an absolutely perfect weekend
i have to say, this has been the best weekend i have had in a very, very long time. i am still reeling from all it's amazingness, and sad to see it come to a close.
brenda flew here on friday night. after picking her up at the airport, we went to the wink in coventry and had burgers and beer - delicious as always - and then called it a night. yesterday, however, was a busy, crazy, awesome day. we started out by getting mongolian bbq for lunch, and then headed over to lyndhurst to go to this salon that i found out about online. turns out this place is just awesome - everyone was so so nice and friendly, it was seriously the best salon-going experience i have ever had. so we both got our hair cut, and brenda ended up getting really gorgeous highlights in hers, they look so good, i'm so jealous. while they did her hair, i ended up getting a manicure. i had them paint them a really really dark purple, it almost looks black. it's so hott, i love it - i've never had my nails dark before, and i have to admit i kind of like it. so after two or three hours of hair, etc, we went to beachwood and went on a shopping spree. i ended up buying this ADORABLE betsy johnson dress at dillards, originally $390, marked down to 90. it's pink with polka dots and pretty much the cutest dress i've ever seen in my life, ever. and then i bought this slinky, shimmery gold one that drapes down my back and in the front. it's the hottest thing ever. plus some stuff from victorias secret, accessories, and shoes -it made QUITE the outfit. pure sex, basically. haha. bren found herself a hott shirt at H&M and some black pants to go with it, and we had ourselves two hott mamas ready to hit downtown cleveland.
so after a whilrwind of shopping, we had dinner at cafe tandoor, which is this great little indian place. yummm. and then we got ready and took a cab downtown to west sixth. tried out mercury, thanks to andy's suggestion. texted him, told him he had no choice but to come out and see how hott we looked. in the meantime we made friends with a balding PhD student at Case and his two friends that were still in undergrad at john carroll. they were mildly entertaining, but mostly not. we were sitting with them for awhile waiting for andy to get there, and when they went to the bar and didn't buy us drinks (losers), we got up with the premise of drinks/bathroom, but luckily andy got there so we just left haha. he took us to this great little bar that was literally a hole in the wall, and lo and behold in walk the mercury guys. go figure. so we left and went to the maproom on west 9th and stayed there till closing. it was so much fun just drinking and hanging out and feeling incredible (because seriously, that dress was insane....). and then andy let us go back to his place because it was too cold to take a cab home. he let us stay there and we were all up till 5 just talking and being silly, and then woke up at 8:30ish because i'm just programmed to wake up early now. he made us cinnamon rolls and we watch tivoed episodes of cops, one of which involved a guy dressed up as a clown trying to get girls to prostitute themselves out to him (creepy), and a stolen car which had a live chicken in it that the cops had to chase around. it was pretty hilarious. he drove us home after that, and we went and had lunchish at yours truly in shaker square (yummmmm) and coffee at dewey's. then i had to take bren to the airport so she could fly home.
i know this was just alot of run-on sentences that are probably pretty boring to the rest of you, but it was the absolute perfect kind of weekend and human interaction that i have been needing. between having brenda here and meaningful female friendship, and going out with andy last night and all the fun we had, it was just perfect. i feel fulfilled, which may sound weird, but i've been struggling with feeling like my friendships with people here are meaningless and that i'm never going to have any fulfilling relationships here. so it was so refreshing to have bren here and also that she and andy hit it off so well. i am happy.
unfortunately, i've been ignoring my ever-growing pile of schoolwork in the meantime. some things are just more important than studying, though. i'm so over it. i know this seems like a pointless entry, i just wanted to record the events of the weekend and the general euphoria i am feeling before it wears off and i become bitter and jaded about my life in cleveland. i have to say, though, that this place is really growing on me. there really is alot to do here, and i'm gradually discovering that life in ohio is not nearly as bad as i have been portraying it. also, andy and i are possibly going skiing friday night after he takes his boards. it is going to be SO much fun, since the slopes are open till 3am and he will be drinking heavily in celebration of being done with boards. i am thoroughly looking forward to it. now i just need to make it through the week. ick.
