Rough Ride

Last night I had the pleasure of participating in my first ever "Spinning" class. For those of you who are unfamiliar, spinning is a sport which involves using a stand-still bike and riding in 3 different positions to fast beat music. I've heard tons of good things about spinning, and usually the classes are packed. When I checked in at the gym last night, I noticed only 2 people had signed up for the 6-7 class, so I figured "what the hell, if I'm going to make an ass of myself, it might as well be in front of as few people as possible."
When I walked into the room I found the instructor towards the front. I told her I was a beginner and she gave me a quick breakdown of the positions and the way the class works. I figured that I would glide through the hour class, seeing as the other two women looked to be over 40. After 5 minutes I realized that I was wrong. I never sweated so much in my entire life, I didn't even know my body could produce that much sweat.
All in all it was a great workout, and I'm sure I'll do it again, as soon as the pain in my body goes away.

One more day...

Only one more work day, then it's off to the shore. I just spent the past two hours making potato salad. It will probably go unappreciated with the men in the house, but at least I'm doing my part. I can't wait for tomorrow. Last weekend we didn't go down, and I really missed it, even though I had a blast at the wedding. I told myself I wanted to be in bed by 11 tonight, and it looks like I may just make it. I went shopping after work, then worked out, made dinner, and then made potato salad. It feels so nice to finally sit down, and I'm sure it will be heavenly to lay in my bed.
Hopefully this weekend will be fun, and I'll have something more exciting to post on Sunday night. That's about all for now... Goodnight

A weekend trip to Rochester

This past weekend, Adam and I ventured to his parents home back in Rochester, New York. After finally getting on the road at 6:00, we ended up stuck in stop and go traffic for about 2 hours. Once we finally got moving, we arrived at about 12:30 in the morning. Adam's Mom and Dad waited up to greet us, and Aaron wasn't home yet. He went to Barnes and Noble to get the new copy of Harry Potter at midnight. He was number 458 in the line for the people who "reserved" their copies, and said that there was an even longer line of people who didn't. I'm glad I never got into that whole Harry Potter thing, it seems a little excessive.
Anyways, Saturday we got up and relaxed and then got ready for the wedding. Family friends of Adams were getting married, and the ceremony was at 2:00 in the afternoon. We arrived and found a hot and humid church that didn't have air conditioning. The ceremony was short and sweet, thank god. We then went back to Adam's parents house to kill some time between the wedding and the reception. We drank an expensive bottle of champagne, and then another one which wasn't so expensive. We had cheese too, which was the first time I'd ever had wine with cheese. I am a huge fan of this white cheddar kind, and I need to find out where they got it, and what kind it was... maybe it tasted so good because I was already half in the bag.
When we got to the reception, we started pounding the drinks because we didn't know if the cocktail hour meant that drinks (free drinks) would only be served for an hour. By dinner time I was pretty wasted, and the rest of the night we had a great time. The pictures are from the wedding. Take note of my dress...it cost me $9.99. It was orginally $186, it's Ralph Lauren and was on the rack at Lord and Taylor for 49.99, and when they rung it up we were all shocked! I'm glad that it fit!
Anyways, it was a great weekend, I am just sad that it seemed to go by so quickly. It's nice to be around family, even if just for a short time. I can't wait to my parents and sister come out in less than two weeks... I just wish they were bringing the dog too :(

TGIT

Thank god it's Thursday night... I don't think I can take much more this week. Work is stressing me out beyond belief. I'm looking forward to this weekend. Not only because we're going to Rochester, but we're also going to a wedding. I found a gorgeous black RL Lauren dress at Lord & Taylor for 10 bucks!!! It was orginally 150, I think someone made a mistake... but anyways, talk about a great deal. I wish Emily was here to share m enthusiasm for my fashion finds. Today I competed the outfit with a new pair of shoes, earring, a manicure and pedicure. I hope everything looks good together. I can't wait to see Adam's family, and drink with the WHOLE BRAKONIECKI family for the 1st time (legally). It should be a great weekend and I couldn't be more excited!
I turned my computer on to update my blog but I really don't have anything interesting or new to report. I guess that's all, a short one for tonight. I think I'm going to head to bed abnormally early and read for a while. Goodnight!

You're the biggest dick I've ever met!

