ambien induced shopping....

can be pretty bad.....

cept a few days ago, my slurred struggle to fall asleep happily produced a great find on
ebayfinally, i'm the proud owner of a brand new marc by marc jacobs totally turnlock handbag
in POPPY (not butter as pictured).

and i found her for $200 less than when i stalked her @ bloomies.

thank you economic stimulus check + birthday + feeling sorry for myself on voice rest for justifying this purchase.

ooh she's SOOOOO pretty.

more marty

nearly had a wardrobe malfunction in this one.... she's sheer.....

oooh she's real good.

discovered SATC when i was going thru a murderous breakup and have been waiting for this flick ever since...

bff Worthie (aka. charlotte-seriously. in EVERY way) and i (aka. carrie, i guess) braved the wild estrogen filled crowds (i've NEVER seen anything like it), exercised sugar-freedom with magnolia red velvet cupcakes, and SOBBED thru the entire movie.

it made me :

1. thankful for my own urban tribe of sisters. My real life sisters aren't here so b, w, d, l, a, and r provide my sex and the city-like fix.

2. remember that, like carrie and st. louise, i came to nyc to

FIND LOVE.
(((and find it, i will)

oooh yeah- the soundtrack is pretty great as well.

miss marty

or a tale of a puerto rican soap star?


this girl's a little big in the hip...make's me look HEUGE

pregnancy jeans...

need a boost?

pic: miss jane makes me smile thanks to nic

ce-le-brate good times, COME ON!

what:
my TWEENTY-SEVENth birthday!!
(ij-Taylor)

where:
the shake shack (natch)
madison square park
23 rd and 5th (south east corner of the park)

when:
tuesday, june 3
9:30
(post show---shack open till 11)

why:
because we're friends
because it's outside and sexy
because you can bring your puppy/kids
because the burgers/fries/shakes are better than anything you've ever had

please do come. i'd love to see / meet you.

birthday!!!

will you light my candle?

if you're a veggie (like i was) or a burger lover (like i am),
you'll love candle cafe
b and i escaped the puppy-lovers and noshed on lovely animal- friendly chow.

save the puppies!!!

b and i went to a very very ooh la la benefit/silent auction in a v. v. ooh la la Upper East Side townhouse to benefit animal charities.

we were really hoping that we'd run into the countess.....

but we didn't. no countess. no jill zaren.

but we did have a lovely chat with miss glenn.

that'll do.

i'll eat at your kitchen any day!

went on a v. v. sexy lunch date to mercer kitchen
delicious everything
sexy bossa tunes
gorgeous bathrooms
delightful soho location

on our way out, whitney was dining upstairs... .
we searched each other's faces trying to figure how we know each other......

oh yeah, i don't know you. i just talk about you like i do....

fleeeeeeeet week.

at ease, girls.

nothing like memorial day in nyc......

thousands of men in their dress whites
thousands of people wearing less than what they should wear in Central Park
and
thousands of BBQ calories consumed by me and b @ Daisy Mae's. you must go!!!

ali baba's belated birthday!

al is the little in both photos.

it was ali bug's birthday on May 14 and i was a busy and neglectful blog- sister (or blister, i guess).

but you know, better late than pregnant, i always say.....

al is the reason people "smudge" (ij).

al is the only person who is upset when her "curves" are photo shopped out of the picture.

al is the only sister to tell it like it is.

al is witty.

al is the life of the jr high + high school party.

al spins more plates than i do.

al is a little nugget.

al is sensitive.

al is sweet. 

al is clever.

al is a woman of substance.

al is the youngest so she's seen it all and gets away with more than any of us. 

al is loved by me and everyone who knows her.

happy birthday!! one more year till you hit the roads and the men. oh no!!!

i'm petey! i'm ash-a-lee! we're siamese twins!!!

