Summer Time!

It has been WAY too long since I posted.

If you read all of this you are a beast.

Last time I left you I was just starting my new position, just met a new guy, and was very grateful.

Still very grateful, but I haven't been trying as hard and it shows!

Work has been crazy.  I enjoy the people I work with and I'm good at what I do, but because I work with time sensitive things like payroll and invoicing Mondays and Tuesdays are totally nuts.  Luckily, I seem to be doing well and my bosses seem impressed and I am getting a handle on everything.

A few weeks ago I read at a church event called "Stories with Soul."  Basically, you pick a short story and read it aloud.  Our Young Adults group was doing an inter-generational month and I volunteered cause I thought it would be fun, and it was!  My story was a thriller/horror and while the audience had different opinions on the story they all agreed on one thing, that my reading was awesome.  Feels good!  Must be all that acting and projecting I've been doing... my whole life.

That Friday we had our All Souls Prom!  I had helped plan it and that day I hung out with my great friend DGR and we got a ton of booze and a ton of balloons, two of my favorite things!  I made a drink called "Pink Panty Droppers" which is a lot of beer, tequila, vodka, and lemonade concentrate.  Sounds gross, but I promise it is delicious and strong and every time I make it, it is a big drunken hit!

Prom was so fun, everyone had a great time and we actually ended up making some money for our charity.  We really just wanted to drink and dance but we thought doing a fundraiser would make it more legit.

Balloons!!!

Vintage Prom Dress!

Then it was Memorial Day weekend and I horribly got sick and had to go to the doctor and get a bunch of meds.  Luckily, they kicked and and I got to go to Washington D.C. for the night and see one of my old friends Amber (same as New Years Eve) and her boy Taylor.  It is so crazy that we have been friends this long and this is the closest we've been in years!  Just a quick bus ride and I get to see them.  The weekend was great, we just chilled, ate dinner, had some wine on the porch, and went to the zoo the next day.  It was so nice seeing an old friend.

The rest of the week was fairly uneventful.  Then my beautiful friend and sister Ashley Greer came to visit!  It was so great having her here and we had a great time.  The best part of the weekend was when we got to go to the show "Sleep No More."  It is so hard to describe the awesomeness, but basically its an adaptation of Macbeth that is interactive and you walk through the show while it happens around you in different rooms.  You wear masks and no one talks.  It was SO cool, and we got in with some of my connections and had free drinks and a table reserved for us as well.  I felt like a boss!

Me and my beautiful friends at "Sleep No More"

We took an illegal picture!  Scary!

On the walk home it was pretty late and we saw Andrew Garfield riding his skateboard through the streets!  Way cool, especially when I started screaming SPIDEY!  SPIDEY!  And he waved at us.

Later that week I went and saw Victor at the Flea Theatre in "These Seven Sicknesses" which is 7 Sophocles plays put together as shorts into one big show.  It. Was. AWESOME.  The acting, the set, the costumes, the effects and obviously Victor... everything was so great.  Even though the show was somewhat long I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

Victor and me laughing at something after the show

On Friday I went to dinner with Tyler Ulreich and his sister Katrina and their family.  They bought me dinner which was awesome and it was nice to have family time even if it wasn't my family!  I traded numbers with Katrina so she would know someone in NYC.

Wow this is hard to catch up on when I haven't written in so long.  I'm just going to skim over the basic things that happened to me all month.

Went on a date with a guy I met through a friend, watched one of the NBA finals games while eating sushi, had a great time.

Met up with a bunch of friends from Allsouls in Central Park, had a picnic, drank wine, talked about life.  Afterwards went to a bar with two of them and met up with another 'date' I had... the dude was kinda creepy so I needed friends to balance it out.  I was right, he was weird and then he was annoyed because I had brought  people along.  Dude... you look like a pirate.  Relax.  Definitely not seeing him again.

Had a trial day with a set design company.  Hated it.  It was 100 degrees out, there was no air, and I wasn't helping with anything design related... I was doing manual labor.  Said 'fuck it' and quit after one day.  Have a better internship opportunity opening up this week.

