We're gonna make it, just you wait.

Ah, I can't believe today was my last day in the office. They really made me cry this afternoon. I'm going to miss them a lot. It has been an amazing summer. For lunch, I met up with Prescella and Jessica. We got McD's at HSQ. haha. Classy. Then we went to the TL broadcast. He's a really cool guy. He reminds me of a mix between Dr. Sharpe and Nick Saban...aka, coolest guy ever. haha. So yeah. that was from 4 to 5, then we mingled a bit, then I said a sad good bye to Prescella, and caught an early train. Got home around 6:15 or so, and Nagymama had made dinner. Aw. =] So we ate, talked about this summer and last summer, then she pulled out the pictures and family history. haha it was nice. I talked to George to make sure my flight is all taken care of, then I realized I have more stuff left than I realized. So I packed up another box and scheduled another pick up for tomorrow. Haha oy. I'm sure UPS loves me. =] Oh well. This way, my backpack won't be SO packed. Which will be good, because I decided I am going to do the subway/bus combo, because all the shuttles have terrible reviews.

I have been like, frantic the past few days. I've slept very little, and I'm constantly exhausted. But there's so much to do! I don't have a choice! Oh well, such is life. Tonight, I have to finish packing that box, and make sure everything is ready.

Tomorrow is my last day!! I can't believe it. We get breakfast, time with Tim Adams, then I'm off to the airport! LGA to DCA to TPA, a few hours for sleep, then off to Bama before the sun rises. Oh boy. Then Saturday will be a full day of moving/unpacking, and so will Sunday. Boy oh boy. I'm just waiting for Missouri. I get to relax in the river ALL DAY.

mid day blog..

So today is my last day in the office. I leave in 20 minutes. It's crazy! The past two months have flown by. It's been an amazing experience, and I'm so happy I got placed with the CC Wovens team. They are all so talented, and really great people to work with. We've been super busy all day, but Diane called me into her office, and they surprised me with a cake and a card. I, of course, cried. Ha. It was so sweet of them, and it really shows me how much they care, and how much they feel like I'm a part of the team, which means so much to me. I'm going to be really sad to leave them. So, to Diane, Sarah, Durga, Kristen, and Kristin, THANK YOU. It's been an amazing summer.

Let us Love

So today was the big presentation day. We got there around 7:30 and gave our presentation at 8. Guess who wsas there. TERRY LUNDGREN. Uh, yeah. the CEO OF MACY'S. Everyone kept saying "don't be nervous, but..." and we were like thank you SO MUCH. The presentation went really well, though. My audience question was a hit, and we all weren't too nervous. After that, we watched a few more, then I went back to the office. They had me return a TON of stuff to Macy's. Oy. Then I did some shipping stuff. In the afternoon, I steamed and did lots of material requests, then we set up for another meeting. I left around 5:15 then walked to Wild Edibles. It's not a far walk...google maps says it's like .9 miles. So I got there, and Pali was delivering oysters to Union Square. Of course he was. hahaha so random. So I talked to my mom for a while on the phone, then he came back. We talked for a while, then Sarah showed up. We had dinner, then just sat and talked until 10:30. Haha yeah it was a long night. But SO much fun. I really love them. =] They drove me back to Penn station (ohh la la) then I caught the trains back to Passaic. Stupid drunks are stupid.

Tomorrow is my last day in the office! I can't believe it. I don't know what to do with myself.

Summer lovin', had me a blast. Summer lovin', happened so fast.

I feel like I need to explain last night. I had an awesome night, but I ended up going to bed around 1:30. Then I got up this morning at 5:30. I felt like death. So, onto today.

