Ann Arbor mid week

I headed to Ann Arbor to visit Jeff and for a job interview. Jeff and I had a great little evening. We went and ran around downtown Ann Arbor but we were hungry and we wanted to go out to eat so we stopped every 2 minutes to read menus. It was kind of hilarious. We decided on Indian food. It was a nice place and we didn't feel rushed because it wasn't crowded so we stayed and talked and relaxed for quite awhile. It was really nice to see each other on a week night. We took this picture before dinner to send to Ted's (Jeff's roommate) mom because she made us each a scarf. Oh and you can see my new coat that I got when I went thrift store shopping with Calvin friends in Chicago! I can already tell it is going to have a great second life with me : )

Huge Snow!

We got so much snow! It was crazy. I went for a "run" - more like an extremely difficult trudge through snow : ) and I saw a mom with the coolest thing ever. It was a harness that went around her chest and back which was tied to a bungie that was attached to this amazing and luxurious kids enclosed sled. I thought that was a pretty crazy idea. You can't push a stroller in something like this!

(if you have been to my house you will recognize that this picture is right by the Clark and Division Red Line...looks a little different right : )

Superbowl Sunday

Today I started the day with a run in Central Park. I was surprised to see that there was a race finishing up in Central Park and I saw people with UM uniforms. I should have looked at a race calender for New York. It would have been fun to have done a race in New York. We went to Church and after Church to a place that specialized in bagels. I got a bagel and lox which seemed very New York like. After that my sister had to go pick up some dogs from the airport and so I stayed home and played wii and studied. That evening we went to a superbowl party at one of Melissa's friend's appartment. Aferwards we went and got some tasty pizza.

China town

Today we went to China town. We went to this really great Chinese dumpling place. I really enjoyed it and 6 dumplings were 2 dollars! After that we walked around and explored China town. That evening we went to all you can eat sushi and I met one of Melissa's friends who is an engineer in New York.

Top of the Rock

I went for a run this morning through Central Park. Then Elyse and I met my sister for lunch. I liked my lunch- it was an Asian dish that had eggplant and shrimp. Afterward we took the subway downtown and went to the top of the rock. I accidentally stole a Top of the Rock map- I didn't know that you had to pay for them so I just took one : ) oops! It was pretty neat to get an idea of how New York is set up and the directions of different buildings. The two of us are such flakes though! We took the elevator all the way up and then when you get out there is an escalator that goes to the very top but instead we got on the elevator (not escalator) which took us right down to the bottom so we had to ask if we could please go back up to the top! I enjoyed the elevator rides so I think we got a better deal with two rides for the price of one : ) We walked around time square and looked in some of the shops. That evening we got drinks with my sister and a few of her friends at a restaurant with a great view. After that we went to a Mediterranean restaurant.

Day 1 in New York City

today I headed to New York. My flight actually arrived 30 minutes early! I was impressed with myself for making to my sister's apartment with no trouble (air train, long island rail, several transfers on the subway...). When I arrived at my sister's we went and got my hair cut and then dyed it. I know- I don't know what my deal is with wanting to experiment with my hair recently : ) Anyway Melissa made a really great dinner of wheat soba noodles with orange chicken. It was really good. Later that evening my best friend from elementary school arrived! It was so exciting to see her after 9 years. We had so many good laughs and stayed up really late saying "remember when..." followed by lots of laughs.

lululemon Athletica Product Testing

I was asked if I would come into Lululemon Athletica to do some product testing. They are a mainly yoga store based in California. They have a few new stores in Chicago and are trying to branch out with a new running line I thought the store was really cool (it did seem California-ish with all the bright colors so we will see how it does in Chicago- the first thing I told them was that none of their running clothes are warm enough for Chicago: )!. They had me try on a bunch of clothes and tell them what I liked and didn't like about the clothes. It was fun but kind of a funny feeling because there was a group of designers who just sat with a big black board and then you would come out of the dressing room and and they would make notes on what you said or on how things felt. I had a blast and in exchange for a half an hour of my time I got 200 dollars of gear! I really like my new hot pink "Leader of the Track" jacket! All the products have alot of cool details- for example- a ponytail hole in the hood and a little attachment to hold an extra hair tie in case your brakes mid run, you can choose to have a visor or not a visor on the hood, there is special material in the "high sweat areas, the material is made with a 2 way stretch pattern so your mobility is not compromised....I love techy clothing : ) I would love to be one of those designers of running clothes.