Dates, drooling and vacations...

Lovelies, I sit here writing to you from the wonderful Hampton's yet again! It's a blast, but I hardly find any time for myself, let alone my blogging! (so when the time does come to blog, I usually want to pass out I'm so tired!)

This past weekend was great and BUSY! I actually managed to go on TWO dates on Saturday! (one lunch & one drinks/dinner!) And I also got in my voice lesson in the morning and my guitar lesson in the afternoon! (I have my guitar lesson in Central Park, so that was fun - and my teacher is so kind & does a great job teaching me!)

Now, as for my dates - well one was OK and the other one was GREAT! (the OK one was the lunch date, and he was nice, but I don't think he was for me - plus his eyes kind of bulged out and he was a little short. But beggars can't be choosers, so I put on a good face & tried to get to know him as best I could...) But the GREAT date - well that was a different story! He was magnificent - and was a cellist, getting his MBA, tall as a tree and built like a Greek God. Plus, he was funny, thoughtful and charming....

My lovelies, why oh-why when I like the fella does he never call me back or ask me for a second date?! WTF?! I'm a nice girl (but I can't flirt to save my life) but I smile, ask nice questions, try to say interesting things, flip my hair, wear make up & pretty dresses... I just can't put my finger on what I'm doing so wrong that they don't ask for a 2nd date! (and NO, I don't talk about babies, marriage and the like when I'm out for the first time with a fella!)

Maybe my pheromones are no good... (can they do pheromone replacement therapy?)

Work and Match.com

Lovelies,  I'm not gonna lie.  I'm a little stressed out today.  

Lady of the House is planning a big birthday bash this year in the Hampton's where she has 15 of her nearest & dearest out for a weekend of pampering. 

I'm the lucky gal who gets to schedule everyone in the hotel, arrange the shuttle from the hotel to the beach house, set up the times for group Pilate's classes, call the Mani-pedi ladies to schedule times for 15 Mani-pedi's and also give the masseuse a schedule so she knows when she needs to be available.  

Oh, yes and coordinate the gift bags (consisting of lovely Dr. Haushka products and beautiful spa-related goods!)  It's actually quite fun, but it's also very time consuming and also a little straining on my nerves - as I'm a perfectionist and I really want this to turn out beautifully for Lady of the House!  

AND I'm currently trying to bump up my dating life a little and thus a re-joined match.com which is taking up so much of my time!  I have to e-mail these guys back if I want them to keep in touch with me!  (Duh, Miss Musical!?)  But it just takes so much brain power to remember each one!  And time to write these thoughtful, "I'm a great catch without trying too hard" e-mails back.  

I'm in the process of e-mailing with about 5 men right now.  (only a few have gotten up the balls to ask me out for a date - but it's nice to be asked!)  Go figure the one I'm really interested in is taking it the slowest!  

Does anyone else have that problem remembering details about who's who in their dating life?  (I've actually gotten that mixed up before - I e-mailed one guy with the WRONG NAME and information in the e-mail -- needless to say, I didn't hear back from him again...)  Uugh.  

Also, I find the best relationships are where the man loves the woman just a little bit more than she loves him...  They still love each other, but he's willing to bend just a little more to make her happy.  This is true of my parents, my auntie & uncle, my best friend and Lady & Master of the House.  Anyone else find this to be true?  

Jesus touched my iPod in the Hamptons...

Lovelies.  Let me tell you...  I had one "death" in my family & one near death.  

My Compaq computer for 2 1/2 years bit the bullet on July 1st.  It was so sad, I was playing on face book that morning and lo & behold I turn it on 2 hours later and it won't turn on.  At all.

Serious tragedy...

So I replaced it the second I got back to NYC with a fancy HP computer and a fancy new warranty from Best Buy.  (I love me a good Minnesota based company with excellent customer service, don't you?!)

Now I have the new computer, the new Microsoft Office program that only works on Vista, the new accidental 3 year warranty, the new 320 GB back up drive and the REALLY BIG credit card bill to show for it...  (and here I thought I'd have my whole card paid off after this trip to the Hamptons I just went on!)  

Finances....  Uugh...

On a high note - I had a lovely time in the Hamptons!  I got to play with the kiddies on the beach, see the movie Wall-E (which was WONDERFUL and you all should see it!) and also helped with outdoor games, indoor games - Candy land & Uno, got some serious sunburn , ate ice cream every day and all around had a great time!

One of the familial near death experiences happened when I was sitting on the beach during my afternoon off.  I was reading my book, listening to my iPod and a HUGE wave comes & swallows me, my book & my precious iPod.  I was VERY scared for it's life and pulled it out of the water promptly.  

I don't know how to do iPod CPR, but I did shake it quite a bit... to get the water out.  I pressed the button - the screen hadn't changed in 5 min. of me pressing the button.  So I said a little prayer to Jesus asking him to touch my iPod and heal it so I didn't have to spend another $250 for a new one.  

And guess what kids - IT WORKED!!!!

I'm telling you.  My computer is dead, but Jesus saved my iPod.  I love a higher power who understands my need for electronics.

Things are looking up!

Lovelies - I was just workin' my buns off today for the Lady of the House!  I am pooped & I've barely left my desk!  (LOTS of e-mails, phone calls, orders, faxes and of course, appointments.) 

I love my job, but it kills me when her 2 year old son, who we'll call Henny Penny, comes and BEGS me to play with him and I can't because I'm swamped with work!  (because let's be honest here - wouldn't you rather play with the cool 26 year old nanny who sings the Guys & Dolls vocal selections to you?  Or would you rather be in the company of an aging Chinese woman who is not really that into making up games, singing songs, etc?)

Let's face it people -I'm Mary Poppins...  The cooler of the two nannies, fo' sho'.  

Later this summer I'll be able to join the family at their Hampton's home and then I'll get to play all day on the beach with him & not have to worry about the leg waxing appointment for Lady of the House at J. Sisters or the Friends of the High line Benefit RSVP (which is a great organization you should all donate to!)  Count down 20 days to Hampton's Heaven!  

Something fun that happened today was I got an e-mail for an INVITED AUDITION!!!  It's for the Ordway Center for the Arts in St. Paul MINNE-FREAKIN-SOTA!!!  That means I'd get to go home, lovers.  Home sweet home...  (I'd click my heels three times & wish real hard, if my Mella sandals weren't in danger of falling off...)

Oh, Ordway!  How pleased am I that you called ME for the upcoming production of Yankee Doodle!  (they need a strong tapper -so I'm hauling my ass to tap class on Saturday!  I took for 18 years, but I'm freaked out a little by these dance audition things...)  But overall - it's a nice little feather in my cap!  A spring in my step! A notch in my belt! Ok.... I'm stopping now.