Oh, today. I got in around 7:20, grabbed coffee at Primo Cappuccino (STRONG = espresso added. love it. totally worth an extra dollar.) then headed to Herald Square. Got to the 14th floor and realized I didn't know where I was going. Oops. Found Angie and Blaine, and went to the conference room. Nothing was set up, so instead of presenting at 8, we ended up presenting around 9. Unfortunately, my skills were lacking, and they said I sounded scripted and bored. UGH. So we sat through a few others, got breakfast, and then just worked on different things. We watched a lot of other groups. Then, Rush showed up, and we wanted to show him our presentation. So we presented again. This time, I was determined to get it. And I was pissed off. They say anger is a great motivator. And, well, it is. Blaine thought polling the audience on something would be stupid, but I said eff that and went with my gut, and it made everything infinitely better. Everyone said that it was SO much better, and they really liked it. SO THERE. You always have to stick to your guns. After that, it was lunch time, so they went to lunch, and I went to return something at Macy's. After I returned it, to the extremely rude saleswoman, I went to the Cellar to look for gifts for people. I found AMAZING things, which I can't post on here, because then it wouldn't be a surprise! But trust me, they are wonderful. So then, we watched more presentations, then at 3, we had a little farewell party. Awww. They got us all Poken, aka the coolest thing EVER. So we spent time messing with those and eating free pretzels. After the fun, we worked on the handout and finished it. It took a while, but I finally figured out how to print double sided from the computer. That was fun.

Oh, in the middle of the day today, I get a call from a frantic Nagymama that she missed the UPS guy. I, of course, had my phone on silent so I didn't hear it until a few minutes later. By that point, she had called my mom, my dad, and Lord knows who else. I called UPS to get them to come back, and called Nagymama to stop calling people. Ha. So that was fun to deal with.. ooh well.

After work, I met up with Liz and we went to Ginger House, a cheap, yummy Thai place on 7th that I get a discount at. Yay Macy's! It was really yummy, and REALLY loud. But it's super cheap, and good. How many times can I reiterate that?

After that, I caught the train, and got the 7:55 back. Now time to relax and just get myself ready for the official presentation tomorrow morning. I'm much more confident now, and I like that. I'm also excited to get to go back to the office tomorrow as well. I love my team so much. Oh, I got fabric from them today too! YAAAAY I love fabric. But, of course, that means I have more stuff to ship. Ohhh well. Gotta love last minute shopping and whatnot.

Diane keeps reminding me to tell them that she wants me back next summer. I asked, and they said they generally don't do that, just so I can see other areas. But it's super flattering that she wants me back. And she is adamant about it. She asks me daily if I've requested it yet. I would definitely love to work with them all again, but unfortunately, Macy's isn't too keen on the idea. Oh well. I'll most definitely keep in touch!

I can't believe I have THREE days left. This summer has flown. I've had such an amazing time, and I can't believe I have to say good bye to everyone.

Tomorrow, I have my presentation, then I'll be in the office all day, then I'm going to dinner at Wild Edibles (aka my cousin's restaurant. GO if you're in the city. It's amazing) to see Sarah and Paul.

Oh, New York. I'm going to miss you SO much.

but most of all i like liking you

Today was a great day. It started out iffy, because I needed to mail my check to H.A. Edwards and I couldn't figure out the dang post office. Oy. So then I was almost late to work. Oy oy. But it worked out. Thaaanks mom. =] Got to work, and spent the morning sprucing up my portfolio. Kristen and Sarah were really helpful, and Diane made me super nervous, but it all worked out okay. At 11, I met with Leslie to talk about the program, and my thoughts and yada yada. That was nice. Then a little after 11:30 I met with Ron Van Doren, VP of Design for Men's INC, American Rag, and Slade Wilder. That's what I call intimidating. He was actually amazing. We were supposed to meet for 30 minutes, but we talked for well over an hour. He had some awesome insight, and genuinely seemed interested in my portfolio and everything I've done. That felt good. I definitely am confident that I made the right impression.

Around 1, I made it back to my desk. My team was in and out of meetings all day, so I kind of did my own thing. Alanna and I went to europa for lunch, which was nice. The rest of the day, I worked on some other stuff, then I cut pants out of posterboard. haha oh boy. Then I did the fit book, then it was time to go!

I hope the 6:36 out of Penn (suuuucked. so packed) then the 7 out of Secaucus (people smelled BAD). Then, instead of getting off at Passaic, I took it to Ridgewood, and Pearl, Jim, and Kati met me at the station. Yay! We parked and walked to 'The Office', a cute burger place in town. Ridgewood is uber trendy. But really cute (I know Joe LOVES the fact that I think it's "cute"). So we got some burgers, then I finally got a Crumbs cupcake. haha. Honestly, I wasn't that impressed. I think people are right when they say it's becoming the Starbucks of cupcakes. Yeah, it's good I guess, but not omg super awesome...I suppose it has mass appeal? Trendy appeal? I don't know. At that point, I had to jump in and say I needed to get home to go to bed. Ha. So Pearl and Kati drove me back to Nagymama's, and Jim ran for the hills (nice, Jim). Just kidding. He had to drive Kati's car home. And walk the dog. HA. So we chatted with Nagymama for a while, then they helped me carry everything downstairs. THANK YOU! So then they left, and I taped all the shipping labels onto the boxes. That was...interesting. Then I talked to mom, then I showered. I have to be up at 5:30 tomorrow. Not good.

