Pit and Peak: week of 9.2.13

Ugh, I've hardly posted this week. I've just been so sick that I haven't even had the desire/energy to blog about anything - and blogging is always fun for me, that was a serious problem! Anyways, I am feeling a lotttt better now, so I should have some things to share this week :) But first, the pit and peak of this past week:

Pit: The pit of this week BY FAR was being sick and icky. I even took a day off work for it (a pretty big deal for me because I hate admitting that I am sick. It takes a lot to make me take a break!). I hate just having absolutely no energy and feeling terrible. THE WORST.

Peak: The peak of my week was...GETTING A NEW JOB! Okay, I've been keeping this on the DL, but I've been so unfulfilled at my current position. Idk, I am just so used to being mentally challenged all the time at college and my current job was just not mentally doing it for me. I interviewed while sick and managed to land the position, and I gave my 2 weeks' notice on Friday. Very excited to begin this new role in the advertising industry! I think this will be a muchhh better fit! Also close seconds to this peak: making up with my best friend and moving into my new apartment!

My furniture is supposed to come to my new place this Wednesday. Yes, I am taking a personal day off my current job so I can be there to move in the stuff and get building (hayy Ikea furniture!). Very excited to get everything officially settled.

<3, Charlotte

Sick in the city

I'm officially sick. I cannot believe I am admitting this - I never get sick! I am that person who thinks that if they wake up with a sore throat, it will be cured with an extra hour of sleep. That person who thinks that Sudafed and some relaxing time will cure a stuffy nose. Really, mental toughness does a lot to affect the extent of your illness - if you are feeling bad, thinking you feel absolutely terrible will make you feel worse than if you keep thinking that you are okay. In my experience at least, that has worked.

But I will fully admit now that I am under the weather. It was probably this past weekend with my friend visiting from out of town and my best guy friends moving into NYC. I ran myself down when I should have been resting.

And now I'm paying for that lack of good judgement.

While being sick is rough, taking a sick day off of work has been quite enjoyable. I got to sleep in, I've been watching TV, and I just ordered a pizza ALL TO MYSELF for lunch/dinner! Life is good.

Here are some of my sick day essentials:

• TV: This should be self-explanatory. What would a sick person do without watching TV all day? I seriously don't understand how people in the 1800's and early 1900's did sick days. That would ACTUALLY be miserable. And I think it would make your sickness worse because you would have nothing to do but think about how awful you feel!
• Sudafed/Advil: Per what I said earlier, no matter how you're feeling, there is some over-the-counter drug (for lack of better word, maybe "medicine" would be more suitable for this situation) that can help make it feel better. Right now I've been continuously feeding myself Sudafed non-stop because my nose literally feels non-existent at the moment.
• Comfy clothes: I'm currently rocking this over-sized t-shirt. It is so comfortable and was just washed so it smells GREAT! Good smells and comfortable clothes always put me in a better mood :)
• Soup: I have a can that I ate a little earlier - chicken noodle is the clear choice when you're feeling under the weather. Not sure what about it, everyone always suggests that when you're sick and it actually kinda works! Probably the protein and clear broth or something (I could be totally wrong with that, by no means am I a food expert).
• Laptop/iPad/etc: Because we all obviously cannot just watch TV without any other form of entertainment! Seriously what is happening to the world? Obviously I'm on my laptop or iPhone when I'm watching TV a lot of the time (I would be on my iPad instead. If I had one...)

That's all I can think of at the moment. I'm pretty simple when I'm sick.

What do you like to have with you on your sick day?!

<3, Charlotte

Looking forward to fall!

A lot of people are very upset about summer being officially over. Apparently everyone considers Labor Day to be the unofficial end of the season. While I am also sad about this, I thought I should write a post about the things I am looking forward to for my first fall/winter in NYC! There are so many parts that I love about September-December - I want to focus on that instead of the fact that my swim suits will probably not see the light of day for the next 8 months (moment of silence for that, please). And there are other things that are happening right now that I am excited about, too!

• My adult swim team is starting tomorrow. I started swimming with the team during last season, but we just had a 2 week break while they cleaned the pool. Now this season is starting up again tomorrow night and I cannot wait to FINALLY get back into shape. AND to compete at meets!
• Moving into and decorating my new apartment. I've talked about how I am currently living in the building of my next place, but we are moving to the unit exactly 5 floors below us. In a week we will be all done with that and will just have to put the finishing touches on decorating and such! Very excited for this headache to be over (and to not have to be sleeping on a blowup mattress every night).

• Football season! I. LOVE. FOOTBALL. I know a lot of people like college football, which I do too, but my college team WAS AWFUL, so I gravitate more to the NFL. Football is my favorite sport, and I am excited for my first season as a New York Giants fan! Though the Chicago Bears will always hold a special place in my heart, I gotta get with this NYC sports camaraderie!

• Seeing what is going to happen with this guy...I've been hanging out/talking with this guy for a little bit now. He's so awesome (I've written about him before) and I am excited to see what happens with us! Still not looking for anything super serious at this point in my life, but it will be fun to just hang out and get to know each other better :) Big smiley face for that one!
• Halloween. It will be my first Halloween in NYC!! I've had some costume problems in the past (ie - I put on a teal dress with a black belt and called myself a crayon) but this season I want to be so much better and go all out with my costumes! Ahh I need to start looking into different parties at clubs and bars and such to see how my friends and I will celebrate this crazy fun day/weekend.
• TV shows resuming. Now that I have a TV again, I am really looking forward to some of my favorite shows starting up again! The shows I keep up on are Parks and Rec (actually watching a marathon of it right now that's on this FXX channel I just discovered), Modern Family, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Workaholics. But now I will probably be watching a lot more shows because one of my roommates works in TV production. 
• Fall fashion. I love fall and winter fashion. The coats are so cute, and a great pair of skinny jeans makes me incredibly happy. All the fashion trends are great for this coming season, and I can't wait for the weather to change so we can all take full advantage!
• Holidays in NYC. Saved the best for last - SPENDING THE HOLIDAY SEASON IN NEW YORK CITY! This is probably going to be one of my favorite things about living here. I'm already planning going to the Rockefeller Center tree early in the morning to beat the tourists. And OBVI I'm going to participate in SantaCon (been counting down the days to that since I saw all the pics of it last year). It's going to be awesome!

So beautiful! What's not  to love about this?!

So, if you're really sad about summer being over, I am definitely with you on that one. But just think of all the fun that's to come! I'm so excited for the last part of 2013 :)

<3, Charlotte

Pit and Peak: week of 8.26.13

Ahhhh okay I haven't posted in FOREVER - this weekend has been crazy! But I have a lot to write about for the next few days so WOO! I like JUST remembered that I had to pay my rent so I scrambled out of bed to set up that account since it's my first time paying it in this building. I thought that I might as well kill 2 birds with 1 stone and post my pit and peak right now, too! (Sidenote: I usually like to do this on Sundays but I haven't had any time today because I've been trying hard to entertain my friend who is in from out of town.)

