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I love best friend engagements + baseball.

Friday, June 29, 2012

For the past week or so, I've had zerooooo motivation to write on here. Luckily, that motivation is kind of sort of back. Some things have happened since I last made a post.
My best friend got engaged! Super exciting and romantic and I'm really happy for her and what real life adults we are now. Her ring is so pretty and her fiancĂ© (weird to say that instead of 'boyfriend' - but I'll get used to it and then soon it will be husband!) is a fantastic, who is willing to go around in circles in cul-de-sacs to earn Twix bars from me, guy. Congrats, little love birdies. I'm truly excited for the next 12 months of planning and inviting myself to the part where you get to try all the fun foods that you might have at the reception! 
That same day, if you can't tell, I went to an O's game. I had a strange feeling that I really have never had towards baseball. No one else knows about this because I really wasn't going to mention it because I'm strangely embarrassed about it but here we go. The game itself  was a teensy bit boring but, finally, after what seemed like 100 years, Adam Jones hit a home run and the ball hit a pole right next to us and when it happened, I legitimately started tearing up. I know...what? I was so happy that we finally got a home run that I almost cried? Weird.
Now, it could be because I'm emotional and a girl...but I have never felt like that about baseball before. Ever. To be real with you, I have kind of hated baseball until two-ish years ago. It could also have something to do with seeing my boyfriend and my best friend's now fiancĂ© so excited and bonding and high-fiving and being with my two of my favorite people in the world all at once. It was a magical baseball moment. I also have a big crush on Adam Jones. That probably has nothing to do with it, though. 

I love quotes.

Monday, June 25, 2012

"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present."
-Eleanor Roosevelt 

I love running.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Running makes me feel like I'm being productive - because if I'm just sitting around when I get home, I feel lazy because all I've done all day at work is sit around.
Running gives me an awesome excuse to buy workout clothes - like the Under Armor shorts that I've been wanting.
Running is a lot better than crying - there have been plenty of times were instead of whining or wanting to yell after getting home from sitting in traffic/dealing with stupid drivers, I run right when I get home and forget about the sort of big idiot who cut me off on 695. 
Running is a lot cheaper than a gym membership - definitely can't afford that.
Running, at times, makes me feel like I'm a part of some sort of club - the club of people-that-exercise. I've never been a member of this club for longer than a week before and I've kept this running streak up for more than a month now so I'm starting to feel like a true member.
Running makes me feel like an adult - which kind of goes with the club thing. I rarely feel like an adult (which I can't complain about, really) but running makes me feel like I am one - in a good way. 
Running makes water taste incredible - I swear, water has never tasted better/been more refreshing. 
Running is something I've forced myself into liking - just like carrot sticks. Except I think the carrot stick thing will go away soon. 
Here's to hoping that the running thing doesn't. :)

I love quotes.

Monday, June 18, 2012

"If you can dream it, you can do it."
- Walt Disney

I love weekends.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

This (super quick, extremely fast) weekend I:
  • went to Aditi's graduation party! I love her family and her friends...but most of all, I love Indian food, hahahaha. Just kidding. Her family and friends are much more awesome than the food. But seriously, Paul and I both lose it over Indian food. It's so amazing. I got to take some of the dessert home. This was bad for my weight loss goal but...it was so good for my mouth at lunch on Sunday, haha.
  • got to meet 7 little puppies. Words can't describe my life when I got to hang out with them. They were ADORABLE SO CUTE I LOVED THEM. There are a ton of pictures of them below. You're welcome.
  • took my dad out to an early dinner to Cheesecake Factory with Catie. It was pleasant. Can't remember the three of us were together without the little one or the crazy mom. We offered to buy him beer, etc. He said no...and ordered a strawberry milkshake instead. Livin' it up.

I love Starbucks.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

I have a love-hate relationship with Starbucks. It's like 99% love and 1% hate. And to be honest, that 1% isn't even real hate. I have to try to hate it to convince myself not to go there all the time.
  