Went to Long Beach with my love Amy.  Had the most amazing time. Swam in the ocean for the first time.  It was cool but LAKE MICHIGAN IS A MILLION TIMES BETTER!!!!!  So true.  No salt, no critters.  Went to a sweet bar that played 90's music, got a bunch of free drinks, went to the ocean and swam while the sun came up.  The next day slept on the beach all day and then went home.

Went to a Chi Omega Alum group appreciation event on a rooftop.  Had delicious food and cookies and drinks and caught  up with my amazing big Jenna.  Made some new friends.  Love my sorority even more!

Went out with the girls at work for our bosses birthday.  His driver picked us up and drove us to the party, it was awesome, we made him blast "Call Me Maybe" while we drove.  Had a few drinks, then met up with Jose and went out with him and Jordan and Dylan.  Had a fun night, stayed up way too late, slept the rest of the day.

Fourth of July went to New Jersey with Amy and watched the fireworks over the Hudson River!  Amazing.  Her friend had a balcony that we grilled on and a rooftop pool.  Ate, drank, and swam all day.  It was a great time.

Took Victor to see Sleep No More, also brought a friend from Grand Rapids who was visiting, Tom.  Victor wasn't impressed, he thought it was much more like a  ballet than theater.  I got a one-on-one upstairs with a nurse who showed me a cool landscape hanging from the ceiling.  Really enjoyed the blues player in the bar after the show was done.  Then we got kicked out of a pizza place cause they wouldn't give us free water... oh man.

The next day hung out with Amy.  Took a FEAST into the movies.  Packed two grilled cheeses, cut up apples, warmed up mac n cheese in a tupperware, a gallon size bag of air-pop popcorn and two water bottles in our bags.  Saw Magic Mike IT WAS AMAZING.  Then when it was done snuck into Ted and it was also amazing.  Had a great night, double feature with my bestie.

Last week I came home for Sarah's wedding (my roommate from college) it was a great time even though it was hot.  Great party, awesome to see all my old friends.  Then spent the week with the family and Andy and Aunt Maren up north in Ludington.

Now I'm back in NYC, have some things on the horizon, hoping to be able to audition a bit more and get back out there!

YOU'RE AWESOME!

100 Days of Gratitude

For those of you who don't know, I've been practicing gratitude for about 100 days now.  Every day I try to practice an hour of giving thanks, giving love, and feeling good.  Granted, I don't do a full hour every day, but I've found that it is a lot easier for me to elevate my feelings now, especially when I notice that I'm not feeling very good.
And through this positive thinking and self awareness, New York City has opened up to me more than you can ever imagine.  Now, a lot of what I post on this blog is the "good" stuff.  I don't normally tell you the struggles, self doubt, and disappointment I have faced.  And now I am proud to say that those moments are becoming fewer and less strong.  I have definitely gone through some low points here in the city but I've noticed that the more I practice the more good I see and the more comes to me.  It really is all how you look at it.

Last Wed. I had an audition.  I had looked up the show beforehand and I was positive it was something I was perfect for.  And when I got there, they loved me, and I was hired!  It is called "Never Sleep Alone" a raunchy variety show and cabaret one woman show.  She plays a "sex therapist" helping all the single New Yorkers get laid!  Hilarious.  Then I went home and worked out, worked on monologues, and literally couldn't sleep because I was so excited for the rest of the week.  Sometimes I try to sleep but I start practicing monologues in my head and then I get distracted.

Thursday I worked with my organizing client.  We got to a project I really enjoy-cleaning her closet.  She has two closets, one is a walk in, and she also has a whole rack against her main wall for her clothes.  I spent 9.5 hours going through it and folding, color coding, and figuring out how to make it all fit.  For those of you who aren't anal/designers/organize freaks this may sound terrible, but I LOVED it.  The whole day flew by and the only reason that I left was because I had somewhere to go.  I love loving what I do.
I headed to Brooklyn to meet with the All Souls Young Adults PROM COMMITTEE.  Our group is throwing a prom as a fund raiser and I'm super excited.  First of all, the six people on prom committee are so fun and I'm pretty sure I have never laughed as hard as I did Thursday night (there were fake tattoos involved... and red wine) and being able to go to "prom" again with my friends and lots of booze will definitely be a great time.  And it is for charity.

