I have a Birthday Coming Up

And I'd like to do something to celebrate. Joseph already hinted that he's planning something special for the "end of September". Whatever it is, I can't wait.

It's over

Vacation is officially over; I returned the rental car tonight. I can't complain, it was a good week: Joseph and I got to spend four days together without phone calls from the restaurant or my store. We drove up to the Catskills, which is probably my favorite vacation spot. I am a nature girl and being in the mountains always makes me happy. Check out the pictures here.

We stayed in a town called Andes, and visited a few others like Margretville, Delhi, Walton, New Paltz and Cooperstown. Ofcourse we went to the Baseball Hall of Fame and I had a blast looking up all my favorite Mets players; I especially got a kick out of the World Series Rings. The most entertaining part was watching Abbott and Costello's "who's on first".

The only dissappointing part of our vacation was the Esopus Creek. Apparently there hasn't been much rain upstate this summer, so the creek is quite low and we couldn't go tubing. ::grrr:: We were told that all water activities have suffered including fishing. And the fisheries are not doing so well either. But aside from that, we had a blast. We visited a couple of lakes, where we could finally go swimming.

Now it's back to reality, and to our routine........ ::sigh:: ......... c'est la vie.

I'm back from vacation

We came back yesterday because Joseph had to work last night. The good thing is that I still have the car and am going to Long Island again today (I went to Long Beach with Anna last night).

I have some pics that I'll post later, and I'll post on my adventures tonight.

I'm on Vacation

Yes, I am officially on vacation and don't have to go back to work until next week Sunday. ::happy dance::

Joseph is working tomorrow's brunch at the restaurant, but I'll meet him at around 3pm and we'll be off..... Catskills, here we come.

I'm banking again

I opened a bank account two days ago..... finally. I've been avoiding doing it for a long time, but I finally had to do it. The good thing is that I won't be charged any fees. I said any fees; I'm going to love this.

On Peter Jennings

Yesterday I was sad to hear of Peter Jennings' death. I remember growing up we'd sit to dinner and he'd bring us up to date with what was going on in the world. You could say I learned to speak English watching him. After today, the news won't be the same.

Let's cut just one inch

That's what I said to Cruz, the hairdresser at Jean Pierre after work today. She framed my face at an angle and suggested long layers throughout when I asked for suggestions for a new style for the fall. I love what she did today, and am deffinitely going back and finishing the job in a few weeks.

I love getting haircuts, I always feel so clean and pretty. ::wink::

No insurance yet

Yup, that's right. I didn't get my health insurance papers from work. ::grrr:: I'll have to wait and hope I get them next week. I have to see my doctor soon. I hate having to wait.

::sigh::

I knew it all along

I found this interesting piece in the NYTimes on some of the truths about bottled water, which do not surprise me at all. I am a bottled water drinker simply because it's practical... living in NY and always on the move. However I do drink from the tap when I'm at home. Mostly because Ihave always heard that NYC water is one of the best in the country. But check this out:

Bottled water is undeniably more fashionable and portable than tap water. The practice of carrying a small bottle, pioneered by supermodels, has become commonplace. But despite its association with purity and cleanliness, bottled water is bad for the environment. It is shipped at vast expense from one part of the world to another, is then kept refrigerated before sale, and causes huge numbers of plastic bottles to go into landfills.
Of course, tap water is not so abundant in the developing world. And that is ultimately why I find the illogical enthusiasm for bottled water not simply peculiar, but distasteful. For those of us in the developed world, safe water is now so abundant that we can afford to shun the tap water under our noses, and drink bottled water instead: our choice of water has become a lifestyle option. For many people in the developing world, however, access to water remains a matter of life or death.

Read the whole article, it's really interesting.

Via boingboing

What a beautiful Baby

I was going through old pictures and I found this one. It's one of my favorites just because I look so "doll" like. My mom really loved dressing me up, and ofcourse I hated it. Now I can't wait to have a little girl of my own so I can dress her up too.