Day Thirteen: This Week

Wow, I've actually got a lot of things going on this week.  It's also the last week before I head back to work!
Monday:
grocery shopping with my mom, pack up car and drive back to boston, unpack car, and watch how i met your mother
Tuesday:
cook 40lbs of pork (for BBQ pulled pork), pull 20lbs of pork, get the remaining items out of the car, whiten my teeth, self tan my legs, work out details for wedding events
Wednesday:
whiten teeth, self tan legs, pull 10lbs of pork, watch modern family, keep unpacking
Thursday:
whiten teeth, self tan legs, finish pulling pork, bake 2 batches of chocolate chip cookies, wrap wedding gift, go out to see Sean's band
Friday:
whiten teeth, self tan legs, wash hair, plan outfit for golf tournament, be sure everything packed up for the tournament, meet Sara at the Yard House for dinner and beer, wrap wedding gift, paint nails for the weekend
Saturday:
the 2nd annual Judy M. DiCicco memorial golf tournament (all day event)
Sunday:
Sarah & Kevin's wedding (all day event)

Day Twelve: What's In My Bag

This is an interesting entry because I just recently got home from a long trip away, which means my bag is full of all sorts of last minute "toss in my bag items".
I unloaded my large brown leather Gucci (my favorite "fall back" bag, and I found...
Chanel sunglasses in the case, calendar, trident white gum, my new camera (which of course is not in the photo since I used it to take the picture), wallet, 3 pens (all blue, of course), change purse, I Pod charger, a paper with places I wanted to check out while I was in NY, heart shaped mirror, chapstick, MAC "Hot Gossip" lipstick, Vicky's Beauty Rush "I Want Candy" Lip Gloss, Aerie colored lip gloss, pomegranate hand cream, hand sanitizer, and
receipts from the following:
Costco (new camera), Eataly (phenomenal dinner with Casey), Target (candy before heading into the movies (ps- go see "The Town", it was so good), eretz (my new boots), metropark (2 new shirts for going out), quick check (gas).

Day Eleven – My Siblings

I am the youngest of three children.  My two older brothers are Bill and Mike.  They have always been there for me when I need them and I love them dearly.

The oldest of the crew is Bill.  He lives with his wife Sarah and daughter Abby in their new home in Indiana.  He works in sports communication and coaches a few teams on the side.  Sports are his passion, he has always loved all sports but college football is his favorite.  Over the years he played several different sports including wrestling, football and, lacrosse.

Mike is the middle child and lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Stacey and his kids Owen and Ben.  He also works in communication (he is great at dealing with people).  He is an amazing cook and still makes time to go out and have fun with his friends.  I'm always amazed at all the different things he does, and how well he does all of them.  Mike and I have always been really close and we share similar views (I often say that he is the male version of me, and that I am the female version of him).

Day Nine: Beliefs & (Let's Pretend It's Day Ten): What I Wore Today

What I Wore Today

So, when I was blogging yesterday I thought that "What I Wore Today" was today's entry not tomorrow's, but since I picked out a special outfit just for the entry I'm doing double "30 Days of Me" entries.

Beliefs:
My biggest belief is to live life to the fullest and to be true to yourself.
Personally, I don't belief in organized religion.  I come from a strong catholic family, but although I don't have any problems with the bible itself, I disagree with many of the catholic church views (abortion, same sex marriage, divorce, and so on).

What I Wore Today:
As you can see from my outfit, fall is my favorite season.
I wore my not too dark and not too light jeans,
with a ribbed gray tank, with an ivory sweater jacket,
and scrunchy brown boots.
Then I topped off the outfit with a silver & wood beaded necklace, and some bangles.

YAY for fall fashion!

Day Eight: A Moment

Moments are the little things that create your life. 
The sad thing about moments is that they pass quickly, but the great thing is that you remember them forever.

There are romantic moments:  Like the first time you kiss someone, and you know they are going to be someone special.

There are the drunk moments:  Like when you repeat the same phase a million times while lying on your friend's floor.

