April Fool's WEEK!!!!

A Week fool of April Full's!!! ERRR A Week FULL of April FOOL'S!

Being from California all I can do is sit back and laugh at those poor, gullible people in New York:
Check out the article HERE

In A New York Minute

I just got back from one of three yearly business trips to New York. This visit we were debuting our Spring 2010 clothing lines for le top and rabbit moon. We had a GREAT reception to the line. I would say probably one of the best since I have been working for this company! Whew! I really feel like this recesion is starting to come to an end. HEY! Ben Bernake (sp?) says the recession ended two weeks ago!

So anyway, I didn't get to do any shopping but I did get to go to the following places:

• Hair Party 24 (a 24 hour hair/nail/make up/tanning Salon- SWEET!- but expensive)
• Il Cantinori (where I have seen "Mr. Big" from SATC and John Goodman- but no stars this time)
• Rosa Mexicana (super mexican food and some of the best guac ever! - see pictures)
• Gotham Bar & Grill (one of the top restaraunts in the city)
• Parma (has the best gnocchi ever)
• Fresco by Scotto (fairly famous italian restaraunt)
• The Coach Store on 57th Street (ok so no big deal, but I had to mention at least one shopping spot even though my pocket book will not afford anything in there!- ps- the picture on the store locator is of the store we went to on 57th street)

New York is super fun...if you are not working. But I am not complaining too much, because I definitely appreciate the fact that I have dined in some of the best restaraunts in Manhattan. Here is a collage from my trip.

All You Need to Know About New York

Hey bloggers,
So just thought I should give you a little tid bit about how my trip to NY was. Definitely THE slowest show we have ever done. When your boss comes over to you in the middle of the show and says "I am definitely BORED!" you know you are having one heck of a slow show!
But besides that the SHOPPING was GREAT! I spent more than I should have, but since I don't try anything on when I am in NY (the lines for the dressing rooms are ridiculous!) I am returning about half the stuff, so that makes the dent I put in our pocket book a whole lot better! For the girlies here is some of the stuff I picked up (and am keeping):

• Balondino shoes in taupe (super cute! and totally ruined my pedicure when I tried them on)
• Sweatshirt jacket and could of shirts from Old Navy
• two loose T-neck shirts from H&M

The selection is amazing in New York, I swear (and it is probably true) they don't put most of that stuff in our stores here on the West Coast!

I went out one night with one of the bosses and two of the Reps, after dinner. We had such a blast, having prickly pear margaritas at the Mesa Grill then walking through Time Square (woo hoo, there is one more thing I can check off my list as "done") going up and down the elevators in the W and Mariott Hotels, and getting a bum to help us with our parking meter- then tipping him 10 times as much as we put in the meter! That night was a blast and was worth the little sleep we got as we got into bed some time near 1 am!

One day Erin S. and I and hopefully a good deal of you readers and I will go to NY together and have one blast of a trip checking off the remainder of the things I need to do in NY

• The Today Show @ Rockerfeller Center
• Go Through St. Patricks Cathedral
• See a show on Broadway
• Go up the Empire State Building
• See the Statue of liberty
• Take a carriage ride through Central Park
• Ride in the Cash Cab with Ben- AND win the money
  
• and as the King would say "etc, etc, etc."

Well it is time for me to sign off. I had four ours of sleep last night, and when I got into bed at 5 pm this evening I thought I was out for the night, so I am still tired here at 8:35 pm and should try to go get some more sleep.

New Kids Rock!

NEw YOrk, NEw YoRk!

Doesn't that make you want to sing?!

SOOOOOOOOO... it's 5:50 am and I have been up for 30minutes b/c I couldn't sleep based on the fact that I have sooo much to do before I leave for New York at the butt crack of dawn tomorrow morning. I will be spending 6 days there instead of my usual 5, for work. People tell me " you are so lucky, that is so cool, new york!" and I am like "think again! I work the ENTIRE time!" I have been to new york close to a dozen times and have only been to ground zero and only driven through time square. I could see the Empire state building from the roof of one of the hotels I stayed at once, but that is about as close as I got to it. Honestly, like my dad says, I want to take a couple extra days and go out early (so the company can pay for my flights!!!hahaha) and explore the city, take in a musical on Broadway, do all the "Touristy" stuff!
Ok enough crying for one day. I most likely won't post tonight, so farewell for 6 days, and I will tell you about all my adventures when I get back!

Peace out.

p.s. Sad news about Paul Newman right?