Last weekend:
I went to Windsor with Liliana, Shelly, and Michelle two weekends ago. None of them have ever been to my town and I wouldn't go as far as to say that they were culture shocked, but my small town and the things we did there amounted to a very unique experience. The leaves had already blushed with color as the mountains we passed through by train echoed the beams of sunlight. Sometimes, it is really nice to get out of the city and just see the tress.
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| Northwest Park |
Otherwise, it was nice to go home, see my parents, and pet my dogs. We ate at a huge salad for lunch, hit up a corn maze on a winery while eating apple cider doughnuts and freshly picked apples, visited Brown's Harvest to pick up pumpkins, hit up the Pepperidge Farm store (#GOLDFISH), walked my dogs in Northwest park, dined at a Himilayan restaurant in Hartford, stopped by Target and the $ store, and brunched/ feasted by my mom's doing. Mostly the weekend revolved around food- we cooked and I washed all of the dishes from the apple sauce and apple crisp we made, plus Liliana brought pumpkin cake while Shelly and Michelle brought cookies from Moishe's.
We didn't partake in any activities that were particularly Halloween-y, but it finally felt like Fall.
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| Walking through the forest |
I also managed to go grocery shopping out of my mom's cabinet in order to avoid the lines at TJ's and skip the payment part of the shopping experience. #freefood #lovemymom
This past week: I got Google Analytics certified (but not qualified), but I am pleased. Also, still embarking on the MOOC journey with Behavioral Econ and Marketing classes. They are interesting, but I need to make more time for them.
HOLLA-WEE(KE)N(D)/// This weekend:
Thursday night, we had an apartment party and went out in the East Village. Lots of people attended while I morphed from Teddy Bear to Leopard/ Cheetah(?).
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| Teddy Bear and the Little Kid it belongs to ;) |
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| Leopard at Whiskey Town on Hallow's Eve |
Friday night, I went to Zombie Prom at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg with Shelly and Adrian. I did my own and Shelly's make up- it was awesome. We also borrowed some fake blood from Troy for extra effect. We looked pretty awesome and had a nice time. The venue was really cool- bowling alley + concert venue + restaurant. We didn't bowl, but we loved up some live music and ate food. I got a root beer float and it was glorious.
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| Zombified for Zombie Prom at Brooklyn Bowl |
Saturday, I was all over the place. I woke up early-ish to go to the gym, followed by reuniting with Cassidy for brunch at Cafe Mogador. I enjoyed the Morrocan Benedict. After, I hung out with her and her Northwestern friends at Washington Square Park, Union Square, and the Highline. I left them to go uptown and meet Osho at the Museum of Natural History. We looked at lots of animal- related exhibits and then ran to get food because we were starving. We walked further North in the UWS and settled on burritos from Oaxaca, which were amazing (we got shrimp and chicken- sooooo good). After, I met up with Jon at Union Square to see
Ender's Game, which was a great movie. After, we went to a party in Stuy Town, but I didn't stay too long because I was pretty tired.
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| Brunch with Cassidy at Cafe Mogador |
Sunday, I coached and did a few chores. Later in the day, I hung out with Osho. He cooked me dinner and we watched Pulp Fiction. It is a good, but strange movie.
As for upcoming plans, I am mostly just up to work and hanging out with friends. Hopefully, a quick vacation will be coming up. Otherwise otherwise, my next break will be Thanksgiving.
More to come...
xoxo
S
