cab...little did we know he was awful too. We get in and say we're going home and he says "$20 flat rate because it's Saturday Night and I just don't want to go there"...again ARE YOU KIDDING ME? When did cabbies start getting so bossy! Ok fine $20 at this point we just want to get home so he takes us to my apt and then we tell him where Kristen's is (keep in mind its 2 miles and about 4 min from minutes on the way back into DC) He says "no I said $20 flat rate to home its $15 more for her". WHATT!!! She still lives in the same area, so he starts yelling I don't want your money get out of my cab, seriously INSANE, so we get out I mean he said he didn't want to money right, then he starts screaming to pay him for the first part of the ride. OMG We wrote his license plate down but missed the name of the cab company but don't you worry we are still researching this. I hate trying to get cabs to VA in DC...rant over. =)
Monday, August 3, 2009
Next Stop...Crazy Taxi Drivers!
Kristen in Haiti and I went out this weekend and had a ridiculous night the main point of this however is our horrible experience trying to get home. We were in Adams Morgan and needed to get a cab, first of all it started raining so that was just awful and now they won't let you get a cab off the main street there's one main location they pick you up so we went there got in cab and he said $26 to home. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? It was only $16 to get there, but he was a Maryland cab, I was like are you flying us there because if not its not worth it. So then we got out about 1 block up. As we got out my dress literally split so the once small slit in the back of my dress now went up just a little to high and I had to stand there holding it together in the rain. Kristen managed to flag down another 
cab...little did we know he was awful too. We get in and say we're going home and he says "$20 flat rate because it's Saturday Night and I just don't want to go there"...again ARE YOU KIDDING ME? When did cabbies start getting so bossy! Ok fine $20 at this point we just want to get home so he takes us to my apt and then we tell him where Kristen's is (keep in mind its 2 miles and about 4 min from minutes on the way back into DC) He says "no I said $20 flat rate to home its $15 more for her". WHATT!!! She still lives in the same area, so he starts yelling I don't want your money get out of my cab, seriously INSANE, so we get out I mean he said he didn't want to money right, then he starts screaming to pay him for the first part of the ride. OMG We wrote his license plate down but missed the name of the cab company but don't you worry we are still researching this. I hate trying to get cabs to VA in DC...rant over. =)
cab...little did we know he was awful too. We get in and say we're going home and he says "$20 flat rate because it's Saturday Night and I just don't want to go there"...again ARE YOU KIDDING ME? When did cabbies start getting so bossy! Ok fine $20 at this point we just want to get home so he takes us to my apt and then we tell him where Kristen's is (keep in mind its 2 miles and about 4 min from minutes on the way back into DC) He says "no I said $20 flat rate to home its $15 more for her". WHATT!!! She still lives in the same area, so he starts yelling I don't want your money get out of my cab, seriously INSANE, so we get out I mean he said he didn't want to money right, then he starts screaming to pay him for the first part of the ride. OMG We wrote his license plate down but missed the name of the cab company but don't you worry we are still researching this. I hate trying to get cabs to VA in DC...rant over. =)
Friday, July 31, 2009
Falling head over plaid!
So I love summer..everything about it! The clothes, the weather, the fun things to do buttt I am slowly getting excited for fall. My sister-in-Law gave me a jean jacket for my birthday, as I somehow lost mine in college, and that started me off. I love pumpkin patches, apple cider, caramel corn, Oktoberfest, corn mazes and mostly fun fall clothes. plaid is very in for fall this year and I am obsessed with this dress I hope it looks as good as it does in the picture will tall brown boots YAY. I've found plaid all over the place recently plaid round toe pumps, plaid clutches, plaid headbands. It seems to be the up and coming trend for fall so I guess we'll see but you can bet this comfy looking dress will be part of my wardrobe!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
On the Hunt!
So we've been house hunting lately and there's so many things to consider:
- HOA or condo fees
- Is there a garage
- Is there a pool
- How's the commute (Metro, Car, Bus, VRE)
- Hardwood Floors?
- Granite Countertops?
- Size of Bedrooms
- Is there a yard
- If its older what things might break soon
- If its newer how's the area around it
- curb appeal
- what will the mortgage be
- what will the taxes be
- what will the insurance be
- how much will utilities be
- If its less expensive could you upgrade stuff to be really nice for less then a new house
I've been loving looking at houses and it helps you decide on all the above things and what are most important to you. Most of the houses we've looked at so far are new because we haven't decided on a realtor yet so we've just been going to open houses. Its so fun to get to pick your cabinets, floors, carpets and countertops in a new home but then is it worth it? That's just something hubby and I need to decide along with narrowing our area down right now there's about 4 completely different areas we're looking at in the NOVA area. I can't wait to decorate our new house, I'm sure I'll have my mom over to help as hers looks like it popped straight out of a magazine every time I'm there (which is a lot!). I want a few bigger things rather then lots of small ones I'm not the country theme kind of girl with knick knacks I like statement pieces. It's going to be so fun! There will be lots of Blogging about it I'm sure. We may end up renting for a while longer so we'll just have to see.