There are funny moments:  Like when you are at work and all of a sudden one of your co-workers runs in and hits you with a snowball.

There are friend moments:  Like when you are sick and your friends take care of you.

There are scary moments:  Like when you get pulled over by the cops.

and much, MUCH, more.... good or bad, moments are the things that make your life!

Day Seven: Best Friends

I have been so lucky in my life to be surrounded by amazing people.

When I was in high school I met a great group of friends, and I never realized it at the time, but it turns out they are some of the greatest friends I will ever have in my life.
I met Dani when I first moved to NJ and we shared a bus and a math class. 
I remember getting to know Nikki via a notebook worth of notes in study hall.
Ashley and I were both in the high school color guard.
Megan and I also shared some very memorable study hall moments.
Katie was also on the same bus route as myself and Dani.

When I went to college I continued to meet lots of new friends.  One in particular, I knew would be a friend for life.
I met Casey when we sat next to each other in color theory class, and we became friends right away.  We went on to live together for several years and continue  to be close friends.

Day Six: Your Day (Yesterday)

Yesterday's "30 Days of Me" was to tell you about my day, so I thought I should write it at the end of the day, but I did was most people do at the end of the day, I fell asleep.  So, here is my yesterday...

My DVD viewing yesterday including finishing up season four of Grey's Anatomy, and the beginning of season five.  Then once the evening hit, the great night of tv hit as well, but wait... my cable didn't seem to be working.  Instead of sitting on hold on the phone, I chatted online with a service rep who was a lot of help, it was so much faster and easier then trying to call and get customer service on the phone.  The good thing was I got it fixed before all my shows came on.
The VMA's were a huge disappointment this year.  I think MTV needs to stop trying to have the VMA's in LA.  They try to do it in LA every few years, and every time it is in LA the show stinks.
The season finale of Entourage was the big hit of the night.  I can't wait to find out what's going to happen next season!

Day Five: Definition of loveDay

Am I the only person who has never ever heard of loveDay?
What in the heck is "30 Days of Me" trying to ask me?
Do they mean Valentine's Day?
Because Valentine's Day is February 14th.  It is a day in which single people go to work, and tend to work overtime while non-single people make last minute attempts to be romantic.  Personally, I send cards out to my friends, I try to do so for lots of the holidays.

Day Four: What I Ate Today

Since it's about midnight, here's what I ate today.  This is an interesting "30 Days of Me" post because due to the recovery of my surgery I've been eating differently and trying to slowly introduce new foods into my diet.

- 1 bowl of Reese's Puffs cereal with vanilla soy milk
- 1 Red Baron Singles cheese pizza
- turkey, roast beef, and swiss sandwich
- chips & salsa
...the salsa did not sit well with my new tummy, note to self, I'm not ready for salsa
- 3 sugar cookies
- cheesestick
- cup of three cheese hamburger helper

So today I learned that I still have to keep it soft when it to food, AKA:  I'm not ready for veggies yet, not even soft veggies in salsa.

Day Three/Four: My Parents

*For some crazy reason my blogger account didn't like me yesterday, and wouldn't let me sign in, so here is yesterday's "30 days of me" post, "My parents"...

My parents are Bill & Carol, they started dating when my dad was in college, and first met when they were in the same third grade class.  (That's right third grade, and I'm 25 and single).  They had a simple summer wedding (really simple, the reception was at the knights of columbus).

My mother, Carol was an excellent stay at home mom, she was (and still is) always there for us when we need her.  She did have a few different part time jobs over the years, and when she was young she had jobs at a dress factory and as a telephone operator.  One of my mom's greatest talents that she passed onto me, is her baking and cooking ability.  She has an amazing story, growing up as a coal miner's daughter and ending up being a homemaker, of a very beautiful home.

