Typical New Yorker...Fashionably Late

First and foremost, I must give a loving shoutout to Grace (a new doggy mom as of Monday) and Ashley (who announced she is expecting nugget número dos). You are the reason that Auntie Lo exists :)

I have been a busy lady since we last chatted! Knicks games, dinners and drinks out with friends, and brunches....so many brunches! I have been trying to write this post now for about 2 weeks, and in typical Lo fashion, I've procrastinated. Okay, maybe it's not truly considered procrastination since I make my own deadlines. It is more like I am easily persuaded to join any and all social engagements. My main problem: I never want to miss out on anything. (I can't. I just cant.) A little part of Auntie Lo dies when her friends go out without her, and my mother can attest to this. 

The conversations I have with her on Thursdays usually go a little something like this...

MOM: What are you doing this weekend?

ME: Nothing really planned. Probably a low-key weekend...cook, do laundry, and rest.

MOM: Yea okay... until someone asks you to do something.

ME: No, I'm really going to stay in. I'm exhausted (I could easily say tired, but I'm a New Yorker, I go for dramatic.)

Fast forward to Monday morning, and I've eaten my bodyweight in eggs and Bloody Marys (or mimosas), have gone out for drinks with friends, and have most likely bought some article(s) of clothing that I JUST HAD TO HAVE!

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This post was originally going to be about my recent week-long taste of retirement after my jaunt to Florida to visit my mother. This was her first year of being a snowbird, and i think she liked it. One of my best friends (the stunning brunette in the caricature below) and I flew down together, and if you've ever flown from New York to Florida in the month of February, you will know that we dropped the average age of the flight by 30 years. I think we were the only 2 that weren't escorted down in wheelchairs. The week was full of beach visits, reading, pampering, poolside drinks, and quality mother-daughter bonding time. (I think I am going to be really good at this retirement thing.) This week also included some life-lessons, such as "Things you CAN'T do when you are 27." Topping the list: riding a roller coaster 3 times in 12 minutes.

Side note: I had this idea to tell you what I was doing while blogging. My attempts:

  • Attempt #1 - Blogging while hibernating inside due to freezing temps and enjoying a rare long weekend off of work. I did manage to stay in my apartment for 24 hours... it was that cold. 
  • Attempt #3 - Blogging post Grammys and dreaming about what kind of pop singer I would be. I am definitely not a Taylor or a Gaga..possibly an Ellie? 
  • Attempt #6 - Blogging while nursing an accidental weekday hangover. Ooops...I'm pretty sure this involved more Pinterest and "watching" Narcos. FYI...watching = reading subtitles.
  • Attempt #7 - Blogging post laundry and catching up on the Bachelor... (I know! I know!) I have done a lot of embarrassing things in my life, but admitting to this is really up there.

I would like to say that I am going to be more timely at this, but I doubt it :) 

Do you hear that?? No, me neither...it is called silence... that thing that happens in a nugget free zone.. aka my apartment.

A Lo Xx