new york city..

hey guys!
so i am writing this the day after instead of on the night because i have been in new york. yes, be jealous.
i slept until eleven, got up and the started getting ready for that night straight away. it was super weird. i curled my hair, did my eyes with my new pretty eye stuff, and wore a purpley blue dress with a  black jacket and gold jewellrey. then lauren picked me up and we met jens and clara at her house and all took jens' car to hartford where the bus station is and left it in the locked parking overnight..
caught the two oclock bus and got there at four thirty. was extremely bored though because we only had our little sling bags with us and couldn't bring anything to entertain ourselves.
side note - we couldn't get a motel/bed and breakfast/hostel or anything! possibley because we left it until three days before we were supposed to go to book, but still. so hence the reason we had to get ready at lunch time, catch a later bus, only have a sling bag with essentials in it, and stay awake all night long to catch the four in the morning bus home.
so we got to new york, it is still as amazing as last time i was there, walked to the pier where the cruise was and got to see all the other au pairs from all over america.
the cruise was sooooo good! it went for about four hours and we pretty much just danced the whole time.
so after it finished we went to a 24 hour diner, classic new york, and got some food. they made the best omlettes i have ever eaten.
then we started walking to times square, got side tracked on the way there at the movies, because get this right, they are like a 24 hour movie joint. and we were at the one in the morning session so you would think that it would only be a couple of people in there, but no, it was your average session, the place was full. and people were actually sleeping in there. not just 'whoops i was tired and closed my eyes' sleeping, full on laying across the seats, using coats as pillows and blankets and not even watching the movie, just there to sleep.
so we saw bridesmaids, absolutely hilarious! oh my god, it was so funny. you all need to go and see it. i pretty much wet myself with laughter.
oh and its true the whole 'city that never sleeps', we came out afterwards and anyone would think it was the middle of the day.
so we went back to the bus station, i brought two bottles of water i was so damn thirsty, i could have drunk a river, and then i slept the whole way home.
so the bus got here at like six thirty, i got dropped home and then pretty much just got into bed. and have been asleep ever since.
will let you know tonight how my day has been/will be.
bye! xo

my good deed, apparently..

hello aus!
so straight after the kids got on the bus i came inside got ready and met lauren at her seven year olds school for there multicultural, learn about another country day, and of course we had to be the guest speakers for australia. well lauren was, but she dragged me along because she is a scaredy cat.
so we get there and this teacher shows us to the classroom we would be in.
so here i am under the impression that we were just going to be talking to keinan's class and then going home, but ohhh noooo, we had to talk to every grade one class, for about forty five minutes each, about the same thing, every time from nine until three.
we read the story 'magic possum' to them - its so cute, and grandma used to read it to chloe and i.
then we had a bucket full of  paper with questions on them for the kids to ask.
then we went through some "aussie slang", it was such bull. like half the "slang" we supposedly use i hadn't even heard of.
then we showed them pictures of aussie animals, passed around aussie money (they were amazed that it was unrippable) talked about vegemite and then they sung the kookaburra song.. kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, merry merry blah blah you know the one, but anyway, then after that one verse they kept singing another two sections, and i am quite fairly sure that america just made it up, because i am also fairly sure that we didn't even learn it when we were young and we are from australia.
so it was a loooong and tiring day but it was more fun then expected. and it was my good deed for the week, and karma should be good to us and make for a super weekend.
then as soon as i got home the kids pretty much walked in the door and we went to swap our cans and bottles for money.
you know in south australia the five cent refund thing? well its the same for connecticut.
and so we took our hundreds of cans and went to the machines at stop & shop where you put them in and then when your done it gives you a ticket which you then go and switch for money.
well it took bloody forever to put them all in the machine and the kids were going stir crazy but eventually i got it done. and a couple of hotties turned up which made it a hell of alot better ;)
so then we came home, the kids went to their dads and i am now chilling in my room.
i skyped with mum too.
oh and tomorrow will be my 50th post! can you believe it has already been 50 days.
but i won't be posting since i will be partying in new york city babyyyyy!
i shall catch you all up on sunday morning.
love you all! miss you! x

not exactly pleased..

