Katie somehow manage to get me a bed for free! This is great because I was about to spend 375 dollars from Dial-A-Mattress. Great. Yesterday I also ordered a new comforter, two new pillows, and a duvet cover (This was another score! It was on sale at Pottery Barn. Yes!). I can not wait to sleep with my new and clean bedding and pretend I am ( Read more... )

I found out last night that Nick got an amazing internship with the treasury department in DC! This makes me 1. really proud of Nick because I know it wasn't easy to get and 2. selfishly  very excited that Nick will probably be moving to DC earlier than what was planned. Since he is so busy with his school work, I have been looking for apartments ( Read more... )

I am sure everyone and their mom has already seen this, but this lady is so cute it makes me want to explode!!! Also this video makes me cry like a baby! You will too if you are human.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

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Maybe it is all the Arrested Development I have been watching and the fact that I rented Juno and Superbad last night...but I am pretty sure I am in love with Michael Cera.


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Last night I took a shower before I went to bed. I apparently forgot to rinse out the conditioner because when I woke up this morning it was as if someone had snuck into my room during the night and spread margarine into my scalp. So today before I went out to meet Jessie to hike Camelback I scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed and ended up washing ( Read more... )

Dearest Honk Face,

Here is my proposed itinerary for our trip.

Saturday: Arrive Shanghai, spend the night in Shanghai
Sunday: Take the train to Hangzhou (2 hours)
Monday: Spend the Day at Hangzhou West Lake and/or Pick Tea at the Tea fields
Tuesday: Take bus to Yellow Mountain (2 hours)
Wednesday: Hike on Yellow Mountain
Thursday: Bus to Nanjing (4 hours ( Read more... )

I can't wait to be in China. Notice that I said "be in" and not "go to" because the "go to" part requires being on an airplane for a long long time. I hate flying. There is something about it that is so unnatural. How can a heavy piece of metal stay in the air? I know it can and that flying is statistically the safest way to travel, but it just ( Read more... )