Rutgers n NYC
Friday we took the train from Westfield through Newark and then down to new Brunswick. If we would had a ride to Rahway our trip could have gone from 70 min to 20 min instead, but rather go all that way than sit home!
Dinner in new ark
It was Rutgers festival and it reminded a bit of the festival in Malmö but with only students, maybe more like a mix between the Malmö festival and “Valborg”. It was also about 20-25 C when we arrived around 8pm - like a nice summer night!
Dan met us up and we took the bus over to his campus. New Brunswick is very much like Lund btw.
Back at his dorm we hung out and later played “Never have I ever”, a game when you claim something and if anyone have done it they have to drink. For example: “Never have I ever fall asleep on a public toilet.”. Everyone was so tired since they had been out at the festival all day so we mostly were just chilling.
Never have I ever
Svenja and Dan the man with the tan and the plan
Some "new" guys
Past my bedtime someone stole my camera..
Saturday morning we got a ride back home by Dan. It was about 30 C Saturday! I went home and packed some stuff and tried to get a hold on Ellen, didn’t work very well. Later we realized the area code was wrong. Dan took us back to Svenjas house where I took a quick shower and got changed before I got on the train to NYC.
Svenja the next morning before we went home
Sven and Daninino
Svenja n I at Busch Campus
I was supposed to met up with Daniel downtown to get a dress I forgot at his place last time we went out. So I took the path from Newark to World trade center and then walked over to his place in Tribecka. Do you think he met me up? No! I was kind of pissed because if I knew he wouldn’t I would have gone uptown right away instead. He promised he would send me the dress instead.
I walked uptown through Broadway and went in to Victoria’s Secrets where I found a black bikini top and then to Forever21 where I found a bottom. I had to stand 20 min in line to pay!! I was so pissed and when I got up to pay I asked them why they didn’t opened another (or 3 more!) cashiers. They told me that if they would they wouldn’t have enough people working on the floor. So stupid! Do they expect all costumers to stand in line for 20 min?! Another thing that annoyed me to death was that while standing in line I saw the two cashiers working really slow. They took their time and folded and packed as slow as possible. Back home that would never happened. I know since I worked for Lindex, that you have to “plan” to make it as fast and effective as possible. I have seen other stores being as slow too over here!
I met up with Ellen, Johan (her boyfriend), Tony and Erika (friends of Ellen) around 7pm. We were uptown so we took a cab downtown to meatpacking district. We got up an walked on the highline and then tried to find a nice restaurant/bar where we could sit outside. We found one and then ordered some drinks to start with. Me, Ellen and Erika shared one pitcher of Caprihina. We stayed until maybe 9ish before we started to walk uptown again. It was still so warm outside so I was only wearing a dress then whole night.
Highline in NYC with the Sweds
Sunset from the highline
Ellen and Erika
Ellen helps me with the pitcher
Johan, Ellen, Erika and Tony
At the Irish bar just before I had to leave
When we got up to Penn station/MSG we went in to a Irish bar where we had another drink, well I only had a glass of ice water since I was already so tired. At 11pm I walked over to the station and took the 11.14 train back home. It was first planned that I would stay the night at their hotel but they said the hotel room was really small and it was kind of nice to get back home and get changed and so since we had plans to go to the mall the next day.
Sunday I picked up Svenja and then we were supposed to go right over to new ark to pick the Swedes up but they called and said they wouldn’t get there until half an hour later so we stopped by at Panera in Westfield and got some breakfast.
When we picked them up we went over to Jersey garden mall where we stayed the whole day. We all slit up and me and Svenja walked around trying to find the remaining stuff for our Mexico trip. I got a dress, underwear, a bag, bikini, sunglasses and more. The good thing is that the mall is an outlet mall so you can really find good stuff for great prices!
Ellen, Johan and Svenja at the Mall
We all went back around 6pm and back home Janis and Curt had made dinner for all of us, Svenja stayed as well. We sat outside until 8ish, it was just so nice and warm.
Since Annie was away on a gymnastic met and Curt had a hockey game that night we didn’t really have a car to take the Swedes to the train station later so we come up with the idea to go get Svenjas car before Curt had to leave.
I went with her and at her house she told Jason she was just going to give my friends a ride to the station and then he totally flipped out! He said I was not his priority to help neither my friends. And the insurance just raised 20%. Nothing of this did affect him or the car at all. Like what difference is it if she goes downtown to take a coffee or if she gives them a ride?!
Also that she shouldn’t drive me around anymore either. Since Annie takes the car to gymnastic nowadays Svenja usually drives during night and me during the day. In the beginning I was driving her around the whole time since we usually stayed out later than 10pm (when her car has to be home). He just doesn’t get it, I “help” her out and she “helps” me out, that’s just how it works. He’s an asshole btw! – If I forgot to say it!
Today Ellen and c/o are coming out here to jersey, I don’t really know what the plan is but tonight we’re all going to a steakhouse at least. Sweet!
Catch you on the flip side!
