Teresa and I 

Jill and I 

The Girls... 

The Bruise... 

Sunset... 

The Step... 

The View... 

Series of unfortunate events...

Monday I was having an ever so eventful day at work (well I was working from home), a urgent request came in right when I was about to walk out the door to catch the train to the funeral visitation that I was going to go to last night. Unfortunately the only people available to deal with it were those in Brazil that have a bit of a language issue. So as I'm upstairs trying to explain to them what is needed so I can get out the door at any hopes of catching the train, he continues to ask questions and dilly dally around. I throw everything in my laptop bag which is now in one hand while my cell phone is in the other and start to run down the stairs...unfortunatly, I slipped off the first stair (which happen to be wood, and I had nylons on)...continue to fall down the flight of stairs, trying to save the laptop, phone, and myself....the first 2 successfully. Once I hit the bottom, I was quite shaken...the Brazilian says 'HELLO? HELLO? EMILY?' which I then Have to reply that I just fell...to which he responds 'Thats okay..such things happen here in Brazil too'. I hang up the phone...try to assess the damage to myself...and unfortunately, the stairs, which in the fall did suffer damage...each stair is a separate piece of wood...one of which cracked in 2 on my tumble. Needless to say, I did not make it to the visitation, by the time I got myself together, and calmed down I had missed the train. I did not break anything, Praise God, but I am badly bruised on my leg, sore, and am afraid my tailbone may never be the same. Don't feel bad if you are laughing...I was laughing and crying at the same time after the event and no one I have told has been able to keep a straight face....after I tell them about the busted step...they lose it.

Search Hits...

Through my site counter I can see how people reach my site...sometimes I find it funny at what people search for and how they end getting to my Blog. I get a lot of hits off 'Quarter Life Crisis' or 'John Mayer' ...but sometimes the things are so random I have to wonder what exactly they are searching for in the first place. Today I found one of those...Apparently someone was searching for :

'Napoleon Dynamite look alike texas'

Home Sweet Home...almost...

So I've been quiet this week...mainly b/c when I haven't been at work, which has been horribly busy, I have been trying to get my new place unpacked and working until I can hardly stand up anymore. I sealed the deal and got the keys on Tuesday and started moving things in. It has been a whirlwind. Yesterday, my bed and the last of the boxes came over and now its starting to look like home. Besides a few piles of things to go through here and there things are shaping up, so I decided that this morning I would go grab some coffee at the Dunkin Dounts around the corner, sit in my chair by the window and just relax and enjoy the some peace and quiet and the view for a bit this morning. I'm amazed how far I can really see and how at sunset, no matter what I'm doing, how I find myself taking a quick break to enjoy it...I hope that doesn't change and that I take advantage of my time living here. My own little nook in this big city to call mine.

There are things I'm still getting use to, the new sounds of living in a complex...elevators, neighbors (the woman next door sings in the shower and if I'm in the bathroom I can hear her...yesterday she sang "Love Shack" and "I'm a Barbie Girl" and it reminded me of Christy Paul a little, I'm not sure why, but it put a smile on my face). There is one thing that prevents this from feeling like home yet, the Cable...they don't have digital cable here, so I'm not use to it, and the stations are all different. I haven't watched a ton of TV since Tuesday, but when I have turned it on it's usually b/c I'm completely exhausted and just want to watch 'Making the Band' or something and I get a brief moment of anxiety that I can't find the right station. It just seems so foreign to me. Apparently the TV is my comfort. This week, it has let me down. This too shall pass.

I'll post some pictures soon...maybe after the armoire gets 'hoisted' out of the living room on Monday.