always the sickly one
Laur and I got to work at the new Claire's store in Edgewater today. The store is opening on friday, so we (the staff) are spending the next few days sorting shipment and setting up the store. Sorting shipment wasn't that bad, but I don't understand the logic of the Claire's Company. Why send bunches of random stuff in boxes? Why not fill a box with a few (10 or less) types of items, thus making it easier to sort, instead of just picking up 50 different items and throwing them in a box? argh, but moving on. Haha, throwing stuff half-way across the room was actually sorta fun. Anyway, we started working around 9:30 and we took our lunch break at 1. Around 11:45/12 o'clock-ish I and a few other girls start complaining that they have a headache. I figure its from all of the rapid standing-up/stooping-over that we were doing. A few of us leave the store around 1 for lunch, and after a minute or so outside, my headache goes away. We wait around trying to find Athena, but after a while we just decide to go back into the store and wait for her. When I get back into the store, I notice that it really smells like gas or something... I sort of noticed it before, but I guess I was sorta acclimated to it so I didn't notice it as much until I went outside and then came back in. Once I get back into the store I get really dizzy and lightheaded, so I go back outside and half sit/squat against the door. After a little while, I feel fine, and after a little fussing, eveyone decides that we just need to go eat so I get up to walk to lunch with Laur. As soon as I get up, I get really dizzy again, and catching up with Laur, I put my hand on her shoulder and mumble something to the extent of "I feel really dizzy." Hehe, next thing that I can remember well, I'm lying on the ground with my head being propped up being asked by Athena, "Tara, can you hear me?" So to make a long story longer, it turns out that I got Carbon Monoxide poisoning from while I was working... There was a generator in the back of our area of the strip-mall, and it flooded the area with Carbon Monoxide and whatnot. The empty lot next to us registered at 75% CO or somethign like that, which is pretty high. I think they said that anythign over 30% is really bad. summing up, got put on oxygen for a little while, or actually a long while, and now I'm fine. :) good story, huh?

ramblings of incoherence

so many things running through my mind right now. thoughts of depression. thoughts of spirituality. thoughts of purity. thoughts of friendship. thoughts...

so many threads, but only one can be voiced at one time.

We always think that the grass is greener on the other side, when actually it's just as brown as the land that we stand on ourselves. I'm always amazed when I learn about someone's bout of depression that I never knew of before. The person usually seemed okay to me. Or maybe they were just good at hiding it, like me. Whenever the subject comes up now-a-days, I always feel drawn to share my little story. Talking about it does help to a certain extent. I'm probably just looking for what I think of as long-overdue sympathy. But when I listen to other people, I always wonder how depressed they really were. Were they as bad as I am? Did they cry themselves to sleep everynight for a year or more? It's strange to hear yourself saying, yeah, I thought about killing myself before. But it's definitely stranger to hear, "you did? oh me too." I'm really saddened by the number of people that succomb to depression in today's society. Does our society just over-react? Or have people gotten meaner and more heartless? Can I really say that I was depressed though? I never went to a psychiatrist despite the suggestions of my mom. All I have to go on are the research and papers that I've done over the years.

I think I'm doing pretty badly as a Chrisitan right now. I hardly do my quiet times anymore, I curse too easily (I'm getting better though), I get nothing out of church, and I am just so distant from God. But as one of my 'brothers' said to me, I haven't been drinking, smoking, or having promiscuous sex, so I'm really not doing that badly. I hate this feeling though. This feeling of emptyness. This void in my life. I need to be refreshed, and keep saying that once I get into college that things will be better beacuse I'll have more Chrisitans to talk to. But will it? Will I find those people and will it be the "jump start" that I've been looking for? I don't want to extend this part of my life any further though. I'm trying, but I'm going no where fast. I can listen to Christian music all I want, but that doesn't mean my relationship with God will automatically get better.

In the normal style of friends, I give my advice to people concerning relationship matters when they ask for my input. When my "churchy" friends ask for my advice though, I feel like I have a bigger duty towards them than just a friend. I feel like I also have a duty to council them as a fellow child of God. I know that I am not the perfect Christian, but I also know that its wrong to totally ignore that aspect of mine and their lives. I always run the risk of being hypocritical though, and I definitely do not want to be a hypocrite. So what should I say then? I can't respond as a "normal" teen would, because I am not a "normal" teen. But then again, what is normal anyway? I happen to think that the "normal" teen is not very religious/spiritual, and that the "normal" teen doesn't have my seemingly strange and archaic views on dating. But my view of "normal" is based on the people that I am surrounded by. And I know for a fact, that my view of "normal" is very different from say, my sister's view of "normal."

mental block. to be continued...

