Johnny Depp makes me swoon!

Hello everyone! Hope that your holiday weekends were great! Mine was very eventful and I am glad that we finally got some good weather. Headed into the city with roommate L and her friend from high school to another of her friend's apartment. Sat on the roof all day sipping on some great margs and finally got a bit of sun not of the ultraviolet variety. Later in the night the roof was taken over by another resident and about 40 or 50 of her hipster friends. We were out numbered to say the least and I quickly became the only one dressed to the occasion in my navy and white polka dot top and white shorts. There were random people sloshing into the apartment to use the bathroom but it all made for a humorous night. This morning we got up and went to a great little cafe for brunch. The omelets and mimosas were just the right thing for a mid morning pick me up. I then headed uptown to meet my cousin and we decided to go see Public Enemies.
WHAT A GREAT MOVIE! I usually am not the biggest action movie fan but the cinematography was excellent and Johnny Depp was stellar. I immediately called my best friend J after leaving the theater and told her that I might need to find me a decent bank robber (if such a thing exists) because John Dillinger (Johnny Depp's character) knew all the right lines to make a girl melt instantly. Christian Bale was as gorgeous as ever. If you have not seen this movie yet I highly recommend it! After the movie we headed to a great little Peruvian restaurant and had the most amazing chicken with a side of avocado salad. It was delicious! I am now safely home and exhausted but it was a great weekend. I cannot believe how quickly this summer is going by. Hope everyone has a great Monday.. as far as Monday's go :)

Happy Fourth!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! I personally cannot think of a better place to call home. I am thankful everyday for all that this great nation has given me and my family. I am thankful to my father and all of the men and women who serve in our Armed Forces. I am thankful for the rights that I have and the opportunities for my voice to be heard. It is a bit sad to be away from home on this holiday as there is nothing like the 4th in our nation's capital (No offense NYC, it has been a GREAT summer!) My favorite 4th of July memory was a few summers ago when we were on the roof of a family friend's apartment on Pennsylvania Ave looking out at the fireworks over the Washington Monument and the Capital building. It was a truly beautiful sight. Hope everyone has a great holiday today and takes a second to stop and think about how fortunate we are!

Is it raining AGAIN?!

iPhone and I are safely home after a short day at work. The laundry piles are glaring at me a bit and I am trying to channel my inner Sabrina the Teenage Witch/Alex Mack powers so that they will walk themselves to the washing machine. I'll keep working on that I suppose..

A quick catch up on two awards I received from two fabulous new blog friends. Lucky in Love gave me this little gem. She has given me some great advice lately and she's an absolute sweetheart!

The Honest Scrap award comes with a caveat or two. **First, you have to tell your readers ten things about you they may not know but that are true. **Second, you have to tag 10 people with the award. **Third, let all the people you've given the award to know that they've gotten it (comment on their blogs or something). **And finally, make sure you link back to the person who awarded you."

Let's see...

1. I have never broken a bone or gotten stitches.

2. I danced competitively growing up but once high school started I quit dance for cheerleading.

3. I compulsively check People.com and can tell you so much useless celebrity trivia that it is absurd.

4. I have the same birthday as Cal Ripken Jr and Chad Michael Murray and it is in less than 2 months!!

5. My mom knows everything I have ever done. EVERYTHING.

6. I would bet that I have seen every episode of Full House that exists because when we lived in Japan we only had two channels in English so a friend back home would send us tapes of all the episodes.

7. My favorite song is Belief by Gavin DeGraw.

8. My first concert was the NSYNC No Strings Attached tour with Pink and Sisqo.

9. I could eat sushi for every meal for the rest of eternity.

10. I had my palms read when I was a junior in high school and she told me that my significant letter is R. Hmm..

I give this award to any/all of my followers. I am very glad that you all have decided to come along on this ride with me!

The second award I received comes from It Ain't Always Pretty But It's Real. Thanks so much!


The Rules:
1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.

2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you have newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

I give this award to...
A Boston Belle
A Girl Can Dream
Preppy Southern Princess
Pink Makes the World Go 'Round
dreaming in pink and green


Side note: Over the course of me writing this post, it has gone from sunny to dark clouds and torrential down pour to sunny again. What is going on with this weather?!

I DID IT!

After much internal back and forth, I got off work yesterday and my car somehow directed me to the Apple store. I am now the proud owner of an iPhone 3G. It made more sense simply go with the 3G and upload the new operating system software rather than pay another $100 for a compass and voice control that I will never use. I have to say that I will sadly miss my Blackberry Messenger but the iPhone can do a whole world of things and I think this was a good purchase. $140 total with a sleek pink case and I am a happy girl. I can't help but think about all the people who were camping out for hours and paid 5 times what I paid.

To make today even better, just got an email from my boss saying that we can close at 2:30 today. Hooray for holiday weekends. On a comical note, this is what I am wearing today... Navy blue JCrew chinos with anchors, a white top, and coral cardigan from Ann Taylor. It wasnt until I got to the parking lot of my office that I realize I look a bit like the 4th of July poster child. Awesome.

Hope everyone has a FANTASTIC holiday weekend full of fireworks, food, and friends!

Wednesday/Thursday

Since this is a shortened week.. I suppose that makes today my Thursday! I am liking the sound of that. Plans for this weekend are sllloowwlllyyy coming together. It is looking like it will be a low-key celebration with my roommate L and some of her high school friends. With a pending paycheck.. a new outfit may be just the thing I need. (My roommate A always tells me that I have a very skewed perception of the word need, but I am more than okay with that!) I was thinking about making one of those flag cakes with the Cool Whip and fruit but then I had to snap back to reality and realize that I would probably mess up something even that simple due to my lack of being able to do anything in the domestic ball park. My poor future husband..

In other news.. I have been a Blackberry user for about two years but I became eligible for an upgrade yesterday. Love my Blackberry, hate the lack of battery life. I charge it every night.. and it lasts barely a day. My younger brother has an iPhone and now with the release of the new model and price cut on the old model.. I am considering taking the plunge. The news, however, has recently reported that the new 3GS models have been overheating. Truthfully I can live without the video camera and the compass and for $99 I am considering going with the 3G. Anyone have the new model? Has yours been overheating? Like it better than a Blackberry?

I am so excited for this upcoming semester. My aforementioned roommates/sorority sisters and I are living in the cutest townhouse off campus. L and I went up a few weekends ago to move a few things in and purchase a few things. We have more wine glasses than is appropriate, but it is going to be a great time living with them. I now am on the hunt for new bedding/accessories for my new room. It is going to be so great to have a human size bed after suffering with the XL dorm issued mattresses. I really love the look of the Anthropologie bedding.. although none of the ones I like come in Full. Do they make Full size bedding? The hunt continues...