Really? Forty-two minutes to cancel one membership??

It wasn’t the $82.80 they charged me to cancel my membership that left such a bad taste in my mouth but instead the FORTY-TWO minutes and endless elevator music that caused me to loathe NYSC!!! Thanks guys as that’s 42 minutes i’ll never get back and could have spent doing anything else. At least that is behind me now and I can focus on the positive things such as the fact that my gym is only 19 floors below me, only $50 per month, includes a pool, and NY Blogger New York City Blogger celebrity sightings.
 

What is your worst gym membership experience?

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Exhausted….

Our parents have always told us that we try to pack too much into one weekend. This weekend was no exception and in honor of Mother’s Day we’ll both admit that “Mom, you’re right.” 🙂 


I’m too exhausted to type out the details right now but here is a quick run down:
Friday- movers finished everything around 3:30pm, ran into Melissa on the elevator (!!!), finished unpacking a few boxes before Bo arrived home, explored LIC/Queens as we ventured to Best Buy to buy a new flat screen for the bedroom (see pics from Saturday am post), worked like mad people for from 7:30-9 organizing and unpacking, ordered dinner from SHI which was cheaper and better than the sushi we used to get in NYC, watched Rendition for an hour before falling asleep.
Saturday and Sunday- We went ALL over NYC yesterday exploring places such as ABC Capet, Carlyle Custom Sleepers, Pottery Barn, Crate and Barrel, Bed Bath and Beyond, Williams Sonoma, and more! We accomplished the following:

-Ran NYRR Mothers Day 4 mile race in Central Park together talking the whole way! I improved my time by 3 seconds since January which was dissapointing but they changed the course and we had some major hills!
-Ordered a custom sleeper sofa and overstuffed chair from Carlyle Custom Sofas which will arrive on May 23rd! 
Malika Rug from Pottery Barn – originally $699 but marked down 40% since the Pottery Barn Bed and Bath is being renovated next month and they’re trying to move product


-2 yellow throw pillows for the bed from Pottery Barn
-4 awesome baskets for our “dead space” above the kitchen cabinets. These are already holding our rarely used kitchen items such as baking supplies and seasonal things.
-20 container store tupperwares that all match
-1 Crate and Barrel entertainment center
-1 huge Brita Water filter container for the fridge
-1 bread knife as our Wustoff one was lost by his old roommates
-blue and white striped shower curtain
-4 amazingly soft Ralph Lauren Blue towels and hand towels from Macys on super sale!
-1 set of 800 ct sheets in light yellow/tan
-coaxial cable/cable hider/etc to set up the living room tv and hide the ugly cables from Home Depot


$37.93 Raised so far people are so generous!
Thank you!!! 
Danica Rinkel 
Janetha Benson 

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Five and a half years later…

Don’t forget to click this link so you can help sponsor Bobbi (NHerShoes) for the San Diego RNR Marathon! She’s always an inspiration for us, let’s make her wishes come true!

Yesterday, we closed the door to 75 West Street and started upon the journey of creating a home in our new apartment on Long Island City. It still hasn’t registered with either of us that this is finally our home together to make our own. Even though we’ve been together for 5.5 years, we’ve never lived together nor have we never had roommates. Therefore, we’ve always had very set space limitations and always had to share with others. Last night, as we were unpacking boxes together after Bo’s 10 hour workday, we couldn’t stop smiling! This is not just another apartment for one of us. This is 715 square feet that is 

quickly becoming our first home. The walls are freshly painted in light greens and warm yellow

s. The bedroom is furniture is all together and arranged perfectly and we’ve even managed to layout our bedroom closet space so it’s shared 50/50.  In addition, much to Bo’s excitement, we visited the Long Island City Best Buy last night to purchase a TV for our bedroom (LG 32″ flat screen). While we were there we found some great DVDs in the clearance bin (Rendition and Entrapment).
Okay, sorry about the gush but like I said- i’m excited! Today we’re venturing into the city with a long list of things to find and purchase: kitchen tupperware from Container Store, shower curtain, liner, towels, warm yellow sheets and a yellow throw pillow, one large 8*10 rug for the living room, sleeper sofa, chair, small kitchen table and 2 chairs, PUR water pitcher, bread knife, and we also have to pick up our bib from NYRR. As you can see from the pictures below, we have a lot of work and empty space to fill!

Before we head out, I’ll leave you with some fantastic giveaways!

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