Random Thoughts

If any of my friends were asked if I was a pretty random person, they'd answer "YES!" in a heartbeat. I say it like it is. Sometimes...a little too bluntly. Case in point...one of my co-workers Sarah {hilarious girl who trained me} told me that once when I was seating a table {I'm a host in a restaurant} a guy was trying to fix the blinds because the sun was shining in and he was standing on the booth. Apparently, very bluntly, I was like "Sir, please get down. I'll do it for you. We don't want you falling on your head or anything." She cracked up and basically tells me I say things like it is. Truth.

And...I normally don't think before I speak. Not ideal say in a job interview {hello awkward moment!}. I kind of let my mind do the thinking....afterwards.

So lately, lots of random thoughts are running through my head.

1. I probably should apply for my FAFSA {financial aid} for loans for the fall because yeah, where am I going to come up with $5,000+ for my two classes. {That's what sucks about going from a state school to a private school.} And probably should figure out how I'm paying for my two summer classes since they sent me my bill..again. I'm surprised they're up on their game this time...when I applied almost two years ago, they "claimed" to have never received my financial aid. They were just lazy and didn't pull it off the computer.

2. School supplies. I love. buying. them. SO RANDOM. I literally have enough pens I could not have to buy anymore until say 2019. But I just love when they put all the back-to-school stuff out. I love buying new school supplies...I even took my niece school supply shopping when she started kindergarten last year!

3. My Kindle. I bought it for myself as a birthday present back in November. I LOVE IT. Don't love it originally broke after having it for 9 days {thankfully Amazon has AWESOME customer service and sent me a new one!} but wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. I need suggestions as to books to add to it. I've got a $50 gift card burning a whole in my pocket from my brother Eric for Christmas.
4. Reality TV. I realize almost all the shows I watch now are reality tv. HAHA. Well, who does not love watching those coupon-savvy people on "Extreme Couponing"?! And I LOVE the Real Housewives of New Jersey. Seriously. I think I like this cast better without having Danielle on it {she was such trash.}

5. I.do.not.need.more.clothes. I mean, I have two hampers worth {clean, mind you!} that I need to put away. Instead, I'm watching tv {hello MTV's 16&Pregnant} and not doing it. ONE...I repeat, ONE of these days...soon...I'll get it all clean. The pile of sweaters sitting on the floor in front of my closet make me sweat bullets even thinking about it.

6. I am NOT excited about getting up at 6am on a Sunday. I have to be at work at 7am for a rollout meeting...that's mandatory. Aka, Kristin will be staggering into work in PJ's (thank GOD I am not working til 5) and a massive cup of coffee. I remember the days when I thought coffee was disgusting....that was three years ago and I needed it the summer I came home from Spain.

7. I want to know how to add pages to the top of my blog. Like an about me page, a bucket list page, etc. Who knows how to do this and can help me out?

8. I miss Spain. I want to go back. I lived in Sevilla, in the southern part. It would be like 105 degrees in May there. I mean, look how gorgeous it is.

{Plaza de España}

{Me in Plaza de España...it was used in the Star Wars movies}

{Plaza de España lit up at night...I might be a little biased...this is my favorite spot in Spain}


Okay, time to go get my brain working and read my chapters for class tomorrow!

Wednesday Love!

How you doin? ;) As Joey Tribianni from "Friends" would say! It's Wednesday which means it's time for....

What I'm Loving Wednesday!
Link up with Jamie today!


#1-
I'm loving that it is actually warm out now! I love nothing more than walking out of my house without bringing a jacket with me. It's going to be up to 95 degrees today! Holy cow!! I need to go to the beach ASAP to get my tan on.


#2-
I'm loving the Coach purse I bought myself the other day at the outlets. I'll have to take a picture of it to post. It's a cute summer print. :)

#3-
I'm loving that my friend Amanda and I are going to be trying a Zumba class tomorrow. I made the executive decision to whip my bootay {and the rest of me} into shape and attempt to the the Couch to 5K app on my itouch. Plus, I've heard good things about Zumba. AND it gives me more time to hang out with Amanda!

