A Day Off at Governor's Island [Pic Heavy]

Last Thursday I took the day off and went to Governor's Island to watch the USA vs. Germany game. Though they didn't win, it was still a great venue to watch the game. I went to Governor's Island for the first time last year (sorry, some of the pics seem to be MIA; I'll try to update that!), however this time it was totally different because I went to the "Beach Club" area. I went in on the first ferry (10AM) in order to snag seats for my group of friends, which was a good idea because people were literally running to the area once the 11AM boat arrived! There was lots of food, beer, picnic tables, and of course sand! It was a great time and I definitely want to go back to see the rest of the island, as I hear that now they also have food courts and hammocks (but you have to get there early to snag one)! Here's a peak at my day there: 

At 10AM the staff was still setting up- the "beach" is in the back

Gotta love spaces with disco balls!

Red White and Blue

View of NYC skyline vs. the giant TV

Tented area where the viewing was held

Double trouble #mine #notsharing

Hard to see, but the place was PACKED!

It was a great time and I can't wait to go back!

Random Confessions

We all know what day of the week it is- let's get to it:

+ I've mentioned before that I'm a huge procrastinator. But I finally started taking care of some of the things I've been putting off and MAN do I feel better! I need to continue doing this- I didn't realize how much procrastinating was stressing me out!

+ One of the things I've been putting off is calling my landlord to find out who is supposed to change the filter in my air conditioner. Last year I'm pretty sure it gave me pneumonia, so I'm afraid to turn it on without a new filter. However it's old as shit and has coils instead of like a filter you can take out and replace, and even when I looked up replacing the coils online, the company's site (GE) didn't have the part listed- probably because it's completely outdated. Meanwhile it's been hot as hell lately and I keep waking up every few hours because I'm too hot and sweaty. It's gross.

+ I tried to sneakily take pics of people twice this week and got caught both times. The first time, I forgot to take the flash off. And second time it was of a hot guy and he totally called me out saying "Hey! Are you trying to take a pic of me? I'll pose for you!" And grabbed his buddy and lifted his shirt to reveal a six pack and I about died.

 I was explaining to my friend how some of my coworkers wear club clothes to work and this was one example- notice the side eye she's giving me?!

+ I was supposed to be off this whole week not that I'm bitter about that or anything. Anyway, I work in the finance dept of a college, and it's year end audit time. We have been having a huge problem with one of our systems- it's all the big wigs have been talking about. They invited me to a meeting yesterday because I work with the system everyday, but they usually never listen to me because I'm pretty low on the totem pole. However yesterday, I had an idea. I took one of them aside and explained my idea- and it was the perfect solution! And now the big wigs (or the one that was trying to pretend I didn't exist) know my name and actually commended me *woot woot!*

+ I took off tomorrow solely to watch the USA game and I CAN'T WAIT! #aintnoshameinmygame

UPDATE: The president at work just offered us a 2 hour lunch with free food in the cafeteria to watch the game! 

What are you confessing today? Share it with Kathy!

First Weekend of Summer- in Pics

This weekend included:

Empanadas (with hot sauce) from The Empanada Guys

Food Truck Frenzy in Hoboken

Pier 13

bean bag chairss at the biergarten

biergarten sunning

a lot of this

football  aka soccer- I did not know bars had places where they can measure the sound in the room!

good friends in silly get ups

NYC skyline

shenanigans

the final season...

delicious Italian chicken, pasta, and garlic bread

Friday Favorites

Favorite News:

Finding out my best friend is coming in from Puerto Rico in August and staying with me for 4 DAYS!

Favorite Read:

The Halal Guys: Cashing In on Street Cred

History Made in Canada

Favorite Video:

Favorite Photo:

World Cup viewing at Red Bull Arena: Harrison, NJ

Favorite Tweet: 

@SassyArya_ : Baelish is the worst at spoilers

Favorite Funnies: 

Favorite Song:

Confession: I'm Pretty Annoying

I've written about all the many ways other people annoy me, but sometimes I annoy myself. Here's some of them:

+ I'm the worst navigator ever. First of all, I fall asleep in cars almost immediately. Also, I suck at directions, even with Google maps on my phone. I literally got lost trying to get to the grocery store 2 weeks after I moved to my new spot.

+ I'm the slowest eater you will ever meet. Which is super annoying when I'm  at dinner with friends, because they're always done before and the waiter wants to clean up or they're moving on to desert, and I'm still on the main dish.  It's takes me like an hour to eat a sandwich. I don't know why- I guess I just chew a lot? Whatever, I've heard this helps with your metabolism... or something...

