A shout out to the funny ladies

I'm finally watching The Heat for the first time and I just can't handle Melissa McCarthy.

"That cat took one look at your shitty shitty life, and said nooooo fucking thanks."

"It was a terrible resume. He mentioned prison, and in Special Skills he said, Keeping it real."

Have you seen her in the Hidden Valley Ranch focus group skit on SNL? Amazing.

Kate McKinnon is another one who cracks me up the second she appears on screen. She is easily the most talented cast member on SNL right now.

I'm eating Velveeta mac & cheese and it's reminding me of my BFF Melissa as that was one of our late night snacks of choice from days of yore. Can't wait for her to return to Boston. I'm also eating turnip because I need some sort of veggie and I weirdly love turnip.

TURNIP it's not just for Thanksgiving.

The most comfortable flats you'll ever own

I love heels but heels do not love me. I work in an office but I spend a good deal of time getting up and down from my desk so I prefer to wear flats. Finding a comfortable and affordable flat can be hard. I think I have found the perfect pair of flats.

Behold the Chelsea Flat from Payless.

There is no break in period. They are super comfy the moment they come out of the box. 

I have three pairs - the gold glitter, silver glitter and black patent. I love glitter shoes but I always worry about leaving a trail of glitter wherever I go. With these shoes the glitter stays put. There are many non-glitter colors if that's not your style. I probably wear the black patent ones the most.

Right now they're on sale for $16.99. I'm tempted to buy more because I still don't have all the colors and I'm worried that someday Payless might stop selling them and then what will I do?

If you have any recommendations for comfy flats, feel free to share.

Should have bought Nessy but I did find a good deal

I stopped by Marshalls during my lunch break to pick up a few items to send to my soon to be born niece Caroline.

When I got of the escalators on the second floor a glass figurine caught my eye.

Are these glass Nessy figurines? They are kind of adorable and in a little heard. I kind of wanted to buy one but what would I do with it? Derek already thinks I'm nuts, he doesn't need any more evidence. Plus glass figurines and large destruct-o cats do not mix. (Robin I am still sorry about that time they broke your lamp)

I sadly decided to leave Nessy behind.

What I did buy was a new Tommy Hilfiger duffle bag.

 I love the darker pattern on the inside and it has little pockets which will be great for traveling.

At $29.99 I thought it was a pretty good deal. My current duffle bag has a broken zipper and I've had it since high school. I think it was about time for a new one. I can't wait to use this for my upcoming trip to St. Thomas.

I have some good news regarding my last post about Bosco. The test results came back and he is not diabetic. He will need to stay on a low carb diet but he likes the food and so that shouldn't be a problem.

This is where I say please feed your cats grain free food if you can and mostly wet food. Cats are not meant to eat corn and dry food does not provide enough moisture.

Ok crazy cat lady OUT.

Back to the vet

Yesterday I had to bring Bosco to the vet for a follow up visit to check his blood sugar. Bosco doesn't do so well on car trips and vomited and peed in the carrier on the way there. I feel like a horrible cat mom hearing him cry in the carrier. It's a rough trip for both of us. He's perfectly fine once he gets out of the carrier in the vet's office.

He's lost a pound since I've stopped free feeding which is good since he needs to loose some weight. I'll get the results from his blood test in a few days and if his blood sugar is still very high he'll have to go on insulin.

Luckily Bosco is very tolerant of people touching him and I don't think giving him injections will be a problem, especially if I do it while he's eating. I'm hoping for the best with the test results but the vet is pretty sure he will need to go on insulin.

I guess we'll wait and see what the results say.

Dinner and Divergent in Boston (definitely not in Salem)

Last night Derek and I wanted to keep it low key. I had to get up early today to bring Bosco to the vet so a dinner and movie night seemed like a good idea.

We had dinner at Rock Bottom where a woman asked me if she was in Salem. I told her that no, she was in Boston. I think she may have been a bit intoxicated. Salem and Boston are nowhere near each other.

Rock Bottom brews their own beer in-house and it's pretty good. I usually go for the White Ale which tastes similar to a Blue Moon.

 Derek had no idea I snapped this photo. I'm sneaky like that.

I loved the window decals. The W Hotel right across the street is a great place to grab a cocktail.

After dinner we still had time to kill before Divergent so we had a drink at Intermission Tavern.

photo from Intermission Tavern website.

Intermission is small but usually not too crowded. We had no problem finding a seat at the bar. We starting talking to two engineers who were in town from California for a convention. Derek and I somehow always end up talking to people visiting from out of town. I like to think that they tell people back home how friendly people in Boston are.

Intermission also has a leg lamp.

Divergent was good. The movie was very close to the book so I was happy about that. Derek said it started out as a good Sci-fi but the parts between Four and Tris were a little too much for him, which is understandable. It was a bit sappy. He hasn't read the book so I was interested to see what he thought.

Kate Winslet was great as Jeanine.

I'm lucky my boyfriend let's me drag him to YA movies.

Speaking of Derek, today is his birthday so we're heading to one of our favorite places for dinner and drinks tonight. I can't wait!

Finally feels like spring!

Spring has finally arrived in Boston and I couldn't be happier to be out in warmer weather.

Boston Common was full of people yesterday and the food carts were out. So tempted but I was heading to dinner.

Derek and I had a little date night at Yard House. They always have my favorite beer on tap - Raspberry UFO. If you ever see it you have to try it. Just save some for me.

If the waiter asks you if you want truffle fries for a dollar more the answer is always YES.

The balloon says so

Question.

If my birthday princess balloon is still floating two months after my birthday, does that still make me the birthday princess?

I vote yes. At least until Derek's birthday on Saturday. Then I will have to relinquish the birthday crown.

But seriously, how is this balloon still floating two months later?

And who thought a drop ceiling was a good idea in an apartment?