Thank you, Phil!

Today I woke up to an atmosphere very different then Jamie did. You now know why I am thankful Phil saw his shadow. (Chuck from Long Island did, too!) Things are looking up here, people. Until then…

what ARE those exactly, my dear macbook?

Regardless, I didn’t let the weather put a damper on my day!

All bundled up!

Since I was lazy today, lunch was had at Schnipper’s. Schinpper’s has great mac & cheese so it was a gigantic step for me to go with the fig salad:  Marinated dried figs, blue cheese, apples, toasted walnuts, croutons, vinaigrette. It was tastyyyy! I apologize for the lack of picture. I also had a few sweet potato fries with maple dipping sauce. Loved the sauce. Some reviews complain it was too sweet, but with this sweet tooth, I have no idea what that means…

Something to make you smile despite the lack of lunch pictures... How did Ken afford this?!

After work, I wound up in the West Village with my friend and we decided on a tiny Italian place (Zucca) for dinner (Mostly because it felt like it was below 0 and we were standing in front of it.)

I got the gnocchi & butternut squash dumplings without pancetta. I didn’t taste the butternut squash, but I just rolled with the punches because it still tasted amazing and handmade. Love fresh food. Our waiter seemed more like the owner, and he was such a sweet old Italian man so I totally can’t hate, even though I was incredibly excited for that squash.

fressssh gnocchi!

Time to get some rest as Lululemon says, “Keep your eyes peeled on www.lululemon.com tomorrow morning. Online only products will be arriving soon!” Oh, how convenient Lulu, as I planned on waking up for an early morning run anyway.

PS, Just a reminder that I need to start using my free gym passes asap, especially Equinox. If you know anything about Equinox, you’ll know why this gym may come first, and I am sure you are just as excited as I am. Can’t wait to start reviewing different gym classes in the city!!

yoga&taxes

Today, I am sad. An I-was-caught-pouting-out-the-window-on-the-way-home-from-the-bank-sad.

About mid-December, I landed my first “big-girl” marketing job, my introduction to real life. I was PSYCHED. I am STILL PSYCHED. After two years of post-college job searching, I had finally found something that put my degree to good use!

I picked up my first check this morning.. and reality hit. Where did all my money go? Taxes. Pout. This is the real world. After brushing it off, realizing I have an awesome job, and complaining to my mom (“I thought they’d take like.. eighty dollars!”) I felt ten times better.

And remember the seventy-one degree weather I was pumped for? Seventy-three! Today I ate frozen yogurt outdoors and ran in a t-shirt.

Danny and I took an afternoon work break to Skinny Dip. No, we didn’t swim naked in the Atlantic, we ate frozen yogurt!

muchas fruit

I chose a mixture of coconut, dark chocolate, & red velvet yogurt, topped with TONS of pineapple, strawberries, blackberries, and a hint of peanut-buttery chocolate goodness.

"get me AND my yogurt!'

The part of my day I was most excited for: A run in the sun. Just me, my i-pod, and the pavement. Please excuse my baby-powdered head. Powdered bangs or greasy bangs, I had to make a choice.

My running as of late.. has been ROUGH. I blame this on my hatred for cold weather and treadmills. I almost didn’t even want to get out there today, but I am so glad I did. Today’s run reminded me of how much I ENJOY the sport. Although my legs were slow and lazy the first mile, the last two felt great. The only reason I headed back so soon was because it began to get dark, and I am chicken smart.

STATS! STATS! STATS! STATS! STATS!

I took the run easy, and enjoyed how great and alive my body felt. At one point, I passed a couple walking.. they smiled and said hello, and I smiled back then accidentally spit on them in return.

After I picked up my check today I said, “tonight I’m going to do yoga to relax and think about my taxes.” This is still my plan, although I’d like to do yoga (trying out Jillian Michael’s DVD for the first time) and think about cupcakes, Valentine’s Day, John Stamos, and forever 21 instead. My mind never rests. Cheers!