Dog Poop

Well here's what happened: I wrote this whole post yesterday, hit save and closed it to add photos when I got home from work. BUT it all deleted and in fact did not save. Boo technology. I am going to try and recreate it with some updates as well.

Friday was my friend Natalie's birthday, and to celebrate we went to Nickelodeon Universe after work. I had been boycotting Nickelodeon Universe because I was a huge Camp Snoopy fan, but the time had passed and the new rides are pretty awesome...

Hittin' up the NU

Also Natalie's mom Kitty got us cupcakes from Yum that were Patti Cake on the bottom and chocolate mousse on top. So so good.

Saturday was spent driving to and from downtown, firstly for my ballet class, and secondly to go to an Idina Menzel concert- the tickets for which Natalie got for her birthday. I'm in a Beginner 2 ballet class, since I thought I should start off slow after not taking dance since I was 8 or 9. Nope. This class is not at all what I would consider "beginner." A good chunk of the class takes many different dance classes at Zenon, and many have taken this class before. It's been an unexpectedly nice challenge, because I really don't want to be the worst one in the class... And I don't think I am. Improving!
That night was the Idina concert, and the poor thing was so sick but decided to go on anyway. She ended up sounding great anyway, and only skipped one song. Also, she's really funny, which I wasn't necessarily expecting. Overall enjoyable way to spend the evening.

Zara skirt, Urban Outfitters corset, Tiffany necklace, ring from Mexico silver mine

Sunday we went to Ikea to scope out furniture for my sister's new condo (she's closing on the 23rd!). It's right off of Loring Park in between downtown and uptown and is pretty great. She's getting really excited for decorating and furnishing. However, going to Ikea mainly reminded me of my lack of apartment next year. The latest on the apartment front is that Evanston Place was too expensive. So then Maia and I looked into another building which is a block down the street called Park Evanston, and basically I'm a little obsessed with it. With 4 people, or even 3 people, it's very affordable. The apartments are about 100 sq ft larger than the EP apartments. There was a doorman. Washer/dryer in the apartment. Walk in closets. AKA perfection. The whole thing just fell apart kind of, with the fee for pulling out of the housing contract, and I'm not entirely convinced that the 4th roommate ever really wanted to move off campus. Now my mom's trying to get me to find a place where I could live with Maia possibly, a 1 bedroom. She's really into the idea of an apartment and hates the dorms because: they're loud, they're crowded, the facilities aren't great, and I'm always sick in the dorm. True life.

Yesterday Max pooped in my office. It wasn't great. We also set up our new tv that we got from my grandpa and it is gigantic. Like, monumental. I also went for a run outside and am now wondering what on earth I was thinking. My thighs and lower back are so achy blech. And yet since I have decided to do this two week shape up type program, I will have to find some other cardio I can do with the strength moves because lord knows I will not be running every day. Hopefully Zumba counts because that's my jam.

Friday Bride-day

Happy best day of the week! It's Friday, which means after work, I get to go home and watch TLC all night. While I have the option of going to a nice dinner at Crave with friends and then seeing Magic Mike, I think I would rather hang out with my sister since I haven't really seen her this week, and watch Say Yes to the Dress and eat sandwiches. Besides, I'll be seeing them all tomorrow when my friend Sara's having everyone over to her house for the evening.
I've been thinking it's time to get a new camera. My old one is pretty dead: the memory stick, which is supposed to be 1 gb, only holds about 30 pictures max, it takes too long to capture images, and is just old and beaten up. I've been looking online and reading reviews and I think I want either a Canon or a Sony, since the one I have now is a Nikon and not working for me. Shopping for cameras is really difficult, though. I would love to learn how to do digital photography on anything other than the auto setting, and want something that's easy enough to carry around but not a cheapo-dumb-camera like my last one. I'm probably going to stop at Best Buy tomorrow to look, excited though!

sundress shmundress

My friend Alex also said he found an apartment for us to live in next year, which I didn't even know he was looking for. It would be us, Maia, and this kid Quinn that Alex is supposed to room with in the dorm next year. It's all very exciting and whatnot, but the catch is that I was supposed to room with my friend Frannie next year. We're good friends and would probably be lovely roommates since we have similar habits/sleep schedules, but the things that I'm most nervous about rooming with her is her boyfriend. We just don't really get along and with his gf as my roommate he would probably be over regularly. This is pushing me away from wanting to room with her since I have this other option now... bah who even knows. I have to talk to my parents to see if they would be okay with me living off campus (although the apartment building we would be in is basically the closet one available, and slightly cheaper than university housing). Drams.