"Be careful how you live your life. You may be the only bible some person ever reads."
~W.J. James

once again
The 2002 gov school reunion was today... besides getting caught in a friggin enormous amount of beach traffic and getting there with an hour left, the day was absolutely amazing. I carpooled with Jamie, Amanda, and Becca (Amanda drove), and it took us approx three-and-a-half hours to get to stockton... exit 44 off of the GSP. Hahaha, you gotta love team driving ;) Man, having the reunion there was really a pain in the butt for everyone except the south Jersey kids. They should have held the reunion somewhere in central Jersey. It was cool being back on campus in the TRLC again though. So I got to see a lot of people that I haven't seen since we all left last year like Craiggles, Jared, Kapil, Jessie, etc. etc. it was really nice to catch up with everyone again even though I only had a short time to talk to all of them. We were missing about half of the people too, which stunk. After shmoozing in the TRLC and talking in the parking lot for a little over an hour-and-a-half, Angee, Viv, Lydia, Ashley, Cheryl, Jon, Aibo, Ed, Dong, and I head up to Edison to chill at Jessie's house for a little and make further plans. We end up going to this Korean Noodle place for dinner (very yum by the way), hitting up this cafe for a bit to get bubble tea and play DDR, and lastly to a pool hall for a while. I have to mention that Ashley and I totally owed Dong and Ed in our last game off pool and I totally kicked butt at my game of cut-throat. Very very great times today. Way too much driving, but great times nontheless. I just wish i got to spend more time with everyone though. Oh well, there's always next time :)

::Grin:: I'm now certified to pierce ears... coolness.

&!@%#&!#$*&%
crappers. I went to TJ with Marissa today to scrimmage with the THS boys soccer team today... lo and behold, I end up re-spraining my right ankle about 5 minutes into playing (to remind everyone, I sprained the same ankle during the spring season). So now its all swollen and black and blue again. Grrrr... This stinks the most. I think the reason why I'm really pissed is because it's all my fault. I should have put on my freakin' ankle brace on and not been a prat. Argh. Actually not pissed, just frusterated.
Anyway, I spent the rest of the time watching the boys + Marissa scrimmage. They're looking pretty good. Haha, it was all a little picturesque to me. Everyone playing soccer on the upper field with the sun just beginning to set with beautiful weather... hahaha, I'm such a nut. In other thoughts, I think that Hanif and Jonah will be really good captains in the upcomming season. They push their team really hard, but still help out the weaker players. And that's not to mention that they both got some talent. Haha, I think I'm just a tad touched that they asked me what happend and reminded me to ice my ankle as I was leaving... I'm gonna miss all my soccer boys next year

Hahaha, I love Athena, she's definitely not the typical manager, but that's okay because she makes work really fun, which is always a good thing :) My complaint for the day though: do NOT come into my store 5 minutes before closing time!!! Do you think that I have no life and that my only wish is to wait on you? Come on now! Seriously. I think I'm pretty good with customer service and all of that, but its 9:40, past closing time, and you're still in my store! grrr... Oh man, you should have heard us once the people finally got out. It was absolutely hilarious! Ahhh, I love my job, even though my shifts stink, it beats sitting in an office in uncomfortable clothes all day.

day one
"Hi welcome to Claires! How are you today? I'd just like to let you know that all toe rings and anklettes are buy one get one free today!" I think I must have said that phrase, or variations of, over 30 times in the span of 8 hours. Today was the first day of my new job at Claires. For the guys that happen upon this blog, Claires is a jewelry store, haha, just ask any girl and they will probably know what it is. All-in-all, my first day wasn't bad. I spent most of my time walking around the front part of the store greeting customers and not really doing anything... you can only straighten up a specific spot so many times. When I wasn't doing that, I was re-stocking shelves or ringing up customers. Ooo, you know what's cool? I'm goign to be trained to pierce ears. Will anyone please let me pierce their ears? Pleeeaasseeeee?!?! I will be indebted to you eternally!!! Sigh, I didn't think so...