Without further adieu, here's my pit and peak for this past week!

Pit: The pit of my week is probably the fact that I am not so happy with my "best friend" right now (the air quotes are there for a reason). He has ditched me TWICE 2 weeks ago, and we didn't talk at all last week. Our last conversation was him ditching me for the second time. UGH, I thought girls were supposed to be the dramatic ones! He hasn't even apologized or anything for it. Or made any effort to talk to me about it because he knows I was upset. And I am not reaching out to him first. Very disappointed. I am pretty sad about that.

Peak: The peak of my week was hanging out with my best friends that have finallyyyyy all moved here (And my friend that's visiting is in that group too)! Oh my goodness this past weekend was so so SO much fun being partially reunited. It was a crazy weekend and I am so sad that it is over. More fun times to come for sure though now that all the NYC crew is here! :) We did some things that I def need to post about because I had no idea those things excited in this city. A very fun weekend with some of my favorite people. Really doesn't get any better than that.

Okay, I will be so much better at posting starting tomorrow - so many cool NYC things to write about! Hope everyone gets to sleep in tomorrow in honor of Labor Day. I need this break so bad and am going to try to take full advantage of the laziness it encourages :)

(PS - I promise I will respond to comments I got this weekend tomorrow! You guys are the best.)

<3, Charlotte

Thoughts on Thursday

I really don't have that much to post about today. Though I am pretty stressed about moving and decorating my new apartment (I plan on writing another post about that sometime soon), I am just generally very happy in life right now. Idk if it's the fact that everything is good with all my friends - most of them are in NYC at this point so it has been really fun to hang out with and see them - or the fact that I have a new crush that I really like (and he's not there just so I have a guy, if you know what I mean, we legitimately get along great. It's so weird but kinda cool and I like it!). Or if it's the fact that I'm excited about swim team practice starting up again next week and the fact that I will get to compete in meets again. Or if it's because I really really like blogging! Or maybe it's because it's Thursday and the long weekend is almost here. I am just so happy! Wanted to share this quote, it's one of my favs:

Have a happy Thursday everybody! Remember to appreciate what you have and make the most of it, everyone always has something to be happy about :)

<3, Charlotte

Sign apartment lease? Check!

Last night WE OFFICIALLY SIGNED OUR NEW APARTMENT LEASE! I am so so happy about that for 2 main reasons:

A photo I took of a part of our lease!
(very restricted bc of all the legality of the
document, but still, pretty cool!)

1. Though the building had official documentation that we are moving to our new apartment unit on September 7, we didn't have any official lease in writing until last night. It is just a major relief to have this all written down and official!
2. I actually get to cross something off my "10 Goals for This Year" page. I've been doing a few of the things on the list, but they are more like rolling tasks (ie: don't get fat, etc), so this concrete accomplishment has made me very satisfied :)

Very excited to officially move now. They took down one of our temporary walls that is up in our unit now and they are taking the other pieces down on different dates before we actually move out, so privacy is going to be EXTREMELY LIMITED these next 1.5-ish weeks. I can tell I'm going to get to know my roommates very well during this time. I don't hate it!

Happy Wednesday!

<3, Charlotte

A surprisingly terrific Tuesday

Tuesdays are without a doubt my least favorite day of the week. Mondays I am usually okay with because my rest from Sunday has carried over, so I can deal with them. Wednesdays are the halfway point, and everything gets easier from there. But Tuesdays are my kryptonite. Not. A. Fan.

Have no idea how I found this but it is
PERFECT! Another reason why this
Tuesday is terrific!

Today, however, is not quite as bad! I mean, I screwed up this room booking thing at work and now everyone is in a random room on a random floor (my bad), but everyone is really understanding that I just didn't know how to do it correctly. (Not gonna lie, I'm feeling a little let down by myself right now, but now I know I will never make the same mistake again!)

Also, this morning I was getting ready and my roommates were running around the apartment getting ready too. It was so much fun! They are awesome - I want to start bringing my laptop into the living room and playing music while we all are preparing for our days :) It was a very very good start to my usually least favorite day of the week!

So, happy Tuesday everybody - hope your days are all as pleasantly surprising as mine is so far!

<3, Charlotte

Second Liebster Award on Blogger!

My first day on Blogger, Emie of The World According to Emie nominated me for a Liebster Award! I'm just getting around to it now (ahh sorry it's super late girl!) so here goes nothing:

The Liebster Award is a "favorite blog award", as Liebster is German for favorite. It is given to blogs with under 200 followers and is a good way to recognize small bloggers for their blogs, as well as help them gain exposure and discover other blogs to follow! I love love love this award and am so happy Emie deemed my blog worthy of it :)

Of course, we must go over the rules for me to officially accept this award:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated me (already did that - thanks again, Emie!)
2. List 11 facts about myself (ahhhh usually I am AWFUL at doing this on the spot, hopefully I can think of some good things right now!)
3. Answer the 11 questions my nominator had for me
4. Nominate other bloggers
5. Write 11 questions for them to answer

Moving on to Part 2 - 11 facts about myself. Okay, here you go:

1. I am afraid of seaweed. No idea why, I think it's just the whole part about not being able to see that far under a lake (where the seaweed I've encountered has been) and then feeling it creep up on my leg...ahh it freaks me out just thinking about it! Gross gross gross
2. I'm naturally a messy person, and I'm really trying to work on that now that I've moved into a nice apartment. I want to stress that I am not dirty, just messy. In other words, there may be my clothes lying all around my room, but I don't leave food out or anything. It's something I'm really trying to get better at though!
3. I drink all things very quickly. No idea why, it's been something that has happened since I was little. Apparently I was drinking from a sippy cup at a young age because the liquid could get into my mouth faster than a bottle, etc. Kinda a problem when you combine that with alcohol and a low tolerance...#noregrets
4. I've probably watched the movie Love Actually over 15 times. Ugh I wish this wasn't true because that sounds so pathetic, but I just love the British culture that is throughout the entire film! I really want to move to London (or Australia) in a few years, so I just love watching the movie over and over because for some reason I consider it kind of experiencing British life.
5. I have a double-cartilage piercing in my right ear. I got it after retiring from swimming in college because I no longer had to worry about wearing a cap and it hurting. It looks awesome and I love it!
6. I had a MAJOR Ozzy Osbourne obsession when I was in elementary school. It only lasted probably 2 or 3 weeks, but I listened to his music NON-STOP. 
7. I believe that everything happens for a reason. No matter how bad this occurrence may be, it has led me to be who I am today, and I have learned from every experience I've had. I really like the person I'm becoming (ugh, that sounds kinda cocky but I think you know what I mean), so I appreciate everything that has happened to me thus far in my life, both good and bad.
8. I have an obsessive personality. Sometimes a good thing, other times not so much. But that is why I think blogging is PERFECT for me - there are always new blogs to discover and read! It never gets old!
9. I want a teeny tiny dog. I used to dislike animals. Not because I have anything against them, I just thought that if I wanted to spend time with anything, I would want it to be a human I can actually talk to. But now in the real world I would LOVE a tiny dog to come home to and play with! Obviously I am too poor right now, but in the future I am DEFINITELY considering it...(Also it would be a girl because they don't have a humping problem. When I come home from a long day at the office I don't want to worry about something that will not leave my leg alone!)
10. The real world really has made me appreciate everything my mom did for me growing up. I want nothing more than for her to just make me food and do my laundry for like, a week STRAIGHT! Ahh I miss being taken care of now that I'm a real person.
11. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Blogger platform so far! Very happy I made the switch :) This is great!