On Friday I went to April's again, then I had an audition.  I went home and crashed for a few hours before I headed out to Little Italy to have dinner with Tyler (a friend from college) and his family.  His sister is just moving into the city and I got to meet her and have some yummy dinner.  It is fun to have 'family time' even when it isn't your family!  (And Mom and Dad pay.. lol) They were really great and I'm excited to have another friend in the city.
Afterward, I met up with Hillary and we went to see Never Sleep Alone.  I had gotten tickets to see it before I work on it... and of course who is there?  My BOSS.  Luckily, he is awesome and it is totally cool that we're both at this strange raunchy show the same night.  We have some drinks, enjoy the show, and I head out to the after party with the girls from my table and end up meeting some interesting people... including a very attractive NYC actor.  Mr. Actorman gets my number and when I'm at work the next day I get a call from him and he invites me to see a show.
He is part of an acting company at the Flea Theatre called The Bats which is not easy to get into and a great place for a non union actor to be.  We saw the Serials which is five episodic shows, the audience votes and the top three get to come back the next week with a new episode and the bottom two are replaced with new shows the next week.  A very cool concept and awesome shows.  Afterward we went to the bar with all the actors and writers and I got to meet a bunch of people and network yay!

Sunday was Mother's Day and my FINALLY I GET A BREAK day.  Things had been so totally crazy and I was exhausted.  I laid around all day and then cleaned up my apartment and got groceries for everyone who was coming over on Monday.

On Monday I found out the girl who works above me put in her two weeks notice.  Very sad to see her go cause I love her, but then Tuesday morning I got a call saying they don't want to hire from the outside and I got promoted... woo!

Monday night prom committee came over and I cooked a huge batch of stir fry and we made homemade margaritas and put together the invitations for prom which look awesome if I do say so myself!  It was an amazing time!  The friendships I've made through All Souls are hands down the best I have here, with the exception of Jordan & Co.

Tuesday I got promoted (wee!) then I went to Japanese with Jordan for her birthday.  It was also another of her work friends bday so 10 of us had a bunch of sake bombs and tons of food and had a great time.  The waitress was wearing a shirt that said "you only live once" and was not amused when all ten of us shouted YOLO!!!!!!!!! every time she walked by.  After dinner we headed back to Dylan's and chilled, the party was over fairly early because it was a Tuesday and because... well, sake bombs.  Luckily, I had held back a little, but it wasn't my birthday.

Wednesday I came to work and had my first day of training (agh!) and afterward I went up to the Upper West Side and had a voice lesson with the woman I met at church.  It was so fun, her place is beautiful, and it was great to have someone helping me sing.  And I sing well apparently so that was a nice confidence boost.  After I headed to a meeting with some people about my acting career... without saying anything to get anyone too excited, I may have a very big opportunity opening up for me soon and I'm pretty excited about it.  More on that as it comes.

Thursday I officially started training for a half marathon.  I figured since I'm getting up there in mileage I might as well get a training program together and run a race.  Now I just need to pick one, in mid-July.  13.1 miles!  Crazy.  After a day of rest, cleaning, and thinking I headed to the Access Theatre with Mr. Actorman and saw a show called Woyzeck.  I liked the acting and the directing choices but the story was a bit hard to follow.  When it was done we decided to go to see this weeks Serials and they were even better than last week!  Hilarious.

Today I was on my way to go running when I got called into work... I'm not mad, I can use a few extra dollars and I actually do enjoy being in the office.  Tonight I'm going to see another show, yay!

So things are going really well.  So much acting, so many shows, great friends and opportunities and good things at work :) all it took was 100 days of gratitude.  I can't wait to see what happens in the next 100 days!

Massacre: Sing to Your Children

I am very jacked right now.
I just ran 6 miles and I feel AWESOME and full of energy.  I got a lot of stuff done tonight.

What have I been doing...
I picked up some checks for work and met one of our clients, the owner of one of the huge nightclubs here in NYC.  We chatted for a bit and traded cards, hopefully that is a great connection for me!  It is all about who you know, you know!