an early start to the next four years
Yesterday Beccs and I went into the City to meet up with some people from tufts. We got to the city around 2:15 ish and then we walked to Penn Station. We were supposed to all meet at the McDonalds at 3, so we just picked a place by the wall and sat and waited... haha, let me tell you, it seemed like every single person was a possible fellow Jumbo... we were convinced that this one kid sitting by a post was zach (he wasn't)... and that this one girl that kept walking aroudn the entrace to McD's was a Jumbo, but she wasn't... haha, our conversation was pretty funny, "you think she's one? how about him? or that guy standing against the wall?!"... we end up meeting two Tufties at Penn Station, this girl Shikha from LI and this kid William from Queens. The four of us decide to walk to central park and just get to know eachother. After making a quick stop at this chocolate store, we get to the park and find a spot in the shade. We just talk and play a little hackeysack (even though we all suck) while we wait for this last guy, Zach from NJ, to show up. We play frisbee for a bit while deciding where to go eat. We end up going to Ollie's by Columbia, which turns out to be awsome by the way, and then Zach dropped me and beccs off at LaGuardia for a brazilian concert before the 3 of them headed off to Serendipity 3's for dessert. It was a great day overall, if the rest of the people at Tufts are like Shikha, Zach, and William, I know I'm going to love the next four years of my life at Tufts...

Oh man, I watched Die Another Day tonight, it was definitely the worst Bond movie I have ever seen... it was actually one of the worst movies I have seen in general... Movie night was fun though, with all of the Nicole-comments "I think I'll introduce myself that way from now on... The name is Gerber, Nicole Gerber...", fighting with Ray and Dave for the beanbag(s), and everything else, it was definitely good times :-D mmm, and did I mention that dunkachinos are yummy? You should definitely try one if you haven't before, its a mix of hot chocolate and coffee, quite yum...

oh and a last note... Hey Nicole!!! Cock!!! :D

dude, what's up with BlogOut and comments? its been really touch-and-go lately.

Friday Five
1. When was the last time you cheated?
Umn... i dunno, probably on some history test, but i got out of school almost 2 months ago so I can't remember when the exact last time was.
2. When was the last time you stole?
Never. Hahaha, but I do forget to return stuff that I borrowed to people because I have such a horrible memory.
3. When was the last time you lied?
mmm... i can't really remember... honest
4. When was the last time you broke or vandalized another's property?
On purpose? never. By accident? I can't remember either...
5. When was the last time you hurt a loved one?
thinking about it... it might have bothered Em when I made a crack about her and Eric on wednesday while we were driving home.

Changing Opinions
For the first time last night, I saw A Walk To Remember in its entirety. Before last night, I had only seen the end, and I thought it was really cheesy. But now, I actually really like the movie. It's sweet, it has good values, and its romantic... and you all know what a sap I am. I think the thing that definitely appealed to me the most was the Chrisitan values that were in the movie and the relationship between Landon and Jamie. Their relationship was one based more on feelings than physical pleasure. She didn't let them go any further than a kiss, and he respected her for that, which I thought was great. That's my idea of a perfect relationship, well mostly. I know that my views on dating are really archaic, but that's okay with me. I just pray that I have the strength to stick to my morals when I'm tested.

I still don't like Christina Aguilera's new image, but I will admit again that I really like the lyrics of her new song "Can't Hold Us Down" featuring Lil' Kim. I can remember times when I've had conversations about gender roles, and some points made during this song were definitely made during my conversations... excuse my spur-of-the-moment-feminism...