hey!
well this morning i went to the hairdressers at 10 for a full head of foils.. and this is how it went.
got there, all is good, my hairdresser gave me a coffee and then asked me what colour foils i wanted, just blonde like usual, and then she started.
first difference - she didn't tell me her name, she didn't make conversation, she seemed very hostile i guess? which in australia has never happened before.
then i had my wash, took like 5 minutes, she didn't even massage my head when she conditioned.
then came the 'not exactly pleased' part...
so she drys my hair with the towel then starts blowdrying, and blowdrying and blowdrying... and being extremely particular.
so i start thinking, ah why is she wasting her time when she will have to straighten it anyway (i had mentioned earlier that i had curly hair, but NEVER wear it curly, most hairdressers pick up on this and straighten it for you) but no, not this one. she just blowdryed it to extremes.
so it was straight but with curly hair you have to either leave it curly to begin with or blowdry, and straighten, its a must. so when she said "okay all done" my heart sank because i looked like i had just had my hair done for an 80's cafe photoshoot or something. it was horrible.
i paid, $125 then $25 tip, which i probably shouldn't have considering she did a bad style and they had quoted me $95 a week before. not impressed.
and so i quickly went home to straighten it.
and you are most likey thinking 'blah blah stop whinging danielle', but when i go somewhere and pay them for their services i expect them to do a good job.
then i went to the book store and bought a book called royally crushed, went to kohls to switch a couple of bras i got (i didn't try them one because one, they arn't really bras, just bandeu type things and two, its too cold to get undressed) then to panera bread for lunch - brocolli soup, soooo good!
i came home, kids got home, we played, i made dinner and then they got ready for bed and i finished for the day.
oh and i brought my train ticket for saturday!
skyped with lauren about tomorrow.
skyped with mumma bear who was cleaning.
and then had a tim tam :)
so im going to watch greys anatomy now, i'm almost caught up to it on american tv.
night! x

who knew..

hellooo australia!
hm today.. well i woke up, overcast yet again, and raining. so not motivational weather.
anyway, i went and got the kids ready, waited with them for the bus and then got the key to the neighbours place, because the dogs are keep inside during the daytime, and i am going to walk their dogs when i go for a walk during the day, that is when its not raining.
then started the endless washing. i swear there is some sort of machine that just spits out clothes into the wash basket. like i will be doing the washing from the day before and i'm like how the hell did they manage to wear this much clothing in one day.
i met tanja at the gym, she started her free trial, and we worked out for just over an hour before i went to redbox (the $1 dvd hire machine at stop & shop) and hired
the roommate - extremely similar to single white female, but i did have alot of young famous people in it and the hottie from twilight and burlesque in it.
never say never - this movie needs alot more detail, i will explain in a moment.
summer eleven - pretty stupid, about this bunch of kids that are 11 during their summer vacation, i only got it because after i got the first two it said i could get another for 50 cents, counldn't argue with that.
okay so back to never say never, for those of you who don't realise what this movie is (yes you, grandmas) its justin biebers movie. and i have to say that before i watched this movie i didn't love him, i didn't hate him, it was just neutral, i would listen to his music. but now, i have bieber fever! yes i have it. i am in love with justin bieber.. and i hate to admit it. i haven't even finished the movie yet, only half way through, thats how good he is.
so what else happened.. nothing really.
kids came home, we played forts in the basement, i made dinner and then the kids went with karen to the book fair at their school.
and now the kids are in bed asleep. so peaceful.
well thats all.
bye! miss you! x

extremely unproductive..