OMG.  This is so exciting... On Thursday one of my friends flew in from Michigan and brought with him two tickets to 30 ROCK LIVE!  He had an extra one and brought me with him.  I was in the studio where the shoot SNL!  There were pictures on the wall of everyone who has participated over the years.  We watched the episode filmed live, saw all the celebrities and actors, Paul McCartney was a special guest and it was AWESOME.  And very inspiring.  Nothing like a live show to remind you why you moved to NYC to begin with... I just can't explain how awesome it was, the energy of the crowd, excitement of everyone who was there.  And if you watch the east coast show you can hear me laughing at one point.  Awesome.

Marcus and me with our tickets to 30 Rock Live!

The rest of the week was fairly uneventful.  I saw Titanic in 3D by myself and cried like a baby... it was awesome.
Last Wednesday I met up with one of my friends from the show I worked on because he had free tickets to see a show at the Rattlestick Theater.  I had no idea what we were seeing but boy was I surprised when I got my program and it had a picture of a bloody knife on it and the show was titled "MASSACRE: Sing to your children"

...

The set was a slaughterhouse.

The show opened with BOOMING music and flashing lights and a bunch of bloody people in masks bursting through various doors.  It was scary!!!  But the show ended up being AMAZING (the writer was nominated for an Oscar) and the acting was fabulous, great concept and the SET.  Wow.  They had a working bathtub and shower.  It was really cool, I loved the show and I'm so happy I got to go.

On Friday I had a meeting with a real estate broker about getting my name out there to help stage houses and organize for people.  We met for drinks and even had a visit from some girls I went to college with who were visiting the city!  It was awesome seeing some familiar faces.

Adrian Alums in the big city

After the girls left Ben and I decided to have dinner cause we were hungry and kinda drunk and he was paying because... well he's real estate broker in NYC so you figure that out.  I had escargot!  It tasted good but was definitely a little chewy.  Overall, it was a great night, I have a great contact and had a delicious expensive dinner.  And that was the night the moon was CRAZY!  So beautiful.

The weekend was awesome.  After work on Saturday I spent the night in, working.  I applied for a ton of auditions and have a few this week.  Sunday I went to see the Avengers.  It. Was. Amazing.  Just... so amazing.  Movies like that are why I want to be in movies.  The show was sold out and the whole crowd cheered and clapped at all the big moments.  It was awesome!!!  What an experience.  I wish I had super powers!  I guess I'll have to keep auditioning and someday I can play a superhero.  That would be a dream come true.

This week I've been working a lot, getting a lot done, feeling very grateful for all I have, and getting excited about the future.  I am super happy and can't wait for all that is coming my way!!!  (Endorphins are great)
Hope everyone out there is feeling great as well :)
<3

Work Hard, Play Hard

What a great time I've had recently!

I have been working like crazy.  My job with the security company is going super great, I love my coworkers and now that I'm in the groove I'm feeling really great.  They even are having me come in an extra day this week... looks like they're starting to need me!  It feels good to be needed, and to be helpful.

After I work at the office, I head out to organize.  I'm working on a guest room that will hopefully be rented out to people who are staying a night or two in the city.  After I finish organizing I am going to help design the room and I'm pretty excited about that!  Can't wait to have the before and after pictures for my portfolio.  And all the hours that I log go towards me being eligible to be a Board Certified Professional Organizer.

Last Tuesday I went to the Yankee game with Jordan and some of her coworkers and it was AWESOME!  She used to work for the Yankees so not only did she deck me out with a ton of gear, but she got us passes to the exclusive bars in the stadium.  The played the twins, the stadium was packed, our seats were great and very cheap, and the beers were big.  We also had a big bag of snacks and it was a nice 75 degree summery night... man it was a great time!  I can't wait to go to another game.  With $12 tickets and a 10 minute subway ride to the stadium how could you not?

On Wednesday night I led a program at church called Food and Fellowship.  My topic was gratitude.  We ate dinner, then talked about things we are grateful for, and then broke into small groups and discussed it further.  We also wrote letters to someone we had never thanked... I actually just messaged mine to my person and his response was amazing, I made his day, and it felt great to thank someone who was so influential on my life, especially since he had no idea.  It was somewhat stressful to lead the program, but overall it was a good experience.  Going to All Souls always makes me feel a million times better, I love my friends in the Young Adults group AND I got a huuuuuuge lead for my organizing and design business.

