Ten on Tuesday

1.  I know for many people the idea of sitting in a meeting all day is "just another boring day at work", but for me the day long meeting I had to sit through was great.  Any day that I don't have to be on my feet is considered a day off in my book.

2.  After the meeting several of the store managers all went out for drinks.  It was to have a chance for all of us to get together and hang out since we all work so much.

3.  I haven't baked in a long time, so I decided to make chocolate chip cookies for the hell of it.

4.  After I had some disappointment for a man this week, I wasn't feeling the best.  Which anyone that knows me knows that leads to one thing... a kitchen explosion!  So I made yellow buttermilk cupcakes with dark chocolate frosting.

5.  I'd like to use number five this week to wish Happy Birthday to Joshua! 

6.  I went to get my IV infusion this week.  When many people hear that I have to go to get a two hour infusion they feel bad, please don't.  I actually look forward to these two hours, it's two hours I get to sit with my feet up, relax, and do nothing.

7.  When I was food shopping this week I got some pineapple juice.  So Good!

8.  A new season of "My Boys" started this past Sunday.  If you haven't seen it, it's a TBS show about a female sports writer that has a bunch of guy friends.  I like it, and am happy to see it back for another season.

9.  I got another Mystic Tan this week.  I don't care what "Mr.  Number 5"  says, I love my mystic!

10.  WHY?... because everyone's idea of perfection is different, the tough thing is being YOUR own perfection and not conforming to anyone elses

Ten on Tuesday

1.  Thursday was another 12 hour work day, but I felt pretty good about it.  I got a lot of work done, and because I kept myself busy the day went by relatively quick.

2.  I finally got around to grocery shopping (aka I picked up groceries at target).  I know this doesn't sound like anything special to other people, but I have been meaning to go food shopping for a while.  It's great to finally have food in the house.

3.  While at target I finally broke down and got "How I Met Your Mother" season one on DVD.  I have been waiting for it to go on sale, but I was sick of waiting!

4.  We had some crazy storms here in Boston.  Normally when we have storms here, the clouds cover my city view, but this storm there wasn't as many clouds.  It looked so cool to see the city with all the thunder and lighting around it.

5.  Every summer my television guilty pleasure is "Big Brother".  For those of you that have never seen it, it is an awful CBS reality show, but I found several people that watch it.  I'm happy to say it's back for the summer.

6.  Item I can't live without:  Sharpie Ultra Fine Point markers.  Great colors.  Endless uses.

7.  I love when I get a chance to catch up with friends that I haven't seen in a long time.  I got a chance to catch up with my friends Erik and Holly when I went over to their place to pick up my mail.

8.  The other night when I got out of work early I decided to take a walk around my neighborhood.  I am so lucky to live in such a beautiful place.

9.  I know this is suppose to be a "Fitness Friday" thing, but I went to the gym yesterday.  This is big news because I haven't gone to the gym in about a month.  I've really been trying hard to get to the gym (especially since I totally pigged out while I was on vacation).

10.  When an old school song comes on my ipod (I always play it on shuffle) it always excites me.  One of the many exciting old school songs I heard this week was "The Sign" by Ace of Base.

Sorry Readers

This week's "Ten on Tuesday" I tried the spell check.. I didn't realized the words stayed highlighted!  Sorry readers!  I promise I will not do it again!

Ten on Tuesday

1.  One thing I always, ALWAYS look forward to is getting my hair done.  I budget my hair by bring my lunch everyday, just so that I can get my hair done as much as I *need* too.  I got my hair done this past Wednesday (it was the first thing I did on my vacation), and it was one of the greatest hair experiences!  I got a great new cut, and awesome color! 

2.  One of the greatest things about getting my hair done is getting a chance to catch up with Lauren, my hair dresser.  She is a friend of a friend, and through our hours of conversation I get to hear all about what's going on with her, and what's been happening with me.

3.  On my drive down to the Jersey shore, I tuned into my favorite radio station Z100 as soon as I could.  I was lucky enough that as soon as I tuned in it was the beginning of 100 minutes of commercial free music.  Thank you Z100, you did not disappoint!

4.  There is something phenomenal about the simple act of floating around in a pool on a raft.  I recommend it.

5.  One thing I found in Nikki's fridge was "Mike's Hard Mango Punch".  It is a perfect summer drink, you should all try it!

6.  The "pool group" of vacation got hungry one night and decided to get some KFC.  So myself, Kristen, and Nikki all headed out to KFC for some yummy eats.  We were to late to go in to order, so we had to go through the drive thru (the man working the drive thru wasn't very happy that we order the huge 20 piece meal, 30 mins before he was set to close).  Then when the giant 20 piece meal arrived, we got a full realization of how large it was... it was so large that it didn't fit through Kristen's car window!  It was so funny, we all laughed so hard trying to get our food through the window!

7.  Dear Sonic,  Thanks for being open 24 hours.  Ashley Kempson's need for drunk milkshake and tator tots appreciates it.

8.  The big event of vacation was Nikki & Anthony's engagement party.  It was tons of fun, and it was so great to have a great reason to celebrate and catch up with old friends.

9.  As of Tuesday night I was on vacation, so I met up with a few people at Chili's for drinks.  Just before they arrived a woman with the world's most intense boob job I've ever seen walked in.  They were crazy huge, and super hard.  There wasn't a person in the restaurant that wasn't looking...wow.

10.  One of the things we did while at the Jersey shore was visit the boardwalk.  The one thing I requested of my friends before we left the boardwalk was to play a little skee ball.  It was great!  I only played 4 or 5 games, but they were great games!  On one of the games I scored 450,000!

Ten on Tuesday

1.  After a rough couple of days at work, I was very happy to get a chance to get together with my friend Sarah.  We both vented about our lives and shared lots of laughs over a few pitchers of margaritas.

2.  The margaritas we had screamed "It's Summer!".  They were delicious, especially while sitting outside.

3.  Looking back at the 4th of July, I continue to be so grateful to live in this country where I have the freedom to say what I want to say, wear what I want to wear, and be an independent woman.  Thanks America!

4.  I needed to prepare my skin for vacation, and unfortunately everyday that I seem to have a day off, it was one of the few cloudy and/or rainy days.  So I've been looking very pale, so I got a mystic tan.  If you haven't gotten one before, GO!  I'm a big fan.

5.  I haven't played mini golf in a really long time (honestly, I can't even remember the last time), which is why I didn't have high hopes for my mini gold skills when I went this week.  But, I'm proud to say I scored only one over par.

6.  I had my first hookah experience this week.  I was a little nervous because I always thought hooka was really strong, but actually it's really light.  I also learned that hookah comes in a lot of great flavors.

7.  I found a bunch of my old CD's that I hadn't put onto my itunes yet.  So I added them and put them onto my ipod, along with a few new playlists to enjoy while I drive down to the Jersey shore.

8.  Vacation is right around the corner!

9.  And to get ready for that vacation, I got a pedicure today.  It really was not a "I want a pedicure", it was a "I have to have a pedicure" type of thing.  I've been on my feet so much with the crazy hours I've been working that my feet are looking gross, but now they are feeling back to normal.

10.  I discovered that I can see the Boston fireworks from the park that is a block away from my apartment.  How lucky am I?