WHY do they have twinner hair? gross.

alls i'm saying

is my birthday is on june 3 rd. 

these are acceptable gifts, i guess...

i may get her dirty in the subway..... maybe in another color?

 and these girls are on sale

i love peacock. 

hi lurkers!!!

thank you for saying hello!!! 

it's so lovely to hear from old and new friends.

stay tuned:

the 3 finalists for the dating stories will be announced soon. 

decision being made by my highly skilled panel of judges..... um... me and my friends. 

namaste*

piggie shamelessly stolen from www.nataliedee.com

apparently i love the joshuas

have you heard radin's new ep?
there's a duet with ingrid michaelson who i've loved forever..

love them both. 

joshua radin puts me on a one-way train to FB land, so i have to listen with care.
his voice feels like someone else's over-sized sweats on a sunday morning.

to have and to hold....my rings

i'm a sucker for anything personalized

if you're my friend, and you're getting married, don't be surprised when you get this sweet little dish with your name on it.
great for a ring holder, key holder, anything....

and don't be surprised if i give you a cool personalized bangle.
love paloma's nest

*idea shamelessly stolen from julie

even stella's doing it.

stellie ti ti nugget got her summer buzz cut today...
pretty sure they gave her the katie holmes bob.
notice the same frightened look in her eyes....

you can't really see it , but she has thick bangs.

SN is so chic.

monster mash

boylan bottling company makes this delicious (and sugar-free) treat.
live for the ginger root and pomegranate bevs.
they're semi-new to the bodegas here... hope you can find them there....

is it so bad

that i like the taste of beer on his* breath?

I'M not drinking it....

*the proverbial "his" wouldn't be so remiss as to actually spill too much about the plates i'm currently spinning.

think this reminds me of my 17 yr old days @ yale.
first boyfriend who wasn't mormon, his underage drinking.....
you get the gist..

foreign affairs...

i'm pretty much the United Nations of dating.
equal opportunity for all.
bonus if an accent is involved.....

so far i've dated transplants from:

france
-cold and snooty (probably cause he was royalty and i didn't know..more on that later)

south africa
bananas on the cheeseburger guy

germany
cold cold cold- more on him later

croatia
gorgeous but a chain smoker

what i'm wishing for:

united kingdom
italy
scotland
(specially after made of honor (sub-par flick with baaaad hair on dempsey))
brasil
cuba

that should keep me busy for the summer....

aloha!

i'm sure you saw this since you're all sussy readers but i need to point out the finer points of composition....

1. notice i (on the left) am smiling with eyes half mast. from the ages of about 5-8 i am PURPOSELY giving bedroom eyes in an attempt to look glamorous and grown up.
my parents had EVERY reason to worry.

2. nicole (far right)'s bikini is resting below the nips and held up only by her giant buddah belly.

i remember this like it was yesterday.

hummmm....

this is one of my favorite restaurants.
b learned that if one locks eyes with the hot israeli while i played house with her hEuge wedding ring, one can get free dessert.

who knew you could eat hummus AS your meal?! i did.
oooh and get the falafel
and white pita

deanna's back.......in her unflattering dress.

bff worthie and i decided to guide you thru the wonderful world of

the bachelorette
which proves to be even more entertaining than the bachelor

because really, what's funnier than grown men talking about their feelings?!


the only two viable options:
(instead of real names, we'll share the nicknames we force on em)

freckles
he's the ringer, obviously. love freckles. got the first rose.
he's my pick.

daddy
has a darling small child, receding hair, and our vote.

then there are the characters:

highlights.
total tb. obviously not a dateable option, but made me nearly wet my pants with his hair-process

southern frat
probably shouldn't have gotten the boot but his tb pose post limo and tears killed that.

virgin
creepster. and i should be FOR the virgin. no thanks on this one.

phoenix rebellious bacne shirt tearer didn't deserve a pic. he's a wreck!

oyster farmer made us sad. she could have kept him for the necklace!

tune in folks, it'll be a wild ride!!!

did i ever tell you ....

bout how the italian stallion once stormed out of my apartment after being there for t-2 minutes screaming, "YOUR RELIGION IS RETARDO!!!!"

how do you respond to that?!

true story.

marty maraschino

i'll be playing "marty" for the first time ever....

May 27-29th

should be hilarious.
blonde pix to come...

giveaway deadline

yeah, so i forgot to throw up a deadline for our horror stories.....

lets say
tuesday. may. 20

come on, folks.
some of these are simple par for the course!!
and some are pretty bad....

what's yours?

it's mozzarepa time!!

one of the loveliest happenings in a nyc weekend is a serendipitous run in with a street fair. (that is, unless you're stuck in cab traffic or fasting when it's strategically placed in front of the church)

when you go (planned or not) try the to-die-for mozzarepa
(think grilled cheese with corn and mozzarella)

street corn
shish kebabs
gyros
fresh fruit smoothies
zeppole
fried oreos
cheap international food
crepes

etc....

delish. and while you're there, do some shopping.

i've found treasures, on occasion.

this is the most comprehensive street fair schedule.

all this talk of idols...

