Friday Favorites

Halloween AND Friday??! Doesn't get much better than that! I'm taking my friend's daughter trick or treating and then heading to a Halloween party. I didn't dress up for work today because #aintnobodygottimefordat. Other good stuff going on: 

I got my certification from my training conference in Denver!

I delivered my first training at work. I was so nervous, but I think it went really well!

My friend from high school is getting married this weekend and I can't wait! I'm so happy for her. Now I just gotta figure out what I'm wearing... eek!

Speaking of what to wear, I *finally* figured out what to be for Halloween... talk about the last minute! Can't wait to share it with you on Monday!

Favorite Song: I Won't Let You Down - OK GO

Favorite Quote: 

Funnies:

Happy Hallo-Friday peeps!

Superstitions

With Halloween being tomorrow, and having done nothing Halloween related whatsoever, I figured I might as well try to get in the spirit by sharing some superstitions. I have to say I didn't really think I was very superstitious until I started writing these out, but I definitely follow all of these. 

1. I won't put my purse on the floor- it means your money will run away

2. Walking under a ladder, having a black cat cross my path, breaking a mirror- all bad luck! I try to avoid all of these like the plague.

3. If there is a wish fountain, you can guarantee I'm throwing in my two cents and making a wish.

4. I'll never make a wish on a stray eyelash. I used to do this, but I found that the opposite of whatever I wished for would happen.

5. Bad things come in 3's.

6. If you spill salt, throw it over your left shoulder. I heard it has something about throwing it in the Devil's eyes or avoiding evil.

7. If a bird poops on you, it's good luck.

8. If you have a dream and clearly see a number (or numbers), you should play the lottery.

9. Obviously I never tell anyone my wish; that's just silly.

10. Do not open umbrellas indoors, particularly in my presence. I will close it. It's bad luck!

11. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue: I will definitely be following this on my wedding day.

12. If I see a penny, I'll only pick it up if it's head's up.

13. I will always knock on wood, and wish upon shooting stars.

14. Friday the 13th is unlucky. I don't know why, but I'm not planning on making any big changes or doing anything out of the norm on this day. In fact, anything related to the #13 is unlucky in my book.

15. Eat black eyed peas on New Years Day for good luck.

16. I won't talk about something if I think it went well, like an interview, because I don't want to jinx it.

17. If your right eye twitches, something bad is going to happen. 

18. If the palm of your hands itch, you will come into money. 

19. If your left ear rings, someone is talking badly about you.

20. If you bite your tongue, someone is talking about you.

Need some more things to be superstitious about? Here's a super long list, most of which I've (luckily) never heard of! Want to see how you measure up? Buzzfeed's got you covered. 

Do you have any superstitions? 

Confessions: Dealbreakers

So last week Kathy announced that she was no longer going to do the Confessions linkup. This made me sad because I found a lot of great blogs through it, but I understand that there must come a time for all good things to come to an end. While I may understand that, this list was already drafted, so you get at least one more confess sesh. 


Did you ever have a "wish list" of what you would want in a significant other? I remember making them up with my friends when we were younger, and having ridiculous requirements like "must be 6'0"" or "must love dogs" (actually, that one still applies). What I mean is that they were never real deal breakers in a potential relationship. Now that I'm single and looking, there are certain aspects that I certainly keep an eye out for. I don't expect to find someone with all of these traits because no one is perfect, but these are some qualities that are important to me: 

Taller than me: I'm 5'2", this should not be hard

Reader: I read, so it would be nice if you do as well; we don't need to read the same things, but an interest in reading would be a plus

Cooks: because I can't very well

Tips waitstaff: this is just common courtesy

Funny/silly/makes me laugh

Tummy rubs (only during shark week)

Caring/no cheating (didn't know this had to be stated, but I don't want to leave anything out)

Wise with money

Protective (not to be confused to possessive)

Likes to travel: I love to travel; having someone else who likes to travel and enjoys exploring other cultures/cities would be a definite plus

Passionate

No kids preferred

Able to communicate effectively/easy to talk to

Willing to go out of comfort zone

Gets along w my friends and mom: I didn't realize how important this one was until my last relationship. If you cannot get along with my friends and/or have no interest in meeting the most important people in my life, you don't belong there 

College educated

Steady job

yes, yes, and yes!

Did you ever/do you have a list? 

Warwick Winery Weekend

On Saturday, I went out with some new friends to the Warwick Winery in upstate NY. I had never been before, but had heard a lot of great things about it, so off we went!