i suppose i should go study now. props if you made it through this whole thing.
brenda flew here on friday night. after picking her up at the airport, we went to the wink in coventry and had burgers and beer - delicious as always - and then called it a night. yesterday, however, was a busy, crazy, awesome day. we started out by getting mongolian bbq for lunch, and then headed over to lyndhurst to go to this salon that i found out about online. turns out this place is just awesome - everyone was so so nice and friendly, it was seriously the best salon-going experience i have ever had. so we both got our hair cut, and brenda ended up getting really gorgeous highlights in hers, they look so good, i'm so jealous. while they did her hair, i ended up getting a manicure. i had them paint them a really really dark purple, it almost looks black. it's so hott, i love it - i've never had my nails dark before, and i have to admit i kind of like it. so after two or three hours of hair, etc, we went to beachwood and went on a shopping spree. i ended up buying this ADORABLE betsy johnson dress at dillards, originally $390, marked down to 90. it's pink with polka dots and pretty much the cutest dress i've ever seen in my life, ever. and then i bought this slinky, shimmery gold one that drapes down my back and in the front. it's the hottest thing ever. plus some stuff from victorias secret, accessories, and shoes -it made QUITE the outfit. pure sex, basically. haha. bren found herself a hott shirt at H&M and some black pants to go with it, and we had ourselves two hott mamas ready to hit downtown cleveland.
so after a whilrwind of shopping, we had dinner at cafe tandoor, which is this great little indian place. yummm. and then we got ready and took a cab downtown to west sixth. tried out mercury, thanks to andy's suggestion. texted him, told him he had no choice but to come out and see how hott we looked. in the meantime we made friends with a balding PhD student at Case and his two friends that were still in undergrad at john carroll. they were mildly entertaining, but mostly not. we were sitting with them for awhile waiting for andy to get there, and when they went to the bar and didn't buy us drinks (losers), we got up with the premise of drinks/bathroom, but luckily andy got there so we just left haha. he took us to this great little bar that was literally a hole in the wall, and lo and behold in walk the mercury guys. go figure. so we left and went to the maproom on west 9th and stayed there till closing. it was so much fun just drinking and hanging out and feeling incredible (because seriously, that dress was insane....). and then andy let us go back to his place because it was too cold to take a cab home. he let us stay there and we were all up till 5 just talking and being silly, and then woke up at 8:30ish because i'm just programmed to wake up early now. he made us cinnamon rolls and we watch tivoed episodes of cops, one of which involved a guy dressed up as a clown trying to get girls to prostitute themselves out to him (creepy), and a stolen car which had a live chicken in it that the cops had to chase around. it was pretty hilarious. he drove us home after that, and we went and had lunchish at yours truly in shaker square (yummmmm) and coffee at dewey's. then i had to take bren to the airport so she could fly home.
i know this was just alot of run-on sentences that are probably pretty boring to the rest of you, but it was the absolute perfect kind of weekend and human interaction that i have been needing. between having brenda here and meaningful female friendship, and going out with andy last night and all the fun we had, it was just perfect. i feel fulfilled, which may sound weird, but i've been struggling with feeling like my friendships with people here are meaningless and that i'm never going to have any fulfilling relationships here. so it was so refreshing to have bren here and also that she and andy hit it off so well. i am happy.
unfortunately, i've been ignoring my ever-growing pile of schoolwork in the meantime. some things are just more important than studying, though. i'm so over it. i know this seems like a pointless entry, i just wanted to record the events of the weekend and the general euphoria i am feeling before it wears off and i become bitter and jaded about my life in cleveland. i have to say, though, that this place is really growing on me. there really is alot to do here, and i'm gradually discovering that life in ohio is not nearly as bad as i have been portraying it. also, andy and i are possibly going skiing friday night after he takes his boards. it is going to be SO much fun, since the slopes are open till 3am and he will be drinking heavily in celebration of being done with boards. i am thoroughly looking forward to it. now i just need to make it through the week. ick.
i suppose i should go study now. props if you made it through this whole thing.