..makes me recount my other idol run-ins....

i once "hung" with a similarly haired idol.
we met in the same space i met Groban-- lucky place!?
he was very sweet and a lovely kisser.....
didn't go very far because of my stupid abstinence (boo). but when we'd walk arm in arm thru central park, i'd often feel like his "locks of love" recipient.....he'd recently shorn his curly locks and, well, mine were big and wild.

several months (and a flower bouquet) later, i ran into idol 1's VERY famous ex.
she (also an idol), was running on the treadmill next to me in a boutique hotel in Kansas City, MO while i was on the Hairspray tour. she and had just screamed her face off on SNL the prior week (btw... she's MUCH twinkier in person. seriously. she's little) and i applauded her for her beltiness. she was very kind, bubbly, and talkative......i like her.
but

i made sure i out ran her (by both speed and duration...because i could)
and kept our mutual ex a tight lipped secret.

from idol to angel

this strangely- sexy- soul- patrol- harmonica- wielding- idol
will be joining
GREASE on June 6 (during my month long birthday-palooza)

i hear he's lovely, which helps.

if all stays the same, Hicks will be my dance parter in the mega-mix.
hope he teaches me some sweet moves.

dear forever 21,

i like a lot of your clothes, they're fun, trendy and perfectly priced for their poor quality..

however....

standing in a 30 min line just to try on 6 items (who only EVER has 6?)
standing in another 30 min line to check out (WHY when there are 3 floors of registers do you only have 2 registers open?)
pilfering thru PILES of different styles to find ONE in your size
being forced to wear a LARGE t-shirt (when i'm a s/m everywhere else)

is unacceptable...
and the LARGE makes me feel bad about myself.....
though....not as bad as seeing my muffin top in a S or M.

boo.

dontcha think

is a chocolate version of

kristin chenoweth?

gosh.

this little nugget

makes me cry.
specially during the hometown visit.

TEAM ARCHULETA!!!

if your man has money to spare...

send him to roslyn
(sorry, no online. you have to come to ny for this one)

my favorite estate rocks AND other semi-precious and gold trinkets.

trust..... you'll thank me.

boyfriends come in handy when......

you have an unassembled bike.

pic: not actually my bike. i'm too frazzled by attempted assembly to take my own...
but it looks like this.....

HELP!

viva havana!

warning: this is not a BACKDOOR BRAG. this is a
BUST- THE- FRONT- DOOR- DOWN- BRAG

one of the choice aspects of looking ethnically dubious is that i get to tackle amazing characters from VERY different cultural backgrounds.

one of the choice aspects of being a friend of frank wildhorn's (composer:Jeckyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Civil War, etc....) is that he'll let you do them ALL!
thanks, fw!

camille claudel-french
carmen-spanish
bonnie and clyde-southern american
havana-cuban

i have to admit.... this may be my favorite..... i did the first reading today of
HAVANA
book: Pulitzer Prize Winner Nilo Cruz
lyrics: Jack Murphy
composer: Frank Wildhorn

with bff Brandi Burkhardt who ironically plays "Natalie"
sorry. it's blurry, but she looks gorgeous as ever.

Jose, Marlyn, Brandi in rehearsal

with the lovely frank wildhorn
(who wrote some SERIOUSLY ridiculous music. .... can't wait for you to hear it....)
and my man -eating hair

with the amazing, wonderful, brilliant Nilo.
i adore nilo.

seriously?

WELL then!

our little show was nominated for a TONY award.
(ie: the superbowl of broadway)
shocking.
not because it's not great, but because the critics slaughtered us.

but it's a bitter situation...

i've ALWAYS dreamed of performing on the TONYs....

but they are on the night i was supposed to be in utah for sister's mission farewell
(nina is serving an 18 month mission for our church (in KOREA of all places)--can't see her, can't talk...... boo)

if i'm going to miss that, i'd better AT LEAST get some TV time with the Hand Jive!

why does it always happen this way?

always want what i can't have.....

all i think about is SUGAR!!
once i get this sweet issue under control, i plan on field trips to:

biercraft in brooklyn for their ice cream sandwiches. apparently they're ridic.

then to the doughnut plant.
they have valrhona chocolate and tres leches doughnuts?! what?

holy moly, this no sugar thing is going to be painful.....

an apple a day keeps candida away.....

just took my first apple cider vinegar bath.

smelled like a giant easter egg for a minute then the easter flashbacks went away....

i think it works. i feel better.....

go here for more detox baths

 (DAD THERE'S A GREAT ONE FOR POST RADIATION. DO IT!!)

apple cider vinegar bath

This is used when the body is too acidic. This is a quick way of restoring the acid-alkaline balance. 

