Ok guys, guess what!
Oh, go on, guess.
You know you want to....
Lol.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I'M GOING TO PARIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yuhuh. But only for a few days. I'm going on November 19- 22. Does anyone see a problem in this?? No? I'll fill you in: I'm going to Washington DC on the 24th. Yeah. And I was struggling to save up enough for that. Sheiz. (you like that Lara? Did I spell it right?) Granted, I don't have to pay for flights, accom or anything like that, but HELLO?! Souveniers!!! :(
In my excitement, I also feel a bit bummed. When I thought about me going to Europe some day, I tended to think I'd be going with unlimited amounts of time and cash. A weekend visit was not what I was expecting.
Hi, my name is Sarah, and I am an ungrateful biatch.
Hi Sarah.
So yeah, I really am excited though. The money thing has got me down though, and the fact that it's getting bloody cold over here and I realise that my "winter" clothes just ain't gonna cut it.
And did I mention I was poor?!
Looks like I might make a call to mummy and negotiate a loan of sorts. Hopefully the sort I don't have to pay back *wink wink*.
In other news, I got back from the movies about an hour ago where I saw The Departed. I now have a potty mouth (even WORSE than before, if you can imagine it), and am still in shock over the ending. :O
I figure we should play a drinking game to it. Every time someone says the f-word you take a fraction of a sip of your drink. We'd all be passed out after 10 minutes. Some sentences were constructed solely of the f-word. Lol.
Oh, and this weekend we're carving PUMPKINS for Halloween!!! I'm so excited! You can bet that there'll be photos.
Oh, and just in case you're wondering, I really am still p.o'ed about this morning (refer to previous post). Ah well.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006
Baby CHEESES
My GOD. I've come to the conclusion that I can't win. From now on I'm not even going to attempt small-talk with J-dad.
Today was a silly morning. I had to get up at 6 to take S to her ortho appt so she could get to school on time. F left it up to J-dad and I which role to take (either getting J ready for school or accompanying S to her ortho appt) and J-dad said he was fine to get J ready for school. J's normal routine is to get up at 7:30, brekkie done by 8am at latest (that's on a bad day), brush teeth, wash face by 8:05, dressed and hair brushed by 8:15, shoes on and out the door by 8:20 to meet his walking group.
So I got home at a few minutes after 8 from dropping Sarah off at school and J-dad's on his laptop, J's reading his book, an egg is sitting on the bench and not much is happening. So I make J close his book and start eating. It took him til 8:15 to eat it all. I thought that if we hurried we could still make the walking group. J-dad made some flippant comment about me not making J hot breakfasts. Meanwhile, did he see how long it took him to have J's brekkie ready? 20 mins. I make J a hot brekkie if he tells me the night before that he wants one so I can make it before he wakes up so it doesn't waste time. So far J has only asked for a hot brekkie once, and other times he asks for grits (which are foul and I don't really know what they are... kind of like flakes of wheat, only add water and heat, then mix in a tonne of grated cheese) and I make those at least once a week. So that comment really pissed me off.
So anyway, I ended up getting J ready by 8:26 and decided to walk with him to the walking group just in case they had already left. The thing about J is that he walks soooo slowly. In fact, he does everything slooooowly. It gets VERY annoying when you have places to be. In that regard, he is exactly like his dad who, whenever he decides to come with me to take the kids to an activity, or decides to take them himself, always makes us late because he's on the phone or on his computer or whatever.
Maybe THAT's why when I got home and made a joking comment about J not being able to hurry if his life depended on it, rather than just being FRIENDLY and saying, something silly like, "Ah, kids these days" or WHATEVER - anything, just for conversation's sake! - he retorts, "Well, that's who he is. Life is good for him. Wouldn't you like to be able to do that?" blah blah.
Um... whatever.
Seriously, it's like this ALL the TIME. Sometimes I just need an adult to talk to and whinge about some things - not even whinge, just make silly comments to - and normally when I do the person is F, or Lara, or ANYONE SANE and they say, "Oh, I know" and I feel better.
