Weekend Whirlwind!

I promised I'd fill you in on my exciting weekend, so here it is!

My weekend stories start on Wednesday night, when I went to go pick up my sister from college for her mini fall break! I hadn't seen her since I moved her in, in August, so this was the longest we had ever been apart!! We spent a lot of time catching up on Wednesday night and Thursday. 

And now for the big weekend...

Friday morning my alarm was set for 6:45 am. I was heading to the city to shadow at the Google offices! I was participating in an alumni shadow program through my school, and my host was an Account Manager at Google! As soon as I found out I started Googling everything I needed to know about Google. Needless to say I was getting very excited. When I got to the offices I was not disappointed. They were as cool as I thought they would be. My host was incredibly nice. Not only did she tell me so much about Google and its history, but she also talked to me about the job search process, which I was grateful for. A day at Google would not be complete without eating in one of their many cafeterias! Lunch was so yummy. I even had to splurge on some dessert. My day was at Google was incredible, and gets me excited for the possibilities of where I could possibly work one day!

Next stop in my day? Heading downtown to meet one of my besties Nicole. I hailed my own cab for the first time! Its exhilarating.  Nicole interns at Kelly and Michael, so she was also going to meet me downtown. (Isn't that so cool!?) We met at Nicole's dad's house and he drove us down to ATLANTIC CITY!! We were going down for one of our best friend's 21st birthdays. She was the last of the group to turn 21 and it was the first time most of us were going to AC when we were finally legal!

We were staying at Revel, so as soon as we got there we went and checked in and went to our room while we waited for the rest of our group. Once we were all there we got ready for dinner and headed to Lugo, a nice italian restaurant. Of course we had to order champagne at dinner! After dinner we played some machines and then went back to the room to get ready in our little black dresses for the rest of the night. We were going out to HQ night club, so we had to dress to impress. It was a full night of dancing and having fun with my best girl friends. It was a late night, but so worth it!

The next day we slept in and then strolled downstairs for breakfast at the SkyCafe. I had a nice Belgium waffle (yum!). After we played a few more machines (I won $45!!) and then went and grabbed our bags and headed out. It was such a fun trip!!

When I came home it was time for more catching up with my sister. She was leaving Sunday morning so I wanted to spend as much time with her as I could. I drove up with my parents on Sunday to drive her back to school which was also nice. We ate at a diner and I got a GREAT wrap. It was so yummy.

It was a crazy weekend but so much fun! I traveled so much but it is always nice to plug my iPod in and relax. Now I'm back at school and ready for a few crazy weeks I have ahead of me! All filled with exciting things.

How was your weekend? Anything exciting coming up?

Xoxo,

Brown Eyed Girl

Side note: I updated to iOS7. Thoughts? I'm kinda liking it so far!

Twenty One!!

Hello bloggers!

I am now blogging to you as a twenty one year old!! It is the greatest feeling ever. I had the best birthday celebrations! 

Monday I drove down to my new off campus house at school. I moved a bunch if my things in with help from my mom and sister. It is so weird not living in a dorm anymore!!  Luckily for me, my best friend Christina (since 3 years old) also goes to school with me, and she is doing research at school this summer, so she was able to celebrate with me! For dinner, Christina, two of my roommates, and two of my friends all went to Bertuccis restaurant. It was so yummy!! We then went back to the apartment, got ready and went out at midnight to the bars!! I was soo excited to finally be able to go out :)

The rainbow shots are probably one of the coolest things to watch being made. I got those at the first bar I went to. The second bar gave me the big fishbowl. And both were for free! It was such a great night with great school friends :)

I woke up tuesday morning, packed up my things and said goodbye to Christina. I then took a walk to Starbucks for my free birthday drink :)

After packing, we packed my car and drove home.  I came home and relaxed for a little but before I knew it, it was time to get ready for dinner!! My family took me to a Japanese restaurant called Fushimi. It was SO GOOD. I had the best drink called Bella Bellini, which was champagne, Stoli peach, and passion fruit liquor! Sooo yummy. Dinner was great too, and I got fried ice cream for dessert!  

The night wasn't over yet. I came home to have some friends over for cake a champagne (my favorite). My family went above and beyond with my gifts and desserts. My sister made the cutest cupcakes and my dad made the best cake, both decorated to reflect the big birthday.

I went to bed a happy camper :) Wednesday was a day to relax and catch up on sleep. Wednesday night my friend Sam took me out for drinks since we we are both finally legal!  We went to a Mexican place called Cabo. We ordered margaritas (I got strawberry and Sam got mango). We also got a serving of nachos. These nachos were loaded with vegetables, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole. We even got a round of drinks free on our waiter!  It was another great night. 

I feel like twenty one is going to be a great year :D

Xoxo,

Brown Eyed Girl

I'm back!

Hello friends!

I am so sorry that I have been MIA for almost two weeks!  Last Thursday I came back from a wonderful vacation in Ocean City, Maryland with my family.  The weather wasn't the best, but we made the most of it.  We got some sun, ate some good food, and got to shop too :) (and I got to do some early birthday shopping!)  When I got back from vacation I hopped right back into workouts at the gym.  I didn't go overboard while on vacation, but I definitely enjoyed myself.  

This week NY has been having a HEAT WAVE!  It has been so hot, we've spent almost every day in the pool.  It's been nice to just relax and enjoy the nice weather and not have anything to hurry to.  I've done my workouts either early in the morning or in the evening before dinner.  Two times this week I've taken a 5:15 class, and I think I respond well to the timing.  I also took two Zumba classes this week!  I've taken Zumba before, but never at my new gym, so I wanted to give it a go!  It was fun and it was nice to mix it up.

The countdown to my birthday is getting smaller and smaller.  Only 4 more days until I turn twenty one!!  I cannot contain my excitement.  I've made sure to push myself in my workouts and eat extra healthy so I feel good in my outfits and can afford a few extra calories (in food & alcohol hehe).  But I am SO excited to spend the week with family and friends, and I mean literally the week.  I have things planned to celebrate almost everyday.  I don't take the whole birthday thing lightly!  To me, its not birthday but birth-week :D  

How's the weather for you?
What are some of your favorite things to do for your birthday?

Xoxo,

Brown Eyed Girl