Okay, as if you're not annoyed with me enough from those long facts, I now have to answer the questions Emie asked me (Yes, we are moving on to Part 3, people!):

1. What did you want to be when you grew up when you were 5? Definitely a famous singer. For some reason I had an OBSESSION with wanting to be famous, but now that I see that tons of famous people are WHACK JOBS I'm so happy I'm not!
2. What is your favorite animal? Tiny dogs :)
3. What's an interesting talent that not many people know you have? I can wiggle my ears. They're actually abnormally huge, I am self-conscious about them. But I can wiggle them!
4. What color is your absolute least favorite? (Mine is orange.) PINK
5. What was the last thing you cooked? Ummm, haven't done this in awhile! Does microwaving oatmeal count?
6. What is one of your favorite hobbies? Blogging! I'm getting to be obsessed...
7. Is there a sport you wish you played, but never did? Sometimes I wish I stuck with dancing. I used to do it when I was little but then chose swimming instead. It just looks so cool when everyone is in sync and moving in such neat ways!
8. What are your favorite websites to surf? Buzzfeed - HILARIOIUS. People.com - credible celebrity news. CNN.com - because sometimes I get serious about stuff.
9. Where do you hope to be in ten years? No idea! Stay tuned...
10. What's your favorite tv show? Of all time? Friends. Currently on TV? Parks and Rec, Workaholics, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (yes, I have pretty big guy humor when it comes to TV shows)
11. What is your favorite flower? I've never even thought about this before! Probably a rose because it's super fancy.

Part 4: It's time to nominate my favorite small blogs! YAY I LOVE THIS PART. In no particular order, my nominees are...

• http://trainingcamprookie.wordpress.com/ (have to give my blogging bffl a shout-out on my new blog now!)
• http://homesweetruby.blogspot.com/
• http://rosiemickhaiel.blogspot.com/
• http://hmmmmmaybe.blogspot.com/
• http://www.buttergirldiaries.com/
• http://aah-lifeasiknowit.blogspot.com/
• http://xobrittanymichelle.blogspot.com/
• http://allisonleighann.blogspot.com/
• http://orjustabeautifuldisaster.blogspot.com/
• http://athousandwordsbya.blogspot.com/
• http://aclassystateofgrace.blogspot.com/
• http://www.littlemaisunshine.com/

And now Part 5, my questions for my nominees:

1. What is the most important thing you want your readers to take away from your blog?
2. If you got a tattoo, what would you get, where would you get it?
3. Favorite song of all time?
4. If you could go back to any time period, what would it be?
5. What is your guiltiest pleasure? 
6. What is your favorite celebrity couple?
7. What crazy crayola crayon color best describes you?
8. If you could live in any country other than your own, where would you choose?
9. What is your favorite holiday?
10. If you had an entourage with 3 celebrities, who would they be?
11. What is one non-technological item that you could NOT live without?

Should my nominees choose to accept this award, they must answer these questions and follow these steps. I'm going to go notify them right after I post this.

Thanks again, Emie, for this award! Let's keep spreading that blog love :)

<3, Charlotte

New apartment (part 1)

I have been talking about this for a few posts, but I am officially moved into my new apartment! Here's the deal why my move isn't final. So I found this apartment on Craigslist (and my roommates ROCK, got lucky on that one). The girl that had my room moved out last weekend and I could move my stuff into this place whenever. Unfortunately, the building is renovating this apartment unit, but we got the same exact one 5 floors below. We're moving there on September 7th (after we put in the temporary walls again and such).

Living room right when you walk in!

Another view of the living room.

Soooo, I am living like a semi-homeless person/college student again. I don't want to order furniture to this apartment if I'm just going to move in 2 weeks, so I am sleeping on a blow-up mattress. I also

Hanging rod and some of the pink bins.
#collegeliving

have saved these bright pink (not upset about it) bins that I had all throughout college, which is what a lot of my stuff is in for the time being. And I have a hanging rod in my room for the clothes that don't fit in my closets because I don't have a dresser or anything yet.

Even though this situation is not completely ideal, it is MUCHHH better than the place I lived in before this. Luckily I LOVE the color pink, so I'm not really upset about my room looking like a pink explosion happened in it :)

My windows (love this view)! And those
beautiful bins.
Also note the blow-up mattress.

It's so nice, everything is set up since the girls have been living here for an entire year- I've been just hanging out and watching TV in our living room all day. My roommates are really cool and so nice. Since they're both not here this weekend we are going to do something this week to get to know each other better. (Well, they already know each other since they were roommates before, but I don't know them very well OBVI)

I could definitely get used to this living arrangement! Just have to worry about moving into our new place in a couple weeks.

Very very happy right now!

<3, Charlotte

Pit and Peak: week of 8.19.13

It's time for the usual week in review! Lots of peaks this week, but I think I have one that stands out the most :) Let's begin, shall we:

Pit: The pit of my week was dealing with summer apartment roommate. Basically, my summer apartment was owned by this guy who leased out 3 rooms to people. A new guy moved in for the last month and he LITERALLY had a different one of his friends sleeping on the couch in our teeny tiny living room EVERY NIGHT since he got there - so since I only had a little time left there I confronted him about it and let him know that that wasn't going to fly. All of last week when I was in the apartment packing to move IT WAS SO AWKSAUCE! And he completely trashed the apartment common space with his friends. Apartment living gone wrong over there.

Just walked over to my window and snapped this bad
boy. (Like the lights on our balcony?!)

Peak: Related to the pit, the peak of my week was OFFICIALLY moving into my new place! All my stuff is here as of yesterday and I could not be any happier. I've been hanging in our living room all day (my roommates are both gone until tomorrow night bc they both went home for the weekend, mixed emotions about that bc they're both so cool but it is kinda nice to be able to adjust by myself and have some alone time). It's SO NICE to have a livable space! And the view I wake up to is completely unreal - I can't get over it!

