party in the usa

confession: i like some of miley cyrus' new songs of her new album. what is the matter with me?

-annalisa

the girl next door to the girl next door

i am writing a book of short stories. it may take me 4 years, but i am going to do it. be ready.

-annalisa

in buffalooooooo

i haven't been back to buffalo since march (having cancelled trips in both april and may). now, i will be in buffalo for the next 2 weekends. i must be out of my mind. to be fair, i have a wedding for the first weekend and will only be in buffalo for like 2 minutes. but i still must be out of my mind. it's also absoultely positively insane that it is almost july. because the weather certainly doesn't feel like it. don't get me started on this weather because i start to get violent.

~annalisa

ps. the posted image is why i can't lose weight in this damn city.

in a travel state of mind

yeh, that cheese thing lasted all of 2 days. going to resort to plan b next week... ugh

i am having these urges to travel. unfortunately, my job doesn't really give me the flexibility to do so that often. (i mean it does and it doesn't. i probably doesn't help that i just went on a 10 day vacation to hawaii. whoops). but as of recently, i want to do an apartment swap. ever seen the movie 'the holiday'? yes, kate winslet and cameron diaz house swap, but it seems that nyc is one of the most desired apartment swap locations. so why not do it? i mean, i live by the park, so tourists would squeal with joy to stay near there. i know this because i can't get to my subway stop some mornings because tourists are all gawking at the dakota, thinking that john lennon's ghost is going to appear or something, thus causing me to be in a bunch of pictures while trying to be like moses and parting the red sea. so yes: location of my apartment= desirable for tourists and perfect for apartment swap.

so that leaves me with where do i want to go? i have thought long and hard (heh) bout my choices. my i think i have narrowed it down to two: barcelona and paris. here's the thought process: barcelona is my favorite city in the world. but i have been there within the past 5 years (actually, i think it was 5 years ago this month. woooooooow). i have been to paris, but i was 6 years old and don't remember anything except eating croissants (of course that is what i would choose to remember). my mother says that paris is the most beautiful city in the world... and i remember eating croissants. ugh, anyway... i think i am leaning more towards paris only because i haven't been there in such a long time and really have no recollection. here is the tiny problem: i know zero french. well, i know how to count to 10 and hello and do you speak french (which would help me none) and would you like to sleep with me tonight (which again would probably get me nowhere). so i am thinking about taking some little lessons so i don't sound like a bumbling idiot.

so yeh... there's my random thoughts of the moment. will i go? yes. will i go in 2009? no. but we will see what 2010 has in store for me.

-annalisa

ps. meaders, if you are reading this and you decide on a destination wedding, you KNOW that takes precedent over everything. rest assured. i'm there.

btw

ps. i'm giving up cheese for a month... starting tomorrow. yikes! wish me luck. this one is going to be the death of me.

-ac

summer

don't get me wrong. i LOVE living in nyc. there is no place i'd rather be. but there are times that make me miss buffalo. because i went to hawaii this month (when's the next trip? sign me up!), i decided not to go home for memorial day weekend. so while everyone is having bbq's and beers on the patio, i have boiled hot dogs and beer on the couch. again, nothing really wrong with that... but i do miss suburbia at times. you can take the girl out of the suburbs, but you can't take the suburbs out of the girl. eh, c'est la vie.

in other news, it's almost june... holy shit! 2009 is just breezin by. summer in nyc is absolutely my favorite (it makes me forget longing for porch bbq's and riding miss pink with the top down). buffalo has fall beat for sure, but nyc becomes a different place in the summer. brunch outside, drinks at the boathouse, long walks, summer friday's (YIPPEE!!!). seriously excited. i am just always sad when september rolls around and it all ends. but we will cross that bridge when i get to it...

summer also brings visitors and trips. i must be out of my mind because i will be home to buffalo twice in one week. that's right-- i am going home for a wedding at the end of june. home thursday- sunday. come back to nyc monday- wednesday, then fly BACK to buffalo wednesday night- sunday. crazy girl. i don't know what i was thinking. but it had to be done. and the one flight only cost me $10 (because of a credit i had). woot! regardless, i am excited to go home for a little bit. need to visit some kids that i haven't seen in awhile.

that's it for me. time for some gym, grocery's, and loehmann's. happy memorial day, everybody.

xoxo,
annalisa

hello may

the only update other than the fact that i have eaten like a fool this week and only visited the gym on monday is that i leave for hawaii in 5 days.

aloha,
annalisa