#34: Vote In A Presidential Election.
It’s the 2012 Presidential Election and Obama is running for the head honcho spot. I’m ecstatic at what the country could look like after this. But as far as voting goes, I have a conundrum. With all my moving, I’m in voting limbo state. My voter registration card is still active in Richmond, VA from when I lived there last month, but I’m living with the ‘rents in Fairfax, VA right now…. roadtrip, anyone? Let’s do this and get ‘er…
#32: Get Inspired To Move West.
I got a random phone call a couple weeks ago from my old best friend, Rima, from the 2nd grade. Excited, elated, inspired and stoked with a range of feel-like-a-kid-again emotions, I jumped up and down when she told me the news. “Hey Lauren! So good news… I got a job with Salesforce as a Software Engineer! Bad news, it’s in San Francisco! Jeff and I are taking 3 weeks to get out there and road-tripping…
#30: Mid-Year Vacation To The Beach.
Sometimes… when you’ve had a crazy couple years and all you want, and need, is a vacation, a mental break, a sanity check and a big hug from family, you have to throw in the towel, book a flight and leave the rest to the sunshine gods. Luckily, they were good to me when I booked a random mid-year vacation to the best beach town I knew: Charleston. Turns out, 10 days, one woman-cation and many…
#21: A Weekend Getaway To NYC.
That feeling when… you know you’re in Yankees territory, it’s really winter outside, and you’re really glad you have a sweater collection. I’m in the Big Apple this weekend and it’s friggin’ amazing (and cold). High Tea in Soho. Where: Alice’s Tea Cup. Pro-Tip: Reservations are accepted and Walk-Ins are welcome. But I highly recommend going early with a reservation. We trekked there, only to find out we had to come back two hours later! We walked around Central Park in the mean…
#18: Attend Your First Indian Wedding.
Indian weddings are often multi-day celebrations of feasting on delicious ethnic food, enjoying the colorful décor, dancing your Bollywood out, and speaking in tongues you’ve never heard. If you’ve never been to one, here’s 5 handy tips I wish I knew before going: ATTIRE You should definitely avoid black. It’s viewed as an inauspicious color for a Hindu ceremony! (Dark green and black is ok, right?!) If you’re with the groom’s side, wear comfortable shoes. Because you might to join…