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FOR ALL THOSE WHO CARE.

also realized i repeated a bunch of my previous post. i'm such a fail but too exhausted to change it SO DEAL.

holy smokes this has to be brief because my body is dying.
yes, my life is awesome and i am so so happy.

i went to washington d.c. for the fourth of july weekend. mary and i took the bolt down from manhattan. we met my mom at union station (one of my favorite places on earth, i've decided. an amazing old world elegance that i love) and then left to pick my dad up from the airport. we stayed at the ritz-carlton in maclean, virginia.

the hotel was also insanely nice. it was attached to a beautiful mall and the whole interior was chandeliers and dark wood. mmm... felt so nice to be there. the room was beautiful. each day was unique and full of activities. it was so much fun to be with my mom and dad! one night mary and i ordered tons of junk food and stayed in our bathrobes while our parents went out. we watched discovery channel and it was glorious.

that saturday we attended my cousin heather's wedding. she looked beautiful and the whole thing was very fashionable (it was a black tie wedding).

we visited family for the rest of the weekend and i reunited with my two little cousins, ella and sophia, whom i now adore and think about constantly. they were such amazing little bubbles of joy and optimism. it made me realize how important the role of "mother" is to me, something i never realized was so strong in me.

my mom and dad left on monday, before the insanely beautiful fireworks show. my parents set me and mary up in a crazy nice hotel right by the washington monument where we later went to watch the fireworks show with aunts and cousins alike.

after returning to new york, mary and i realized my time here is coming to an end. i panicked! so much left to do. it's been an amazing experience being here. it feels like a thick strip of gauze has been lifted from my eyes. i'm so much happier.

this past weekend we hung out with mary's friend from high school, michael o'brien, and went to lots of cool eateries and bars. we watched british movies (in the loop, super funny) and laughed at each other. there was much grease and fist bumping and joy. on saturday mary and i went to see the insanely amazing alexander mcqueen exhibit at the metropolitan museum. the line was crazy long but sooooo worth it. i had an amazing time. afterwards we dashed onto the train and met michael and his lovely friends met us at battery park. there, we watched henry v performed by a new york theater group. super fun and innovative because we followed the actors. we ran all over the park and then onto the ferry where we went to governor's island and ran all over the place there. all the characters were crazy attractive and the whole thing was very funny.

after that exhausting saturday mary and i ate at fraunces tavern, an old hang out for people in the 1700's. no big deal.

sunday we watched due date and relaxed because we were exhausted.

so now i have a list of things to do a mile long, so many people to meet up with and catch up with and enjoy the company of. i have lots to plan and prepare for, lots of decisions to be made. i still work for diana eng (who just released her new collection of laser cut tees, check 'em out!) so i'm very busy with all that.

today i saw the project runway all-star cast.  they film across the hall from kbl. whaaaat? so cool.

that's it for now. accutane is working. my skin is slowly becoming a vampires skin which is kind of cool.

ok, i am unforgivably behind on this puppy. so much has happened, its completely unreal! i work every day from 10-4, basically doing whatever is asked of me. i work with a company called KBL and they are amazing people, each and every one of them. no one has been mean or rude to me just because i'm an intern. they all include me and are super polite. i love the atmosphere there, its both positive and professional. i was offered and accepted an additional internship with a girl named diana eng. she was on project runway for a while. she combines science and art and i love what she does. i'm doing PR for her and its been a great experience so far.

so i'm definitely keeping busy. hopefully all of this will help me get into a communications major. if not, who knows what i'll do. 

so, i've been working and running all around town. i hung out with my friend courtney, we had a sleepover where we watched beastly. it's fun hanging out with courtney because one on one i'm learning we have way more in common than i ever realized. 

so last week, i slept over at courtney's. it was weird because it was like we were living in high school, but the next morning we got up separately and went to our different jobs. it felt so bizarre! after work, i walked to the bolt bus stop and me and mary left for d.c. i was really excited because i was off to see my mom and dad. i can't remember the last time i was in d.c. for sightseeing but i want to say it was our 6th grade field trip to williamsburg, viriginia and surrounding areas. it was exciting and fun but i left my camera on the bus and was thereby extremely disappointed. my mom picked us up and then we received my dad. for some reason my nerves were on serious end. everyone was tired and nit-picky and focusing so much on my diet i freaked out a little bit and cried for no real reason. i get so tearful when i'm tired. 

