"If you start out depressed everything's kind of a pleasant surprise"

That's a quote from one of my favorite movies, Say Anything. I haven't written lately, and I really have had no desire to. This whole week I've been pretty down. I don't know why, maybe because it's getting cold out, maybe it's PMS, maybe work, whatever it is, I'm hoping it'll pass soon.
This past weekend was pretty uneventful. Adam and I were supposed to go home for the Homecoming game, but decided not to when we couldn't find cheap airfare. We're going home next weekend for Fink and Sarah's wedding, so we figured that was more important than going home and watching the Spartans blow it. And blow it is quite the understatement... I think we turned the game off when the score was 42-7, and we didn't have 42. Adam made a comment that we would have been pretty pissed to go all the way home to see that game... so it's a good thing we stuck around Jersey.
On Monday Cindy and I flew back to Michigan for an appointment. We took a flight which connected in Chicago, which made the simple trip an all day event. I woke up at 4:30, in order to be in the car by 5:30, for our 7:45am flight. After having an hour delay, running through 2 airports, and 3 flights we were all boarded and on our final flight from Chicago to Detroit. After waiting an hour and a half on the runway we were finally in the air. About 1/2 way through the trip we began to hit some turbulance. The captain came on and ordered the flight crew to stop the beverage service and take their seats. Because of the horrible weather at Newark we had to circle the area until we could get cleared for landing. It felt like a 60 minute roller coaster ride, and when the stewardess came on saying "in case of an emergency landing, please remember to leave all carry on luggage on the plane" we knew we were in trouble. Now I think about her comment and realize that all it did was get everyone on that plane even more worried than we already were, and besides, I don't think I'll be thinking about my carryon luggage as we're plummiting toward the ground. Needless to say, it was an interesting, long, tiring trip and my bed never felt so good.
This weekend Skippy is going to be in NYC, so tomorrow night Adam and I are going into the city to hang out and stay with him in his hotel room. On Saturday we're going to take Skip and his buddy, Lenny around. I'm looking forward to this weekend and I couldn't be happier that tomorrow is Friday. Hopefully spending time with Skip this weekend might improve my mood. It's nice to have someone to visit with. I can't wait for my family to visit again. I've been really missing them lately. I don't know if it's the cold weather, but my little house on Carolina always felt warmer... but I suppose it was just the people in it.

"Another winter day has come

And gone away

And even Paris and Rome

And I wanna go home

Let me go home

And I'm surrounded by

A million people I

Still feel alone

Oh, let me go home

Oh, I miss you, you know"

Ugh... is tomorrow really Monday?

I hate Mondays! Actually, I probably hate Sunday nights more... I hate knowing that tomorrow morning I have to get up, shower, and go to work. And the worst part about it, is knowing that you have to do it for 5 days!!!! It's not that I hate work, I just hate getting up for work. I look forward to every Friday and I count down the days/hours until the next weekend. Well, this past weekend came and went. This weekend gave Adam and I more time to explore the city and just relax. On Friday after work I went to have a drink with Kevin and Mason from work. I love going out to just shoot the shit and have a couple beers. After 2 beers, a basket of wings and playing some SNOOD, I headed home to gather some clothes and go to Adam's for the night. I think I was asleep by 10:00pm, which felt great.
On Saturday morning we walked to the train station and took the 9:40am train to Penn Station for the noon football game at Blondies. We got there a little early and had polished off 20 wings by kickoff... Blondies has the best wings!!!! After an upseting loss to Ohio State we headed out. I was pretty wasted, so we killed some time in the park. We then headed over to Heartland Brewery in Times Square, and Adam had some fabulous micro brewed beer, while I stuck to water. After that, we killed some time at ESPN zone. We were meeting Jim and some of the guys in Hoboken later that night, so we had a couple hours to kill. I kicked Adam's ass in the shooting game, and the racing game. After blowing enough money on video games we headed back to Jersey. It took a while for our friends to get to Hoboken, and I was exhausted by 10:00pm. We took the 1:45 train home, and were in bed by 2:45. Luckily today we just took it easy. I wanted to get some laundry done and clean, but I accomplished neither. Over the past week I've felt like I've been coming down with a cold... and after last night, it has officially arrived. I didn't feel like doing much all day today, but I did put my clothes (and Adams) in my car to wash tomorrow after work (I like the laundromat by my work much better anyways).
After taking an afternoon nap, I'm not too tired yet. I think I'll shower and maybe read a little bit before bed. I hope with rest and some Vitamin C I can kick this cold by mid week! It was a great weekend, but I'm definately not ready for work tomorrow... oh well.

22... not as much fun as 21!