Something about working full-time and Eldersburg having a drive-thru (and probably having Shannon as a best friend) has made me crazy about drinking Starbucks everyday. I don't think it's an addiction - trust me, I googled what it would be like if I did have one to Starbucks and I don't have too many symptoms. 
   
It's definitely combination of what I just said - plus:
  • Everyone that works at Starbucks is SO BUBBLY and nice (I'm sure you've seen my Facebook statuses about this.) I can't get over it. It's so easy to drive up, order my drink, and have someone be really nice to me while I wait for it. It makes my morning a little bit easier! 
  • Espresso seems so much more intense than the coffee I made/drink at home so it seems a lot more effective when I'm a sleepy monster in the morning before work. The intensity makes me think I'll never get tired during the day after I drink my latte - which is definitely not true, haha.
  • The drive-thru really is extremely convenient. I don't even have to get out of my car. I can continue to listen to Elliott in the Morning while I wait. And...the drive-thru is technically on my way to work so it's not like I'm going out of my way. It's there when I drive by. I have to go to it.
My monthly goals for the past few months have been involving Starbucks...and trying to cut back. Last month, I made the goal of only going to Starbucks 2x a week. It was hard a first but I did it! I cut back to only Monday and Friday. Monday because Mondays are hard and Starbucks makes it easier. Friday because I worked hard the entire week and I earned it. I think one of my July goals will be to cut back to one day a week - Monday! I'll keep you guys updated, hahaha.

I love(d) Boston.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Even in the gross, kind of rainy, very chilly for early June weather, Boston was amazing. I knew it would be!
  
The main part of the trip was going to the O's vs Red Sox game at Fenway, but we wound up spending the entire day (from a little after 11:00am til 6:00pm) walking around Boston. I've never walked so much in one day in one city in semi-chilly weather and been so excited on the inside. I realize that on the outside, I probably looked miserable to everyone else because, let's be honest, I haven't walked that long in a while and I didn't get much sleep the night before. I was pretty exhausted! 


Here's what we did!
  • Woke up at 5:25am to get ready and left the house by 5:45am - I haven't been up THAT early since I worked at Panera. 
  • Our flight was a little before 8:00am and we arrived in Boston a little after 9:00am. It's such a short flight. I can't complain. Well, actually, I can. I'm such a baby about flying. I tweeted this after our flight home, but seriously, shout out to Paul for dealing with me. I'm such a hot mess on planes. Freaking out and wanting to throw up - holla. 
  • Picked up our HUGE rental van (not a mini-van...this was a real van that fit like 10 people comfortably - hilarious) and drove into the city!
  • Spent the morning walking around Fenway and taking pictures - fun! Tourists! 
  • Hit up the Barnes & Noble. It had four floors! How awesome. And...the best part was that it had an OUTRAGEOUS amount of Boston University merch. Paul kept saying, "You didn't even know Boston University existed before today." And that's true...but I wanted all of their merch. Their mascot is a dog. If I go to grad school, I'm going there. I have to. Boston + dogs? Best of all worlds ever.
  • Went to the Maparium. I know, it sounds awesome. And it was. I couldn't even explain it to you...I really couldn't. We weren't allowed to take pictures either so I didn't. A picutre would explain it all but I couldn't take one! Whoops.
  • Went to Fenway! Here's where it gets really fun. We were allowed to go on the field before the game! It was so chaotic and so semi-traumatizing and panic attack inducing but extremely amazing. When will I ever get to do that again? Probably never. So grateful that we were able to do it! 
  • Sat in our seats where there was a huge pole in the way, but whatever. It was still awesome. The Red Sox fans weren't that obnoxious at all and they didn't seem to care that we (as O's fans) were being kind of obnoxious ourselves. 
  • Saw the O's win!
  • Was thrilled that the actual rain - not the light, sprinkly kind - held off until we were driving back to the hotel. We were so lucky!
  • Stayed a hotel that reminded me of where the A team/Mona had their lair, hahaha. If anyone watches Pretty Little Liars, you get my life. Most likely, no one does. The bed was a bed and I was happy to lay in it, though!
Here's a video of Fenway singing "Sweet Caroline." It makes me smile! :)

I love weekends.