1 cup to 2 quarts of 100% apple cider vinegar to a bathtub of warm water. 

Soak 40 to 45 minutes. 

This is excellent for excess uric acid in the body and especially for the joints, arthritis, bursitis, tendonitis, and gout.

you are my candy girl!!

hide the razorblades. 

i have to go off sugar (again) because it's killing my body.

goodbye magnolia cupcakes! 

goodbye lenny's black and white cookies!

goodbye shake shack shakes!

goodbye bloomies fro yo!

goodbye nightly lucky charms bowl!!

wait.... do i really have to give up fro yo?

what will i eat?!

waaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!

cherry baby

nic took these gorgeous shots....

i LOVE cherry blossoms

wish i was there.....

GIVEAWAY!!!!

register your ex on dontdatehimgirl.com

or.....

WIN SOMETHING COOL

submit your most gruesome dating stories to moi 

(by leaving it as a comment or emailing it to natalie@nataliehill.com)

and i'll pick MY top 3

*i'll post em*

YOU vote on your favorite

&

the winner gets a VERY cool NYish pressie!!!

let's dish.

very fabulous idea courtesy of miss natalie

the umpire

after singing the natnl anthem with fellow hairspray groupies @ the Cleveland Indians/Boston Red Sox game, i walked off the field and ran into a rather dashing looking umpire. not to be judgy, but aren't most umps old and on the heavy side? Tim wasn't . he was young for an ump (40) and quite delicious to look at. we bonded when i asked him if he thought the jumbotron would pick up the shaving cream residue on his chin. 

later, 

our cast was seated off the 3rd base line about 25 rows up. 

he was umping (?) @ 3rd.

fate.

he spotted me. 

we continued to "flirt" for 7 innings. 

how do you flirt with an umpire? you ask?

well, i pretended i had umpish moves. i did fly-away-dove hand gestures, scratched my nose in a baseballish fashion and laughed when he missed a play cause he was looking my way...

after that, he gave me the "call me" baseball sign and sent the on-field cop up to my seat to get my #. wild. 

later that eve, 

we had a brilliant time hanging in cleveland and i experienced my first NCMO. oy. i was neurotic about it. probably asked him if he was married or taken about 100 times. 

no, he assured me. and yes, he was cool with my boundaries. refreshing. 

i wasn't just a "piece."

we made stayed up all night and made grand promises to rendezvous in other cities.

months later, 

many text messages were volleyed and my interest in baseball piqued when he umped the world series.

years later, 

i looked him up online only to find out that "tim" was married (and CONTINUES TO BE) 3 yrs prior our meeting......

um.....YOU'RE OUT!!!!

oh no.....

i can't remember how many of these i've had today......
though, i'm a chocolate girl, i LOVE the vanilla bean and ginger variety.

i'm sad for all yous who don't have trader j's.

stellie and our ward, miss annie are LIVING for the wraped chicken breast dog treats as well as the jerky.

da DUH da DUH da DUH na......

look out, dorothy!
i'm buying a bike so stellie and i can cruise in style.

what do you think about this?

fisher of men

always been a fan of anything jennifer fisher

IF i had a man, i'd hope he'd have the gumption to pick up a little sussy for me with his name on it.....

but he'd have to be a keeper since these girls are pricey.

charlotte wears this in the new SATC (can't WAIT!!!) movie

cute little bracelet

EVERYTHING in her collection is amazing.

mom, look!

broadway world did some coverage

seeing my FA on the big screen has motivated me to get back to pilates.
no, i'll never give up the cheeseburgers, i'll just work out harder!

i was BUSY!!

dear diary.....

so sorry the last few posts look more like my online scrapbook.

kathy needs to see how MAJOR i am.

things'll be more interesting. keep reading. i promise.

one of the coolest parts about being on broadway.......

is that i get to perform at events that mean a lot to me.

on saturday... in the WEE hours of the am, i sang "freddy my love" in front of a bazillion people for the REVLON run/walk for a cure.

nicole and i ran the 5K a few years ago and now my amazing Dad is battling Non-Hodgekins Lymphoma so this event meant more to me this year than ever....