+ I pin... a lot. Especially recipes. But then I forget to look and meal plan and all that, and when I'm ready to try to make something, I'm always missing one main ingredient.

+ I procrastinate doing everything. I said I would do all this shit, made a to do list about 2 hours ago, and have since been reading/commenting on FB, Buzzfeed, and blogs, and now writing this.

+ I am a terrible story teller. I'm incapable of telling a short story. I can take a 2 min incident and turn it into a 20 min story where I get confused somewhere in the middle and forget the point of the story.

+ I am horrible with making dr appts of any kind. Mostly because I hate going to the dr and try to self diagnose until I'm basically dying. However, I'm very good at taking my meds once prescribed because feeling like shit sucks. I don't understand people who don't take meds when they don't feel good- it doesn't make sense to me.

+ Lately, I have gotten into the ridiculous habit of hiding things (driver's license, wallet, keys, etc) from myself somewhere in my apt when I'm buzzed. I have no idea why. However the last time, I actually left myself a "clue" by putting a CD that I knew was from my hallway closet on my dining room table. The next morning, I went to put the CD back, and Boom- found my debit card (that I didn't realize was missing yet).

Linking up with Kathy- share your confessions!

Weekend Shenanigans

The only thing I dislike about great weekends is that they are always over too fast! 

My "weekend" actually started on Wednesday night, since I took off Thursday and Friday.

[Fun Fact: I'm only working 7 days this month due to some overdue vacation time- holla!]

I started my weekend off right with a lovely free Janelle Monae concert in Prospect Park, BK. The gates opened at 6:30, but the lines were absolutely ridiculous, so my friend and I decided to skip that and just find a spot on the grass right outside the gates. It's a good thing we decided to do that as soon as we got there, because that area filled up quickly too! I sent my friend off to get food and drinks before the show started so we were completely settled and munching away as we waited. Of course she started late, but I was shocked that we could actually see her performance from the lawn! Of course, I didn't take any pics because I was too far away- but it was an awesome night!

Thursday was spent doing absolutely nothing all day. I slept in, made a giant to do list as I tried to get motivated to accomplish things, then said screw it and caught up on my DVR before heading out to Happy Hour in Hoboken with my friend who I haven't seen since December. It was gorgeous weather, so we lounged outside people watching and catching up. 

Friday I remembered that I should actually take pics. The day was just spent cooking and cleaning/ straightening up, and laundry. Womp. At night RJ came over and we went out with his sister, her bf, and our friend G. 

I really don't know why RJ is always trying to lick his sister's bf, but it happens almost every time. 

I thought Saturday was going to be a chill day. Ha. Ha. We went to brunch, came back and took a nap, and then RJ was in my face waking me up and telling me we were going to Newark. Um whaaaa? I think I actually grumbled and tried to go back to sleep, which was not happening. "We're going to Chop Fest," he said. "It'll be fun," he said. 

I've never been to or heard of this festival before. Apparently it's "Portugal Day" in Newark and they block off the streets and all these restaurants (specifically one called Iberia) get together, feed you delicious BBQ and tons of sangria served in what appeared to be those med/large Chinese restaurant soup containers (red, white, green, blue- you name it) and there's a huge DJ/stage set up and great music and dancing and... pretty much it's my new happy place. 

Ok- I'm awake

What I thought was aftermath (way too early), our king size sangrias, and daring RJ to chug the giant sangria in 20 seconds... leading to a huge brain freeze

After a few many sangrias/eating/dancing, the guys thought it would be a great idea to create this:

"The Great Sangria Wall of Iberia"

Please note: we did not drink all of these. As we were building, people took notice and started taking pictures and contributing... but then some drunk idiot knocked it down... 

So we rebuilt it! 8 rows in total!

Sunday we were supposed to head to The Big Apple BBQ, but after the surprise festival on Saturday, we decided to just relax. Actually, I'm glad we did because I heard that people were waiting 3 hours in the heat for like, 3 ribs and some beans, and then couldn't even find a spot to sit and eat- no bueno!

How was your weekend?

5 Favorites on Friday

*Free* Janelle Monae outdoor concert!

Reconnecting with old friends

3 days work weeks

a full refrigerator/pantry

Charmin TP

This weekend is brought to you by my cousin in Trinidad, who shared this song and now I'm addicted- spoil yourself (sorry, I couldn't find it on Grooveshark)!