Day 130 & 131 - Black Designs

Some big bright socks for the weekend. Sunday it was surprisingly warm, 40. I was almost confused about how to dress since it's been so cold. It's funny how that would be way freezing when I was in FL, but now I was debating on if I should even wear a sweatshirt. It's amazing what you can get used to.

Breaking news from the weekend, I got a job! Well it's part time nannying for my cousin's in-laws. They have a 1 year old and a 5 myear old. It's not a forever job, but they were in a bind so I am glad to do it. Plus it's some extra money each week. I will be working Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 to 5. Tomorrow is my first day. Glad to have a reason to leave the house 2 days a week :)

Day 61 and 62 - Black Mismatched and Gray LTD2

Two days worth of socks today.  Spent the last two days organizing my bedroom and putting my clothes in order. It just reconfirms to me that I have an obscene amount of socks. I had to get some new bins to put them in so I can actually access them all. I did manage to get rid of like 10 pairs. That's progress. :)

I also finished reading The Diary of Anne Frank. I also watched the movie from my Instant Netflix queue. I can't imagine being in hiding like they were. They spent over two years hiding from the Nazis in Holland, only to be found weeks after D-Day. Of the eight people hiding out in their "Secret Annexe" only one survived capture. I can't imagine living in that time or during any war taking place at home. So much destruction took place in Europe. It's amazing how it was rebuilt. I am glad to have that perspective. I think it will make Jen and I's European Adventure 2013 all the better. I definitely wanna add Anne Frank's hideaway to place to see on that journey.

Side Note....Getting more and more excited for Christmas. Also looking forward to seeing my family for Thanksgiving. Going to West Palm Beach for our mini vacation this year. Just got us dinner reservations for the three nights we are there. Latin, Thanksgiving Buffet, and Thai/Sushi. All sounds yummy to my tummy!! Only a few more days til I leave.

Day 57, 58, and 59 - Eeyore, Stars and Rainbow

Have slacked the last few days. Got back form New Jersey on Sunday night and have just been trying to get back into the swing of things. Thankfully there's not too much that makes up the swing of things :) Mostly the gym and errands. Spend some quality time at the library yesterday. Have 7 books checked out now.  Been doing a lot of reading. It's fantastic!

I have really only been checking out books about two things. Think you can guess?  Both are relatively new obsessions. The first is one of my most favorite things ever. I already know a lot about it, but there's always more to learn. I can read the info and see the results, evidence, facts, similarities here in my own house in one of 3 ways. Can you guess what I like to read about yet? They have 4 little paws and go "Meow". And most importantly they make every day better. I have read all kinds of things about cats. Why they behave the way they do, their physical makeup, what they do for people around them, how they impact people's lives, and so much more.

There are a lot more books on my second library topic. An HBO miniseries from 2001 got me interested in this particular topic. It's pretty much the only historical event that I know anything about, and at this point I know quite a bit. Been checking out coffee table books with lots of pictures and drawings. The one I have now is over 600 pages of historical events, pictures, personal accounts, and maps. It's really informative. Also re-reading a related book I read in like the 8th grade. After knowing the history it's a much better read this time around. It's one of the most famous diaries printed. Definitely an easy read since a 13 year old wrote it. Any ideas?.....It's the Diary of Anne Frank. I am intrigued by that perspective on WWII, which if you haven't guessed is my other favorite library topic.

Oh I love the library!!! So many books and you can read them all for FREE!!! There's so much to learn, so much to look at. And I can reserve books from other libraries to pick up at my library. That's so awesome. The only bad thing about the library is having to be quiet, which I am so not good at. But the books make it worth it!!

Day 49, 50, and 51 - NYC Trip

Friday - Left super early for NYC. Took the bus to the subway to the bus terminal. The Bolt Bus to NYC wasn't bad. Meet up with Bridget and Meghan at the Palace hotel. We went out for lunch then did some sightseeing. Went to Rockefeller Center, and Central Park.  Went to two different sushi places for dinner. Had appetizers at one and then dinner at another in Times Square. Bridget got to see all the craziness that was. The entire day was a TON of fun. A lot of laughs for sure!!

Saturday - Even got the view from the hotel in the background :)  Had another great day in the city. Went to the Empire State Building. And a random street fair where we had deep fried Oreo's and bought WAY too many scarves. Then headed to Madam Toussaud's Wax Museum, which was an obscene amount of fun. Left Bridget and Meghan at 4. They met up with a friend from FL and I moved to a new hotel with Elyse. Went out for some Italian food with her friends, and then to a bar for the night. Somehow managed to stay up til the wee hours.



Sunday - Elyse and I did some marathon watching from the TV in the hotel lobby as we tried to stay awake. Headed out to 88th and 1st. Watched the marathon for like 3 hours from there. Saw her cousins and Ian. Still don't get why anyone would want to run a marathon. It's one hell of an accomplishment though. After the race we met Elyse's brother for dinner. On the way we found a sock store!!! Yes I said Sock Store!! There were like a million socks in the store!! Of course I bought some. The weird thing about the store was that all the socks were mismatched and in sets of three. Totally bizzaro but cool. After dinner, Elyse and I headed back to Boston.  

Overall it was a fun trip. I loved spending time with Bridget and Meghan. We had so much fun. Came home with a new hat, scarves, and some mismatched socks. What more could I ask for :)

Day 48 - NY Taxi

In honor of my trip to NYC tomorrow I am wearing my NY Taxi socks. These definitely didn't come from New York. Pretty suer I got them at the New York New York casino in Las Vegas.