Ahh New York life is great :)

<3, Charlotte

Exploring Soho!

The other day my friend Kristy and I decided to really explore Soho. When my friends lived around there last summer, I had been in the neighborhood a few times, but I knew NOTHING about NYC back then. Now that I have a better grasp of the city I wanted to really explore it!

Such a cute area!

We decided to meet there and grab a bite to eat, then walk around and shop. I absolutely LOVED it! The neighborhood is definitely one of my favorite in New York - I could really see myself living there in a few years.

The outside seating area of Soho Park (courtesy oyster.com)

Obviously we had to get food while we were there, so we went to this place Soho Park - it was GREAT! They have outdoor and indoor seating, you order your food at the register and then they bring it to you. Very efficient, and the food was REALLY good! I was bad and got the french fries - they came with 2 different dipping sauces (there's a list of I believe around 6). Ahhh I was in heaven!

After stuffing our faces, we walked around and went into a few stores. I had heard great things about shopping in Soho so I had pretty high expectations, and actually being able to experience it was amazing. Unfortunately I didn't end up buying anything - needed to hold onto the little money I had that day. But I think I want to go back soon and do some good quality shopping!

A great day in a great New York neighborhood. I love living in this city!

<3, Charlotte

My first Soul Cycle experience

Last night I was supposed to go to dinner with my new roommate (I've kind of moved in to my new apartment, details to come about that in another post). We wanted to have a girls night where we went to a cute place, drank wine, and got to know each other better.

Then, yesterday, I got a text while I was at work:

"Hey, do you want to go to Soul Cycle instead tonight? We can get dinner and drink in our apartment after, I just really want to go and get a good workout!"

Now, I am really not a fan of exercise in general, that's why I joined an adult swim team, because I don't like working out if I'm not training for something. But I had heard some interesting things about Soul Cycle and how it is an amazing workout (even though it's pretty pricey), so I decided to go.

We went to the 8:30 class in Noho. It wasn't packed (which I guess apparently these classes always are), but that's probably because we are the only crazy people who would do this on a Thursday night (Seriously cannot believe I did this instead of actually going out!). The place was SUPER fancy - very white and chic - I loved the atmosphere! They do a great job of setting the mood of the entire place.

These are the fancy shoes. They are difficult to walk in.
That was fun to figure out!

You have to get these special shoes for the bike. Because it was my first time, they were free, but usually they are $3 and clip into the bike. So you are basically chained to this piece of workout equipment and forced to spin your brains out. Also you need to book your bike in advance! (Especially important for the classes the fill up, unlike the one we were in).

The class itself was great! They incorporated core exercises and free weights for various upper body lifting. And all that was done while spinning! I was a little disappointed of how out of shape I was. I couldn't do the entire thing all out. Swimming is in a 2 week hiatus right now because the pool is closed, but once I get in shape I want to go back again.

We actually decided that we are going to go back right before Thanksgiving. That will give me time to improve my overall fitness AND then I will be able to eat as much as I want during the holiday! Win-win situation over here.

So yes, overall AMAZING experience. Our instructor was great, and I had a good time (despite feeling like I was dying for the majority of it)!

<3, Charlotte

The Liebster Award: Blogger Edition

So on my other blog, I've gotten a few of these, but this Liebster Award is SUPER special to me because it is my first on on the blogger platform!

Alex of Monster Misa nominated me for this blog! Ahhh so cool, and so so nice of her :) I could not be more thrilled. Basically, The Liebster Award the Liebster Award is a Favorite Blog Award – Liebster is German for “favorite”. It is awarded to a blog that has less than 200 followers. It’s a great way to interact with other smaller blogs and to get everyone more connected! HOW COOL! (And very necessary for me on this blog right now. My follower count is currently very pathetic and clearly I need some help with that, haha)

To formally accept this award, the nominated blogger needs to do several things:

1. Recognize the totally blogger who nominated you (Tagging their blog in this post to fully recognize what an awesome blogger they are!)
2. Write 11 things about yourself.
3. Answer the 11 questions the blogger who nominated you asked.
4. Nominate new bloggers! (WoOoOoOoOoOo!)
5. Write 11 questions of your own for the bloggers you nominate.

Okay, Part 1 has been completed - thanks again Alex! Really really appreciate it :)

Part 2, 11 things about myself. Yikes, okay here it goes:

1. I've been debating about the Wordpress vs Blogger platforms for a couple weeks now. After a loooooong consideration process, I think I'm going to go with this platform. There's just so much more opportunity for blogs to grow on here, and I LOVE the different customization options!
2. I am OBSESSED with the color pink. Seriously, my friends all think it’s ridiculous. Even looking around my newly set-up room right now, there is an overwhelming amount. I think I may have a sickness…
3. I have known that I wanted to go into advertising since my sophomore year of high school. I don’t remember what it was a commercial for, but I remember watching it and thinking “I can DEFINITELY do better than that!” So I picked advertising, and everything I have learned about it since that moment has made me more and more interested. I LOVE this industry!
4. My greatest fear is being boring (sounds pathetic but it’s true).
5. Christmas is my favorite holiday. HANDS DOWN. Even though it’s absolutely freezing, November-January 1 is my favorite time of year.
6. I have a really bad sense of style right now. Hoping that by following a lot of these fashion blogs I can learn to fix that!
7. I have a very hard time telling right from left, which has sometimes made driving and getting to places very challenging.
8. The first sip of alcohol that I EVER had was at the end of September during my freshman year of college. It was Natural Light (or natty, as we call it). I went into college a very serious swimmer, so we didn’t drink in high school. I had fun without it! I was too afraid to drink even at the beginning when I first started college, but then curiosity got the best of me. My friends today call me “the biggest college success story”. Haha, yikes!
9. I experience an unreal amount of anxiety when I am running late. I am an incredibly easy-going person and don’t stress out about a lot of things, but if I am running late, I lose it! (I think it may be because my mom is a very on-time person, I get it from her)
10. One day I want to move to either London or Australia – two of the coolest cultures that speak English (since I know no other languages).
11. I'm very excited to see what happens in my transition to the blogger platform! Very optimistic about the new opportunities that are here. And so happy that I was nominated for this award so early in the transition process :)

Okay, now that you know those 11 things about me, on to Part 3 - answering Alex's questions!