Tomorrow, I have my dress rehearsal at 8 am, then I'm in and out of the office the rest of the day. Also, UPS will come by to pick up all the stuff. Thank goodness. Then I do believe I'm going to meet Liz for dinner. Yay!

So for now, good night. No pictures tonight, I'm very sorry. I must sleep.

Hey you, hey you.

This weekend has been insane. I got my portfolio together, showed Nagymama how to use her sewing machine, and packed up all of my belongings. I have three suitcases and two large boxes. Goodness. Also today, they were packing up all of my stuff in T-town as well. Thank goodness Amber was there.

I can't believe there are only 5 days left. It's crazy. Tomorrow, I have two interviews. One final review, and one for a potential internship with Macy's again next summer. With the VP of Design for Men's INC and American Rag. Eep. Intimidating. Luckily, I got my portfolio together this weekend. It's not great, but it will do. I think they understand that I'm only a junior. So those are at 11 and 11:30. Other than that, tomorrow is a full day in the office. Tuesday we have dress rehearsal for our presentations, then it's either more practice or back to the office. Wednesday is the official presentation. We are the very first group to go, at 8 am. Ohhh boy. But luckily we'll get it over with quickly. Thursday is more presentations, but I'll be in the office most of the day. Friday is my last day! We're speaking to Tim Adams, and probably having a little party. haha. Straight from work, I have to book it to the subway/bus to get to LGA and pray that I catch a flight home. Then it's probably 8 hours at home, then a 10 hour drive up to Alabama. Then Saturday we'll spend the entire day moving in. Saturday night is Lindsay's wedding reception, which I REALLY hope I can make it to. The next few days will be unpacking and organizing, then Monday or Tuesday we're off to Missouri for a week, where I finally get to relax. I'm toying with the idea of making Missouri a technology free zone, so I don't need to concern myself with facebook, email, phone, anything. I think it would be a nice break. I also recognize that I am heavily involved, and need to be reachable. So we'll see about that.

Anywho, I'm glad today is over, and I'm really sad that I only have one week left. I'm really really going to miss this.

Take me to the city by the bay.

I love New York.

I know some people really hate it, or thought they would love it, then found out they hated it, but I thought I would be indifferent to it, and it turns out I'm absolutely in love with it.

Today at work we talked to Debbie...shoot. She is the...VP of INC. I think. I really need to check my notes. She was intense, but I think she had a lot of good insight. (MMGers...I almost typed 'insite'. Oy.) Then, we had a presentation skills workshop. Oy. I think it probably would have been helpful to have that a bit earlier, but it was still nice to get some pointers. I'm still super nervous for my presentation, though. After that, I went to Macy's to return the stuff I bought last week. I decided I wouldn't ever wear it. I was planning on wearing the dress this weekend, buuuut. Yeah.

After that, Prescella met me, and we decided to get lunch. I hadn't eaten since noon yesterday, so needless to say, I was pretty hungry. She met me at Macy's, and I decided to bring her to Benny's Burritos, a really yummy mexican place in Greenwich Village, which happens to be my favorite part of the city. Greenwich Village, not this specific burrito place. So we hoped the train down to 14th Street, my directional skills failed me, and we walked a few blocks in the wrong direction before I realized. Oops. Luckily, Prescella's cool, so it was all good. =P We also stopped into a few boutiques, just for fun. Once we were going in the right direction, it was only a few blocks from the subway. It was nice to go back. Joe and I had a nice time there last summer. The prices are pretty decent, especially for the amount of food you get, plus free soda, chips, and salsa. Yum. I got tacos, and Prescella got a quesadilla. She really liked the place, so I was glad. We both boxed up half of ours, because we were stuffed. From there, I decided we should go to Union Square, because it makes me really happy. We started trekking over there, and stopped in a few more stores.

