Suburbia

(to the tune of Rihanna's "Disturbia"...)

"Suburbia, everything closes at 6 tonight

Suburbia, my mini-van is ridin' tight

Suburbia, Olive Garden is what I like

Suburbia, Suburbia..."

Dum dum dee da dum dum dee dum dum...

Dan and I are headed to the country this weekend- rented an SUV and driving to Lancaster, PA to visit his folks and family. Saturday, we're driving back and stopping in Philly to stay over with some friends, then back to Manhattan on Sunday!

We have a puppy-sitter for the boys, who will be sitting this trip out, since we're staying over in Philadelphia. I'm sure this trip will involve a visit to the Suburban Meccas of Costco and Target, to stock up on items that are ridiculously expensive to buy in Manhattan!

After living in the city for all this time, and walking/train-ing/cabbing everywhere, the thought of being on the highways is pretty scary! Driving is DANGEROUS!!

:) Early Happy Halloween wishes to all my guy and "ghoul"-friends out there!!

Pin-pin

Nicknames for my youngest little (fur) baby:

Pin-Pin
Pince
Pinny
Prince Michael Jackson II (aka Blanket!)






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Cutesies!

Back to Canada!

Even after all the trouble at the airport on Saturday night (did I also mention that after we boarded the plane, we sat on the runway for an hour and a half because the airport CLOSED and no flights were allowed to depart because of weather?) it was still worth it to spend a day with my Mama & Papa and see their home being built. My uncle also was with us, and we had a great time together. Here's some pictures of us together at the new house, and a staged photo of our little "construction crew" hard at work!

Mirror, mirror

Check out our new decor! These mirrors from Areahome are fun and playful! Look in each one and you'll see:



A pirate!



A skull!



Or a MOOSE!!!

Haha we put the trio of fun mirrors above the credenza at the entrance to our apartment! Here's how they look. Fun, eh?!

Airports... Grrrrrrr!

I'm at the Newark airport waiting to board my flight to Canada tonight. But first, I'd like to entertain all of you with a ridiculous tale; my check-in misadventures. Why does airport travel have to be SO frustrating?!

I arrived to continental check in, and since I'm flying to Canada, I went to "international departure check-in." logical, right? Well, not in this fairy tale land called NEW JERSEY! After attempting the self check in machine, which told me it could not read my passport, I stood in an infuriatingly long line until I was told by the check-in clerk that I had to go to DOMESTIC check in. I told her that I'm flying to a DIFFERENT COUNTRY and it should be international, but she impatiently told me to go to the domestic check in line ( which was even longer) and then called, "NEXT!"

You can guess what happens next.

I stood in an even longer line at domestic and when I finally got to the clerk she said, "ma'am you're flying to Canada. THAT'S A DIFFERENT COUNTRY ( I'm not lying, she actually said that like I was 4 yrs old) and you need to check in at the international check in." At this point, the New Yorker in me kicked in and I told her to please don't speak to me like I am an idiot- I KNOW Canada is a different country- look at my PASSPORT, I'm CANADIAN! (geez, these people they find to work at airports...)

So I went BACK to the long international line and finally got to a different clerk to actually managed to check me in. Then she says, "ok your flight leaves from gate 23 at Terminal A." ( please note, I've been in terminal C this entire time!) I say, " what do you mean, Terminal A? Continental departs from terminal C!" she says, "yes, but this flight is departing from terminal A. Go get back on the train. NEXT!"

I get back on the train, ride the ENTIRE circle around the airport back to terminal A, and then check my flight status: wait for it...DELAYED 1 hr!

But on the plus side, I saw a tourism booth and this sign made me laugh!



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It reminded me of what me and my friend Cory say: "Jersey girls AREN'T trash...trash gets PICKED UP!"

Oops gotta go they are ready to call my gate for boarding!

Bon voyage!!!



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Going Home! :)

In just a few hours, I'll be seeing SNOW in Canada! I booked a last minute flight to fly home (literally) for a day and see my parents just for a quick visit. My Mom & Dad have been building their new home and I'm so excited to see it!

Yes, there IS early snow up in Canada, and this is a picture my dad sent me 2 days ago. It will likely be gone by the time I arrive, but isn't it CRAZY that they had snow this early?! I've got a few last minute things to pick up here in Manhattan to bring home to Mom & Dad- maybe some Magnolia cupcakes would be a nice treat for them!

My flight leaves tonight at 7pm and I'll be back early Monday morning- I'll update more then!

A bientot, tout le monde!!

Simpsons voices- SO funny!

Funny Simpson Voices - Click here for more blooper videos

"The Play's the thing..."

Tonight, Elizabeth, Carmen, and I are going to see Carrie Fisher's play on broadway! Can't wait! Grabbing some Chipotle to go after we leave the office, walking over to my new apt to give them a tour, then off to the theatre! Fun times :)

whoa-ah-OH, Beyonce!

No, this post has nothing to do with Beyonce, but I feel like doing my OWN little "Single Ladies" dance because I just checked out my hit counter and TODAY I'm likely to hit the 10,000 mark on visitors to this blog (and that's just since June '09) !! Yahoo!!!

Aw, I feel SO LOVED!

Thanks again to all my loyal readers!! Keep 'em comin!

First Christmas Tree Sighting!

Spotted my first Christmas Tree of the 2009 season today at Lord&Taylor on 39th and 5th ave! Hurray!


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To bring out the OCD in you

My husband and I are a perfect match- except when it comes to organization. He will admit without shame that he is a bit excessive on the "neat and tidy" front. He might even be a bit OCD! Everything has a place, and if it's not in that place, it un-nerves him.

In our new kitchen, we can't find drawer dividers for our cutlery drawer that will fit the size of the drawer, so for now, we have to just group the spoons on the left, forks in the middle, and knives on the right. I don't know how many times I've caught him in that drawer ARRANGING each knife, fork, and spoon so that they lay perfectly straight on top of each other (and I tried to explain that when you close and open the drawer, they're just gonna get messed up again...but ah, oh well!)

I bought him a label maker one year for our anniversary, and it was his absolute favorite gift ever! He went around making labels for EVERYTHING, on every shelf: "Toothpaste," "floss," "Small hairbrushes," "Combs," "round hairbrushes"... it was actually pretty cute.

Anyway, if any of YOU readers enjoy organization, you'll LOVE this website: www.lifeorganizers.com ! It has TONS of information, cleaning tips, checklists, organization charts and storage ideas!

Go check it out HERE!