Looking foward to heading south tomorrow. It's gonna be a pretty big weekend. Hanging out with Bridget and Meghan Friday and Saturday. Then meeting up with Elyse on Saturday night. Have to really step up my game, since she's a night owl and will prolly wanna be out til the wee hours. Then Sunday Elyse and I are gonna meet up with Autumn so we can watch Ian run the marathon. I am so looking forward to seeing everyone and spending time in New York. I haven't been there in a long while. Think the last time was with Andrea at the beginning of 2008.

However the thing I least look forward to is the trip there. I am taking a bus from Boston over. I am sure it will be fine, just long. And the early trip to South Station to get the bus doesn't sound like fun, especially since it's suppossed to be raining in the morning. Once I get on the Orange Line I should be good though. Just hope the bus to get there is running on time tomorrow. Don't want me and my suitcase to be soaked.

Don't think I will be able to post when I am gone, but I will bring back pictures :)  Til Monday....

Day 42 - Gray Dots

It's so much colder today than yesterday. Yeah!! So I'm back to my regular socks. Wonder when it will be cold enough for knee socks.

Another Friday sushi lunch with Elyse, followed by some Wii playing. A good day if you ask me. Tomorrow morning I volunteer at the cat shelter so it's gotta be an early night for me.

"Dressed" up in my HS uniform

The cat and mouse are back!!

Obvioulsy, I've never been one to get a new costume if I can wear one I already have. :)

Day 34 - Colorful Circles

Getting picked up for the airport in about 4 hours. Just finished all my packing. I am such a slacker packer. I so hope I got everything. It all fits in a carry on, which I am super happy about. I am certain I packed too much, but that's sorta normal for me.

The last JASS trip I have to talk about is Clearwater 2006. We all came over together from Orlando. We had done it the year before and had a great time. Little did we know a month later Amy would be packing up and heading to Hawaii. Anyway, our trip was full of memories, as usual. Some highlights include playing Taboo, Brunch at the St. Pete Dog Track, Me dropping the Uno cards with movie like timing after saying I was coordinated and right before a dog came out of elevator (So funny), and our Denny's waitress who was slow cause she got beat or got beat cause she was slow. However the most legendary memorable thing of the whole weekend was our trip to Z109, the gay bar attached to a 7 -11. I won't go into the gory details, but will give you some highlights. Starting with me running into a Drag King in the bathroom, the glass case of Barbies,  Stacey's Rocka with Roofies, the men in dresses who made no effort to look like drag queens, and Stacey deciding Amy was her girlfriend. It was hysterical especially since Stacey became the most unlikely drunk of the evening. Good Times.

I don't have a picture of all four of us, so you have to get two of 3 of us.

JAS Pre Z109 - Clearwater, FL 2006



JSS at Z109 - Clearwater, FL 2006

Only one more day til JASS Cruise 2010!!!!!

PS. The blog will be updated even while I am away. Won't be about my socks but I have some other posts lined up for you. :)

Day 27 - Black and Gray

I am a serious slacker. Uploaded this yesterday but never posted any words. Having a hard time getting myself motivated to do much. Mostly been going to the gym, watching TV, and working on this hard puzzle. Trying to motivate this weekend.

Day 24 - Stripes

Today was suppossed to be a day of sightseeing with the fam. But with all the rain heading this way we had a change of plans. They are on the Orange Line on their way to Melrose today. Still going to a Duck Tour this afternoon. Hopefully we won't get too wet!

Get to open presents this afternoon. Excited for that!!

Day 17 - Polka Dots

The weather here isn't making it easy to wear my fun socks. Yesterday was 80 and looks the same for today and tomorrow. Ugh! I really like the cooler weather. After Satursday hopefully it will cool down again so I can get back to my more fun socks.  And then in a few months it'll be knee sock time. Wahoo!!

Only an hour til I pick Christine up from the airport. I need to finish setting up her dining room guest "suite". I am kinda surprised how well an air mattress fits in there. So excited for the weekend to start!!!

Day 15 - Gray Stripes

I can't determine if this is going to be a good or bad day. So far it's been quite a mix of the two.
Simon woke me up early with his 4am sock drawer scratching. Bad. But got out of bed early enough to work out. Good. Then Mia puked on my shoes before I could put them on. Bad. Happened to catch a Breakfast Club reunion on Good Morning America. Good. Got rejected from 2 more car inspection places cause of my window tint. Bad. Finally got taken off restriction and released from my foot doctor. Good. Got a temporary inspection sticker for my car, but have pay to get tint removed. Bad.  Only 2 days til Christine arrives. Good. 

Hope to make it through the rest of the day with more good than bad to add to the list.

Day 13 - Pink Polka Dots

It's Monday again : ( But I'm only working 4 days this week! Definitely excited about that!! Can't wait for Christine to come visit!

Woke up this morning around 4am. Not cause I wanted to but because my Simon was acting crazy. He was scratching at the taped up sock drawers, trying to pull a bin off my shelf, dragging laundry bag into middle of my room, knocking over my laptop case, then he jumps on bed and attacks Miles. I can't believe my shy, quiet kitty is such a terror in the middle of the night. It's like he's possessed by the same thing that makes my smoke alarm so crazy.

Day 5 - Blue and White

I love Sundays!! Gonna check out the Victorian Fair happening in downtown Melrose. So I tried to find some socks that were sorta Victorian, but I don't even know what that would look like.  Instead I present these. They kinda look like clouds. The had those back in the Victorian days.

FYI, I think I have had these socks since High School.