1. Who is your favorite designer and why? Ahhhh this is what shows when I say I am TERRIBLE at fashion. I'm gonna go with Michael Kors just because I do love all his stuff, and it's semi-affordable if I want to save up for it!
2. What are your best tips for saving money on purchases? If you are questioning it in the store, just don't buy it - when it's new is when it is most appealing to you. If you don't like it at first, you aren't gonna like it when you get it home, and then you won't wear it and will have wasted your money!
3. On your perfect day, what do you do? Hmmmmm, probably wake up (not hungover!) and go to brunch with friends. Then spend the day shopping or lying around on the beach. Go to a nice dinner, then go out for the night!
4. What is your favorite food? Bagels - so lucky I'm in NYC for that very reason!
5. Whats that one fashion item you would love to afford but currently cannot? No idea. Probably a nice dress - I LOVE DRESSES!
6. What trend are you most excited about this fall? I've been hearing a lot about the Cat eye sunglasses, so probably those!
7. Whats your favorite magazine? Cosmo.
8. Favorite item in your closet currently? This little red dress I have that I wear out. I just have so much confidence when I'm in it!
9. Name 3 words that describe you. Happy, outgoing, determined
10. What is your favorite food? Another one?! At this rate I'm so poor I'll eat anything that's free :)
11. Why did you choose to start a blog? I wanted to document my first year out of school in NYC. But now that I've been doing it a few months and have switched to this platform, I want to try to grow my audience and learn from what others are doing!

YAYY it's Part 4 time. This is where I nominate other small blogs for the award! And the nominees (in no particular order) are...

• http://shorelifeofm.blogspot.com/
• http://laurathinksabout.blogspot.com/
• http://bloomingbooboo.blogspot.com/
• http://subtlecoral.blogspot.com/
• http://fivetwocertified.blogspot.com/
• http://realisticallylovely.blogspot.com/
• http://thechroniclesofs.blogspot.com/
• http://ring-a-roundarosey.blogspot.com/

Congrats to all the nominees - you guys totally deserve this award and I cannot wait to let you know you have been nominated!!

Now I have to write some questions for my nominees to answer (Part 5). Here they are:

1. If you could go back in time to any time period, when would it be and why?
2. What is your biggest fear?
3. What do you think is your best personal trait?
4. Hot or cold weather?
5. Favorite food?
6. Who is your current celebrity crush?
7. What is the main philosophy by which you live your life?
8. If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?
9. What is your favorite movie genre?
10. What is your weirdest talent? (We all have one – don’t be shy!)
11. What is your favorite part about blogging?

Okay, now I'm off to tell these bloggers about their nominations! 

Thanks again, Alex, for this award :) I love love love your blog and am so honored you chose me.

Here's to spreading the small blog love, and to The Liebster Award, of course!

<3, Charlotte

Weird Things Seen Around NYC: protests

This is happening outside my apartment...

So grateful - ANOTHER Liebster Award!!

Okay I feel sooo bad bc this is incredibly late, but I have another Liebster Award to formally accept. Now, the Liebster Award is supposed to be for blogs with less than 200 followers, but I'm doing this anyways because I feel like I am still so new to the blogging game, AND I want to help spread the word of other smaller blogs :)

So, Kristen of The Woman in the Dress was so sweet and nominated me for The Liebster Award! Basically, the Liebster Award is a "favorite blog award", as Liebster is the German word for favorite, beloved, or dearest. So so so nice of you, thanks so much lady!! It is meant for smaller blogs with less than 200 followers to help expose them to the world and help them discover other bloggers through those you nominate, too! I really really like this award - the posts always have so much interaction and I end up discovering a lot of blogs from other posts' nominations!

Four for my fourth nonimation!

In order to formally accept this award, the nominee must do several things:

1. Each nominee must link back the person who nominated them.


2. Answer the 10 questions which are given to you by the nominator.


3. Nominate 10 other bloggers for this award who have less than 200 followers.


4. Create 10 questions for your nominees to answer.


5. Let the nominees know that they have been nominated by going to their blog and notifying them.

Alrighty, so Part 1 is done. Thanks again, Kristin, YOU DA BEST :)

On to Part 2 - answering the questions that my nominator (that is actually a word - score!) asked me. Here it goes:

1. What is one thing you couldn’t live without? Ugh, this sounds so millennial of me, but my cell phone. It's literally glued to my hand all day - it sits next to me at work and I never leave the house without it. (Sidenote: sometimes I even bring it to the bathroom. Woahhh too much information there, sorry about that folks!)


2. What is your favorite item in your closet? This little red dress that I have that I wear out - it fits great and is really tight but makes me look super good. I always have so much confidence when I wear it!


3. What would be your dream vacation? Going to a beach anywhere - I do really like Maui though :)


4. What is one of your biggest fears? I legitimately have gerascophobia - fear of aging. Also one of my biggest fears is being boring. (Not kidding about that)


5. Which kind of shopping do you prefer: online or in store? Totally depends on what I'm buying. And how I'm feeling. If I am being lazy I won't want to do it in-store but usually I like to buy clothes in-store and then I can buy other things online. But I also like to look at those other things in-store before I buy them. Ahh I guess you could just say in-store for that then!


6. Favorite food? Bagels. Good thing I'm in NYC!


7. What is one thing a lot of people don’t know about you? Hmmmm probably that I have this big fear that everyone thinks I'm annoying and doesn't like me. I think everyone may have this but I don't really ever show that I'm insecure. I think people would be surprised to find that out.


8. If you could trade places with any celebrity for a day, who would it be? Jennifer Lawrence. She is so awesome. Girl crush!


9. Foundation first or coverup? I never really use coverup, so foundation ALL THE WAY!


10. What are your hopes for your blog? Idk yet! I feel like it's not old enough for me to know! Stay tuned for that one...

Okay on to Part 3! Nominating new bloggers for the award! YAYAYAYAY ahh okay including this post will make 40 blogs that I have nominated, so I really apologize if there are duplicates!!

• http://afternooncappuccinos.wordpress.com/


• http://everydaysarahjane.com/


• http://mimosasandmanhattan.com/


• http://todaysthedayi.com/


• http://20somethingconfessions.com/


• http://roamin4happiness.wordpress.com/


• http://simplyjoylicious.wordpress.com/


• http://inaworldofbees.com/


• http://lexxinthecity.wordpress.com/


• http://emlewa.com/


• http://jacquelinewo.wordpress.com/

Seriously, check out all of them! You definitely won't regret it :)

IT'S QUESTION TIME (aka: Part 4)! Okay, I'm being kinda a cop-out and using the same questions I used in my other Liebster Award post, but it's only because I reallyyyy like them and I love seeing people's answers to them!!

1. If you could go back in time to any time period, when would it be and why?


2. What is your biggest fear?


3. What do you think is your best personal trait?


4. Hot or cold weather?


5. Favorite food?


6. Who is your current celebrity crush?


7. What is the main philosophy by which you live your life?


8. If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?


9. What is your favorite movie genre?


10. What is your favorite part about blogging?

Finallyyyyy, now it's time to notify my nominees (otherwise known as Part 5). Oh YAY they are about to find out - this is my favorite part :)

Thanks again Kristen! Keep spreading the blog love everyone - you never know what blogs you'll find through these new nominees!

