door 3 times... once for some type of housekeeping, once to give us a bottle of wine (eh? is it because it's my birthday or something?--no idea), and another to give us some "i amsterdam" pamphlet. Okay--note to self: put the do not disturb on the door. Maybe the hotel people were being nice, trying to keep us up :p.
After sis and I woke up from our 3.5 hr "nap", we got ready to go to dinner at Luden. I had tuna carpaccio, fried shrimp and coquilles (I had to ask what coquilles were--they are scallops), and creme brulee for dessert. However, I wasn't doing so well when the main course arrived, so I had to take a breather outside. I think it was because there is smoking allowed in the restaurant and it really messed with me. But, after a little air break, I was ok and able to have a little of my dessert (it was way too huge for me to finish the whole thing). Dinner took about three hours... ahhhh I remember what it's like to be on vacation now :).
Though, I did tell my sis before we even got on the plane that while I can't wait to get to Amsterdam, I also couldn't wait to get back home. Because, then I'd be home with a bunch of cool memories and nice goodies for all my friends and family. :) See you all soon!
PS It's daylight savings tomorrow Oct 28 here, so I'll have a 5 hr difference only until I get back, when it is daylight savings in the US.
The flight on the way to Amsterdam was pretty fast and good, though the plane was a little small. We got here before I expected, so it was really nice. The we took the longest an dmost interesting hotel shuttle to our hotel. We didn't want to tell the nice shuttle driver that we had already been to Amsterdam, so he told us where the Anne Frank museum was, to eat at Wok Away or something, and a bunch of other random stuff. He was super nice, but a crazy driver. It's good we didn't hit any bicyclists.
When we arrived at our hotel, our room wouldn't be available until 2pm. So, we went to the department store across from our hotel, de Bijenkorf where we had a light lunch. We proceeded to walk around de Bijenkorf, but it was a madhouse and people were cutting me off. I was pretty tired and probably a little slower than normal, so they kept on cutting me off, which just annoyed me. But alas, it was disappointing since there wasn't any Mandarina Duck item that I wanted to buy. But, I did see a de Bijenkorf collection of a purple patent crocodile handbag that I might get. Wheeee!
At 1:30pm, my sister and I couldn't take it anymore--so we went back to the hotel to ask if the room was ready. And if it wasn't ready, we ould just camp out in the lobby, hehe :). But, it was all ready and clean, and my sister and I both crashed. Though, people knocked on the door 3 times... once for some type of housekeeping, once to give us a bottle of wine (eh? is it because it's my birthday or something?--no idea), and another to give us some "i amsterdam" pamphlet. Okay--note to self: put the do not disturb on the door. Maybe the hotel people were being nice, trying to keep us up :p.
After sis and I woke up from our 3.5 hr "nap", we got ready to go to dinner at Luden. I had tuna carpaccio, fried shrimp and coquilles (I had to ask what coquilles were--they are scallops), and creme brulee for dessert. However, I wasn't doing so well when the main course arrived, so I had to take a breather outside. I think it was because there is smoking allowed in the restaurant and it really messed with me. But, after a little air break, I was ok and able to have a little of my dessert (it was way too huge for me to finish the whole thing). Dinner took about three hours... ahhhh I remember what it's like to be on vacation now :).
Though, I did tell my sis before we even got on the plane that while I can't wait to get to Amsterdam, I also couldn't wait to get back home. Because, then I'd be home with a bunch of cool memories and nice goodies for all my friends and family. :) See you all soon!
PS It's daylight savings tomorrow Oct 28 here, so I'll have a 5 hr difference only until I get back, when it is daylight savings in the US.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Travel Technology
I haven't blogged much recently since I'm planning my trip. However, I am having a lot of fun using technology to plan my travels.
Specifically, I created an Amsterdam 2007 Google Map and putting all of the places I want to go on it. (And, even updating little icons with which places are food, shopping, etc. :)). If you have Google Earth--you can download the map and see it in Google Earth and pictures of all the places I am going. It is really awesome!
Specifically, I created an Amsterdam 2007 Google Map and putting all of the places I want to go on it. (And, even updating little icons with which places are food, shopping, etc. :)). If you have Google Earth--you can download the map and see it in Google Earth and pictures of all the places I am going. It is really awesome!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Busy weekends...
Alright, I do love October, but it is SOOOO busy! I haven't had an un-busy weekend for weeks now, and I'm getting tired :). It's a good thing I was sick partially this weekend, since it made me take downtime and relax at home. On Friday night, I was preparing for the diabetes walk on the next day by making trail mix and washing fruit for snacks. Plus, I had to get up early to cook a big breakfast in preparation for the walk.
On Saturday morning, it was our big Step Out to Fight Diabetes walk. I'm happy to have raised $670 to our total Team Luxe fund-raising of $3820! I thought this was great for our first year, since I really didn't know what to expect. The walk was on the most gorgeous day every! The sky was the bluest I have ever seen in Boston, and it was probably the best day I have ever had walking around in town. After the walk, we just vegged on the sofa and watched tv for a little bit, and then headed out to the Natick Collection for some dinner and shopping.