Monday, June 11, 2012

 
This weekend I:
  • had s'mores twice. TWO times. Once on Friday and once on Saturday. It was great. If I had a firepit or someway to have bonfires, I would have s'mores two times every weekend. 
  • overslept a bunch. I never oversleep aaaand I did this weekend big time and my entire life was confused. I'd rather wake up at like 9:00am than 11:00am! Weird or weird? 
  • met a cop who I was fascinated by. Is that weird? I just am so afraid of cops out in the real world that in a friendly setting, I'm amazed that they're real people and not big meanies. He was actually really nice. I told Paul this but I'll say it again so everyone can hear it: I want cop friends. I want to hear all of the storieeees!
  • learned that I can develop frisbee throwing skills in under an hour. I went from completely sucking at it to being good at it in a fast amount of time. I'm becoming more athletic, you guys. This is fantastic! 
  • almost choked eating celery. This is not a joke - this is actually really serious. I've never had something lodged in my throat before. But at the graduation party I went to, I had celery annnnd...it got stuck in my throat for a second and I had to make this loud UGHHHH noise in front of everyone to get it out. If I wasn't loud and obnoxious, I might have seriously choked. This is real life. Everyone, eat your celery very carefully.
  • had Rita's for dinner. That's the way to lose weight, right? Eat that kind of stuff for dinner? 

I love weekends.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

This weekend I:
  • had Jesse Lacey as my waiter at Beck's. Not really. He looked like him, though. He was thoughtful. Thoughtful is my new favorite adjective. 
  • had Arbor Mist for the first time since high school, I think? I was not impressed. 
  • finally bought clothes from J. Crew. I've always wanted to be able to afford J. Crew and I never have been able to feel like I was able to. But...I'm excited to announce that I bought two pairs of shorts and a v-neck from J. Crew. They were (extremely) marked down but who cares! It feels like a weird accomplishment and makes me strangely happy to be at the point in my life where I can afford (even if it's marked down) clothes from J. Crew.
  • played basketball/shot some HOOPS for a little bit with Paul. It was so nice out and so pleasant. I'm getting better at actually getting the ball into the hoop.
  • got snowballs for the first time this year from Ice Planet with Paul. I got dreamsicle and it was quite dreamy. I was going to get my usual flavor but Paul said, "YOLO" and I decided to branch out, hahaha. OH, and Paul is playing a show at Ice Planet NEXT FRIDAY between noon and 2pm, I believe. Ice Planet is giving out free snowballs and my thoughtful little boyfriend will be playing good music while you wait in line to get your free treat! I wish I could go! Everyone else should if you can! :)
  • said goodbye to my dad. He's going to Candada for the week for work. Him and I are world travelers this week. 

I love(d) May.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

This month I:
  • didn't accomplish all of my monthly goals. However, I did accomplish some of them. One of them being running at least 3x a week. Holler at meeeee. I'm trying to be a runner girl. Trying to force it. If I'm running all of the time, that means I should get a lot of expensive running shorts + other workout clothes. 
  • saw a village Starbucks in Georgetown. Take me back to Georgetown now. 
  • tried to lose weight by eating half a dozen cupcakes in one weekend - very sarcastic. Failing at eating great all the time - it gets hard, you guys. I'm only human. How do I resist cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcake? Two cupcakes a day. You know how I do. 
  • saw a blimp - that was cool. Also I sort of cared about the Preakness and watched it. I've cared before this year but not as much as I did this year. Do adults care about these types of things? If so, I'll credit my caring to me turning 23 and getting even more adult-y than I was in April.
  • played outside a lot - thanks to the great weather! I love you, good weather! No excuses, weather. It's June now. BE VERY HOT I'M OKAY WITH THAT. 
  • added a new (and very true) magnet for my car.
  • most importantly of all - saved a dog.