(yes, everyone. a miley quote. sorry boutcha)
14 days and 6 hours=how long it takes for the homesickness to begin.
Maybe it's the fact that all the girls went to the lake this weekend and I couldn't be there and they had the most fabulous time. Or maybe it's that I got 2 letters from Joe in the mail today (thanks again, by the way). Or maybe it's that I wanna know whats going on in the World Cup so bad because I think it's so fun but all of this is so over my head and I just want one of my guy friends to help me figure out what the hell is happening. Or maybe it's just because I've been gone for 14 days and 6 hours...
That kinda seems long now that I type it out.
This weekend was ultra-fab though. I loved it...a lot. Met some people that could get us into these gorgeous VIP rooftop parties and we didnt pay a dime for anything...it was amazing. The places were so beautiful and extravagant, I felt kind of out of place but I did my best not to show it. Had some relaxation time in Washington Square park with my roommate, did some shopping with the roomies (i'll get to that in a sec) and then we went to dinner at an inexpensive spanish restaurant. They had a great veggie salad with an olive-vinaigrette...it was so interesting and verrry yummy. Good times with friends :)
About the shopping...
WOW. If I can say that I've learned one thing so far through this whole thing, it's that its all about who ya know that matters. And one person that I love that I know = Cydney Newton. We've known each other for 4 years know...she's the girl in the city that I know the best and we've spent a lot of time together. Anyway, she is interning with a brand called Tucker by Gaby Basora. I've never heard of it but I'm finding its quite a popular label. She's known for her creative prints that she creates herself and the only fabrics she uses are silks and light light cottons. Very flowy, pretty and comfy clothing...however, it retails anywhere from $150-$450...Nothing I feel like spending anytime soon, thats for sure. I appreciate quality clothing but I also appreciate my credit score...one day though. Anyway today Tucker had a "sample sale"!! YAYYY!!! For those who dont know, a sample sale is basically a way to sell their new lines for way cheap in order to promote the new clothing that the label has coming out. It's also a way to get rid of old merchandise. Well today was an invite only sale and since Cydney is an intern, my roomies and I got an invite!!! Most of the time, sample sales are still out of my price range...something that may have been 600 bucks is marked allllll the way down to 120? still not doin it.
But this was DIFFERENT!!!!
She had dresses, skirts, camis, button up tops, etc. all for $25!!! I was soooo excited!!! That also crosses something off my bucket list for the summer! (Buy something ultra fabulous to remind you of your trip to NYC that isnt from forever 21)
I love the jacket I got...and I also bought a dress for my sister, Jayme. I know she'll love it.
And then you know the rest, we went to dinner, came home, hopped in the shower and now im sitting here listening to rufus wainwright and typing to all of youuuu!!
I am missin Springfield though. Especially when I wanna go out. Of course it's fun to go out here and yeah i can maneuver around the city soo easily now and I understand what areas to stay out of and how to NOT approach people on the street and blahhhh blahhhh blahhhhh. But honestly at the end of the day, I still know NOTHING about this city. I don't feel safe being out because there are some creepos here. The people I go out with aren't girls in my sorority, or the guys who lived next door for 2 years or all my girlfriends...and were definitely not going to places like Icon or the Boogie where you know 85% of the people there...
I dont trust the city, I dont trust the people here and thats something that I think will always kind of be with me. Of course, I dont mind going to a bar with 5 or 6 msu girls and having a beer (for 4$ normally, keep in mind. i know, sick) but sometimes I wanna have a trops-trolleys-boogie-bubbles-icon night ya know??
I miss my girrrrrls. I miss my boyyys. I miss joeeee. I miss my car, I miss springfield, I miss my family being 2.5/3 hrs away. I miss coryell. I miss angie, darby, harper, oakley and finley vincent (the girls I babysit and their mom). I miss my girls so bad though. It makes me sad we all wont be there when I go back.
But i'll be back in noooooooooooo time, and i know that. Just one of those days I guess...ya know, maybe it was just cause it was rainy? I need to stop analyzing this.
Hey gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteIf it makes you feel any better, I miss my girls, and my boys, and my everything that I've known for the last 5 years, and I'm still here. It all just changes when everyone graduates and you go home, or you get a big-kid job, or your best friend moves back to the StL, or whatever... growing up kind of sucks, no matter whether you're doing it in NYC or Springfield. It's great and it sucks all at the same time. But... I think that since you're going to be in Springfield and I'm going to be in Springfield in the fall, we should maybe get to know each other on a more than through-Kayla-through-the-Greek-grapevine, kind of way. :)