<3, Charlotte

I like him :)

Alright, I promised an update about the guy that I saw on Saturday night (I mean, the whole thing made it to the peak of my week - there's some good stuff there!). Here it is:

I went to get drinks with Kristy and Chloe before going out. Our friend had bought a table at a club in Midtown, so we wanted to drink a little beforehand. The guy that I was going to meet up with was going out in Murray Hill that night, so we wanted to stop by and say hi for a few minutes and then head to the other club. (For all I knew, this guy could be a total WEIRDO! I hadn't seen him in over 2 months and I had no idea what his deal was.)

He texted me that they were at Joshua Tree (known to be the DOUCHIEST bar in
the neighborhoodall of Manhattan). I didn't know what to expect. We go into the bar and I saw him from a distance. I didn't really know what to do - should I just go up and say hi? Should I take 10 shots beforehand? I was having a slight mental breakdown.

Where the magic happened...Joshua Tree.

Kristy and Chloe went to the bathroom to give me time to say an initial "hello" and kinda scope out the situation. I decided to just go for it.

I walked up to him and tapped his shoulder. He turned around and I gave a little "hey!". A grin spread across his face and he gave me a hug. We started talking and literally didn't stop the entire night (aside from when we were dancing, of course ;)). It worked out well because Kristy and Chloe hung out with his friends that were at the bar too - Kristy ended up staying out with them until 4am! I feel bad, we didn't go to our friend's table at the club, but this was definitely a better decision.

Anyway, he was just like I remembered him. But better. Literally so so so nice and incredibly fun - I can't believe that it took us this long to meet again! And today Chloe told me that all of his friends kept telling her how nice he was and how he was such a good guy (I would call bullshit on that, but he went to high school with one of my friends from college who said literally the EXACT SAME THING about him).

Obviously he ended up coming back to my apartment and staying the night (sparing some details here :)). I wasn't sure if that was all he was looking for though. I've said this before, but I really don't want something serious right now in my life. So even if he only wanted something for that night, I would be okay with that - I had A LOT of fun.

But yesterday afternoon (he left my place in the morning to go home to Jersey to go to church), he texted me asking how my day was. AND we talked all day today. We both told each other how we don't really like texting, so that's a pretty big deal for both of us.

Soooo yea. He is great. I am so happy with the situation right now - for now I don't want it to get too serious, especially us being so young and just entering the real world. But there is definitely something awesome there between us. I don't want to let this go, at least for the moment. :)

Could I use ANY MORE smileys in this post? :)

<3, Charlotte

The Liebster Award: Third Edition

Woah, I am INCREDIBLY late in this, but I am finally getting around to my Liebster Awards that two incredible bloggers have nominated me for! I know that this is supposed to be for blogs with 200 followers or less, but I feel like it can't hurt to share other smaller blogs that I really like, and hopefully you guys won't mind learning a few things about me in the process, too :)

This post is the nomination from Aimee of stilestilo. First of all, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Seriously I am so honored that you deemed my blog worthy of this. So happy that we are blogging buddies, too!

For those of you that don't know, the Liebster Award is a Favorite Blog Award – Liebster is German for “favorite”. It is awarded to a blog that has less than 200 followers. It’s a fabulous way to interact with other smaller blogs and to help them get discovered. Everyone can help each other grow their blogs and awareness in the blogging world. I love this award!!

To accept this award, I must do several things:

1. Link back and recognize the blogger who nominated me.


2. Answer the 10 questions that have been given to me by the nominator.


3. Nominate 10 other bloggers for this award - they must have less than 200 followers!


4. Create 10 questions for my nominees to answer.


5. Let my nominees know they have been nominated by going to their blog and notifying them. (<--That is my favorite part BY FAR!)

Okay, so Part 1 has been done in the first part of this post. But one more time, THANKS SO MUCH AIMEE (seriously, check out her blog, it rocks!)!!!

On to Part 2. It's question timeeee!

1. What is your favorite designer? Woah, okay I am very not picky when it comes to clothes and designers, but I would probably have to say Michael Kors.


2. Why is he/she your favorite designer? All of his products are great! And not too too expensive so I can afford some :)


3. If you could chose any city to live in, which one would it be? New York!! I love it here. Everyone should visit at least once in their lifetime.


4. What language would you like to speak? I'm pretty content with English, but I think it would be really cool to know Italian.


5. Who is the most important person in your life? I wouldn't say only 1 person is the most important, but my family and friends are definitely all super important to me. I have no idea what I would do without them.


6. Why did you start blogging? I originally started this blog to document my first year outside of college and struggling to make a living in NYC, but now I am going to keep doing it longer! I LOVE blogging!!


7. Do you rather wear heels or flats? It depends, I love heels but I tend to go for guys that are near my height (I just feel like they are nicer and have better personalities), so in that case, flats all the way!


8. What sport do you like the most? To watch? Football. To do? Swimming.


9. What do you think about the new issue on the latest Vogue: About Cat eye Sunglasses? (good trend?) Haven't heard about this, but I like really big sunglasses. I may have to give the Cat eye a try though!


10. What do you think about my blog? I LOVE IT!

Time for Part 3! Nominating 10 blogs for the award! YAY, okay these are my nominees in no particular order:

• http://imthelittlemissfit.wordpress.com/


• http://stephanieisms.wordpress.com/


• http://importantramblings.wordpress.com/


• http://talesfrommystudio.wordpress.com/


• http://thecommonmap.com/


• http://everyroadleadssomewhere.com/


• http://thebeautyofdecisions.wordpress.com/


• http://katiecharlotteblogs.wordpress.com/


• http://thefreckledgirlblog.wordpress.com/


• http://misscourtneysblog.wordpress.com/

Check them all out when you get a chance - they are such talented bloggers and I really enjoy reading each and every one of them :)

Part 4 - my questions!

1. If you could go back in time to any time period, when would it be and why?


2. What is your biggest fear?


3. What do you think is your best personal trait?


4. Hot or cold weather?


5. Favorite food?


6. Who is your current celebrity crush?


7. What is the main philosophy by which you live your life?


8. If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?


9. What is your favorite movie genre?


10. What is your favorite part about blogging?

Part 5 will be me alerting all my nominees! They will then have to do all the steps I did and then the Liebster Award will officially be theirs :)

Keep spreading the love, everyone! I have another one of these I need to do, so I'll be able to tell you guys about even more blogs!

<3, Charlotte

Pit and Peak: week of 8.12.13

Soooo much to be happy about this week! Obviously have to do the low point and high point so here it goes:

Pit: The pit of this past week for me was Wednesday. I was EXHAUSTED and at the end of the day, all I wanted was for my mom to pick me up from work, drive me home, do my laundry, and feed me. Of course she cannot do that since my family still lives in Chicago, and I am a real person now so it's time to accept those responsibilities. UGH.

