Weekend Fun

Hello Lovelies! Happy (or unhappy) Monday!

Another long week ahead of us... let's hope it flies by!

Our weekend was pretty low key.  We were hoping for some sun so we could hit the beach or the pool, but mother nature had other ideas.

Friday night after work we headed to dinner at our favorite Greek restaurant called Taverna Ouza.

Its this cute little place with the most authentic and delicious greek food. G got lamb chops (his favorite) and i got fire-grilled salmon with avocado tziki (sp?) sauce... it was amazeballs. G's Staten Island friends were in town for the night so we met up with them for some drinks and good conversation.

Saturday, our designated beach/pool day got off to a chilly start. G had to do a quick HVAC call, and afterwards we grabbed some lunch. My parents were at a BBQ so we headed to their house to let the dogs out (who let the dogs out... we did, omg corny!) And then we went to see Batman.

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Great movie, anne hathaway made the perfect catwoman. And i love Joseph Gordon-Levitt, he's just the cutest. Definitely a go-see movie. Though i still love the previous Batman with the Joker more. Unfortunately, with how loud the movie was, i came home with a killer migraine and was pretty much dunzo for the night.

Sunday, G had to work, so i lounged in bed, and watched The Roommate. Which was possibly one of the worst "thrillers" i've seen. Don't waste your time on it. Thought I 'd like it because i love me some blair waldorf (aka Leighton Meester) but... let's just say, the script and the acting were equally horrible.

By Sunday afternoon, i dragged my lazy ass to the grocery store, which i was dreading. But on the way i was able to make 1 fun pit stop at Joyce Leslie. I really haven't shopped at that store in years. If i'm going cheap, i prefer Forever 21 or Target. But my cousin had mentioned they had some cute maxi dresses there, so i figured i'd check it out. Scored an adorable blue and black striped maxi (sorry no pic yet)... and this fun cell phone/wallet case. Don't you just love the bright pink?

Once I was done with all my shopping, i headed to my parents house for some good home cooked dinner. #moocher.

How did you spend YOUR weekend?

For your viewing pleasure...

This weekend i went to not just one, but TWO dine-in movies. What a great concept... dinner/drinks while AT the movies. AND you get a comfy, spacious leather chair with plenty of leg room to boot! Whoever thought of this fabulous movie going experience is a genius! And the price isn't even that much higher... for an extra $2 i'll take it (price doesn't include food or adult bevvies)... they also have a bar right outside the theater to hang out before or after the movie you're going to see. G and I ended up at the sports bar on the other side of the mall since we didn't know this. But next time, its one stop shopping for us!

AMC Dine-In Movies

So, Saturday night, we were supposed to double date with G's best friends... but one of them got sick (he's ok now)... so we ended up selling those tickets to the people on line next to us. We saw 50/50...

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Here's the summary via IMDB: Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

This was a great movie! It had great actors, a lot of funny parts and was so heartwarming! I won't give away the ending, but i definitely would recommend checking it out. Seth Rogen was his usual dirty mouthed but hilarious self, while JGL was just plain adorable! Bryce Dallas Howard and Anna Kendricks both held their own as well.


Sunday afternoon, i met up with caryn for a little lunch and What's Your Number. Her and i are both big Anna Faris fans so we knew this movie would be right up our alley... and it definitely didn't disappoint.

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If this photo doesn't give you an idea of how absolutely friggin hilarious this lady is (yup her weave was ON FIRE), then i don't know what will... there were definitely a ton of rated R and beyond references in this one, but the laughter did not stop! Telling ya ladies, grab your girls and go see this one! Not to mention that Chris Evans.... H-O-T-T-I-E and yes, you get some topless scenes to drool over his impeccable chest! (shh, dont tell hubs that! hehe)


After the movie, we hit up a little shopping... i didn't score anything majorly exciting... just a couple pairs of jeans... i heart American Eagle... even though i'm 5'5" i seem to have short stumpy legs. Boo. But Yay for American Eagle with their lengths... and the fact that their jeans have some stretch because im as fat as a whale rocks as well!

original boot

This was definitely $35 well spent... especially because i don't have to hem them... we'll see what happens once i throw them in the wash... they're a tiny bit big around the waist, so i threw on a belt today.


My other purchases weren't really news worthy. I'll try to get some OOTD pics up after i wear them. There is one purple shirt i sort of love, but not sure how it looks ON me...