#4-
As of June 23rd, I will be DONE with my summer classes! Hello beach! This is what I plan on doing once I'm done:
#5-
That my best friend April is moving home!!! After living in NYC while doing her Master's at Columbia, she turned down one job in Sacramento, CA and another one in Garden City, NY( just about 45 minutes from where we live)...both for the same thing. She accepted a local position with the hopes of being able to move to Florida. I'm happy she'll be home!

{Dorks in Disney, June 2010}

Productivity

There is some part of me that would wish I could be a BIT more productive. Let's face it, I love my bed. I have a pretty comfortable mattress and once I'm out for the count, it takes a lot for me to wake up from a dead sleep. Case in point - I did not hear my best friend text me yesterday but I woke up to a phone call. I could've continued sleeping until now (it's 2:13pm as I write this) but I got up early today....in the hopes of cleaning my bedroom.

Um...yeah...that did NOT happen. Haha, I woke up and stayed in bed until 15 minutes before I left for my eye doctor's appointment. I love that between waiting and the actual exam, I'm in and out of my eye doctor's office in a half hour. My prescription has not changed...gee, what a shock. I have the WORST eyes ever and if I am not wearing glasses (or contacts), I am blind as a bat. They stopped making the brand of contacts I wear so now I get to wear Acuvue Oasys. I cannot WAIT to get the contacts so I can wear my sunglasses. Don't get me wrong...I love my purple Coach frames....I just hate not being able to wear sunglasses when the sun is shining in my face.

My friend Amanda moved home from upstate and I couldn't be happier! I saw her last at Christmas and then again Friday. :) We have decided to do a zumba class together. She found one at a karate place and you pay $5 a class. I've never done it before but it should be fun. I have been in the mood to get back into shape and work out. I need some major updates to my iPod in order to get my butt moving to start working out. I know there's the Couch to 5K program and there's an app for it on the iTouch so I think I'm going to look into that. Here's to a new me!

Everyone also keeps asking me what my plan is now that I have graduated. Truth be told, I have no idea if I want to remain in New York to teach. Part of me does not want to because they removed the Regents Exams {state tests given in January and June for various subjects} for foreign language. It almost makes me think "What's the point?" I know I need to apply for jobs but most schools won't take you if you're not completely certified. In New York, there's three tests to take for your teaching certification...Liberal Arts & Sciences Test (LAST), Assessment of Teaching Skills Written (ATS-W) and the Content Speciality Test (CST)...plus two workshops. I have all done but my Spanish CST and I finally registered to take it July 16tth! EEKKK!!! It is in the morning (on a Saturday) and there's a speaking part. So now, until then, I'll be hard-core studying my grammar. I may have to take it twice and if I do, so be it. But here's to hoping I can figure out what I want to do with my life!

Favorite Disney Movies!

Honestly, who does not love Disney?! I feel like it is a crime if you do not like Disney. Especially Disney World because after all, it is the happiest place on Earth where dreams do come true! After I went to Disney last June with my BFF April, we wanted to watch so many Disney movies on DVD. I bought 101 Dalmatians because aside from Beauty & The Beast, it is my FAVORITE!

Then, when I went to Disney this January with Shannon, Olivia, Zach and Amanda, we decided to watch The Lion King as we had some tasty beverages and meatball subs at 3am (always a good idea when your flight is at 12pm!). And the whole time there, I was trying to figure out how to expand my DVD collection.

Let's face it, I hate the Disney vault. I feel like it makes me buy DVDs I don't want to. Haha. Or, movies go BACK in the vault before I can get my hands on them. So, here's a list of my favorite Disney movies and ones I can't wait to add to my collection:

Hands down one of my favorites! I bought it on DVD while I was in Disney. :)

This used to scare me when I was little...now, we love it. "The Circle of Life" might be one of the favorite Disney songs in my circle of friends. And oh, it's coming out in 3-D in September!! We're totally seeing it.


Need to buy this one! I was Snow White for Halloween in kindergarten. =)


Very tempted to go order this from a seller on amazon's marketplace!

Also need to order this one! I forgot how much I loved it after the show they had at Hollywood Studios!

I have to say, this is one of the Disney movies I have not seen. I actually want to after eating in Tony's in Magic Kingdom in June!

Another classic I need to buy!

Aside from 101 Dalmatians and Beauty & the Beast, this is my favorite "princess" story from Disney! I cant believe I don't even own this on VHS...what on Earth?! That needs to change like STAT!

