Girlies Weekend!

I can count on one hand the number of times I have gotten my nails done: 4. Once for my bat mitzvah, once for the Inaugural Ball, once for my brother's bar mitzvah, and now once yesterday. Yes, I finally got my nails done "just 'cuz." It's something I never really did because up until college I basically lived at a horse stable--worked and rode allllll the time and having a manicure just wasn't the most sensible thing. However, yesterday two of my roomies wanted to get their nails and eyebrows done. I figured hey, you only live once, I've got 2 weeks left in the semester, yes, I am going for the splurge. 

It was lovely. First we walked to Georgetown to get our eyebrows threaded. I've gotten mine threaded before, however, this time we got them done at a kiosk inside a mall area. It was kind of strange having people walk by staring at you wince and tear up as my eyebrows were being ripped out. But hey, it was worth it. The lady did a great job and it was only $10 (not the usual $30!!!) And the other advantage of getting it done was that there was frozen yogurt in the same shopping center. Mmmm. If you know me, you know I LOVE fro-yo. 

Next was the nail salon in the Watergate shopping area. There are actually two nail salons and we went and booked ourselves for the cheaper-looking place. However, as we walked by the higher-end salon, we noticed a student special--$10 manicures. Of course we went for it! They were really nice there. We all got cappuccinos as we were getting our nails done, and the whole thing was very relaxing. The most stressful part was choosing which color I wanted. Such problems, I know! After much deliberation, I ultimately decided to go for a very subtle, translucent, baby pink. Simple elegance.

After getting our nails we picked up some groceries for dinner. Try going grocery shopping with half-wet nails! But we are all quite talented you see, our nails escaped unscathed :) 

And that was my day. Ahhh. Today? Paperrrrrs! I have to work on my marketing paper as well as my human resources paper. Wish me luck :) 

Back on Track

Or rather...on pool. 


When you get sick, are you ever secretly happy? For the past two weeks I had this nasty nasty head cold that I just couldn't seem to shake. This of course also meant no laps at the pool--yay!! I know that's bad, but who likes going to the gym? I love my workouts...once they're done! My cold, however, has run most of its course and I am again well enough to go to the pool. So, off I went. It's always hard getting back into the groove of things. I was juuust getting into the habit of going all the time when I got that pesky little cold. Anyway now I'm back. I think I will go again tomorrow--it helps to go a few times in a row. I don't really mind the swimming as much as the boredom; I wish I could do something to help pass the time. Bringing my ipod isn't really an option in this situation ;) 
Suggestions?


On that note, Happy Friday in t-9 mins! 

Happy Hump Day!

Is it just me or has it been a long week? It is now halfway done :) Then again, I have the majority of my work due tomorrow so I suppose tomorrow is my technical hump day. Actually, sometime tonight whenever I finish all that work will be the time when I'm over it and on my way to the weekend. 


Does anyone have weekend plans? I am going to Jetties this weekend with a friend. He and I have been talking about going to Jetties since October. Somehow we never made it and have waited allll the way to the last 3 weeks of the semester to go. Better late than never, right?


I don't have much to say this time around. I haven't been doing anything aside from school work and summer planning. I've been pretty busy trying to put my summer camp together between designing ads, fliers, contacting newspapers, etc. Hopefully next time I have more to say! 

Some DC Fun and a Lovely Day in the Library...

Guess whose house I went to yesterday? America's! Twice a year the White House gardens are open to the public--once in the spring and once in the fall. It was relatively easy to go. My boyfriend and I walked over to 15th and E street where there is a visitor's center. We arrived around 1:15 and were given tickets for 1:45, which meant we were allowed to get on line to go in at that time. To kill our half hour we walked around making fun of the hoards of tourists. Yes I'll admit it, we're a little mean. But just a little. It's just that the huge-camera-fanny-pack-sandals-and-socks-map-the-size-of-a-horse look is a funny one to sport ;) I'll spare you any more of that...on to the white house! Once we passed through "airport security" (metal detectors, pat-downs, and bag checks) we were officially in the White House South Garden. It was so surreal just walking around the president's back yard. We saw the rose garden, the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, the Oval Office, the Putting Green, the West Wing, and the new White House Kitchen Garden (an herb and vegetable garden recently planted by Mrs. Obama and some elementary school children). We also enjoyed looking at pictures that were set up along the grounds for us to look at. My personal favorite was the picture of Caroline Kennedy on her pony "Macaroni," following her dad. It was quite adorable, but I must say, she should have been wearing a helmet! I have suffered one too many horse accidents. The weather also could not have been more perfect. Sunny skies, mid-60s, and a slight breeze. We spent about a half hour in the garden and then we went to lunch at Cosí. I had a hummus and veggie sandwich on whole grain. It was nothing gourmet, but did the job. Then it was lentil soup and a little leftover pasta for dinner--healthy and soothing. 

After a wonderful Saturday, today had to be spent a bit more productively-- in the library. First, I planned the majority of my Human Resources project/final paper. It took a while, but it feels good to have put a mildly-sized dent in the work. Now I am in the process of studying for a marketing quiz that I will take tomorrow. I still have a ways to go before I call it a night, so I should get back to it. Plus it is past dinner time...I should go eat. I'm thinking avocado and melted soy cheese on a whole wheat wrap. I know, my vegetarian ways are oh-so-appetizing. But trust me, it's actually really good! 

See that elephant? If he can balance, so can you...

Hi! Welcome to Salad n' Sundaes. To start off, I have a confession to make: I am an awful vegetarian...I do not like salad. I mean I will eat it, but it is not my food of choice. Something about it is just not satiating. Perhaps that is due to my pickiness. I do not like creamy salad dressings, any type of cheese, and I don't eat meat. What does that leave? Eh, some airy greens with not much taste and not much fuel-power either. But hey, the point of this blog is BALANCE. It is important to maintain it in life. I love to eat healthy. Yes I just said that. Despite being a college girl, I'd pick the tofu dish over pizza any day. Do I diet? NEVER! Am I fit? I'd say so. I eat well the majority of the time and allow the splurges when appropriate. If I am out with friends and that ice cream cone looks great, I'll get it. However, I will then be twice as healthy the rest of the week. I'm not saying eating a salad entitles you to eat an ice cream, but it's better than eating ice cream all the time, right? 


It is best not to overdo the good stuff--it's not healthy and you grow immune to it. Yummy foods taste juuuust that much better when you only have them once in a while. And that goes for everything. Who can enjoy a sunny day when you've just had 2 weeks worth of sunny days? You must admit, a nice day is even nicer when preceded by a horrible windy and rainy mess. Or TV. I will look forward to watching an hour of my favorite show on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. However, if I were to sit and watch 8 hours straight of television, it would no longer be as enjoyable of a process. In fact, you may even find me BEGGING to do something productive either physically or academically. 


So yes, this is my blog, my goal is to convey to you the meaning of balance and talk about my quest to achieve it while hopefully encouraging you to do the same. 


Sit back, enjoy, and don't read too much of me or you may find you grow sick of me as well! (kidding, of course).