What did you do this weekend?

Busy as a Bee...

This weekend was pretty busy... Friday got to the BF's house, ate a quick dinner (he made me spaghetti with clam sauce, super yummy!) and then we headed to go see Arthur.

it was pretty funny and russell brand did a great job. of course i have never seen the original, which the BF insists is still better and is a classic. so we're going to try to get the original so i can compare.

saturday we were up bright and early and hit short hills mall so i could get a little something special from here:

after the mall we hit the gym for a half-assed workout. LOL neither of us were very motivated to be there but at least we gave it half a try.

the rest of the afternoon was spent ava sitting... i took her to the playground, fed her, played with her. she was adorable! and a lot of work! made me realize that as much as im ready for a baby, and as rewarding as its going to be, its also going to be a TON of work. gone will be the days of treating myself to expensive hand bags, gone will be the days of sleeping in. i'm grateful to have met G and excited to eventually start a family with him but also know that i'm glad to have a little more time before all that actually happens (though not TOO long, damn biological clock is ticking louder and louder everyday!)

sunday G went to work, and my busy day started. Hit the gym early for kickboxing then ran some errands... and got THIS at Bed, Bath & Beyond!

being that in 6 months i'll most likely be living in a 3rd floor condo (and being that i've been doing the grocery shopping now as it is) i figured this was worth my $3.99 ON CLEARANCE - SCORE! i managed to put 8 plastic bags of fruits and veggies on it and lug it up the 3 levels (definitely a bicep workout!)

i also picked up this adorable little guy for G (as a joke). Meet Jetson!

Here's the back story. When the Jets made it to the playoffs we had gone to PetSmart for dog food and i fell in love with the cutest little hamster. We made a deal that if the Jets made it to the SuperBowl, we'd get little Jetson. Well sadly, the Jets couldn't do it, and in hindsight, 2 dogs is more than enough to take care of! But I thought G would like a pet we didn't have to really care for. Too bad the pups hate him. Since he's mobile (with the touch of a button) i think they were scared - well for a little til Rio snatched him up and ran away with him!

The rest of the day was laundry, cooking lunches for the week and dinner for last night. All in all a busy weekend... hoping next weekend will be a little more relaxing!

Finally Friday!

Happy Friday everyone! Very glad this week is coming to a close. I had some super extra special moments this week (all little silly stupid things).

• Changed into my gym clothes an HOUR before work was ending, instead of 5 minutes before (i obviously read the wrong time on the clock)
• Kept throwing trash into the space where i THOUGHT my trash can was, only to realize i kept throwing it on the floor.
• Cancelled a dinner date with a friend for next week because i thought it was conflicting with another dinner which is really 2 weeks from now.

I blame it on lack of sleep! I'm usually a person that likes to get about 7 hours of zzz's. This week i don't think i even got to bed before 11 and def didn't fall asleep before midnight. So with that said, it was a ditzy kind of week. I did however make it to the gym 4x this week so go me!

Anyway, saw this ring on daily candy yesterday and its been something i've been searching for (see my wish list on the side for a similar ring). Since it was 30% off and was only $28 to begin with, i figured this was a reasonable purchase! i hope it looks as cute on as it does in the photos! though im a little nervous since i didn't quite know what size to get.

Other than that, the plan for tonight is to do dinner with the BF and then go home and watch this:

Can you believe he's never seen any of them?! Thanks C for lending them to us, tell lil T that I PROMISE i'll return them to her!

In other news, i'm still waiting for my tax refund!! UGH! Apparently, someone somewhere -- either on the IRS side or on my accountants side lost my e-filing. so they had to resubmit it. I mean, i was on the ball this year, i did my taxes in early February- like as early as you could possibly do them! And still no money. Mama needs a new bag people! LOL i kid, i kid.
The good news is that in the meantime i was able to consolidate my debt using a website called www.lendingclub.com - now that i can consolidate everything into 1 payment (and hopefully pay MORE than the payment) i have to be a good girl and leave all the credit cards at home. so sad... but will only be helping me in the end. i think i've done a pretty good job (minus the ring above) on cutting back on the shopping, so now that i've reorganized my finances, i should be all set.

Anyway, happy April Fool's Day (yup, i got pranked today)... have a great weekend!

PS Might have an exciting HAIR post for you next week, hee hee... im so excited but its a secret!