Well, I'm officially no longer 21. As much as I hated always being younger than all my peers in school, I actually tried to find ways to tell people how old I was once I hit the real world. For the past 4 months I liked telling people I had graduated college, found a job and relocated to NJ all at the ripe age of 21! I don't know what it was, but I felt so smart and mature. Anybody who knows the real me, knows I'm very far from mature, but it's weird that when I want to I can act professional.
Anyways, my birthday was very nice. On Friday, my co-workers brought in bagels w/ cream cheese, an ice cream cake and our HR lady baked me a devils food chocolate cake and banana bread. They all also chipped in and got me a gift certificate to Borders. Everyone was so nice, and I felt extra special. On Friday after work Adam picked me up and we met his parents (who came in town for the weekend) at their hotel, and went to dinner with them. On Friday night we went to a great Bar and Grille, and I got buffalo wings and steak... I was in heaven. On Saturday, Adam and I spent the day with his parents and discovered a brewery about 35 minutes South of my place. They didn't have a huge selection, but what I tasted was great... I think we'll have to go back as they change their beers every couple weeks. After the brewery we came back to my apartment. I wish I would have cleaned a little more, but at least his parents got to see my place for the 1st time. That night we all went to a FABULOUS dinner at Bellissimos in Little Falls. It came highly reccomended and I would definately agree. It was pretty fancy and we all had drinks and appetizers. After dinner we ended up going back to Adam's parents hotel. It had been raining cats and dogs ALL DAY, and my friends didn't seem too eager to go out.... so we just stayed in with Adams parents. We had cake and I opened a bazillion presents from them!!!! We ended up spending the night at his parents hotel room because it was too nasty outside to keep driving back and forth. I was really happy that Adam's parents came in town for my birthday. It was good to see them, and I think I ate enough to get my through the week, not to mention the 1/2 of a ganache cake I still have in my fridge.
On Sunday Adam and I finally booked our trip for Christmas. We're flying into Detroit, then to Las Vegas from Detroit, then back to Detroit for the New Year, then back to Newark. If it sounds confusing that's because it is... which is probably why we put it off for so long... but now that it's all said and done, I'm very happy. I can't wait to go to Vegas. Adam's been there 2 times in the past 4 months, so Christmas will be his 3rd time this year.
For my birthday Adam got my an iPod nano. He ordered it online, and it's not here yet, but hopefully next week. We had a very relaxing day, and went to dinner and were in bed by 9:00... it was perfect.
On Monday night Adam went to dinner with some people from work so I hung out with Mason for a bit. He let me drive his new car, and we went to the mall and had dinner at California Pizza Kitchen. After dinner we hung out here for a bit, and sent him home with a chunk of my birthday cake. Mason and I have been hanging out more frequently, probably because we work together and seem to walk out at the same time. He's definately one of my best friends here in Jersey and I can't wait for him to meet Kendra... they're MFEO!!!
Anyways, that's about all. I'm going to Adam's basketball game tonight and then going to attempt to make it to bed before 11:00. I'm know that's not late, but I feel like I might be coming down with something so I want to make sure to get enough rest.

22... Here I come!

I decided to update my blog to give my mother and aunt something better to do on the internet then look up sexual predators. My aunt who recently moved from Tampa to the quaint, quiet town of Marshall, MIchigan was apparently so shocked to find out that she had 28 sexual predators amoung her, that she felt the need to tell everyone, including the guy contracted to remodel her kitchen. And after recieving a demanding email to update my blog, I figured it was the least I could do for my #1 fans.
This past weekend was quite an upset for any MSU fan, let alone Adam and myself who flew in especially hoping that the Spartans could defeat the Wolverines. The rivalry between Michigan and Michigan State is one of the best parts about going to State. You can always rest assured that there will be a new creative shirt to purchase. Other the years my two favorite Anti-Michigan shirts were:
"Ann Arbor is a whore" and "Wolverines Fuck Squirels" as much as I would have loved to spend $15 for one of these quality tees, I would have loved to see my mothers face even more when she did the laundry. Needless to say, I've never bought one, but enjoy seeing everyone else wearing them. I'm not going to go into the details of the game, because the rant session could take all night, but lets say that the Spartans let me down again. They'll always be my team, but we all know we should have easily pulled off a win this year.
Even though we lost the game in overtime, it was great to see everyone. I got to see Kendra, Amy and Emily and it felt good to have 11F back together again, even if it was just for a couple hours.
On Sunday I went home and had a great joint birthday celebration w/ my family. I got to see a ton of family members this weekend, which was awesome. My mom made a phenomenal dinner, and we had great cake too. It's always so hard to say goodbye... it still feels more "home" to me than my apartment does. It's so weird to get getting on a plane w/ Adam to go home to NJ. I'm definately starting to feel more at home though, I'm developing more serious friendships and learning my way around more and more each day. I'll always be a midwestern girl, but sometimes I suprise myself with some Jerseyish comment.
This weekend Adams parents are coming to NJ to celebrate my birthday with us, which will be so nice. I can't wait for this weekend, only 1 more day :) On Sunday I'll be the big 2-2... uh-oh I'm getting old!