Peak: The peak of my week was definitely LAST NIGHT. My friends and I met up with this boy that I have been talking to that I met my first night out in NYC. I wasn't sure how that would go because I hadn't seen him in over 2 months and I was pretty drunk the first time when we met, so who knows if that was worth pursuing. But it ended up being totally AMAZING and he is SO COOL! I'll write more about it in another post. But ahhhh literally last night was the perfect night :)

An overall GREAT week! Let's hope next week is just as good, or better! (Which it will be since I'm going to start moving into my new apartment!!!)

<3, Charlotte

Why (my) guy friends are the best friends

Girls suck.

There, I said it. We are always bitching, always getting in fights, always looking for ways to drop those last few pounds because we're so fat. I have a solid group of girl friends, I'll have you know. But they have gone through Social Darwinism for real. Survival of the fittest. They are the ones that have superior traits!

Getting back to the point of this post, guy friends are the best. I've already told you guys about James, my best friend in the whole entire world. But he is not who I am going to talk about. There's a whole other group of weirdos I need to introduce you to!

I have a core group of friends from college. It is me, 7 guys, and 2 other girls. And it is the best thing in the world. For some reason, this group just works well together. Everyone is pretty different - we have a few of them who majored in classics, some in business, some pre-med. We are all over the place!

All of us (minus 1 of the girls) before a formal event we all went to. FANCY!

But when we hang out, there is no drama. Everyone is just looking to have a good time, not start some kind of bitch fight about the girl across the room wearing the EXACT SAME shirt as them. Even if there are fights, they don't last very long. There was actually this HUGE fight that broke out when we played Beer Olympics. That's the thing about this group, they are very relaxed, but SUPER competitive. Luckily everything was resolved by the next day and everyone jokes about it now. Phew!

3 of the guys from this group are actually moving to NYC soon! And I am SOOOOO excited because I have missed them all so much! I used to go to their house (yes, my 7 best guy friends all lived under the same roof our senior year of school and they managed to survive) every afternoon and just hang out for hours. Yes, that means that I have heard a lot of conversations girls don't typically hear. Yes, that means that I am AMAZING at Nintendo 64.

It makes me incredibly sad that I can't just see all of them any time I want - I don't even know when we will all be in the same room again. UGH.

They seriously are the best!

<3, Charlotte

Self-tanner experience #1: St. Tropez Day 2 results

For the first and second posts of this St. Tropez trial series, visit here (first post) and here (second post).

Okay, I've used the St. Tropez self-tanning lotion TWICE now. And today I woke up much happier to the results that I saw! My color still isn't THAT that tan, but I am definitely darker than when I started. (Also, I do just want to apologize for these pictures, I literally take them RIGHT when I wake up. I promise I don't go around the entire day looking like I do here! Also they are still not the best quality, I think its bc of the bathroom lighting and the fact that I am in desperate need of a new phone, WHICH I will hopefully have taken care of in a month!)

After 1 use

The before shot.

After 2 uses...

The color that this lotion gives you is really nice. No orange undertones like a lot of the cheaper tanning lotions. I think that after a few more days of regular use I will have a nice, healthy glow :)

Still not the best product for immediate results, but it is REALLY high quality!

<3, Charlotte

Toys "R" Us in Times Square

Last night I went back to being an 8 year old. I got dinner with James and while we were passing the time before his bus at Port Authority, we decided to go to Times Square. While we were there, James turned to me and asked "Have you ever been to the Toys "R" Us here?".

I gave him a blank stare back. Of course I have never been to the Toys "R" Us here, I'm not six years old! Instantly catching his mistake and remembering that someone who doesn't go to NYC before they are 21 (that was me, folks) doesn't make Toys "R" Us a priority on their to-do lists when they get here, he said, "WE ARE GOING NOW!"

I have truly never been in such a magnificent toy store! There were so many different sections - you have a spot for toddlers, a Jurassic Park spot, a Barbie section (that would TOTALLY have been my fav when I was little).

T-Rex!

...and James next to it. (Doesn't he look
COOL?! Not.)

Best of all, there is a giant Ferris Wheel in the middle of the entire store! Ahh it looked so fun but I didn't want to embarrass myself and ride it. Or pay for it. #impoor

Ferris Wheel! Sorry, I reallyyy need to
get better at taking pictures. Let's just
blame my crappy phone for this one!

Overall though, it was definitely a lot cooler than I was expecting it to be. I don't have a picture of this (James took it on his phone) but in the bike and scooter section I tried on this SWEET helmet that had these spikes going down the middle. It looked like I had a neon mohawk! Yes, I went all out and literally turned into a child during the half hour I was there. It was also funny because we were both wearing our work clothes and running around the store acting like little kids - there was just so much to see and do! No regrets about anything at all.

No matter how old you are, if you ever get some free time when you're in NYC try to put it on your "places to go" list!! You can thank me later :)

Oh to be 8 again...

<3, Charlotte

Weird Things Seen Around NYC: naked cowboy edition

Serenade me, señor

Self-tanner experience #1: St. Tropez results

I was soooo excited about this St. Tropez tanning lotion that I tried, I couldn't wait to wake up and see the results!

Slightly disappointing, I have to admit.

Before...

After (very subtle difference, the
lighting in by bathroom right now
is awful also, keep in mind!)

The tinted self-tanner that I usually use shows DRAMATIC results after the first application. It's usually like - woah, did you go on an overnight vacation?! I do understand that using a non-tinted self-tanner can take some time, so I am going to keep applying it every night and seeing what happens!

Pros

• An EXCELLENT moisturizer!


• No streak marks (for those of us who use self-tanner regularly, this is very important!)


• No stains on my PJs


• A nice color - not orange (from the little color I have from it)


• Neutral smell (ALSO extremely important if you plan on using self-tanners on a regular basis)

Cons

• Not as powerful as I hoped it would be

If you are looking for IMMEDIATE results, this is not for you. But I do like everything about the product so far, just wish I saw a little more color after the first application.

I'll get back to you tomorrow on this and see if I get more color tonight!

<3, Charlotte

Self-tanner experience #1: St. Tropez

I talked about how I am feeling UNBELIEVABLY PALE right now, and someone suggested on that post to try self-tanners and then write about it. So that is what I'm doing now.

This is the bottle! (PS, like my NYC poster
in the background?!)

I went to Sephora today to get new, paler foundation (sad face), and while I was there, I decided to treat myself to a nicer tanning lotion - St. Tropez. It was $30, so A LOT more expensive than what I'm used to paying (I usually use a L'oreal one that you can get from CVS or Target or something), but desperate times call for desperate measures. The lady at the cash register also said that it works VERY WELL and that I should watch the more detailed parts of my skin (ie elbows, near the eyes, etc). Very interested to see if she is right.