We found Urban Outfitters, which was fun. I usually don't care much for it, just because of how trendy and pretentious it can be, but the one we went to really wasn't all that bad. I never realized 14th Street was so busy all the time. But it was fun, there was a lot of activity. I got something there, then we continued on. We made it to Union Square, and went into Whole Foods. Holy moly, that place was NUTS. It was really cool though. Hip cool and temperature cool. Did I mention it was close to 100 degrees today? Not so good. We were all a mess. Haha. So we looked around there a bit, then went on. I looked up once we got outside, and realized there was a Nordstrom Rack right there. YES! Sarah had been telling me about that place, and I so wanted to go. So we went in, and ah, love. I really enjoy Nordstrom anyway, so to have all of it 50-60% off was AMAZING. Of course, their plus size section was noticeably missing, which was depressing, but hellooooo handbags and accessories. I got really cute Betsey Johnson earrings for myself, and presents for Kathy and Cameron. I was excited. =D From there, we went into the tiny Union Square Park, and I realized the farmer's market was still going! So we browsed through there, then decided it was too crowded. We started trekking slowly up 7th Avenue, and before we knew it, we were in Madison Square Park. It's a cute park, and a lot less crowded. We got Mister Softee because I had never had it. It was delicious and cold. It had rained a while this morning, so everything was pretty wet. We found a bench that had been shielded by a tree, and sat. We probably sat there for like an hour. heh. I had to text to figure out stupid moving nonsense, but hopefully that's settled. Love you guys. =) After that, I knew I needed to stop by Macy's for something, and it was only 11 or so blocks, so we just walked. Slowly.

Turns out, Broadway below 34th is pretty much...nothing. A bunch of sketchy shops that close early on a Friday night. Strange. So we got to Macy's, I got my dad a present, the cupcake lady was really mean to us, and then we left. She caught the subway back to Brooklyn, I caught the train to Secaucus/Passaic. I got to talk to Cameron for a while while I waited for the train at Secaucus. That was nice, since we haven't really gotten to talk much besides the whole, AIRTRAN SUCKS thing. Now, I am SO exhausted, I'm going to just veg and eventually pass out.

Also, to bring that first part full circle, I love New York. You can have a new experience every single day, and it's really a wonderful place. Yes, there are a lot of people, but it makes life interesting. I spent my day at work, in stores, in parks, in funky little shops, and I got to walk everywhere. It's amazing.

Oh, PICTURES.

I love Sidewalk Catwalk. <3

Central Park. I looove it so much.

These guys were seriously talented.

Can you tell me why the rain water was bright green??

Benny's! I love it.

Haha Prescella cheesin'

mmmmmm.....

Union Square Park, I think.

Farmer's Market!

Madison Square Park!

Tourist! Tourist!

And when I say let's keep in touch, I really mean I wish that you'd grow up.

I'm back to using the song lyrics stuck in my head as titles. Oy.

So today, not so great. Started out getting up at 5:30 and spending an hour uploading pictures to print for my portfolio. $80 spent all before 7 am. Lovely. Went to work. Dan was uber late to our presentation, so we ended up going at like 9:15 instead of 8. And they LOVED our content, but hated the way we presented it. Apparently we were not as bubbly and excited as we should have been. And I sounded like I was regurgitating something I memorized. EXCELLENT. The rest of the day we worked on random things, and I kept checking in on Cameron to see how his quest for a NYC flight was going. I went to Adorama to pick up my prints. I definitely recommend them. Went back, kept checking. Suddenly like all of the flights filled up. Oy. Left work, decided to wait in Central Park til we figured out his success. I went to the Strand stand (which I LOVE. I love books in general...) and got Neil Gaiman's Fragile Things. LOVE it. Love him, really. I saw him speak and read at the Bama Theatre last semester, and I fell in love. He is an amazing writer. I definitely recommend him as well. I spent several hours at the park, and we were pretty sure Cameron was going to get on the 7 o'clock flight.

And then Airtran royally screwed him.

They didn't roll over his standby list, so people who had shown up 20 minutes before the flight got on, while he and a guy who had been there since 8 am didn't.

WHAT. THE. .....

yeah. So at that point, he was screwed out of the flight, and had no options of getting up here. He had to give it up and just go home.