But with J-dad, you can't say anything about his kids without him coming to their defense. Because his kids couldn't possibly be less than perfect. Yes, I understand that they're children and as such act like children. But children can sometimes be frustrating!! Everyone acknowledges that! But not J-dad.
I just had a thought. Maybe cos he's never around his children, that's why he thinks they're the bees' knees. I know people that everyone hates, but I don't mind them because I don't see them everyday and have to deal with them all the time.
For those that I didn't tell why I was having the problems before, this is basically it. I'm over J-dad constantly undermining me in front of the kids and he always makes me feel awkward when I say things to him, such as what happened this morning. After he said, "Wouldn't you like to be able to do that?" I mumbled some non-answer and went straight into my room to write this post.
So from now on, I'm not going to speak to him about his children. So it looks like I won't be speaking to him. Lol.
But next time he makes comments about F doing something he doesn't like, or bitching about her to me, rather than what I was doing before, which was cringing on the inside wondering "what do I say when I agree with her?!" and usually saying, "Oh, really?" or some other non-sensical answer, I'm just going to say, "Well, that's F. Life is good for her. She's an adult and can make those decisions." Or whatever.
ARGH.
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Sorry. Just needed to pound out my frustration.
Today was a silly morning. I had to get up at 6 to take S to her ortho appt so she could get to school on time. F left it up to J-dad and I which role to take (either getting J ready for school or accompanying S to her ortho appt) and J-dad said he was fine to get J ready for school. J's normal routine is to get up at 7:30, brekkie done by 8am at latest (that's on a bad day), brush teeth, wash face by 8:05, dressed and hair brushed by 8:15, shoes on and out the door by 8:20 to meet his walking group.
So I got home at a few minutes after 8 from dropping Sarah off at school and J-dad's on his laptop, J's reading his book, an egg is sitting on the bench and not much is happening. So I make J close his book and start eating. It took him til 8:15 to eat it all. I thought that if we hurried we could still make the walking group. J-dad made some flippant comment about me not making J hot breakfasts. Meanwhile, did he see how long it took him to have J's brekkie ready? 20 mins. I make J a hot brekkie if he tells me the night before that he wants one so I can make it before he wakes up so it doesn't waste time. So far J has only asked for a hot brekkie once, and other times he asks for grits (which are foul and I don't really know what they are... kind of like flakes of wheat, only add water and heat, then mix in a tonne of grated cheese) and I make those at least once a week. So that comment really pissed me off.
So anyway, I ended up getting J ready by 8:26 and decided to walk with him to the walking group just in case they had already left. The thing about J is that he walks soooo slowly. In fact, he does everything slooooowly. It gets VERY annoying when you have places to be. In that regard, he is exactly like his dad who, whenever he decides to come with me to take the kids to an activity, or decides to take them himself, always makes us late because he's on the phone or on his computer or whatever.
Maybe THAT's why when I got home and made a joking comment about J not being able to hurry if his life depended on it, rather than just being FRIENDLY and saying, something silly like, "Ah, kids these days" or WHATEVER - anything, just for conversation's sake! - he retorts, "Well, that's who he is. Life is good for him. Wouldn't you like to be able to do that?" blah blah.
Um... whatever.
Seriously, it's like this ALL the TIME. Sometimes I just need an adult to talk to and whinge about some things - not even whinge, just make silly comments to - and normally when I do the person is F, or Lara, or ANYONE SANE and they say, "Oh, I know" and I feel better.
But with J-dad, you can't say anything about his kids without him coming to their defense. Because his kids couldn't possibly be less than perfect. Yes, I understand that they're children and as such act like children. But children can sometimes be frustrating!! Everyone acknowledges that! But not J-dad.
I just had a thought. Maybe cos he's never around his children, that's why he thinks they're the bees' knees. I know people that everyone hates, but I don't mind them because I don't see them everyday and have to deal with them all the time.