I've just applied the lotion and I guess we will see how it looks tomorrow! It isn't tinted so that's good that it won't get all over my sheets and clothes while I sleep tonight. It also went on pretty thick, so I really feel moisturized! My skin feels so soft :)

The before shot...(sorry I look extremely awful here, it's
been a looooong day! And I'm concentrating hard.
And I'm pale.

Okay, to be continued!

<3, Charlotte

About a boy

SoOoOo dreamyyyy

Yes, I copied this post title from that movie with Hugh Grant. Yes, this post is about a boy. No, I am not looking to be tied down in a relationship at this point in my life. (See this post for my current thoughts about that)

So why am I writing this post?

I am actually not entirely sure! So I met this guy wayyyy back when at my first work happy hour at the beginning of the summer. Some of you may have read that post, but to fill everyone in, he works in NYC but lives in New Jersey. He went to a college in NYC so he tends to not come back during weekends (actually, he has never been back during a weekend now that I think about it). I can understand that, 4 years of this city would be a lot, everyone is entitled to take a break!

The thing is, I haven't seen him since that happy hour! I am not a big texter - I get frustrated with how long it takes to type stuff out, and I would just prefer to talk to someone in person. So we don't text that much, just a couple times a week to basically check in and see how each other is doing. He is also bad at texting, which for some reason falls under "my type". If a guy is good at texting, I consider that a warning sign.

Save the date for Saturday!

But anyways, it apparently was his birthday last night (which I found out when he let me know that he was in the city for it). But I had just finished up with swim practice and needed to take care of some personal housekeeping stuff, so I couldn't see him.

We just always miss each other on timing, our work schedules don't work well together either! We have also invited each other to various happy hours over the summer, but, not surprisingly, the timing has always been off.


Since I'm not looking for anything serious right now, I am keeping this on the backburner. I don't get upset when things don't work out because I know that when the timing is right, I'll see him again. :) We got along reallyyyy well, there was something there for sure. I need to see him again in person to properly assess.

Supposedly he will actually be in NYC this Saturday and we are going to see each other for a little...we will see if that actually works out!

<3, Charlotte

Waiting for the next iPhone...

Check that out! If this is what it could be, I am DEFINITELY waiting!

I had a dilemma about this a little bit ago. My contract with AT&T is up and I need to get a new phone. Last time I mentally debated this, I was leaning towards the Samsung Galaxy s4. However, I've done some recent research and have decided to go with the iPhone.

Now, before judging me too harshly, there is an article I found on cnn.com that discusses how the next iPhone will be released in September. ANDDD it's supposed to be SUPER cool! The main problem I have right now with the iPhone is the amount of face area that is non-screen, and I think this is going to change with the next model. (Seriously read the article, it seems AWESOME!)


So that is the direction I am leaning towards right now. And one of my coworkers told me that if I don't like the new model, then the iPhone will be cheaper when the new one is released, so it seems like a win-win to me :)

<3, Charlotte

Things are looking up :)

The 3 of us at a pregame for a formal
a few months ago.

So I haven't provided an update about the whole situation that is going on between Chloe, Lisa, and me. Basically, we went out together to our other friend from college's open bar (at Public House!) the other night.

We all decided to meet at McFaddens beforehand because it is pretty close to Public House. I came earlier than Chloe and Lisa did (they came together because they live near each other). I saw Chloe walk in with Lisa following behind. Now, I am probably the best person at not being awkward, so I was not concerned about the situation at all and how I would act when seeing Lisa for the first time since the incident (it also didn't hurt that I had already polished off my gin & tonic by the time they had arrived).

Lisa came up to me to say hi, and I could tell she was hesitant and didn't know how I was going to react. But I decided to just act completely normal and gave her a huge hug. We made small talk and caught up a little bit which was nice. Then we all headed to Public House, where our night was only just beginning.

I won't go into any more details about the night, but I was very happy with how everything turned out. Lisa was really fun to hang out with, I forgot how much I missed her!

Buttttt (oh yes, there is ALWAYS a twist), Lisa had this big finance exam yesterday for her job and both myself AND CHLOE, forgot to text her good luck for it! UGH, we both felt completely terrible when we both got texts from her saying she passed. I apologized via text, and so did Chloe, but we still felt like such terrible friends.

We decided that we will go out to drinks/pregame a night together in order to celebrate Lisa's achievement!

So yea, everything is okay as of now. Hopefully all the drama is gone for forever :)

<3, Charlotte

To tan or not to tan?

I miss this!

I'll admit it. I LOVE TANNING. In college all 4 years I had the unlimited monthly tanning package (in which my freshman year I was RIPPED OFF because the lady told me to go with the most expensive package, and I later learned that I only really needed the most basic one just to maintain some color year-round) and I HATEEE being pale. I'm not saying that everyone should be tan, there are some people who pull off being pale BEAUTIFULLY (case in point: Anne Hathaway, Emma Stone, Amanda Seyfried, and the list goes on and on).

I am not one of those people.

Which is why I am debating trying to find a cheap tanning place in the city. Idk, I just haven't been able to get my act together to be outside for extended periods of time on weekends. Being in the city, it's hard to find places to go to wear a bathing suit and be outside. Besides Central Park, but sometimes it's just TOO HOT, and I need some place with water.

OY, I am being such a baby, apologies everyone!

But anyways, I am SICK of being pale. Once I move I am going to look up places near my building so I can go back to being the tan human I know I can be! (Sidenote: there is also just something so relaxing about being in the tanning bed. When all the bulbs are on and you can take a quick powernap and wake up tanner, it literally is one of my favorite feelings EVERRR)

Yes, I am expecting backlash from this post. No, my opinion about tanning will probably not change from it.

<3, Charlotte

Bloglovin part 2

Okay, I've done this before on my other site, but I need to set Bloglovin up for this blog now. So I need to put this ridiculous looking link in a post (see below). Bloglovin is awesome because it allows you to follow blogs from different platforms and get all blog updates in the same place! I really reallyyy like it!

Show me a little (blog)love?

<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/10290096/?claim=akamwxhjj2j">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>

<3, Charlotte

First post on the Blogger platform!

Hi everyone!

Okay, so I have been blogging for a few months now on http://crazynypostgradlife.wordpress.com/ but I'm not sure WordPress is where I want to stay, so I've decided to try out this platform instead. Sorry if everything looks lame for right now, I'm still figuring things out. AND the posts that I've uploaded here from that site are kinda messed up, too. AHHH so much fixing to do!

Anyway, if you are just discovering this for the first time, welcome! Hope you enjoy reading about my NYC experience so far. Can't wait to see what this amazing city has in store for me next! (And I also cannot wait until my site looks super cool - this interface is UNACCEPTABLE right now)

<3, Charlotte