Thought I would title this post with a quote from some piece of Jersey trash we encountered at the bar.
My friends response to this comment: "That's ok, because you're the fattest girl I've ever met."
Yes my friends, it was one of those weekends at the Jersey shore. There was a lot of drinking which led to a variety of things for the people and visitors of 211 Third Ave. It was an exciting weekend to say the least. I will definately not go into any details!
Anyways, Andrea (my cousin) made her second appearance and the shore this weekend, and we had another fabulous time. After being stuck in traffic for 6 hours, she finally arrived at my apartment at around 6:00pm on Friday, and we were off to Manasquan. I was a little nervous as to how she was going to react to Adam, let alone when he is drunk. They got along well, so hopefully no stories will go floating around the Steinhauser family as they so frequently do. I think that everyone (well mostly everyone) had a fun time at the shore. It was pouring rain on Friday and the forecast called for rain all weekend. "Since when can weathermen predict the weather, let alone the future" (quote from Adam's favorite movie, Back to the Future.) Luckily this weekend they didn't come close. It was gorgeous on Saturday and Sunday, so we took advantage of the gorgeous weather, and stuck around till about 4:00 on Sunday. Judging by the traffice we hit on the way home, I can see why people tend to leave earlier on Sunday. After arriving back home, I showered and picked up Adam to head to Darren's house. He said he lived in the boonies, and he wasn't exagerating. Jim gave us the wrong directions, and we finally arrived to his house an hour later. It worth the trouble. Darren has a gorgeous house with a large deck overlooking the lake in his backyard. Jim brought his sisters dog, Raider over to visit with me, and he made my night. We finally got home after midnight, and needless to say Monday was a long work day b/c I was so tired.
Today after work, I went to the gym and then came back and took a shower. I went to dinner w/ 4 of the guys from the shore. Adam was playing basketball late and couldn't make it. He'll have to come with us again though. They gave us a ton of food, and its very inexpensive. I actually was honored that the guys thought of me, and am happy they did. Thanks guys! It's always nice to see everyone. I really do appreciate you all befriending a big mouthed girl from the midwest.
Well that is all for about now. I'm going to make it an early night... Goodnight
(Pictures are from this past weekend)

A couple pictures from this past weekend

Is it Friday yet?

I just got done making Pasta Salad and Brownies to bring the shore tomorrow. My cousin, Andrea is making the trip from Boston to Saddle Brook to catch a ride with Adam, Kory and I after work tomorrow. Andrea came to the shore about a month ago, and is coming again this weekend. She had a lot of fun the first time, hopefully this time her beer googles aren't as stong and can refrain from hooking up with anyone over the age of 35. Either way, I know she'll have a great time again, and I'm hoping that tomorrow the weathermen imrpove their weekend forecasts, because it isn't looking very promising.
Today was uneventful, just like every Monday-Thursday. I went to work, worked out, and then went over to Dana's mothers house to see Dana and Nick and Lucy. I think Lucy is my new best friend in Jersey. I want a dog so badly, but I can't have one in my apartment. Oh well I will have to rely on my weekly visits with Lucy to hold me over until I can get my own.
Tonight I have to just pick up my apartment a bit more and slice the brownies. I am hoping to get into bed by 10:00, because Fridays usually require a bit more energy.
I'm looking forward to the weekend and spending time with my friends. I miss all my friends back home though. I definately miss movies with Mike. I miss shopping with Emily, we always found the BEST deals. I miss seeing Kendra get drunk! I miss 11F and EL, I really wish Rick's happy hour was across the street again. Even though there is so much I miss I'm starting to like Jersey, and maybe one day I'll fit in... who knows?

A short week... hopefully

Wow, it's been a while since my last post. I remember thinking last week that I had so much to update but looking back everything is a blur and not much sticks out in my mind. That's the thing about work weeks, all the days just flow together and you get into such a routine that the only parts I remember are the weekends. I guess I better get use to it, I have another 40+ years to go.
As for the weekend, it went by way too fast. We arrived into a rainy Manasquan, but luckily the rain quickly passed, and it turned out to be a gorgeous weekend. I had two full days of sunbathing, and I could have laid out for a third, but I was pretty exhausted from the 3 nights of partying. The food, beer and company were all great, and I didn't encounter anything similar to the weekend prior. I finally met Lucy, Nick & Dana's Cairn terrier, she was so cute and sweet and reminded me of Buffy. Buffy was my cairn terrier who we had to put down in May 2003. Buffy lived for 19 happy years, and she has been greatly missed by our whole family. We got Kasey several months after and she is a little more hyper, but definately adds life to the Steinhauser household. Anyways, I played with Lucy all day, and she was the highlight of my weekend. I also met Nicks wife, Dana, who was very nice to me, and I enjoyed talking to her this weekend. I met lots of other fantastic people too, and it was nice to be surrounded by such great company.
I'm looking forward to this weekend because my cousin Andrea will be joining us once again for another weekend at the shore, and hopefully this time she won't hook up with a 40 year old! I hope this week flys by! Today at work seemed to go by a little faster than usual and I think I finally might start to enjoy my job. Not that I didn't before, it's just taken so long to get the hang of everything.
I got a card from my mom and dad today, and although I love it here, I still miss home a lot. I cry when I think about all the little things I'm missing out on. Like Dad screaming at the dog, or Ashley freaking out about NOTHING. I definately miss my moms food, hugs, and just her being there in general. I still feel like I little kid. I look at myself everyday before work and think "this can't be happenning." I want to ride my bike to 7-11 and run through the sprinkler in the back yard. I want to fill up the plastic pool in the backyard, and drink KoolAid.
The reason I love the shore so much is because for one day a week, I can act like a kid again. I'm not sitting at a desk glancing at the clock every minute, or thinking about what I am going to eat for lunch at 9:00am. We're out in the sun, laughing, and goofing off.
Well that's all for now... goodnight all ~