For those that I didn't tell why I was having the problems before, this is basically it. I'm over J-dad constantly undermining me in front of the kids and he always makes me feel awkward when I say things to him, such as what happened this morning. After he said, "Wouldn't you like to be able to do that?" I mumbled some non-answer and went straight into my room to write this post.
So from now on, I'm not going to speak to him about his children. So it looks like I won't be speaking to him. Lol.
But next time he makes comments about F doing something he doesn't like, or bitching about her to me, rather than what I was doing before, which was cringing on the inside wondering "what do I say when I agree with her?!" and usually saying, "Oh, really?" or some other non-sensical answer, I'm just going to say, "Well, that's F. Life is good for her. She's an adult and can make those decisions." Or whatever.
ARGH.
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Sorry. Just needed to pound out my frustration.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Halloween Party
So last night was the Cultural Care Halloween Party.
Lots of fun. It only went from 8-11pm, but that's cool.
I trained it in with Lara, Patty and 
Andrea. I'm glad Patty and Andrea joined us on the train a few stations after we got on because otherwise we would have just looked too weird with the tonne of makeup Lara and I were wearing. =) We both came wearing 80's clothing. Lara looked a lot more Olivia Newton John, Let's Get Physical-esque, whereas I just looked like trash. :P Patty was a Vampire and Andrea was a bumble bee. Too cute!!
So we got Downtown and took a taxi to the HI hostel, were the party was being held. Well, first person I saw when I got down there was Vlatka, a girl I was good friends with at the training school but had forgotten to get her email address and all that. It was so good seeing her. She saw me first, and I hear this loud, "SARAH?!" and there she was!
Then I saw my friend Fatma, who had come as Foxy Cleopatra. She looked SO CUTE!! Lol. This photo of us is a little blurry, but it's the only one I've got of the two of us, and also the only one I have of me full-length.
Lots of fun. It only went from 8-11pm, but that's cool.
I trained it in with Lara, Patty and 
Andrea. I'm glad Patty and Andrea joined us on the train a few stations after we got on because otherwise we would have just looked too weird with the tonne of makeup Lara and I were wearing. =) We both came wearing 80's clothing. Lara looked a lot more Olivia Newton John, Let's Get Physical-esque, whereas I just looked like trash. :P Patty was a Vampire and Andrea was a bumble bee. Too cute!!
So we got Downtown and took a taxi to the HI hostel, were the party was being held. Well, first person I saw when I got down there was Vlatka, a girl I was good friends with at the training school but had forgotten to get her email address and all that. It was so good seeing her. She saw me first, and I hear this loud, "SARAH?!" and there she was!
Then I saw my friend Fatma, who had come as Foxy Cleopatra. She looked SO CUTE!! Lol. This photo of us is a little blurry, but it's the only one I've got of the two of us, and also the only one I have of me full-length.
My costume consisted of a side ponytail, too much hairspray, too much makeup (think bright blue eyeshadow) fluro-pink fishnet-footless tights, a men's shirt from Target that I but up, Madonna lace fingerless gloves and my metallic belt and shoes. Hehehe. Class, all the way.
So we then met up with our friend Kelly, who was there with her big group of au pairs. They'd come in a limo, which is a very smart move, considering the odd looks you get on the metra dressed as a whore with no fashion sense. Kelly came as the pot of god at the end of the rainbow. Very smart. She spray painted her t-shirt and had these pig cardboard pots of gold attached. I'm annoyed now that I don't have any full-length photos.
Kelly also came with her friend, also named Kelly, also from Australia. Her outfit was the funniest thing alive. Honest to god. I was with them all night, but no matter how often I looked at it, it still made me laugh:
If you can't read her shirt, it says: REDNECK AND PROUD.
Too funny!
There was a costume contest, and of the six finalists, two were Andrea and Kelly. Guess who won?
Our very own redneck. Excellent.
So yeah, it was a really good night. Lots of dancing and catching up with people. Almost everyone there was dressed as a witch though. That just shows how much more Lara and I rock. Even the trainride home was fun. The ticket collector started talking to us when he heard our accents and then kept chatting for the whole ride home.