our parents were very awesome and got us a room in the ritz carleton. it was so beautiful and old feeling. i would stay in no other hotel in mclean, virginia in the future. it was attached to the galleria mall there, which was full of luxury stores. we went shopping for a while and then, mom and dad left for the wedding rehearsal dinner. mary and i stayed in the hotel room, gorging ourselves on maggianos and cheesecake factory while watching dual survival. it was a very fun night. 

the next day was heather's wedding. i learned a few key things on this day. the first being that i will be a complete nightmare bride. i wish i could say this weren't the case, but i already know what i want my wedding to be like. i've always planned on planning my wedding. and if anything around me seems in disrepair i'll probably freaked. i also learned some cute planning ideas as well as things i want to avoid. i also learned that spanks are very uncomfortable. 

heather's wedding took place on the trump gold course. it was an absolutely beautiful setting. it was fun being surrounded with family, but i was tired, felt super fat, and felt uncomfortable as well. also, since i'm taking accutane, i'm supposed to avoid the sun. i know its because i burn but i also think its because some sort of reaction happens and i feel really sick. so by the time the wedding was over i felt supremely ill. the reception was on a balcony that overlooked the river and forests. it truly was beautiful. heather and billy are a beautiful couple and planned this wedding very well.

mom took me inside because i was feeling ill. we went upstairs to sit in the dining reception area. the chandeliers and windows are what really did it for me. it was unbelievable. the food was delicious and by the end i was so full i thought i would die. then a drunk woman, rather plump, set her thin stiletto on my foot and all was lost. there's still a puncture mark there. rough times. so after that we decided to go home. we were all tired and i felt vaguely out of place, in a way.

the next day we spent at my aunt marlene's house. she cooked dinner for us, which was fun, but the most fun was hanging out with my cousin jenny's kids. they have such an amazing spirit about them. i really did want to steal them and take them with me. we played all night. there were so many times i felt so wonderfully at peace. it was when i had them crawling all over me. the oldest one, ella, curled up on my lap and hugged me for a full hour, pressing her face against my chest. then the younger one, sophia, curled up next to us and i thought i would die. i never realized how much of a mothering side i have to myself but i really do. i just love children. i think they are so pure and beautiful and amazing.

the next day jenny said on the ride home they both told her i would  be a great mom. i really hope that happens for me one day. on monday it was my mom and dad's last day. we visited marlene's once more and then drove into washington d.c. mom and dad got us this really great hotel room right next to the washington monument. we checked in and then said our goodbyes. mary, cousin brooke, and i roamed around the city, visiting the main sites, and then eating potbelly's for lunch. there we ran into our cousins and aunt barbara. we all walked together and i finally got to catch up with jenny on both of our lives. it felt good and i felt like, for the first time in a very very long time, i was exactly where i was supposed to be in my life.

we all curled up on picnic blankets and got ready for the fireworks display. there was live music, chatting, and snacking. i love my family so much! they are so positive and full of good advice. if anyone has issues with their family i would recommend resolving them first and foremost because it can lead to so much misery. the fireworks started at 9pm and i must say, d.c. does an absolutely AMAZING job. it's something everyone must see once in their life. seriously. nothing can top that. we were all "oohing" and "ahhing" over the incredible display in front of us. me and mary both missed my parents dearly. they were so much fun to have around. 

after the insane exodus, mary and i walked back to the hotel. we got ice cream and drinks, watched the true hollywood story on selena gomez, and ordered a cheeseburger from room service. we slept in our heavenly giant bed and then got up to get to union station (which is one of the best places on earth, i swear). the weekend was a great success. i left feeling happy. not necessarily rested, but very very happy, just full of optimism and excitement for the future. everyone in virginia was insanely nice and polite to us, it was wonderful. and the air smelled really good. although the bugs were freakishly huge.

so, success. there is much to complete now, this week, but pretty little liars was on tonight, which is a win. i have a lot of projects to do and things to remember. but soon i'll be going to pittsburg and falling water with mary, and that will be a fun adventure. 

that's all i got. i should rest up for the intense work day tomorrow. siiiiigh. i miss my friends and family but i really do love the east coast so much.