So what am I not supposed to have an opinion / Should I be quiet just because I'm a woman / Call me a bitch cos I speak what's on my mind / Guess it's easier for you to swallow if I sat and smiled // When a female fires back / Suddenly the target don't know how to act / So he does what any little boy will do / Making up a few false rumors or two // That for sure is not a man to me / Slanderin' names for popularity / It's sad you only get your fame through controversy / But now it's time for me to come and give you more to say // This is for my girls all around the world / Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth / Thinking all women should be seen, not heard / So what do we do girls? / Shout louder! / Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground / Lift your hands high and wave them proud / Take a deep breath and say it loud / Never can, never will, can't hold us down // Nobody can hold us down / Nobody can hold us down / Nobody can hold us down / Never can, never will // So what am I not supposed to say what I'm saying / Are you offended by the message I'm bringing / Call me whatever cos your words don't mean a thing / Guess you ain't even a man enough to handle what I sing // If you look back in history / It's a common double standard of society / The guy gets all the glory the more he can score / While the girl can do the same and yet you call her a whore // I don't understand why it's okay / The guy can get away with it & the girl gets named / All my ladies come together and make a change / Start a new beginning for us everybody sing // This is for my girls all around the world / Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth / Thinking all women should be seen, not heard / What do we do girls? / Shout louder! / Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground / Lift your hands high and wave 'em proud / Take a deep breath and say it loud / Never can, never will, can't hold us down
Check it - Here's something I just can't understand / If the guy have three girls then he's the man / He can either give us some head, sex her off / If the girl do the same, then she's a whore / But the table's about to turn / I'll bet my fame on it / Cats take my ideas and put their name on it / It's aiight though, you can't hold me down / I got to keep on movin' / To all my girls with a man who be tryin to mack / Do it right back to him and let that be that / You need to let him know that his game is whack / And Lil' Kim and Christina Aguilera got your back // But you're just a little boy / Think you're so cute, so coy / You must talk so big / To make up for small lil' things / So you're just a little boy / All you'll do is annoy / You must talk so big / To make up for small lil' things
This is for my girls... / This is for my girls all around the world / Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth / Thinking all women should be seen, not heard / So what do we do girls? / Shout louder! / Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground / Lift your hands high and wave them proud / Take a deep breath and say it loud / Never can, never will, can't hold us down / Spread the word, can't hold us down

Frustration
I have only hated being born late in the year two times in my life. Junior when I was one of the last people in my grade to get my licence... and now. I just went to the mall to check up on my Bath & Body Works application that I filled out and had an interview for. To get you up to speed, the interview went really well (I had it last week), so I've just been waiting to hear back from them. It turns out that the only reason why they won't/can't hire me is because I'm not 18 yet. How much does that blow? Harumph. From today's NY Times: "Teenagers are facing the worst summer job market in years, with the percentage of those holding summer jobs at its lowest in 55 years and the unemployment rate at its highest in a decade... Traditionally, most teenagers have found summer jobs in retail. But increasingly, retail stores, including big chains like Home Depot, are refusing to hire anyone under 18." This blows.

Did I make the right decision in choosing Tufts over Georgetown?

So I turn on the radio and guess what's playing on Z100.... "I Can Only Imagine by MercyMe!!!! Can you believe it?!? One of the best praise and worship songs of the time playing on Z100... a pop/rap/hip-hop/r&b station... isn't that great?!?! Hahaha, I was so excited that I was running around my room screaming and jumping up and down... soo great!!! :)

A much needed wake up call
Hmm... don't know how to start this post, so I'll just jump right into the matter. I was talking to a fellow Jumbo (Tuft's student) from NC the other day, and I got booted off of AIM while trying to swap pictures with him. When I come back on I type "Stupid effing AIM" (direct quote there) in a moment of frustration after a long day (thats not an excuse or anything, well, not really). He replies with "Woah, I thought you were Chrisitan..." (we briefly touched on the topic before). What he said really made me stop and consider my actions. At first I thought "I didn't even really curse if you wanna get techincal about it," but then realized that cursing is more that just specific words that are said, it's the feeling behind those words also. "effing" may not be a curse, but the way I felt when I typed/said that word was just the same, I might as well typed in "fucking." His reply made me realize, or actually made me remember, that everything i do, don't do, say, etc. is a reflection on my life, my spirituality, and my Christian walk. And not just a reflection on me, but one of all Christians... (more to be said at a later time)

Damn, you know what's really sad? I still fit into my 8th grade graduation dress. It's not even short on me or anything... I think I'm destined to be short forever, haha, but then again, I already knew that

Friday Five
1. Do you remember your first best friend? Who was it?
Yup. Jarrett Messina
2. Are you still in touch with this person?
Mmhmm
3. Do you have a current close friend?
Yup, but I'd say friends rather than friend
4. How did you become friends with this person?
Emma - I've known all my life, we play soccer together. Leigh - I've known her all my life too from school. Nicole - I've been friends with her since 5th grade. Fil - I first met her in rec soccer and also went to HS with her. Then there's also Jacob and Laur and Reggie and...
5. Is there a friend from your past that you wish you were still in contact with? Why?
Does myself count? Joking, but there are... I can't remember those people right now because I have a horrible memory.

originally written around 12:10 am
Damn, I'm a Bitch. That sucks.