There are some days when I have no patience for people who hear my accent. Basically, the general conversation goes: "So, where's that accent from?" "Australia." "Oh, how nice! I've always wanted to go there." "You really should, it's the best." "Wow, yeah. It's so pretty. And Kangaroos!" "Uh huh." That's when I'm in a reasonable-ish mood. Sometimes my answers are even shorter. But other times, having a different accent to everyone else is fine. I always meet really nice people and have interesting conversations. Like last night, where our ticket collector told me how much he likes Aboriginal women. =)
Now, you'll notice that I'm looking like an absolute heffer. I dunno. It could just be the baggy shirt, though I doubt it. According to the scales in the doctor's office, I've actually lost weight since being here, and had even lost 4 pounds in the 3 weeks between visits to the doctor. In total, I've lost at least 6 kilos since being here (I say at least because I can't quite remember what my original weight was, so it's either 6 or 9 kilos, depending on which weight I originally was). Here's the thing: I swear I've put it on, especially in the three weeks between visits to the doctor. During those weeks I felt like crap and basically consoled myself with cream cheese bagels and Cadbury's. Yet I lost 4 pounds. I haven't been excercising. At ALL. And my clothes all feel smaller (but that could be due to the fact that they're all being dried in the dryer, because no one here hangs clothing to dry). I dunno. Next week I'll need to go back to the doctor cos these drugs I'm on (steroids- lol!) aren't working. Stupid blocked ears. Grrrr. We'll see what my weight is then.
Friday, October 20, 2006
Hmmm
So, I didn't sort out anything from last week, just talked to a whole bunch of people and got a lot of advice.
Thanks to everyone that emailed me or commented me to see what was up. I dunno... I think it's really telling about who actually did try to find out what was wrong with me and why I was upset. There are a lot of people (actually, it's not really a lot if I think about it, just a select few) that have been really lax on keeping in contact with me while I'm over here. Think about it: I have to keep in contact with about 20-odd people. You have ONE. That one's been grating on my nerves for the last, oh, 3 months. I don't even think the people that's aimed at will get it. And I hope I don't worry those of you that actually had made an effort with me, even when sometimes I take awhile to respond to your emails or messages.
So anyway, this week has been better. No real confrontations or anything like that.
Except last night Lara and I met after my class. She was in tears and had been crying all afternoon. She's pretty sure she's going to leave because EDIT EDIT EDIT (paranoia- who knows?). Hopefully things can get sorted, if not she'll be gone. :( And I'll be so incredibly sad. She's seriously my best friend here. Hell, I'll count her on the list of the great friends I've had in my life. If she goes I'll be all alone. :( I have other friends here, but she's the one that I turn to for everything.
On brighter news, tomorrow's the Cultural Care Halloween party. I'm going dressed up 80s style. =)
Thanks to everyone that emailed me or commented me to see what was up. I dunno... I think it's really telling about who actually did try to find out what was wrong with me and why I was upset. There are a lot of people (actually, it's not really a lot if I think about it, just a select few) that have been really lax on keeping in contact with me while I'm over here. Think about it: I have to keep in contact with about 20-odd people. You have ONE. That one's been grating on my nerves for the last, oh, 3 months. I don't even think the people that's aimed at will get it. And I hope I don't worry those of you that actually had made an effort with me, even when sometimes I take awhile to respond to your emails or messages.
So anyway, this week has been better. No real confrontations or anything like that.
Except last night Lara and I met after my class. She was in tears and had been crying all afternoon. She's pretty sure she's going to leave because EDIT EDIT EDIT (paranoia- who knows?). Hopefully things can get sorted, if not she'll be gone. :( And I'll be so incredibly sad. She's seriously my best friend here. Hell, I'll count her on the list of the great friends I've had in my life. If she goes I'll be all alone. :( I have other friends here, but she's the one that I turn to for everything.
