Wedding!

Yesterday was my friend Melissa's bridal shower. It was in Jersey of course because she lives there. Had it at this little Thai place there. The food was good and the lunch wasn't too long and drawn out like some bridal showers I've been to. Everything came out perfect that day. I of course forgot my camera so I'll just run down the menu. We had beef curry puffs, chicken and beef sate, pad thai, chicken masaman, another beef dish with mixed veggies, a spicey duck salad, shiu mai on steroids (they were ginormous!), grilled shrimp with wild rice pilaf (that was amazing!), and of course two desserts mangoes with sticky rice and a warm chocolate tart with fresh whipped cream and sprinkled powdered sugar. I was so full by the time I got out of there I skipped dinner totally.

The party favor is a little towel that looks like a little cake... so cute. I don't think I'll use it. I will never get it to look like that again. Lol. There were cupcakes as well, there were extras so I took two. One vanilla and the other one was a red velvet cupcake. They were yummy but I have to say my sister's red velvet cupcakes are much better.

In the end she made a little speech and I told myself I wasn't going to cry but I did. I'm such a mush like that. She called me her very special guest and thanked me for being there during some really tough times in her life. It was really touching. Can't wait for the wedding. It's going to be good fun.

Socks & Sandals

Saw a guy wearing socks & sandals on the train today. Warmth yet comfort. Hehe.

Eraser

Aww, some poor kid lost their eraser at the bus stop this morning.

Hermoine

Hermoine has sprouted her first flower since being transplanted into a new pot. I'm so neglectful, I should've done that a long time ago. boy, it's a good thing I don't have any kids. Haha!

So cute.

Saw these little white and yellow flowers all over the cemetary. They look like mini daisies.

Breakfast on the Road

Ham and cheese omelette at Twilight Diner.

Poor Beary Bear

Someone had a visit at the vet today...

People From Your Past

I recently received an email from someone I used to work with.  I don't want to sound like a bitch or anything but I always thought she was a hot mess.  With all the bad decisions she always made, with all the men that came and went through her life, and the marriage that she stayed in just because she was scared to leave.  Now she seems to be in a better place.  She's left NY and has started a new life out of state.  Found love and has cleaned up her life.  In a way I'm jealous of her independance now and I question why I waited so long to do it myself.  I've given myself until the end of this year to make the major changes I need to.  It might not happen by the end of the year but at least by then I will have a plan and the funds to just pack my bags and move on with living.  

I know this might sound terrible of me but I guess I have to say that I'm just tired.  Tired of being the buffer at home, tired of coddling my folks, tired of feeling guilty that I am abandoning my mother.  I was always their disappointment, so in a way I feel like I had to make it up to them by always being around and trying to do things to make them happy.  Unfortunately that required me giving up mine in some ways.  I can't seriously say that it's taken ALL of my happiness away.  Just that it's like a big cloud over my head.  No matter how many other little things I do to make myself happy it's just that one thing that tugs me back into reality and tells me that I can't do that, it will make mom and dad unhappy. So I stay in my room in my pj's hiding under my covers while the rest of the world wizzes by with out me enjoying the ride.

This coming year is the milestone for me.  I'm going to be 40 this year.  I feel like this is the do or die year.  If I don't make those changes now, who knows if I ever will... 

Boo Boo

I got myself a boo boo at work. I had to personalize my bandage.

Broken Shoe

Oh no! the button fell off my cheap but comfortable mary jane shoe! Oh well. I guess someone is trying to tell me I have too many shoes. Hehe.

Spring

My plant Hermoine is finally blooming again. I guess her pot was too small. Hehe.

Hmm...

Okay, so I don't know if I'm being sensitive or not but I had made a comment to my co-worker about coddling her son too much. I said that I think she should cut the umbilical cord already and let him go a little. He is going to high school this coming fall and she seems to still do almost everything for him. So she tells my boss' wife I said this and my boss' wife says to her, "Don't listen to her, what does she know. She doesn't have any kids. She doesn't know what coddling too much is." So of course I don't say anything to my co-worker or my boss' wife because in the end everyone at my office thinks I'm the asshole who talks out of her ass anyway.

Is it me? Whatever I guess...

Memorial Day Dinner

Hmm, mmm, mmm. Who doesn't love ribs....

Peonies

The peonies are coming out nicely in the front yard. Mom cut a couple and put it in the foyer to keep the other plants company.

Biscuits

So I was talking to Penny yesterday and she made some sourcream biscuits yesterday. This prompted me to try to make some too. I think they didn't come out as good the first time but they were still edible. (o:

I love this cartoon....

Poo Poo On Work

Today is the first day back after a long weekend.  I didn't do much over the weekend but it was nice nonetheless.  Went to a sample sale with Miss Audrey.  Got 3 Miss Sixty shirts for $45.  Woo hoo!  I loves me a good sample sale.  I think if I were the weight I wanted to be I would've attempted to try to stand in that horrendous line and try on some jeans.  But it was way too crowded anyway.  It took us about 1/2 hour to get in.  I'm glad I was off Monday so we could go early.  I think I'm pretty much done for shopping for the summer but I couldn't pass up the bargains.  I have to take pics of the stuff later when I get home.  My camera ran out of battery, bleh.  Miss Audrey bought a really cute white sundress.  I can't wait to see her in it.  So cute!

I came into work and saw a huge pile of stuff to do, I guess that's a good thing since then little man, my boss, will leave me alone.  Is it Friday yet?

Mini Burgers

Had these burgers at a tiny burger joint in the west villiage with Miss Audrey. They were really good.

Birthday Dinner

The Fabulous Miss Audrey at dinner for her birthday.