On Saturday night I had a callback for a movie I auditioned for.  I haven't heard anything yet but it took them a month to give me the callback so cross your fingers!  Then I headed to Jordan's and we watched Game of Thrones and Entourage for a chill Saturday night.

This week has been much of the same.  Working a lot, exercising, trying to get new clients.  Today I was picking up checks for work and ended up meeting the owner of some big clubs here in NYC.  He was impressed by my demeanor and gave me his card, saying that he has some connections and might be able to hook me up with a talent agent.  Woo!  So hopefully that works out.

The rest of the week is busy with work and play.  I love NYC!  I can never stop saying it :)

Clean Room Clean Mind

Hi!
Long time no see.  I say that every post, but it is always true.  This might be the longest I've gone without writing.  Things happened one after the other since I last posted...

March 17-24
I had a pretty uneventful St. Patty's day.  I worked all day and then went home and watched TV and slept.  I just didn't have the energy to do any partying.  The next day I went to Jordan's and hung out, my favorite thing to do.  We went shopping and I got some great deals at a few thrift stores with money my aunt sent me.  Thanks Aunt Maren!


I got a vintage jacket with real leather for $15! And those coach shoes were $35, originally $100.  So I was pretty excited.

I got to Skype with my little sister and she packed up a bunch of stuff to bring me when they came to visit.

The best part of this week was getting to watch my show "Wonderland" live through Skype.  My Daddy set me up on the iPad and I got to see everything happen.  It was a great show, the cast did amazing, and now I have a million rewrites to do!  Such is the life of a writer.  I'm so grateful for the wonderful technology that allows me to be there without actually being there.

Most of the week I was working, and going to rehearsals and performances for New Media.  On Friday I got some extra money for babysitting my roommate's son and I spent a good solid few hours power shopping in the Queens mall.  I spent $95 and got some great deals.  I didn't pay full price for anything and now I actually have some good clothes to wear to work!  Gotta look nice, or else bossman gets upset.

March 25-31
I woke up on Sunday and went to church, I even brought Jose (my club promoter friend.)  Unitarian Universalism is such a great religion and I love spreading it to all my friends.  Afterward at coffee hour I got another person interested in my organizing, so now I have 2 more potential clients!  I'm excited to see where this little business I'm starting goes.

The week was work, working out, and performances as usual.  Theater takes up SO much time that I didn't have much time for anything else.  I did manage to head to a new dojo and take a class.  I'm so excited to start up karate again!  And its a pretty good deal for classes... karate is one of my favorite things to do and I missed it SO much.  I can't wait to get even better and hopefully start to compete.

I also worked on my screenplay.  The good thing about the time I had to kill and the people I met through New Media was I had someone on my back about writing.  He told me I better bring him 2 pages and I did.  That's exactly why being around people in your field is important, support and motivation.

The show closed on Friday night and I was grateful for the break.  Working backstage is a good opportunity, but I definitely would prefer to either design, write, or be onstage!  Good to know.

April 1-4
After a long day of working on Saturday my family came to visit!   YAY!  They brought me a TON of stuff from home which is awesome.  Things like posters and extra clothes and some furniture, that I have lived without but definitely make my room more comfortable now.
Saturday night we went back to their hotel room and went to sleep.  It was crazy, their hotel was right next to the airport and it looked like the planes were flying into our window!  I've never seen anything like it and everytime a plane landed the whole family bounded to the window.  We joked that we could just stay and watch planes land all vacation.  We also loved it when Mom saw the "Eiffel Tower" outside the window... Mom... you mean the Empire State Building?

Sunday morning we headed to Rockefeller Center.  We walked around the plaza, into some stores, including the lego store where I saw THE DEATH STAR!  It was $450... I told Dad I wanted it for Christmas next year.

Sister and I at Rockefeller Center

We went to the top of the Rock which was awesome!  Then after lunch we went to Times Square and walked around and shopped.  The best store was the Disney Store, were Mom and I sang along to the Beauty and the Beast movie and Darcy got embarrassed.  We ran through the rain and went shopping at H&M and then it was time to go home, cause we were all exhausted.  Chinese food for dinner and then SLEEP.