On brighter news, tomorrow's the Cultural Care Halloween party. I'm going dressed up 80s style. =)
Monday, October 16, 2006
Bleh
I haven't posted about Galena because that was such a fun day and lately I haven't been in a happy mood and I don't want to change my memories of the day by writing about it when I'm feeling this way.
Maybe I'm just PMSing, but this last week has really made me rethink the way I feel about certain things, and has made me actually consider coming home. I don't want to go into any details (you never know who reads this. I have no idea who I gave the address to. also, it'll take a long time to type).
I have another essay due this Thursday. This time I am even more stressed than I was last time because the readings and the essay topics just don't gel with me. Whatever.
Also, S is home sick today. Again. Over it.
Maybe I'm just PMSing, but this last week has really made me rethink the way I feel about certain things, and has made me actually consider coming home. I don't want to go into any details (you never know who reads this. I have no idea who I gave the address to. also, it'll take a long time to type).
I have another essay due this Thursday. This time I am even more stressed than I was last time because the readings and the essay topics just don't gel with me. Whatever.
Also, S is home sick today. Again. Over it.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Just thought you should all know...
THAT IT'S SNOWING!!!!!
Technically it's a flurry, but IT'S SNOWING!
And now the sun's come out and it's stopped. Oh well. :)
Technically it's a flurry, but IT'S SNOWING!
And now the sun's come out and it's stopped. Oh well. :)
Monday, October 09, 2006
Wisconsin, The Fray, Aqualung
So yesterday was our road trip to Wisconsin. Lara came to my house, then I drove over to Patty's place and collected Patty and Andrea (a new au pair who also happens to be Patty's next-door neighbour).
First stop: Gurnee to pick up Kelly. I left my car at her place and she drove us to Wisconsin. She lives only 40 mins from Milwaukee!! I didn't realise (is that spelt correctly? I'm so confused by the z or s. I think I've been here to long) that she lives so close to the state border- like 10 minutes. I feel bad for all the times she's come out here to visit me. What a trooper!
So Milwaukee is pretty plain, as far as cities go. It's quite flat too. If you can see it clearly, that's a "reflection" of a building painted onto the side of another building. Lol. They've tried to create some artificial depth to the city. I thought it was pretty funny.
We didn't really spend much time there. Just stayed in a mall downtown, ate some lunch/dinner and grabbed a coffee.
We went to the concert about 2 hours early cos it was general admission. We would have gotten some really good places, but Lara and I wanted to buy some band shirts and they didn't take credit, so we had to go outside to get to the ATM and then line up again to go through the security search. Andrea hadn't bought a ticket (her's was a last minute decision to come) and we thought we could get her a ticket from a scalper or something cos it was sold out. Nup. So Patty decided to sell her ticket and go to a bar with Andrea and met up with one of her friends. That was cool. So Lara and I went to the concert.
Here's us waiting. Lol. That's Kelly in the middle. She's an Aussie, and she's the one who was a fan of The Fray. Lara and I only knew two of their songs from the radio.
Where we were standing was OK. Except during the supporting act, Aqualung, there with this really tall guy with a white man's fro (think rachel's brother's old hair, but on a bigger head). Not happy Jan. At least it didn't ruin my view of the hot guy from that group. ;)
That's the hot guy. Lol!!
That's the lead singer. We hadn't even heard of this group, but their music was pretty good. I dunno. After awhile it started to all sound the same, and our feet hurt from standing in the one position for so long, and we just wanted The Fray to start. Their last song was Brighter Than Sunshine, and I was shocked I actually knew it. I think it must've been on The OC or something.
The Fray were really good. As I said, I only knew the songs from the radio, and I thought they were OK. But that was it. I just went cos I wanted to go to a concert. ;) But watching them live was fantastic. I have to go out and buy their CD. Or at least borrow it from the library and burn the bugger. ;) Hehehe.
Unfortch, my pics of the hot guy from this band didn't turn out very well, but you can sort of make him out on these: he's the guy on the left with the guitar.