The first stop was Applewood Winery. I was a little disappointed because the cafe was closed for the season, and I heard they had amazing cider donuts. The wine was ok, but the views stole the show.

made a new friend: Dani + Dan

view from the top of the hill

another new friend at the top of the hill

frands

cider quotes

The second stop was Clearview Vineyards. Apparently this is only their second year being open. The wine here was better than the first. It was run by a cute older husband and wife. We sat and had fruit, wine and cheese on their gorgeous wraparound patio.

borrowed from their website: source

Our last and final stop was Warwick Valley Winery and Distillery. This place was PACKED! It was also much larger than the other two wineries. Luckily we were able to get a table for all of us. We noshed on pizzas (lots of brick oven pizzas), pulled pork sandwiches, and fries. And of course more wine! Their best seller was called Black Dirt Red, because of the black dirt where the grapes are grown. I picked up one of those and a Black Dirt Blush which I haven't tried yet. They had live music from 2-5, so after eating we went outside, threw down some blankets and relaxed in the sun until sunset. It was an absolutely amazing day! 

foods

frands

my girl triple fisting it- 2 bottles and apple cider donuts

sunset view

How was your weekend? 

Friday Favorites

Made it to Friday! Is it just me, or did feel like the longest week? But after the shitshow that my life has been the last few weeks have been, I finally have some good news:

• I got a 28/30 on my first ever grad class midterm!
• My performance review went extremely well. Now hopefully I'll get a raise come December.
• I've had eczema for the past few months, and am relieved to say that it is finally mostly gone. 
• I'm heading to a winery this weekend and am super excited. 
• Bush AND Gwen Stefani came out with new singles:: 

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And now for some funnies::

Always makes me laugh

necessary

hilarious because we were just talking about this theory in class 

I laughed too hard at this one

Get out and enjoy the weekend!

California Dreamin, Part 2

You can see Pt.1 here.

Sunday (Sept. 14- sorry for the delay) was my last full day in California so of course we were up and out early again. Our first stop? Rodeo Drive, of course. Not that I could even afford a keychain at any of the stores there (yes, I checked. Beyond redic), but being a big huge Pretty Woman fan, I had to see it firsthand.

This dress was in Versace. It looked even better in person. I would love it in white as a wedding dress for my non-existent wedding.

The Beverly Wilshire

Room of the piano scene.  I was sad to learn that they sold the piano a few years ago, and obviously redid the entire space.

grand chandelier in the lobby

The front

After that, we decided to head on over to Hollywood. While in the cab, I asked if there was an In-n-Out nearby. He said we would pass one, so of course I had him drop us off there first. I was surprised by the super long line- this was a fast food place, no? It was worth the wait though. The fries weren't good, but the burger was deeeelish! I think the magic is in the sauce.

After filling up, we took a short walk over to the Walk of Fame, where I took far too many pictures of stars and spent too much on souvenirs. Also, I was seriously shocked that Julia Roberts doesn't have a star. What the hell?? And I know for sure because there's a database of celebrities with stars, which I checked beforehand. You can search for certain people, and it tells you where their star is located. She is my absolute favorite actress, so this was very disappointing.

I was surprised that there were no flowers or anything here

My hands fit perfectly! Legend has it that's supposed to be good luck.
Who's block is this? Don't remember :-(

With my second favorite actress's star

We were pretty far away, and this was taken with my iPhone zoomed in, so please excuse the blurriness.

tourist-ing out

souvenirs- an ornament and magnet for me, the rest for others

After the walk, we stumbled upon the Pig n' Whistle Restaurant. Apparently stars such as Shirley Temple, Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, Loretta Young and Cary Grant were regulars. I thought I took a picture of the ceiling because it was so ornate, but maybe not. It definitely looked how I would imagine old school Hollywood to look like. 

At this point, we were both kind of tired, but also wanted to clsoe out our Cali trip with something fun, and didn't have any ideas. We were originally planning to go to another town, but the concierge said it would cost upwards of $50 each way, so that was out. And then C texted saying that Whitney Cummings was doing a show that night on Sunset Blvd. Have I mentioned that I LOVE Whitney Cummings? Ever since her show Whitney. I was so sad when it was cancelled, it was one of my favorites. Anyway, tickets were only $20 and it was supposed to be an all-star cast. It was fantastic. And we both got picked on, which made it even more hysterical. Seriously the best ending to this trip!