On Sunday, my sis and I got birthday haircuts and went to a little kids birthday party. :) It's a good thing we were in charge of the Balloon Time, though I had a pretty good time counting the number of meltdowns when kids got pelted by foam balls. :)
On Saturday morning, it was our big Step Out to Fight Diabetes walk. I'm happy to have raised $670 to our total Team Luxe fund-raising of $3820! I thought this was great for our first year, since I really didn't know what to expect. The walk was on the most gorgeous day every! The sky was the bluest I have ever seen in Boston, and it was probably the best day I have ever had walking around in town. After the walk, we just vegged on the sofa and watched tv for a little bit, and then headed out to the Natick Collection for some dinner and shopping.
On Sunday, my sis and I got birthday haircuts and went to a little kids birthday party. :) It's a good thing we were in charge of the Balloon Time, though I had a pretty good time counting the number of meltdowns when kids got pelted by foam balls. :)
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Coordinated, but not matchy-matchy
I think that fashion has evolved to being more about coordinating and less about matching. Matching your shoes and handbag or handbag and dress are out. It's more about coordination and things just "going" together.
Think complimentary colors:
- Brown and pink
- Brown and blue
- Green and pink
- Gray and orange
- Purple and orange
It's all about the color wheel, and going for colors that are opposite so that each color stands out more. Analagous colors (those right next to each other) are out, where complimentary (directly across from each other) or triadic (three colors evenly spaced apart) are desired.
It's also important for people to be coordinated, but not matchy matchy. Remember the fabulous article, How to Dress Like the Perfect Couple? It's pretty important to have your man match your purse. A few weeks ago, my sister and I were wearing black and pink. That would have been too matchy matchy, except I had a pink skirt and black top; where my sister had a pink top and black bottom--so, it looked nicely coordinated. Take my outfit today, for example... I'm wearing a gray dress over an orange shirt and I have a gray and orange bag that matched exactly! Did I use it?... No! Instead, I chose a lighter gray bag with orange trip so it was more coordinated and didn't blend in with the outfit.
So, remember, go for coordinated and not matchy-matchy. Go for colors that compliment each other instead of "match" together.
Think complimentary colors:
- Brown and pink
- Brown and blue
- Green and pink
- Gray and orange
- Purple and orange
It's all about the color wheel, and going for colors that are opposite so that each color stands out more. Analagous colors (those right next to each other) are out, where complimentary (directly across from each other) or triadic (three colors evenly spaced apart) are desired.
It's also important for people to be coordinated, but not matchy matchy. Remember the fabulous article, How to Dress Like the Perfect Couple? It's pretty important to have your man match your purse. A few weeks ago, my sister and I were wearing black and pink. That would have been too matchy matchy, except I had a pink skirt and black top; where my sister had a pink top and black bottom--so, it looked nicely coordinated. Take my outfit today, for example... I'm wearing a gray dress over an orange shirt and I have a gray and orange bag that matched exactly! Did I use it?... No! Instead, I chose a lighter gray bag with orange trip so it was more coordinated and didn't blend in with the outfit.
So, remember, go for coordinated and not matchy-matchy. Go for colors that compliment each other instead of "match" together.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Halo 3 is awesome
Okay, so Mr. Studmuffin got me an XBOX 360 for my bday (thank you!). I have to admit, that it is a super sweet gift :). Why get something like jewelry or a stuffed heart pillow when you can decapitate aliens with a big electric axe?
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Harvard Square
Was in Harvard Square last night, and went to Pinocchio's for dinner--ate half a cheese steak and a slice of tomato/basil Sicilian pizza. It is soooo yummy. Then, we went to Herrell's for smushed ice cream. It was pretty good, but a teensy bit soupy. It was actually pretty muggy and humid for some reason.
On the T, we got into the nastiest body odor steam subway car, *cry*. Had to get out at the next stop to switch cars and it was so much better. This is why I don't take public transportation.
I need to go shopping! I feel like I haven't bought anything in the longest time (which I guess is a good thing), but still--MUST go shopping! Okay... this weekend :).
On the T, we got into the nastiest body odor steam subway car, *cry*. Had to get out at the next stop to switch cars and it was so much better. This is why I don't take public transportation.
I need to go shopping! I feel like I haven't bought anything in the longest time (which I guess is a good thing), but still--MUST go shopping! Okay... this weekend :).
Monday, October 1, 2007
I <3 October
I LOVE OCTOBER! :) I am so happy it's October. It's a super-hectic birthday month (both my sister and I have our bdays in October), but it is a lot of fun. Plus, it's Fall... which means beautiful cool weather with the smell of fireplaces outside and the color of pretty leaves. It's just a fun time... maybe it's the quiet time before hectic November and December for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Halloween is really fun too, because it's all about the little kiddies and carving pumpkins.
I love apple cider, so it's the perfect time of year to drink hot apple cider. New fall fashion is always exciting too. Summer clothes are usually pretty crappy, where fall fashion is elegant and glamorous... and well, being my birthday, I can buy myself new clothes as presents :).
I love apple cider, so it's the perfect time of year to drink hot apple cider. New fall fashion is always exciting too. Summer clothes are usually pretty crappy, where fall fashion is elegant and glamorous... and well, being my birthday, I can buy myself new clothes as presents :).
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