On Monday we went down to the financial district and attempted to buy some cheap tickets from the TKTS booth but then decided they were still too much.  We went to the Seaport and the pier and saw the Brooklyn Bridge.  We had lunch at a diner where Darcy had one too many...

LOL my family...

And afterward we walked down to the Staten Island Ferry and rode it, we saw the Statue of Liberty.  It was so cool!  The water was beautiful.  We headed to Battery Park after where we sat on a bench and contemplated joining the Men in Black (just like Will Smith) and also got very entertained by a hole in the dock that shot air up because of the waves.  We walked back up heading toward Chinatown and saw Wall Street and all the buildings through there.  We headed through China Town where Mom accidentally ate a wasabi peanut!  No Mom!  And I tried some dried squid.  We had dinner in Little Italy at an AMAZING restaurant where we dropped a ton of money for some amazing wine and pasta.  Dad even helped bring people into the restaurant after but maybe he also had one too many... We did MORE shopping cause Darce is never satisfied and then finally head home where it was leftovers and sleep.

Tuesday we headed to New Jersey so Darcy could go to Carlos Bakery (the bakery from Cake Boss).  At this point I was feeling pretty worn out and sick so I just chilled on a bench and ate some pizza.  I went into the bakery for 2 seconds, choose a cupcake and then left cause it was way too crowded and to me, just another bakery.  But Darcy stayed and got filmed for the show!  She chose a cake to "buy" from one of the ladies on the show and then when my Dad went to buy it for real they gave it to her for free.  Go Darcy!  What a great memory.

Darcy with her free cake!  She is so cute!

We left New Jersey and went to the World Trade Center, where we walked around the memorial.  The fountains are amazing and we even looked up some of the names of the people at this electronic station.  It was really sad but also nice to be there.  I'm excited for it to be finished and the museum to be finished so I can go again.

We started to head home and made a quick pit stop at the Empire State Building.  We didn't go up just looked around.  We also made a stop at the Waldorf for Mommy.  After that, it was time to go home!

On Wednesday I went to work and the family went to Central Park.  After work they did a little shopping while I relaxed and then we went to Target and got me a bunch of stuff for the apartment.  That night Darcy and I played Super Nintendo on my huge TV in the living room and it was awesome!  I also kicked her butt.

Super Mario... 1992

 Thursday morning they had to leave :( SO SAD!  I had so much fun being a tourist in New York City and doing all the sightseeing I haven't done yet.  It makes me love the city even more and appreciate all the history.  And seeing my family is always great, even if they drive me crazy.  I wish they were here longer and we could all just relax and have a good time!  Boo!  Come back!

The rest of the week I went to work and was sick.  On Saturday I just came home and crawled in bed, soooo tired.

April 8-14

On Monday after work Julie came to my apartment!  It was awesome, we got to hang out and then we went into the city and went to my old restaurant for drinks.  Seeing her for just a short time was great.  Tuesday I slept and cleaned my apartment which was nuts after everyone visiting.  By Friday I finally had everything unpacked and put away and I feel SO much better.  Most of this week I have been working, cleaning, and sleeping.  I did my taxes and I get a return so that is awesome!  I also hung out with Dan which was fun because I hadn't seen him in two weeks.  And I get to see his amazing puppy which somewhat makes up for Roxy being so far away.

Yesterday I worked all day and then Julie and her boyfriend Rohan came into town.  I was exhausted from staying up late with my roommates and wanted to sleep, but we grabbed dinner first.  I think not working out for the past week and a half plus no sleep really did me in because I got a KILLER migraine and was so sick I wasn't able to go out with them :( boo.  But that is all the motivation I need to get back exercising because it is the one thing that keeps my headaches at bay.

Today!  Today was great.  I slept in, ran, showered, and made a giant to do list which I am slowly crossing things off of.  Very peaceful day which is good cause I'm about to have a busy, busy week, working 2 jobs, karate, and working out.  I'm also leading a program at church on Wednesday about giving gratitude!  Exciting things are happening.

Also it is about to be my 7 month anniversary in NYC!  Wow time flies.  <3

Have a GREAT day!!!

Rehearsal

Wow time flies!  I have been so busy I am barely able to get on my computer to check my email.
I have been going to rehearsal every night of the week from 6:30-10 doing props for three different shows.  I'm also every other crew position... we have a stage manager, an assistant stage manager, and me!  It is a little bit nuts.