UGH.

So I trekked my way back to Penn and came back to Jersey, defeated.

Of course, I haven't slept more than 5 hours a night for the past week or so, so I've been emotional and weepy.. EXCELLENT. That's exactly how I like to be. So I was the crazy girl crying in Central Park....and on the train...

but anyway.

I feel SO terrible that Cameron waited around in the airport all day, only to have them do that. Airtran boycott begins immediately. And now I've found out all of my stuff has to be out of the house by Saturday at noon because the people who run the Retreat are idiots and have different rules for subleasers. WHATEVER. I can't wait to be rid of that place and those people. I got my power set up today, so that was good. Comcast tried to charge me $135 a month for cable and internet. UH, NO. (I just realized I type how I speak...oh dear.) So I have to get that all set up before next Friday as well. And find myself a flight home. And pack. And ship everything. OY.

Mom's package finally got here, so I can put my portfolio together. That will be good. She also sent me a really nice bookmark that said really nice things.

Which, of course, made me cry again.

EXCELLENT. I'm that girl now.

Oh, here. Pretty Central Park!

ok, so not really pretty, but you get the point. I was in the park. It was lovely. I was reading Neil Gaiman.

Lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer...

Today was busy! Once I got in, they put me to work. We're starting everything for Summer '11, so we're really into concept now. At lunch, I ran to the FIT bookstore and got myself a portfolio finally. I don't love it, but it will serve it's purpose. Then I had a meeting with my group so we could get ready for our dress rehearsal tomorrow. oy. Thenn it was MADNESS in the workroom. We were trying to get together outfits for May, June, and July, and it was crazy. So fun though. Threw together the fit book, then ran and caught my trains home. Then I ate dinner, cleaned, and tried to get Alanna to help me with some portfolio stuff cause she loves me. Haha. I also love Kayla Evans FOREVER for all of the help she's given me. She's amazing, and I'm so sad she's leaving us all for Boston. But it also gives us an excuse to go up there. =P

Anywho, now I need to finish cleaning, cause Cameron's coming tomorrow! I'm so excited. We're going to have a lot of fun.

OY.

oy oy oy.

I spent this entire weekend in the pool. It was lovely. I also had a huge freak out over my portfolio. Not so lovely. I'm scrambling to get a portfolio together by Monday, because they told me at the last minute I needed one for my interview. Excellent. I'm only a junior...I haven't gone through the class yet. Not good. And nothing is coming together....I'm really praying it will. I'm also dealing with trying to get all of my stuff out of the Retreat, without actually being there. And I can't get a straight answer on when it needs to be out, which is not helping. I'm just ready to be rid of that part of my life. It's over indulgent college kids whose mommies and daddies pay for everything, so they trash the place. And now it's become the party spot, so they sponsor party busses and drunken pool parties. No thank you.

Yesterday, Diane wasn't there, so I helped Kristin and Kristen with a fabric project. We were busy aaaaall day. Today we had speakers all day. Oy. Then I trekked down to Utrecht, only to find they didn't have what I needed. After I called and they said they would! Angry Theresa. Caught the subway cause I was pissed and didn't want to walk back. haha. Caught my 7 train though, so that was nice.

Tomorrow I'm in the office all day, then I need to come home and clean because Cameron is coming to visit Thursday!!!! I'm soooo excited!! We're going to do all the touristy things, and then all the fun things I really want to do. haha.

I can't believe there are less than two weeks left. I really can't handle it. I'm going to miss NYC so much. I really love it.

And now, journal, I've become too distracted to write anything substantial. I'll see you tomorrow.

Pictures galore!

What I woke up to in the Poconos. Amazing.

Not the Brooklyn Bridge...the Manhattan Bridge, right? Someone correct me.

I loooove you, fabric.

Snoopy!!

Elmer, NJ. Peach picking. Yum.

We went to the museum to learn about eco fashion. It was awesome.

Coney Island! I rode my first roller coaster.

This was my summer growing up. I miss the lake. It was nice to go back.

Volunteering is always in fashion. We painted the Jericho House. It's an amazing organization.

TexWorld! I love you, fabric!!! I do I do I doooo.

Hahaha Liz and I got Korean. They had spoon covers.