This weekend was actually really fun with road trips both days. =) I also went to another state apart from Wisconsin, but that's for my next post.
Ciao!
First stop: Gurnee to pick up Kelly. I left my car at her place and she drove us to Wisconsin. She lives only 40 mins from Milwaukee!! I didn't realise (is that spelt correctly? I'm so confused by the z or s. I think I've been here to long) that she lives so close to the state border- like 10 minutes. I feel bad for all the times she's come out here to visit me. What a trooper!
So Milwaukee is pretty plain, as far as cities go. It's quite flat too. If you can see it clearly, that's a "reflection" of a building painted onto the side of another building. Lol. They've tried to create some artificial depth to the city. I thought it was pretty funny.We didn't really spend much time there. Just stayed in a mall downtown, ate some lunch/dinner and grabbed a coffee.
We went to the concert about 2 hours early cos it was general admission. We would have gotten some really good places, but Lara and I wanted to buy some band shirts and they didn't take credit, so we had to go outside to get to the ATM and then line up again to go through the security search. Andrea hadn't bought a ticket (her's was a last minute decision to come) and we thought we could get her a ticket from a scalper or something cos it was sold out. Nup. So Patty decided to sell her ticket and go to a bar with Andrea and met up with one of her friends. That was cool. So Lara and I went to the concert.
Here's us waiting. Lol. That's Kelly in the middle. She's an Aussie, and she's the one who was a fan of The Fray. Lara and I only knew two of their songs from the radio.Where we were standing was OK. Except during the supporting act, Aqualung, there with this really tall guy with a white man's fro (think rachel's brother's old hair, but on a bigger head). Not happy Jan. At least it didn't ruin my view of the hot guy from that group. ;)
That's the hot guy. Lol!!
That's the lead singer. We hadn't even heard of this group, but their music was pretty good. I dunno. After awhile it started to all sound the same, and our feet hurt from standing in the one position for so long, and we just wanted The Fray to start. Their last song was Brighter Than Sunshine, and I was shocked I actually knew it. I think it must've been on The OC or something.
The Fray were really good. As I said, I only knew the songs from the radio, and I thought they were OK. But that was it. I just went cos I wanted to go to a concert. ;) But watching them live was fantastic. I have to go out and buy their CD. Or at least borrow it from the library and burn the bugger. ;) Hehehe.
Unfortch, my pics of the hot guy from this band didn't turn out very well, but you can sort of make him out on these: he's the guy on the left with the guitar.
This weekend was actually really fun with road trips both days. =) I also went to another state apart from Wisconsin, but that's for my next post.
Ciao!
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Things I love!
Ok. So I thought I'd compile a list of things that I have fallen in love with since I got here. It's a continual work in progress because I keep discovering new things.
Old Navy: This store is a godsend for me! It's cheap but trendy. I can't think of anything to compare it with back home... Maybe like Jeans West or Jay Jays, but cheaper, and with better stuff.
Goober's PB&J: Mum used to buy this stuff for Daniel and I when we were little and I've always loved it. Then, when I was about 6, the stopped selling it in the supermarkets. The day we ran out of our last jar was a sad day indeed. So how happy was I when I decided to have a peek through the peanut butter aisle and be greeted by the most beautiful sight of the Goober's jar, just as I remember it.
Hot Topic: Fun store with fun stuff. I've actually spent A LOT of money there, but hardly any of it's been on me. :P Darn you people I have to buy presents for! But I did buy this Hello Kitty top, and a few other bits and pieces there for myself.
Starbucks: This is basically where Lara and I hang out on weeknights, weekends, whenever. We live in there, chatting over our venti lattes, bitching and moaning about whatever.
Woodfield Mall: This is only about 20 mins away from us here and apparently used to be the biggest mall in the country, before the Mall of America was built. Compared to say, Parramatta, it's not that big. I mean, it'd take a big chunk of your day to get through, and it's HELL confusing, but considering that most malls are outdoor or strip malls, then this is a biggun.
