me likey the weekends

hello friends and happy monday to all of you. the weather here in nyc is surprisingly cool and fall is right around the corner. i do love a hot, new york night but nothing is really more exciting than argyle sweaters, sweater vests and cute trench coats for fall. other than the weather, i have a big announcement to make. i went to bed past 9pm on friday. that's right i didn't even do dinner until 10pm and stayed out until...1am! i again met up with ms. egan and we did dinner at a cute mexican restaurant in gramercy park. she had just finished up a 13 hour day at work so she went home to rest and i went to meet up with my friend matt and his buddies at the royale. the place was less than hopping but it was a nice, relaxed atmosphere for a bunch of kids that worked way too hard during the week and needed to sit down a for a few drinks. it was his buddy ryan's birthday, the big 25. my fondest memory of ryan was early last november when i went to new york to visit incidentally katie and matt and we were all out on the town. we were about to hop in a cab to go to our next drinking establishment when i was told to get out and get into the limo, i repeat limo behind us. ryan kindly flipped the bill for 10 of us to ride from gramercy park to soho in a limo. the only other time i might've ridden in a limo was prom but even that i'm not so sure. the bartender (his friend) really topped off the bday celebration with an old bran muffin with a single lit candle surrounded by random peanut m&ms on a styrofoam plate. it looked, well not very appetizing but i love peanut m&ms so I stole a couple, hehe. the night ended shortly after i took a soco and lime shot and realized i had spent $60 in less than a few hours. saturday and sunday were probably the two most productive weekend days i've had since i arrived. i bought a coffee maker (not sure how i lived before this purchase), went furniture shopping, cleaned my entire apartment and even did four loads of laundry. sadly, that's the stuff that really makes me excited about life - freshly washed and ironed button downs to go with a pair of perfectly pressed pants. that and the new all natural air freshener we got for the living room, seriously smells delicious. welp, time to go eat that frozen pizza. 3 pizzas for $9.99 = 6 meals for $1.67 each. that's right kids, i'm really learning to budget that money so i can buy less practical things like all natural air fresheners and overly priced clothing. peace out!