1. bareburger has changed their brunch menu. emily and i ate there 2 weeks ago and i still haven't been able to get over the experience. it's eating me alive. i feel like i've been cheated on. i feel like i've been dumped and then i show up at a party the next day and see my ex and his new gf making out on the couch. and she's wearing an anthropologie dress. because obviously that's just rubbing salt into the wound.

the omelets at bareburger were sooooooooo good. and now they don't make them anymore. at all. WTF guys. how can you serve brunch without an omelet of some kind.

man. will this ever stop hurting so badly?

2. i am going to see tim this weekend in chicago. i'll be there for 2 days. and have already spent more on shopping for cute "i'm going to see my boyfriend in chicago" outfits than i spent on the plane tickets. ooooops.

but really. these outfits are needed.

3. i have eaten a salad (well, parts of a salad) everyday for the past 3 days. that's probably more veggies than what i eat in a month. i am so proud of myself.

new years resolutions

1. drink more water, less dr pepper.
specifically, no soda other than ginger ale and the occasional root beer. what? i love a good root beer with my burger and fries.

2. wear more jewelry.
i am my grandmother's granddaughter. which means i have oddles of jewelry all tangled up in a box. i'd like to wear these things more often.

3. always remember to cross my legs towards the guy.
is it sad that this is an inside joke none of you know about? and yet i continue to add this to my resolutions list every single year. oh well. whatever. watch out tim. my legs will be crossed towards you. and you won't be able to resist. at least, that's what cosmo told me when i was 16. muahahahaha.

perfect wonderful lovely birthday weekend

hawaiian drinks and pupu platters. eating a salad while gazing longingly at chilean sea bass. several awkward pauses and unanswered questions. brunch and manual labor. some tears of sadness and some tears of joy. surprise birthday brunch! meatpie and escargot and egg souffle and biscuits and sugar cubes. and omfg cake with gummi bears <3

bright pink scarf and lots of pretty sparkly cards with sappy loveliness.

plus an ice cream sundae tonight.

i must be 27 going on 6.

we put luna to sleep this weekend. so very sad. i keep remembering when luna and harry were kittens. so tiny. they snuggled together all the time. and hated being separated.

she was such a sweet and lovely kitty.

i realize the blog posts have been booooorrring lately. because every time i sit down to write something. its just blah blah blah tim. blah blah blah tim. and frankly, writing all that sappy crap makes me want to punch myself in the face.

my thanksgiving plans this year were thwarted. mostly by my missing my bus to dc. so in a moment of panic. in the middle of midtown. surrounded by the thanksgiving day parade shenanigans. my only thought was. i need to be with tim.

(I KNOW. ugh. i hate myself.)

so i spent thanksgiving in long island. surrounded by a large irish family. learning about beer and plumbing. i went sailing for the first time ever. which i think would be a lovely summer activity. and then we went to philadelphia. for some historical drinking. i feel like i held my own pretty well. considering i was trying to keep up with three very large irish men.

i may have demurely sipped my gin and tonics. but i am pretty sure i kicked their butts when it came to eating french fries covered in all sorts of deliciousness. i totally won.

public service announcement

guys. we are getting dangerously close to my birthday.

i dont know what the plans are. but i do know we shall be celebrating.

try to keep the 13th-ish open.

thanksgiving thanksgiving thanksgiving

hope everyone has a wonderful thanksgiving this year.

i'm spending thursday in dc with jillian and josh. part of our annual thanksgiving tinkler-johnson-mcmahon extravaganza.

tonight is thanksgiving with the millions upon millions of baldwin kids. i may or may not show up wrapped in a giant texas flag. just because.

also. last week was kind of a crazy emotional one. and has made me realize just how thankful i am for me. i feel like i'm doing really well for myself. and have gotten through something pretty seriously tough. so. way to go me.

so, in conclusion. i am awesome. and i get to eat two turkey dinners in a row.