My apologies for my lack of posts the last two days!
I flew to NYC to surprise one of my best friends from college for her surprise engagement on Sunday!
It was a quick Saturday-Monday trip, but we had so much fun and I’m so lucky I was able to be there.
It was an incredible weekend with quite an incredibly awful head start….We hopped in our uber for our 33 minute ride to the hotel. We had the worst car experience in our lives as our uber completely ignored us and the GPS and went flying past the exit for the Queensborough Bridge and straight into standstill traffic.
As in, we had a a FOUR HOUR uber ride from the airport that didn’t get us any further than the exit of the Midtown Tunnel. Not a single exit point anywhere and nowhere to go after he passed that exit point.
It. Was. A. Nightmare. That’s the short version of all of it. but seriously, if you know me, you know I have the bladder of a 5 year old and I may have cried.
We also laughed a lot. lots of highs and lows in that damn car.
but it definitely did get touch and go there around the 3 hour mark, laughing one second and then a legit tear behind my sunglasses moments later.
When we got to the toll part, I saw stairs in the distance and wanted to get out and grab our suitcases and run but there were cop cars everywhere and the “toll cop” said it was illegal to exit the car on the freeway.
if it weren’t for my friends, I would have been out of that car and arrested I’m sure.
if it weren’t for my friends, I would have been out of that car and arrested I’m sure.
I swear…. this was what I was envisioning.
After those four hours, we sprinted from the uber to the nearest restroom. And then walked for about an hour straight West, and then we were finally able to get another cab to take us up to the hotel, where at a little after 7 pm… the hotel room wasn’t ready so we got ready in the tiny bathroom in the gym 🙂
But I did love our hotel and at this point we had been able to go the bathroom and were standing so we really didn’t care.
We missed our window entirely for surprising our friend Saturday, so we waited until Sunday morning after her boyfriend had already proposed and the group was getting ready for the JDRF Walk for Type 1 Diabetes that she participates and fundraises for every year – and it ended up being perfect!
It was a much better surprise than if we had seen her Saturday, so it all happens for a reason 🙂
The walk went over the Brooklyn Bridge to Brooklyn which I had never done before and I loved it – it was beautiful. The weather was absolutely perfect for us too.
and then we headed to one of their favorite bars to watch football and celebrate with everyone for the rest of Sunday.
She is sooooo happy and I am so happy we were able to go be there for part of her special weekend.
Sorry for the wordy post 🙂
on to a more usual Wednesday with some fashion for the day!
:: SALES THIS WEEK ::
SOLE SOCIETY // Extra 25% off all sale with code EXTRA25OFF
ANN TAYLOR // 40% off Everything with code ANN40
I especially love this Chanel-esque Cropped Tweed Jacket and this Cashmere Sweater Coat
BLOOMINGDALE’S // Friends & Family Sale with code FRIENDS get an extra 25% off
obsessed with this high neck tank
and some more lusts for the week…….
ALL UNDER $100
// ASYMMETRICAL DRESS // also in black
as I was midway through this post on Tuesday, I went to go to my mom’s storage unit to see what we can use in our new house, and my car broke down.
And 15 calls to tow companies later, I found someone willing to tow it. 4 hours later, no one had come. It’s just not my week with cars apparently.
…. and yes, I realize in the grand scheme of things neither of these car incidents matter. but in the moment all I can think is SON OF A NUTCRACKER.
I’m on my way back there again this morning to wait for someone, and hoping my car didn’t get towed by someone else from the parking lot 😀
Um, that would've been one dead uber driver (am i allowed to say that?) and as far as car stuff goes … it's the WORST! Hope your day gets better! Also, if you aren't watching This is Us, start, and add it to the TV post … 🙂 thanks.
Car was successfully towed this morning and my brother in law gave me his car to use so all is good 🙂 haha. and YES. amazing – I haven't seen the second episode yet but LOVED the first and can't wait to watch!
Traffic here is the WORST! I can't tell you how many times I've googled travel times and it's faster to walk than drive. But, you had some amazing weather this weekend here. I can't get enough of the fall temps in the air.
the weather was absolutely gorgeous!!! I am a Chicago lover through and through, but visiting NYC is unlike anything else – it couldn't have been a more perfect fall weekend 🙂 you are so lucky you live there. The whole day Sunday I kept saying "I miss walking, just walking around. I miss staring at people and ignoring people and everyone just in their own world in a city with so much going on."
Ramona Singer and her facelift…..SCARY!!!!! With your boyfriend this week…not good! Check RadarOnline for some good pics!!