Love this one! It makes me feel super old because I remember loving this when I was really young (oh circa 3rd or 4th grade) and my nieces and nephew love it. Gee, way to feel ancient, haha!

My favorite Disney movie! Might need to watch this again soon.

What are some of your favorite Disney movies? Any recommendations of ones I need to watch?

Lagging behind on the bandwagon!

Oh dear. I am behind on jumping on the bandwagon of people loving Pinterest. I had read about it in a bunch of people's blogs. I was trying to resist it because why would I need another website that would suck in my time? And make me procrastinate on everything! Haha.

But last night, after work, I decided to play around on it. It's addicting!! I saved some of my favorite word graphics and truly, they are words to live by.

I totally need this! Not only is it my first initial but it's the colors of my bedroom, and my favorite colors!


Couldn't agree more!


Ain't that the truth! He's always got something in store for us.

I put this quote in my sister-in-law's picture calendar I make her for Christmas for the month of July because it's the month of her wedding anniversary with my brother. She cracked up when she read it.


Things come and go that make life difficult. Just being able to courage on through it is what means the most.

Let's just say....I am going to be addicted to this website, haha!

I am loving that I dont have to be in to work until 5 tonight! Yay! I am watching some of my favorite Lifetime movies while cleaning up my room. It'll be a few day process but my GOAL is to get it done this week!

TGIF!

TGIF! Even though I did not have my summer class on Monday, this week seemed to either drag by or fly by, depending upon the day. I never know why I am so thankful when it is the weekend....all I do is work! Haha.

Today I have to work from 5:30-10. Seriously, I love my job. I left my old job as a waitress in the Hamptons last year after Labor Day. I gave them six weeks notice I was leaving...haha what fool does that? This one! Well, while that money was good at some times (two summers ago I was able to pay for my MacBook Pro in CASH thanks to my tips), getting up at 5am to go wait tables til 4 was not my idea of a fun summer. My current job, we basically make our own schedules telling when we are available and when we aren't. I dont mind having to work til 9 or 10 (we close at 10 every night but Sundays) because I can still go out after. Added bonus is the earliest I have to be there is 11:30 or 12. Love it.

I am off to the outlets. I have a Coach coupon I want to abuse (30% off). Last time I was in there, I had a 30% off coupon and everything I bought was already 50% off. So I got $800/$900 worth of stuff for $200! And it was four items!

Plus, I want to try the Old Navy Outlet. From last summer til now I've lost like 30 lbs. Not really sure how but I love it. And people keep telling me I look great, so it is a nice boost in my confidence. However, all of my shorts and skirts are TOO BIG!! :) I need to go buy some new shorts!

June already?!

Happy Wednesday everyone! And who can believe it is already JUNE?! Almost halfway done with 2011...pretty crazy!!

Since it is Wednesday, time to link up with Jamie for What I'm Loving Wednesday!


#1-
I was finally able to go get myself a manicure! Even though it can be somewhat painful because I wear tips {if I don't, I'll bite my nails}, it feels good! I got a purple plum color.

#2 -
The weather! Even though it is bipolar and went from cold and wearing sweats to SCORCHING hot, it's summer time! I love being able to wear shorts and flipflops again! Who wouldn't love to relax in this?

#3 -
Now that I have more time on my hands since I am not student teaching, I have been able to relax more! I feel a lot happier right now because I don't feel so overwhelmed {even though I have a TON of work in my summer classes to do}. Lately, I have been watching Sex and the City all over! I'm watching season six, part one right now! And I have to say, my favorite character was always Charlotte York. So elegant, so classy, so intelligent. Her reasoning behind some things on the show remind me a lot of the way I look at things.

#4-
The fact that I have decided to join the gym where my friend goes to continue to get back into shape and workout more. I kind of want to run but prefer to do it on a treadmill because I feel like I look odd when I run on the sidewalk or street. HAHA.

#5-
Sleeping in! Seriously, my bed is one of my favorite places to be. Looking back, I think I averaged 4-5 hours of sleep a night during student teaching and I needed waaaayyyy more than that. To sleep until 10 or 11 almost every day of the week is a real treat!

#6-
That I got to see my BFF April last Friday for a quick catch-up session! There's nothing like seeing your best friend and catching up on post-graduation plans. :)


What are you loving this week?!