On Sunday Ricki and I decided it would be a grand idea to head downtown and do some shopping at cute little boutiques. One ten dollar cab ride and a few seriously confused looks later, and we realized almost none of the shops were open on Sundays. Epic fail for us. Instead of giving up, heading home and saving money, we decided the next best thing would be to go to Saks on 5th Avenue. I have never been there before in my life and all I can say is...holy shit. It is as fabulous/pretentious/expensive as you imagine. We scoured the whole 5th floor and after digging through the "sale" racks, I found two amazing black sweaters that look like blazers. The BCBG Max Azria and Juicy sale racks hooked it up and I was able to get both gorgeous sweaters for under $150! My mom would be so proud and love my classic chic sensibility :) After something I can only refer to as Ricki's vest debaucle, we left the store 3 hours later with lighter wallets and big smiles. That night I met up with my Aunt Janet, Uncle Mark, Jacquie and Aaron for dinner by the water in Battery Park and it was quite lovely. I came back to midtown, went to a quick meeting about being a marketing intern for UofDreams during the school year (it is paid!! me? making money? it's a miracle!) and headed to bed in anticipation of the thrilling work week.
These past three days at work have no need to be broken down or highlighted because I can sum them up in one word: nothing. I have literally done as close to nothing as possible, and it's not for lack of trying or asking. I come in the morning, do my clips, take care of the social media, ask if anyone needs anything and then...that's it. I don't understand why a company would hire interns and then not assign them anything. Not even simple office assignments; literally nothing. Sometimes it feels like I am in detention with the other interns because we are in a small little room at a wooden table with two laptops and we are just supposed to entertain ourselves until someone decides they need us to google something. It is definitely frustrating and I am just hoping it is an uncharacteristically slow week or I may go insane before the next 3 weeks are up. I wasn't expecting anything glamorous and I know every day isn't going to be like last Friday, but still. You just take the good with the boring. Oh the joys of working for free.
While work may have been rather sucky, my Monday and Tuesday nights were not! On Monday me, my roommates, Lexi and Chanel went to Butter, a trendy American restaurant down on Lafayette street. It's NYC Restuarant Week, which means tons of expensive restaurants offer pre-fixe menus for $35 that include an appetizer, entree and dessert. It is so awesome. Butter was beautiful and hip, and I had the most delicious shrimp and corn chowder, short ribs, chocolate buttercream cake with caramel and coconut tea. Out of control delicious and a lovely night. On Tuesday, I met up with Gary aka TBone, Debbie Jacobson's brother. We went to Koi, an asian restaurant in the Bryant Park Hotel. It was quite a scene and it was so fun to catch up with him. Tonight I am staying in and having a rockin' evening of laundry and relaxation! Sounds lame but it is much needed. I cannot WAIT until this weekend when Josh is back and we get to head out to the Hamptons! Some sun, good food, family and parties- it should be great.
I know I came to NYC for my internship and to be independent but after everything this summer, I am living for the days I get to be with familiar faces. I used to crave the unknown and I always was feeling like the next adventure was going to be the best, but I am starting to feel like this IS the adventure. I'm already in it. Being with my family, having Josh in my life and going to a school in a place that I have finally learned to love is enough right now.. I need to relax and appreciate Gainesville and all the familiar things I love about it. I videochat with my brother and sister and I see all my friends still at my house all the time, and it makes me feel so happy and so homesick at the same time, and I am not usually one for any homesickness. Like I've said before, I am a big fan of NYC but for the first time in a long time I'm not looking so far into the future. I don't want to grow up and think about a job and all of that. I want to enjoy right now, my life as a 20 year old, and that is my goal for this coming year.
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