My trip back East was good...not exactly as I planned it but that's life I guess! The flights there and back were great - no problems at all. It was fun flying into my old neck of the woods - not much has changed. I felt like I had just left! The smells came rushing back and of course I was quickly reintroduced to the EC attitude. Highlights of the trip were the shows we saw (Mary Poppins was my favorite. Also saw Young Frankenstein and Legally Blond), visiting Magnolia Bakery and having the most amazing cupcake ever (well worth the 30-min wait), eating at our fave places and just taking everything in and "being" in NYC. (The city was very busy that weekend.) On our way back into NJ we got to ride on one of the new transit trains (which was super nice), and as usually our luck were seated by some really annoying drunk people (this time the drunk people didn't hit on us). On Sunday night I got to spend a little bit of time in Hunterdon County. While it was in the dark and we were there for just a few mins, it still felt like home. I did try to stop in on some old friends to surprise them but unfortunately they weren't home. We couldn't have asked for nicer weather too - it was perfect!! In hindsight I would have loved more time in NJ and (of course) PA and VA, but one can only do so much in a holiday weekend! I'm sure more stuff happened but my memory isn't serving me all too well at the moment!

Last night I watched my team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, survive and edge past Detroit in sudden death triple overtime. Can't wait until tomorrow night!! I do love the Pens and if I was rich I so would be in PA rooting them on in person tomorrow night!!

I had a terrible weekend. It was totally one of those weekends where everything seemed to be going wrong. I hurt both of my feet walking (5 miles a day) and was hobbling around all weekend due to the many blisters on the bottom of each foot. To top it off I cut my heel with a razor and not only had to keep changing band aids trying to get it to clot but once I got it under control I got to clean the blood that was all over the carpet. Note to self - don't try to walk across the room on a bloody foot!! My laptop caught a trojan and died. I broke a dish. My niece broke my sunglasses. My windshield got hit with a rock. My kitten was ultra annoying and very disobedient and wouldn't come when I called him and was late. My Arbonne party was canceled. And, I didn't clean my house (again - I am so bad!) Anyway, that was one weekend I was glad to see end.

I did get a surprise early bday present - a new laptop - from my parents last night.:-)

I am reading a good book right now called Now and Not Yet. I so identify with it and it makes me feel more normal and less alone!! It is a must read for any Christian single girl in her upper 20's and older who sometimes wonder, "Seriously, God, what is going on here? What is wrong with me?" Ok friends, go get it NOW!