All along Broadway, designers dressed mannequins, and they'll be up until September. Sidewalk Catwalk.

HUGE.

Big Bowl of Crazy.

Life has been moving so fast, I haven't had a chance to stop and think about everything I'm doing. I am in New York City, working for Macy's. I'm one of only 4 design interns, and I'm working with an amazing team. I am going to interview for another internship with them, and hopefully eventually a job.

The real world is heading for me like an express train.

My days have been filled with work, commuting, and sleep, and that's pretty much it. I was going to go to Long Island this weekend, but I'm so burnt out, I decided not to go. Instead, after work I went to a fabulous little fabric shop on 40th. I love working in the Garment District. It's magical. I'm trying to get things together for Rock the Runway, which is going to be far sooner than I'd like. But it will be good, because it's going to get everyone excited about the program. While in the store, I realized I had no idea what I wanted to do. I'm mentally and emotionally drained, and my personal creativity has been pulled in so many different directions, I have none left for RTR. But, as quickly as that notion came, it went. I was recharged by being surrounded by awesome fabric, and I decided what I want to do. I'm going to go back next week to get some yardage.

After that, I decided to finally go to Re-Dress, a plus size vintage boutique in Brooklyn. I hopped the F downtown to Bergen St, and it was only 2 blocks up. They had a really large selection, but not much of it was really my style. I tried on a few things, but didn't get anything. If there are any plus beauties in NY debating going, I definitely say go for it. They really do have something for just about everyone, and it's really reasonably priced. And they don't have just vintage...I'd really call it more of a thrift store, because their vintage selection is not as predominant as their modern pieces.

From there, I caught the F back uptown to Bryant Park. I wasn't really sure where I was going, but I decided to check out the new Forever 21 in Times Square. Holy good grief. Four floors of MADNESS. I made my way to the Faith 21 section, which had the largest selection of any F21 I've ever been to. But, with four floors, you might as well. I tried on a few things, but didn't really like anything. The more I dive into design, the less I want to buy crappily made clothing. Yes, F21 is on trend and cheap, but that five dollar top looks like it cost five dollars. Which is not good. I looked at the jewelry, but again, so cheap. From there, I walked down 6th to Macy's. Oh Macy's. I had yet to shop there at all! So I made my way there, then realized all I had eaten today was a granola bar, and it was almost 4 o'clock. So I went down to the Cellar and grabbed a sandwich and some tea. A really zealous baker man tried to sell me some blondies. He was really energetic, it was cute. So I sat and ate, then made my way to the handbags, realized I didn't need any more, so I moved on to the 7th floor, aka plus size central (not really, i made that up). I tried on a lot of stuff, and some of it was really bad. I sat in on a plus fit initiative, and it's really interesting to see what designers think the plus size woman wants. Some of them are plus size themselves, so I really question why it's such a laborious process. Everyone says we're hard to design for, but honestly, we're not. Yes, we all have different body types, but there has been so much research done on each one, you can pinpoint what looks good and what doesn't.

Okay, end soapbox. That's the market segment I plan to take over.

So I picked up a few things from INC and Calvin Klein, then I spotted the new American Rag Junior Plus section, which took over Michael Kors' coveted spot right across from the dressing rooms. Oooooooh American Rag. We learned the history of it today, which I think gave me an even greater respect for it. So I picked through there, and there were SO many pieces I loved. I tried on a few, and ended up getting a top and a dress from there, and a top from CK. Then I got indecisive on floors, ended up going up and down, then landed on the fourth floor in front of the straight size American Rag. Found a necklace I LOVE. Then I found a present for my mom, then I checked out. I have to say, Herald Square cashiers are cranky, cranky people. Except the lady I did a TON of returns with this afternoon. She was amazing. Anywho. Bought those, then caught my usual trains back to Passaic. Since I got home, I've watched tv, freaked out trying to find my Adobe dvds, pulled out all of my suitcases to try to start packing, and talked to my mom while she listened to me have a complete meltdown.

It's been fun.

NOW FOR SOME PICTURES.

actually, just kidding. This post is long enough. I'll make it a separate post.

My computer has returned!

Joy!!

