Wednesday, June 22, 2005
I still love you though, New York!
I did make it back from the Big Apple. Here's the lowdown on the events there:
We got to NYC Wednesday night. We went to our hotel, the Helmsley Park Lane, around 8pm. I was planning on getting my own room, but at the last minute another girl joined our trip, and they put her with me. The rooms were ornately decorated, and mine had a great Central Park view and flat TV. My planned night of relaxation turned into cocktails, a Central Park carriage ride (at 11pm!), Times Square, and room service ordered at midnight. Our air conditioner was really noisy, so I didn't get much sleep at all. I got up early to make sure I had plenty of time to fix my hair and makeup before meeting with our client.
The client's building was one block away, and they were on the 44th floor overlooking the park. The office was stark and white, and it was filled with modern furniture and art... not to mention super skinny, chic girls. Everyone there was actually really nice. They showed us a presentation and then took us to visit some counters and boutiques. At their flagship boutique, there was a trunk show in progress, so we saw some of that too. We had a fabulous lunch at Tao. We went to another meeting and then headed to La Guardia to catch our flight for Columbus.
We never did make it to Ohio, though. Storms caused our flight to be cancelled, and we were unable to get on the other flights going to Columbus that night. After six hours in the airport, we decided to just go back to the hotel and leave for Dallas from NYC the next morning. Which is what we ended up doing. I guess the Columbus trip is being rescheduled.
My weekend was spent with Diana, who came down to help me shop for wedding dresses. The dress I had picked out originally looked absolutely terrible, so I had to try on several. I think I found one on Sunday. I'm doing a little investigating to see if I can get it cheaper elsewhere, but otherwise I will buy it where I found it.
In other news, I rode the DART train to work this morning. My dying car probably appreciated the break, and I didn't get shot or stabbed or anything! I may try the DART more often, especially since it gets me to work so quickly. When I got this job, I configured a schedule online, and it said it would take an hour and a half to get to work. Maybe I did it wrong, because that same schedule now says 36 minutes. Hurrah! See you later, outrageous gas prices!
I did make it back from the Big Apple. Here's the lowdown on the events there:
We got to NYC Wednesday night. We went to our hotel, the Helmsley Park Lane, around 8pm. I was planning on getting my own room, but at the last minute another girl joined our trip, and they put her with me. The rooms were ornately decorated, and mine had a great Central Park view and flat TV. My planned night of relaxation turned into cocktails, a Central Park carriage ride (at 11pm!), Times Square, and room service ordered at midnight. Our air conditioner was really noisy, so I didn't get much sleep at all. I got up early to make sure I had plenty of time to fix my hair and makeup before meeting with our client.
The client's building was one block away, and they were on the 44th floor overlooking the park. The office was stark and white, and it was filled with modern furniture and art... not to mention super skinny, chic girls. Everyone there was actually really nice. They showed us a presentation and then took us to visit some counters and boutiques. At their flagship boutique, there was a trunk show in progress, so we saw some of that too. We had a fabulous lunch at Tao. We went to another meeting and then headed to La Guardia to catch our flight for Columbus.
We never did make it to Ohio, though. Storms caused our flight to be cancelled, and we were unable to get on the other flights going to Columbus that night. After six hours in the airport, we decided to just go back to the hotel and leave for Dallas from NYC the next morning. Which is what we ended up doing. I guess the Columbus trip is being rescheduled.
My weekend was spent with Diana, who came down to help me shop for wedding dresses. The dress I had picked out originally looked absolutely terrible, so I had to try on several. I think I found one on Sunday. I'm doing a little investigating to see if I can get it cheaper elsewhere, but otherwise I will buy it where I found it.
In other news, I rode the DART train to work this morning. My dying car probably appreciated the break, and I didn't get shot or stabbed or anything! I may try the DART more often, especially since it gets me to work so quickly. When I got this job, I configured a schedule online, and it said it would take an hour and a half to get to work. Maybe I did it wrong, because that same schedule now says 36 minutes. Hurrah! See you later, outrageous gas prices!
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