added at 1:40AM, same day
okay, according to Mike I'm not a Bitch so hows this...
Damn, I'm a sniviling little idiot who cries about everything and anything. That sucks. or how bout... Damn, I'm a really inconsiderate person. That sucks. Mistakes are good to learn from, very true Mike. But apparently, I have a hard time learning from my mistakes. I've decided that my mistake is that I don't put enough effort into things, and this is not the first time that I've made this "mistake." I think this "mistake" can apply to 7th and 8th grade. Isn't it funny how I still refer to those two hellish years? It seems like I cannot shake them for the life of me. Damn, thats a tad pathetic, don't we think? It's been what, 4 or 5 years since then? Oh, and since I'm venting, you know what else sucks? Crying and blubbering on without knowing why. It definitely ranks up there on my list of "Things I Hate To Do." It makes you feel very pathetic and almost a tad crazy, I would not reccomend it.

Jars of Clay and Sixpence None the Richer



Sunday, August 3rd at 7:30pm

Ives Concert Park
at WCSU, Westside Campus
Danbury, CT

Tickets are priced from $21 to $31... anyone wanna go? Its only 1 hr and 15 min away...

The Growing Trend
Reported from today's edition of The New York Times: Nearly half the children in New York City's public elementary schools are overweight, and about one in four is obese, a city survey has found... The figures indicate that the rising obesity among American children, well documented in surveys over four decades, is worse in New York City than in the country as a whole... The survey of nearly 3,000 children from kindergarten through fifth grade, conducted in May by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of Education, showed that 43 percent weighed more than the recommended range, with 19 percent rated as overweight, and 24 percent as obese, as measured by factors including height, weight, age and sex.

These lyrics say perfectly how I've been feeling

To Know You
Nichole Nordeman

It's well past midnight
And I'm awake with questions that won't
Wait for daylight
Separating fact from my imaginary fiction
On this shelf of my conviction
I need to find a place
Where You and I come face to face

Thomas needed
Proof that You had really risen
Undefeated
When he placed his fingers
Where the nails once broke Your skin
Did his faith finally begin?
I've lied if I've denied
The common ground I've shared with him

And I, I really want to know You
I want to make each day
A different way that I can show You how
I really want to love You
Be patient with my doubt
I'm just tryin' to figure out Your will
And I really want to know You still

Nicodemus
Could not understand how You could
Truly free us
He struggled with the image
Of a grown man born again
We might have been good friends
'Cause sometimes I still question, too
How easily we come to You

No more campin' on the porch of indecision
No more sleepin' under stars of apathy
And it might be easier to dream
But dreamin's not for me

"Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it. Because the dream is within you, no one can take it away."
- Tom Clancy, Author

shore hopping
Today was a fun day... Me, Jarr, Marc, Goose, Esther, Rebecca, Justin, and Raquel went down to the shore with Henry's family (Justin & Rocky actually met us there if you want to get techincal)... Now I don't go down to the Jersey shore all that often, mainly because my 'rents aren't too fond of it, but I think I've been to a fair amount of places... Sandy Hook, some random small-town beach, AC, Seaside, and today, Bradley... I will say that Bradley is my new favorite beach, granted, I never really liked the other ones all the much, but Bradley is a really nice beach. It's clean, the waves were awsome today, and the town is cute (not ghetto like Seaside). Hahaha, and it doesn't hurt to have cute life gaurds, right Becca? ;) It only took us about 1-and-a-half hours to get there and we left late (around 9:30), thats really short compared to Sandy Hook and Seaside which would have been crazy by that time of day. I must make a point to go to this place more often :) fun day all and all

It occured to me that I never got around to putting up any pictures from prom... so I now present for your viewing enjoyment....
The THS prom of 2003
alright, html is not cooperating with me and everytime i put the pictures up, they're too big and mess up the layout.... so click the links....
doin a little prep work
me and ray
the whole crew
on the steps

if you're nice, i might just put up more later ;) hahah, right. who wants to see pictures of me anyway?