hey!
so today i did my usual work and then nothing. literally.
i went to the gym for an hour or so but other then that, diddley squat.
the kids got home and matt made this awesome robot made from things out of the recycling. then they decided to all tackle me to the ground and half beat me to death. its all fun and games until someone gets hurt, which suprisingly wasn't me, it was harrison. and so we stopped playing that little game. then we played a bit of indoor cricket in the basement. they had to be inside all arvo because it has been raining non stop all day.
i made italian inspired dinner for the kiddies and then went to starbucks with the other au pairs. made plans with lauren, clara and jens about our new york weekend. which i don't think i have mentioned yet.. there is this new york city disco cruise on for au pairs and friends this saturday night so we are going down on saturday morning and then satying the night and coming back sunday afternoon. sooooo excited!
oh and i skyped with mumma bear tonight which was hilarious. she pulled this face, impersonating me when my end of skype froze, and it was so funny.
hm and i just thought i would mention that i don't recall having seen a cat AT ALL since being here. not one. wierd.
anways thats all. have a great day! x

trying not to get sick..

hello!
so i woke up this morning and went downstairs, as usual, and then when i was cutting a bagel in half to toast for matt i sliced my hand open. oh the joy. so i went upstairs and put a bandiad on it and then the 'im going to throw up/faint feeling kicked in. not good. so a layed down for about 5 minutes and drank a whole heap of water till i was better.
then the kids went to school, except rach because she was still really sick this morning and barely slept last night. and karens car wasn't working this morning, and we had to take it to the mechanic this arvo so she worked from home today.
i did my usual five loads of washing and cleaning that i do every monday then rach and i watched tv in my bed. then she played games on my laptop, went and got her toy tub and brought it up to my room and then used items from it to "massage" my feet, cute right? then we took the car the the guy to fix it, came home and watched tv again.
and i am trying my best not to get sick because rach is around me so much breathing her little germs everywhere. so i disinfected my laptop and aired out my room tonight too. i really don't want to get sick.
the other kids got home, we did homework and snacks then had to pick up the car again.
had tacos for dinner and then karen took the three younger kids to buy G new joggers so harrison and i stayed home and we roasted mini marshmellows in the fire (yes, karen put the fire on today! its so toasty and warm. its not freezing weather but its just nice to have it on because we have turnt the heating off now in the house). then harrison got some m&m's so we toasted the marshmellow put it in our mouths then put in m&m's so it was like a smore haha
then the others got home and we watched some awesome cake making show and then they went to bed.
and right now i am watching a show on tlc called extreme couponing, it is absolutely insane. so in america in the newspaper they have pages with coupons on them, like buy one get one free, $2.00 off etc, we get them as well, but these ladies are crazy and stock pile food because they get for so cheap after organising and spending hours and hours a week working out shopping lists and then they go shopping and the total will come to like $800 and after they use all their coupons it costs them like $2.00. blows my mind.
so thats about all for today. hope your all having a great day and that mum and tanya are having a safe flight.
bye! x

stayed at home..

hello!
woke up at 10 and the plan was to go to the mall at 11, but then the girls text me to see if i could pick them up because their host parents were using their cars, but because they live so far away and in the opposite direction of the mall it wasn't worth it because i had to be home be three anyways to work.
so i watched greys anatomy instead. am just about to finish season six. you know, the episode where the guy goes on a shooting rampage in the hospital. when i watched it on tv, mum watched it too, and she was getting right into it and crying when main people got shot/died, and i was like, uhmm you don't even watch this you big baby.
anyways then everyone got home, i unpacked the grocerys and karen brought me tim tams! i was saying that i miss aussie food just because i know i can't have it, so she got me some. they arn't the ones by arnotts but they do taste exactly the same. well done america.
so then i had the kids from three and we played in the basement, then tidyed it up. came upstairs and watched tv. then we played hangman and did some pictures.
i made pizza for dinner, the kids had showers, brushed their teeth (with my supervision, because i swear they never do them properly) and then bed. rach the poor little thing is super sick, she coughs non stop, so she had some medicine beofre bed which i think helped and made her drousy.
and now its just on 9pm all the kids are asleep and i am quite pleased with myself..
i shall talk to you all tomorrow! night x