Okay, so today I went to TexWorld. AWESOME! So many amazing fabrics, and super nice vendors. Working for Macy's gets you a lot of recognition. I like that. After TexWorld, I met with the group, and we went over some details of the project. Then we met with Dara, who seemed to like it. After work, I met up with Liz. We went to Shilla in K-Town for some Korean food. My advice....don't. I love Korean BBQ, and I enjoy other asian food, but I really did not enjoy this. Too many mystery ingredients, and not enough flavor. Oh well. From there, we walked back to the Webster, and brainstormed stuff for Fashion, Inc. I'm so excited for everything we have planned, it will be fabulous. I left there around 9:40, and walked back to Penn. Caught trains out of there and Secaucus just barely. Perfect. Got home, and my computer was here! Yay! Let's see how long it lasts this time.

Now, I need to pack. I'm going to work til 1 tomorrow, then I'm off to Long Island for the weekend! Helloooo outlet mall and beach! =D

3 weeks left!

I REALLY can't wait to get my computer back.

Friday after work, Candice, Gabrijel, and I went to Chelsea to a really yummy pad thai place. There was a cute mangirl (man dressed like a teenage girl) who served us. It was like 6 bucks and delicious. After that, Gabrijel went to swim, and Candice and I went to Banana Republic to look around and wait for Prescella. Once she got there, we walked to the F train and got on our way to Coney Island. =D We switched to the D train to get there faster, and it only took about 45 minutes. We had an AWESOME time at Coney Island. We got crappy funnel cake, decent hot dogs, and saw a lot of interesting people. I also rode my first real rollercoaster, The Cyclone. It was kind of terrifying, but totally worth it. I wish I had my computer so I could post pictures. I bought my picture because my face was hilarious. Goodness. Then we rode a Surf's Up ride, which was pretty fun, then we did the super high swings that spin fast and go high. I'd never done that either. It was amazing. Then we walked the boardwalk, watched the Coney Island Dancers for a while, then stuck our feet in the water. The water was really gross. We left around 8 or so, and I got back to Passaic around midnight. It was so much fun. I'm so glad we finally got to hang out outside of work.

Saturday Autumn came to NJ at 730 in the morning so we could go to Belmar, only to find the weather wasn't going to be good. Oy. I felt so bad. So we went in the pool, then went to see Eclipse. It was good. Then to Target,then to Romeo's for lunch. Then we decided hey why not, let's go to the Secaucus outlets. They were terrible. A bunch of random buildings all spread out. Oy. I found something at Juicy of all places, but it was $40 and I couldn't do it, for a tiny charm. So then we went back to Passaic and watched The Man. It was good, but we didn't know what was going on. She left around 6, and I think I just crashed.

Sunday morning, Nagymama decided we should go to the lake. Uhhh ok. So after she got home from church, we loaded up and went. We stopped at BK for lunch (she LOVES it. it's hilarious.), then went. Her driving scares me a lot, but we made it. They had a huge storm there Saturday, so the water was up. It looked good. I was so afraid it would be awful. The weird thing though is a ton of leaves keep washing down, so the entire lake is full of them. I went out so far as I was knee deep in leaves, then I said I can't do it anymore. We talked to Rena for a bit, then headed back. I talked to mom and Erin for a long time last night, so I didn't sleep too much. haha oh well.

Today, I've been working on cataloging samples, researching trims, and buying more samples. I'm on lunch right now, so I figured I'd update everyone. My midpoint review went well, and I'm going to interview for another internship here next summer. I hope that goes well.

Tomorrow, I'm volunteering painting a homeless shelter in the Bronx. That should be an adventure.

I can't believe there are only 3 weeks left!

You said forever and always

Oh journal, I'm so sorry. I've been very busy. Let's see...I had an update for last week, but I lost it. Highlights: Thursday we went to the Macy's Parade Studio. Awesome!! One night I went to dinner with Nagymama, then I spent the weekend at George and Diane's. It was so fun. We went peach picking, shopping, to the lake, and we shot fireworks. Loooved it! The train rides to/from were ridiculous. I had to go through Trenton and Camden, aka.....sketchville. River Line is public transit for the really seedy areas. There was almost a fight on the way home. Oy. This week is only 4 days, which is nice. Friday I'm going to Coney Island, and Saturday I'm going to the Shore. I can't wait!

My computer still isn't back, but hopefully it will be soon, then I'll go back to daily. AND then I can post pictures!