Let's go Metro!!!
Oh man, what a great game today between the NJ/NY Metrostars and the San Jose Earthquakes. Lindz and I had nice seats, Section 114, Row 2, Seats 3 & 4. The Metro fans sitting close by us were absolutely hilarious too, but more about them later... mm... I just realized that I don't feel like summarizing the entire game and my time there... so just a few quick blurbs. The game was absolutely awsome. Even though we tied (4-4) we should have won because the refs were horrible, but what else is new? Major kudos to Clint Mathis for scoring two incredible goals and assisting on a third... And to Landon Donavon, as much as I think you're gorgeous and envy your skills, you suck for scoring that 4th goal against us right after Mathis scored. Check this article for full details of the game.

real insight, uncensored
dammit. why won't my mother let me drive to the metro game tomorrow? My freakin judgement is not impared because I'm on prednisone.
Ugh, I'm in such a pissy mood right now.
I hate playing second fiddle. Oh I'm sorry, did it hurt when I said that I'm used to it? Well its true.
I missed you today. I guess thats normal when you walk around the streets and see every third person holding hand with their significant other. But in spite of it all, I thank you, because you indirectly safegaurded my emotional and physical purity. Author Josh Harris says that purity is not a line to be crossed, but a direction to be followed. So I thank you for allowing to go in the right direction. I also apologize for all the bitchy things I said and did. There is no reason I can think of for why you should forgive me, so I understand if you don't. You do realize that the reason why it probably affected me as much as it did becaue you were my first and I never really had to deal with a break up before. Just another one of life's lessons.
Why does God kill people that are loved and needed so much on this earth? I know that He has a reason for everything he does, so I pray that he lets those suffering understand some of his reasons. I also pray for strength for these people. Dealing with the death of a loved one is never easy. I haven't really had to deal with a really close death yet, so I really wouldn't know. One of my uncles died before, but I didn't really know him all that well, so I felt pretty detached from the entire situation. Well... the reality of it all is that life is a fatal disease. haha, thats something positive to think about.
While sorta on the subject, I'm disgusted with how far I have fallen away from God. I think it is absolutely horrid. And even though I am so far away from The Lord right now, I still go on judging people. What's my deal? "Well, this person dances all narsty and I don't, but they're really 'Chrisitian,' so if they go to Heaven, so will I." Isn't that the stupidest thought process you've ever heard? And is not having Hi-BA really an excuse for falling? I think not. Just another way to make me feel better I guess.
I feel like crying. I don't know why. I just do. I'm mad that I can drive tomorrow. I'm mad that I don't lead a "good Chrisitan" life. I'm mad that I'm a spoiled brat. I'm pissed that I could never have enough talent to be on broadway. I'm pissed that I'm sitting here at my computer at 12:50 at night complaining about stupid arse stuff. Ahhh... is that a tear I feel running down my cheek? ::sniff:: yup.

"All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for external reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration. You may succeed in making another feel guilty about something by blaming him, but you won't succeed in changing whatever it is about you that is making you unhappy."
- Wayne Dyer, Speaker and Author

yesterday's outings
damn, off by 5 minutes... almost posted on the right day... I'm getting better though!
The Metropolitan Museum of Art... Lunch at Serendipity 3's... Phantom of the Opera... pretty damn good day. Having at all be free definitely adds to the goodness of the day :) It was Emma's 18th birthday today (yeah Em!), so her mom took me, Eric, and her into the city for a day of fun.
I can't remember being to the Met before (horrible, I know), so I had a grand ole time. I absolutely love impressionism, so the pieces by Monet, Seraut, and Cezanne made me really happy. The Egypt wing was pretty hot stuff too... I've decided that I want to take Egyptology classes at Tufts if they offer them... that's some hot shiz right there :)
Serendipity 3 is definitely one of the coolest eateries in the city.... Its just so quaint and pretty and yummy, etc... Em and I shared a Catcher in the Rye while is described in the menu as a "Super BLT with turkey cutlets, munster cheese, and thousand island dressing on rye bread." It was super yum. The Frrrozen Hot Chocolate (their trademark desert) was so delictible also... You all must check it out sometime, and thats an order (haha, badddd pun... or I'm just super tired)
And the crowning event.... Phantom of the Opera. Spectacular. Amazing. Wonderful. Breathtaking. Need I say more? I will admit that when Emma first said that she wanted to see this play, that I was not very enthused. I wanted to see Aida or 42nd Street more at the time. But my gosh, Phantom was so incredibly good. The three leads (The Phantom, Christine, Raoul) had magnificent voices, the music was incredible, and the sets were beautiful. I really fell in love with this play tonight. I would gladly see it again if anyone is looking for someone to go with :) hehehe, I think I'm also just a sucker for romantical type stories where one of the people in the love triangle has issues (Think Eponine in Les Mis).. oooo, gotta go listen to the soundtrack