Cheesecake Factory: Two words: Yummy Yummy!!!! Seriously, words cannot describe just how good this place is. They always give you too much food, so you doggie-bag it and have food for the rest of the week, and then you make way for the CHEESECAKE!!! Mmmm, I'm hungry just thinking of it!
Victoria's Secret: What can I say? I love it! The underwear's expensive though, so I don't shop there all the time, but they sell Pout, my fave makeup, and my eyeliner which cost $43 at home is only $18 here!!! Woot!
Sephora: Great makeup range. My fave brand they carry is Stilla. Bought my foundation there.
Torrid: Clothes that actually FIT me. Lol. I like it cos I'm a size 0 there. Deluding yourself is fun :P
Hallmark Store: Dude, they have a chain of stores that are huge and sell every Hallmark card imaginable. Hell, there are even, "Sorry about your divorce" cards!
Barnes & Noble: I went in there recently to buy a book for my class and came out 2 hours later with more than I really needed...
Panera Bread: We usually eat here cos it's cheap, and it's YUM! I get the "You Pick Two" deal, where for $6.55 you get half a sandwich (I get the hot sandwiches so it's only a quarter, but it's BIG) or soup or salad, and you choose two of those. I get the sandwich and salad. You also get a bit of bread or an apple as a side.
Deep Dish Pizza: This stuff ends up being really cheap because one slice is a meal in itself. Mmmmmm.
Old Navy: This store is a godsend for me! It's cheap but trendy. I can't think of anything to compare it with back home... Maybe like Jeans West or Jay Jays, but cheaper, and with better stuff.
Goober's PB&J: Mum used to buy this stuff for Daniel and I when we were little and I've always loved it. Then, when I was about 6, the stopped selling it in the supermarkets. The day we ran out of our last jar was a sad day indeed. So how happy was I when I decided to have a peek through the peanut butter aisle and be greeted by the most beautiful sight of the Goober's jar, just as I remember it.
Hot Topic: Fun store with fun stuff. I've actually spent A LOT of money there, but hardly any of it's been on me. :P Darn you people I have to buy presents for! But I did buy this Hello Kitty top, and a few other bits and pieces there for myself.
Starbucks: This is basically where Lara and I hang out on weeknights, weekends, whenever. We live in there, chatting over our venti lattes, bitching and moaning about whatever.
Woodfield Mall: This is only about 20 mins away from us here and apparently used to be the biggest mall in the country, before the Mall of America was built. Compared to say, Parramatta, it's not that big. I mean, it'd take a big chunk of your day to get through, and it's HELL confusing, but considering that most malls are outdoor or strip malls, then this is a biggun.
Cheesecake Factory: Two words: Yummy Yummy!!!! Seriously, words cannot describe just how good this place is. They always give you too much food, so you doggie-bag it and have food for the rest of the week, and then you make way for the CHEESECAKE!!! Mmmm, I'm hungry just thinking of it!
Victoria's Secret: What can I say? I love it! The underwear's expensive though, so I don't shop there all the time, but they sell Pout, my fave makeup, and my eyeliner which cost $43 at home is only $18 here!!! Woot!
Sephora: Great makeup range. My fave brand they carry is Stilla. Bought my foundation there.
Torrid: Clothes that actually FIT me. Lol. I like it cos I'm a size 0 there. Deluding yourself is fun :P
Hallmark Store: Dude, they have a chain of stores that are huge and sell every Hallmark card imaginable. Hell, there are even, "Sorry about your divorce" cards!
Barnes & Noble: I went in there recently to buy a book for my class and came out 2 hours later with more than I really needed...
Panera Bread: We usually eat here cos it's cheap, and it's YUM! I get the "You Pick Two" deal, where for $6.55 you get half a sandwich (I get the hot sandwiches so it's only a quarter, but it's BIG) or soup or salad, and you choose two of those. I get the sandwich and salad. You also get a bit of bread or an apple as a side.
Deep Dish Pizza: This stuff ends up being really cheap because one slice is a meal in itself. Mmmmmm.
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