Work, SATC2 and then some

These past few days have been nuts!

Monday was my first day at Us. Did I mention that their office is the SAME office as Rolling Stone? Yep, most definitely have to walk through Rolling Stone to get to my desk. Muahahaha :)

The first day went great! There are a lot of different tasks that the interns do, basically keeping up with other Web sites and blogs and watching celeb appearances and whatnot. It is going to be one heck of a summer with them and possibly get to do some red-carpet events... we'll see :)

After work, I happened to be able to attend the premiere of Sex and the City 2 because it was at Radio City which is right next door to my work. Haleigh was already there and had a place between the gates, but I couldn't get in because everything was roped off. However, when I went to talk to Haleigh, a woman next to me sort of "broke in" through the gates, and I was able to slide in right after her. Jackpot! It was amazing. Sarah Jessica Parker did her rounds with the fans and signing autographs (sadly she was the only castmember who did so), so I was able to get some great pics of her. Other celeb sightings that night: Kristin Davis, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Matthew Broderick, Chris Noth, John Corbett, Jason Lewis, Valentino, Patricia Field, Ashanti, Whitney Port, Amanda Peet, Estelle, and some other people from the movie. What a great beginning to a fabulous summer!

Yesterday I was off, so Haleigh and I did some minor sightseeing. We went to the NY Public Library and got our official library cards, and got to see Bryant Park. Although it was so, so hot outside, we decided to walk down 5th Ave. in the heat and go to Central Park. At the park we layed out on the huge lawn and worked on our tans! And met some new Dutch friends haha.

Last night we went with Stef and her mom to this bar, Blarney Rock, on 33rd between 7th and 8th. It is a cool pub and of course it is all things Ireland. We had a delicious dinner! After that, Haleigh and I headed back to the apartment while Stef and her mom went to a show. While we were walking back, Macy's was having a red carpet event (still have no idea as to why), so we decided to hang out there and see if we could spot any celebrities. Ended up seeing Jodie Foster, but we got bored waiting for other celebs to arrive that we left.

Around 11 p.m., Stef, her mom and I took a ride on the Staten Island Ferry for a look at the city at night., It was beautiful. We also got a great view of the Statue of Liberty at night as the ferry passed the front of her. Overall a great day.

So I decided to make a spur-of-the-moment visit to D.C. this weekend to see Kelsey! She is interning there this summer, and Us is off on Friday (but we have to work on Monday despite Memorial Day), so it made for a good little 3-day weekend. So I'm heading out to D.C. bright and early Friday for more East Coast fun! Can't wait.