Way over due... All settled in (again!)

I know it has been a really long time since I've blogged. I got bogged down in moving and visits with friends and neglected my blog! So, I'll start by saying I'm sorry, and thanks for sticking with me! The weekend of the LSU game, I finally got to move into my own apartment! Heather came over Saturday morning and helped me lug my bags down to midtown (via taxi, a very sparse luxury). We then lugged all my bags up 5 flights of stairs (I live on the top floor, and there is no elevator). Did I mention she's a saint?!  I couldn't have done it without her. As soon as we got in, I threw my bags to the side and started baking! I know, you're thinking, Emily, you can't bake anything. Not true my friends! I bake the best Brie cheese around. Saturday was special for about a million different reasons.

Not only did I have the company of my good friend Heather, my crazy/awesome/funny friend Jack Hall, who just moved from NYC to DC right before I got here, AND my witty/sports loving/reality tv guru/media relations partner in crime Nick Snow was in the city for a tennis tournament! All of them ended up in my apartment, which was overwhelming because I hadn't seen that many familiar faces in weeks, and so comforting! We ordered pizza and drank wine and ate brie and cookies and watched football (poor Heather, she was a bit surprised how much we get into games). I literally could not have put together a better move-in night. It was the perfect way to break in my new apartment! (Well, besides the loss. But we will NOT discuss that).

My first week in my apartment flew by. If you asked me a year ago if I could live alone in NYC a block from Times Square, I probably would have thought you were crazy. I've never lived alone anywhere. Let me tell you, I love it. Yes, it does get lonely. Maybe it's because I slept on a couch for 5 weeks and I now have a massive comfy bed. Either way, I love my little alcove. It is homey and warm and girly. (The massive amount of Christmas candles that Heather and I bought from Macy's definitely add to this, as do the fuzzy blankets from Macy's. I may have a slight obsession with Macy's home department.)

Before I knew it, it was FINALLY time for Ellis to come visit! After a delayed flight, he finally arrived on 11/11/11 at 11pm. We ordered in a late dinner and watched Elf at midnight. Happy all around. On Saturday we both woke up with nasty colds, but we got out and tried to get tickets to a show. That didn't work, so we went and had a massive breakfast. Commence, food coma. Got back, turned on football (Penn State game, ouch) and took a 3 hour nap. It was perfect. Since we hadn't seen each other in 6 weeks, laying around all day and catching up on life was truly ideal (thanks colds for making us lazy). Sunday, we went down to the 9/11 memorial, made the usual trip to Century 21, ate lunch at P.J. Clarke's at 3 World Financial Center on the Hudson, and headed back uptown to see Brooke Shields in The Addams Family. All were fantastic, and it was a great way to end the (way too fast) weekend. By the time the play was over at 6, we were exhausted. Hence more ordered in food, and more lazy time. He left at 4:30 Monday morning, and I am still trying to catch up on sleep! Here are a few of my fave pics from the past few weeks:

Broadway

It's Christmas at Macy's!

 Beautiful

Brooke Shields (and her boobs)

My company did the campaign for the Rockette's Christmas spectacular, and my boss was nice enough to give me tickets to the opening show tonight, and I get to bring Heather with me! Thanks for reading, I promise to be more prompt next week! :)