we had a 6 am sound check on a drizzly FREEZING morning (before a 4 show weekend)
i awoke to allergic laryngitis.
not good.
thankfully, i ran into a HUGE herd of missionaries from my church (apparently they have them count the money! hilarious) and had a miraculous blessing in the middle of times square. (THERE'S a story to write home!!)

voila! voice returned. event happened. thank you thank you thank you~~~

we were extremely punchy (that's what happens when you wake to early.....) so our GLAMOROUS winnebago (holding bin) cracked me up....

i made everyone take senior pics with elvis....

ambuh said...
really? really?

x T na

becky was amazingly chipper this early in the am. that's why she's elle woods.

like my rain induced jerry curl?

notice everyone has hot tea.

breakfast with our lovely press lovelies. lots of carbs and pineapple.

oooh, baby. i'm FEELIN it.

sooo cool to be on EVERY jumbotron in times square.

stellie got to come with bff DD cause she's pink too...

ffffffreezing before we went on.

press line. think i'm giving a jaunty head toss...
press: "so you're the 'pink ladies' from grease!!"
us: "um.....yeeeeah.... we're in Grease!" (we didn't want to tell em we're the B-team)

amber: we're doing this for the LADIES!!! (Spoken like a true gangsta)

high flying adored, flipped, and caught

we did it!
bff's DD, lisa and i went to ny trapeze school (they have schools in other cities.... go!!) for our first ever trapeze class...
why?
mom always DID call me a carnie
&
because i'm paralyzingly afraid of heights....
bring it.


ready to wet pants in fear....

ok..... getting the hang of it...cue Cirque du Soleil music.....

reaching for a catch or snatch...

he CAUGHT ME!!!

i'm alive!!! and i DID IT!

chalked up with bff Lisa (who was told she was "snatchy" by one of the experts..... hmmmm)

can't wait to go back. think i'll wait till the outdoor space is open.

high flying adored, flipped, and caught on tape

so this is my very first time attempting the backflippy dismount.
sadly, we didn't get the snatchy catch on tape.
snaps to me for figuring out how to upload it!!!!

oooooh Mexico, i've never really been but i'd sure like to go....

happy cinco de mayo!!!

heidi klum and seal's favorite guacamole recipe

4 ripe avocados, halved, pitted and peeled
2 small tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 small onion, chopped
3 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 small serrano chile, seeded and chopped (optional)
salt to taste

1. coarsely mash the avocados
2. in a bowl combine mashed avocados, tomatoes, onion and lime juice
3. stir in chile, if using. season with salt
4. cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes

makes about 3 cups.

thank you, inStyle-magazine

wooooah, mercy, mercy me.

duffy's new single made me VERY happy today.

can't wait for her full album to drop.

sweet sweat

a pal dresses a very famous acquaintance of mine.

she says his sweat doesn't smell.......

cool.

when i asked my dresser if MY sweat smells,

i was informed that i sweat MAPLE SYRUP.

yup. sure enough, my finale costume smells like butterscotch and maple syrup.

how sweet....

i'll take that over beef vegetable stew smell any day!!

carnegie schmarnegie

carnegie hall stage door

in rehearsal with the pops
they played the west side story prologue
we sang a "somewhere" arrangement

my girl, laura osnes . so gorgeous. such a star.
she looked amazing.

surprise guest, tony bennett, who sang without a mic
surreal.

with buddy, dan.
if you have to wear black, at least wear DVF.

fly me to the moon

i think aviator shades make anyone look impossibly cool.

it was "friends and family day" at bloomies today so i picked up the men's version
(woman's are strangely shaped)

find yours here

40 carrots, 20 dollars and 16 candles

d and i hit bloomies 40 carrots for fro yo

post show, i ventured to dale and thomas for popcorn because i got a $20 gift card in my carnegie hall goodie bag

funny thing, you have to redeem it.....

all at once....
(north country cheddar + white chocolate peanut butter= goodness!!!! and a tummy ache)

so we had a popcorn/laundry party while we watched 16 candles
(which i had never seen......i know, i know)

why i'm still single?: i blew off a perfectly lovely NP for this wonderfully average night

miss geraldine lynch

with vince fontaine

lynch and peanut sandy

with jan, riz, french, and sonny

fraulein geraldine lynch

first. fist. feist.

saw feist last night @ the hammerstein ballroom.
she was amazing.
projections on the scrim were mega cool.

but...

i think i'm an old lady. i don't like standing.
specially for someone as mushaboomy as our canadian, leslie.

.mushaboom. mushaboom.