- HOA or condo fees
- Is there a garage
- Is there a pool
- How's the commute (Metro, Car, Bus, VRE)
- Hardwood Floors?
- Granite Countertops?
- Size of Bedrooms
- Is there a yard
- If its older what things might break soon
- If its newer how's the area around it
- curb appeal
- what will the mortgage be
- what will the taxes be
- what will the insurance be
- how much will utilities be
- If its less expensive could you upgrade stuff to be really nice for less then a new house
I've been loving looking at houses and it helps you decide on all the above things and what are most important to you. Most of the houses we've looked at so far are new because we haven't decided on a realtor yet so we've just been going to open houses. Its so fun to get to pick your cabinets, floors, carpets and countertops in a new home but then is it worth it? That's just something hubby and I need to decide along with narrowing our area down right now there's about 4 completely different areas we're looking at in the NOVA area. I can't wait to decorate our new house, I'm sure I'll have my mom over to help as hers looks like it popped straight out of a magazine every time I'm there (which is a lot!). I want a few bigger things rather then lots of small ones I'm not the country theme kind of girl with knick knacks I like statement pieces. It's going to be so fun! There will be lots of Blogging about it I'm sure. We may end up renting for a while longer so we'll just have to see.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
16 Days!
So in exactly 16 days I will be here
I finally asked for the time off and although I knew I couldn't take a whole week because it's close to one of my big events in Vegas I did get 3 days which makes 5 days at the beach!!!!! I can't wait to relax in the OBX and do absolutely nothing! Just sand in my toes and Doritos on the beach yay!!
Hubby loves his family's beach trip as he gets some quality time with his brothers and sister in a super relaxed environment. He's on the beach by 9am and won't leave until around 5pm haha
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Shopping with $0
So this week should be fun I get to shop without spending money WAHOO!!! We got tons of gift cards from all our amazing friends and family members for our wedding and now its time to use them. We are not using any of the checks we received so we can put all that towards a house so I had to make the most efficient use of our gift cards possible based on sales, coupons etc! So for any recent brides this Thursday at Macy's from 7pm - 9pm you get an extra 20% off any leftover registry items (and things don't even have to be on your registry as long as you had one you can add anything to it and get the discount that night). They are also having an awesome sale starting Thursday so you're saving awesome money. We're getting 4 china place settings and our pots and pans set there. With our china they're also having a promotion where you get 2 rimmed soup bowls with every $150 so we're going to get 4 free soup bowls WAHOO! 
Bed Bath and Beyond we are getting the rest of the bedding for our guest room (when we have one) before its discontinued, 3 place settings of china, a pancake flipper (hee hee), and 2 medium cookie sheets and 2 large cookie sheets! I can't wait to go shopping and spend no money I did all the discounts and added in sales tax just to make sure I wouldn't go over. We also have a target gift card that we are using to get a crock pot and an iron!! I've loved having all our new gifts in our apartment and Hubby's been getting spoiled with super Nice dinners just because I want to use all the new stuff!
Bed Bath and Beyond we are getting the rest of the bedding for our guest room (when we have one) before its discontinued, 3 place settings of china, a pancake flipper (hee hee), and 2 medium cookie sheets and 2 large cookie sheets! I can't wait to go shopping and spend no money I did all the discounts and added in sales tax just to make sure I wouldn't go over. We also have a target gift card that we are using to get a crock pot and an iron!! I've loved having all our new gifts in our apartment and Hubby's been getting spoiled with super Nice dinners just because I want to use all the new stuff!Monday, July 20, 2009
Weekend Photo Montage
Not really in the blogging mood today buttt I do have a little photo update of what my weekend entailed!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Movies & Picnics
So I have always loved Screen on the Green in DC. It's a chance to do something fun on a weeknight, have a little picnic and watch some fun movies all while on the national mall. I am highly disappointed in their line-up this year:
July 20 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
July 27 - Dog Day Afternoon
August 3 - On the Waterfront
August 10 - Rebel Without A Cause
Hubby and I will only be going to the July 20th show and not even because we realllly want to see it but because it will be fun and my 502 roomie from college gave me an awesome picnic basket set for my bridal shower that I've been dying to use. The rest I can totally do without. Although outdoor movies are becoming more popular so here are a few other areas you can have some fun this summer:
Rosslyn Outdoor Film Festival - Mostly great 19080's and 1990's movies
National Harbor - Oldies and Newbies
Crystal City - Comic Movies
July 20 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
July 27 - Dog Day Afternoon
August 3 - On the Waterfront
August 10 - Rebel Without A Cause
Hubby and I will only be going to the July 20th show and not even because we realllly want to see it but because it will be fun and my 502 roomie from college gave me an awesome picnic basket set for my bridal shower that I've been dying to use. The rest I can totally do without. Although outdoor movies are becoming more popular so here are a few other areas you can have some fun this summer:
Rosslyn Outdoor Film Festival - Mostly great 19080's and 1990's movies
National Harbor - Oldies and Newbies
Crystal City - Comic Movies
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