New York City

My roommates and I went to New York last weekend and had a BLAST! We were really afraid of the weather, but got lucky. It was cold, but certainly not miserable...the sun was out most of the weekend and we were able to be inside enough to stay warm. Here's a great photo of the "literary walk" in Central Park...one of my most favorite places in the world. Don't you just love the trees? I can't explain how beautiful it is there. I took a ton of tree photos...yep, I'm a dork.

This is the Imagine memorial in Central Park...it's a beautiful place to think and reflect and has become a very special place to me. My dad told me about it a long time ago and I visit it everytime I'm in NYC.

This is our ghetto hotel room in NYC. Yes, that's it, no tricks or mirrors, you're seeing the entire room. There's a TINY bathroom next to where I'm standing (only one person can fit in it at a time). Now that I'll be working for Marriott, I'll NEVER have to stay in a hotel like this again!

One reason we went to NYC was to see "The Apple Tree" starring Kristin Chenoweth. She was FANTASTIC. The show is separated into three one-act plays. It was funny, witty, full of great music and a perfect showcase of the actors' talents. I see some Tony awards in the future for this cast!

Of course, I had to stop by the stage door afterwards. I've had some great stage door luck and this was no exception. We were right in the front and got some great photos of Kristin and Brian D'Arcy James (the male lead...so adorable). They were both very nice to everyone and we got to chat with them a bit. Kristin smiled and talked to everyone in that huge crowd. We told her what huge fans we were and that we loved how she commanded that stage so well (and she's only 4' 11"!). She thanked us and even told my roommate Jen that she had seen her in the audience!

I'm also back on my "see-a-famous-person-in-NYC" kick (besides at the stage door). We saw Carson from "Queer Eye for a Straight Guy" at the show! I also enjoyed some fun window shopping on 5th Avenue...I went to Tiffanys and also to FAO Schwartz, where I got to watch two really funny guys play the big piano!

V-Day

Here's who I choose as my valentine this year...and I want to be surfing in Australia with him rather than digging my car out from under snow & ice!


We did have a fun day today. My roommates all had a snow day and I couldn't make it into the office (see above about snow & ice). Liz made us a great breakfast and we went to a friend's house for a yummy dinner. We came home to a totally plowed driveway, courtesy of our wonderful neighbor Matt's snowplow truck! So sweet!

Here we are with a V-Day present from Jen...pucker up!

Love Sac

This is our lovesac. Well, not really ours, we've just been babysitting it for Brandon for the past few months. And as you can see, it has taken over our living room. It's a total fire hazard, but we love it. SO MUCH. He's coming tomorrow to pick it up and we're sad. We had a movie night tonight so we could sit in it one last time.

Here I am in the lovesac. This photo might give you an idea of how huge this thing is. It takes two of us to move it around. It's worth it though...this is the most comfortable piece of furniture EVER. It sucks you in and you seriously can't get up once you're in it. We'd buy one, but it's just too big for our house. We need a "love sac room" where we can have a bunch of love sacs and a big screen plasma TV.

This is Liz being annoyed that I took her picture. She's working hard on her sudoku puzzles. And this ends your inside view of an exciting night at the Maynard house. (don't judge us...it's 5 degrees outside!)

Sports update: My boys at Pitt won again on Wednesday night. They're ranked #6! I just got tickets to see them play Georgetown in a couple of weeks! Other good news...Marriott called me today and want me to come in for a THIRD interview next week. Everyone keep your fingers crossed!

Job Hunting - Chapter 3

I wish I had something more exciting to post about, but my life has been consumed with job hunting, so that's what you get. I had a good interview on Friday with PFC Energy. They're a consulting firm for oil companies and have 6 offices worldwide. It'd be a very interesting company to work for and the pay is great, but I'm not sure the job is the right fit for me. I'm still contemplating that one. I have an interview with Marriott International this week and also one with Global Marketing Group. Kind of exciting to have so many options! And tonight, I went to a super bowl party (a last minute decision) and met someone who happens to be a recruiter. She deals mainly with human resources, but just happens to know of a junior marketing position for one of the Big Four...she's doing a favor for a contact who's trying to fill that position! Coincidence? I think not...

Sorry I don't have any photos to post, but I'm going to New York in two weeks, so I'll get some good ones!