My father, Bill works as an attorney, and has always worked really hard to provide for his family.  We always say that Thomas' are some of the hardest working people you'll ever meet.  His job included lots of traveling both domestically and internationally (including London, Sweden, India, and China).  Without question, my dad's favorite hobby is reading.  He always says that he hopes is eyesight is always good enough to read (oddly enough, all three of his children HATE to read).  His favorite books are books about the Civil War, Gettysburg in particular. 

Now that my parents are empty nesters, they love traveling during their free time.  They have done road trips all over the US, and love going on cruises.  But without question their favorite "getting old" thing is being grandparents!  If they have so much as one day with no plans, they will be doing something with their grandkids.

Day Two: First Love

The ultimate single lady, Carrie Bradshaw

I'm pretty much known by every group one of my groups of friends as "the single girl".  Lots of people tell me that I'm not in relationships often because I'm too picky.  But, I think people should be picky about who they get into a relationship with because you spend a lot of time with that person, and how are you suppose to develop feelings for someone that you are settling for?

With that all being said, the longest and most serious relationship I ever had was with my ex, Mike (I have a thing for guys named Mike, I've gone out with quite a few of them).  We went out for a year, and although we did fall in love, I fell out of love, and broke up with him.  Although I often get frustrated with being single, and question if it was the right move, I always know that it was.  He was a nice guy, and we were great together, but in the end we just weren't right for each other.

I've met quite a few men over my years, but as I mentioned it takes something really special to catch my eye.  One of the things I like best about being single is that singles get to go out on way more first dates then committed couples do (the reasons are clear).  Even though most of the dates end up being lack luster, there is nothing better then that excited feeling during the day leading up to the date, your mind a flutter with questions... Is he going to be the one?  Is he going to be cute?  Are we going to go out again after this?
And the dates that don't go so well, at least they lead to great stories that my friends always love hearing about!

Day One: Intro

The few people that follow this blog already know me really well, but just in case any new readers want to know a little about me, here's a little introduction to Sue.
I am currently 25 years old and live in my favorite city, Boston.  I graduated from Mount Ida College in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in interior design.  While I was in school I started working retail, and found that it came really natural to me.  I am still working in retail now, currently as a manager for Lucky Brand Jeans. 
I moved to the Boston area for school (Mount Ida is in Newton, MA) from a small town in New Jersey called Sparta.  I lived in Sparta for 5 years, and my parents still live there.  I spent the majority of my childhood years in upstate New York. 
I am the youngest of 3 children, and the only girl (yes, I'm a princess).  My two older brothers are Bill (his wife is Sara), and Mike (his wife is Stacey).  Bill lives in the midwest, and Mike lives in Pennsylvania.  The majority of my family lives in Pennsylvania, my family lived there when I was really young.

I think that covers the basics about me, but there is more to come over the next 30 days!

30 Days of Me

My dear friend and fellow blogger Danielle just recently started posts called "30 Days of Me".  I've decided to make these posts for the next 30 days myself (I don't have much going on over the next few days, so this is perfect timing).  Here is what I'll be posting over the next few days...
*This is going to be really interesting because I'm doing my best just to post this list and not look ahead at what I am going to write until the day comes.*

Day 01 – Introduce

Day 02 – Your first love

Day 03 – Your parents

Day 04 – What you ate today

Day 05 – Your definition of loveDay

Day 06 – Your day

Day 07 – Your best friend

Day 08 – A moment

Day 09 – Your beliefs

Day 10 – What you wore today

Day 11 – Your siblings

Day 12 – What’s in your bag

Day 13 – This week

Day 14 – What you wore today

Day 15 – Your dreams

Day 16 – Your first kiss

Day 17 – Your favorite memory

Day 18 – Your favorite birthday

Day 19 – Something you regret

Day 20 – This month

Day 21 – Another moment

Day 22 – Something that upsets you

Day 23 – Something that makes you feel better

Day 24 – Something that makes you cry

Day 25 – A first

Day 26 – Your fears

Day 27 – Your favorite place

Day 28 – Something that you miss

Day 29 – Your aspirations

Day 30 – One last moment