On Tuesday I started work at my new job and so far I LOVE it!  I'm working as an assistant in an office that runs security for a bunch of clubs and bars in the NYC area.  I don't want to talk about it too much cause there always seem to be bloggers that get fired for talking about their work haha but I love the people and I get to organize stuff and I have a steady job with good hours.  Yay!

On Thursday Sheltie came to visit.  (That would be my BFF from before high school) She was coming for a jewelry conference for school and stayed with me for a few days.  We had a good time hanging out, the first night she was here we went to Jordan's apartment and watched TV and chilled with her and her roommates.  There were a bunch of people over and we definitely went to the Big Gay Ice Cream store and bought every flavor of ice cream sandwich.  It was delicious.
Another night, we went to the bar one night and met up with Hillary!  It was a Caledonia reunion.  We hit up the Ace bar for some skee ball and then went to a bar called International and played Kings.


Sheltie had to leave me on Sunday which was very sad, but I went to Jordan's and had an awesome night.  I cooked her some stir fry for dinner and we enjoyed the amazing weather by wearing our sweats and playing HORSE with a half flat basketball into a garbage can and riding bikes til 3am out on the streets of NYC.  God I love that girl, and I love love love New York!  I can't wait for the weather to be warm all the time :)

On Monday I had work again and it went really well.  I got paid from my restaurant job and decided to take Jordan out for dinner.  She's such a doll and I stay at her place all the time (I even have a key) and I just wanted to show her how much I love her.  Also, I didn't want to eat by myself!  So we went and got sushi and ice cream.

Tuesday was so amazingly gorgeous!  I opened all the windows in my apartment and cleaned off our balcony.  Our balcony is so great, we have a grill and a table and chairs, it looks over the street and is covered.  I just relaxed and did some writing and watched the people go by in the weather.
That night I had rehearsal and afterward I went downtown to see Dan perform.  Jordan and her boyfriend Dylan came out too and we watched the comedians and bar hopped.

Wednesday was crazy.  Thank god I have Jordan who helped me get ready when I was running late for work, she is truly an amazing friend.  I had work and rehearsal and went home exhausted.

Yesterday after rehearsal I went to Jordan's who had a bunch of people from her work over.  She's got a great place for parties and all her roommates are on spring break right now so we've been having a nutso week!  Dan and his friend Adam came and hung out too so it was a real fun night.

Work, rehearsal, friend time... Life has been totally crazy but in such a good way.
Next week our shows open on Thursday soooo I probably won't be on for awhile!  Ha.  Crazy!
Sorry these have been short and rushed, life is SO SO GOOD!!!  I love New York City and I'm so grateful to be here :)

March Madness

Wow I can't believe how much time has passed since I posted last...
That rhymed.
You loved it.

SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED!  And life. got. better.
I know, so crazy right?!!?!?

I have been busy busy busy and any free time I have right now I spend running, lifting and cooking so it's been hard to get to the computer for very long.  But here's an update on the amazingness that is my life right now:

Most of that weekend I slept and watched TV and chilled.
Saturday night I went to Astoria and met up with the wonderful Mitchell Brown who is doing AMAZING as well, living in Hong Kong, modeling all the time, making money and loving life.  He's a great friend and bought me dinner and we caught up.  It was really fun to see him and chat about life and everything we are doing.

On Sunday I went to church at All Souls.  After the service I talked to the woman I know (Carmen) who is a voice teacher and she introduced me to a few more people.  And I GOT A JOB.
A lady at my church needed someone to help organize and design her apartment.  So not only do I make my own hours but I'm working in a field I'm interested.  Awesome!
After I went to brunch with the Young Adults and had a great time, we stayed for hours and I made lots of new friends :)

Monday I started my new job which was intense.  She is definitely a hoarder, not the extreme that you see on TV, but it is a process working in the apartment.  I have some great before and after shots though!  It is so amazing to work in something that I legitimately enjoy.  For those of you who don't know, professional organizing is something I've looked into as another career option as part of my interior design degree and because organizing people's stuff is something I love to do and am strangely good at.

I spent the rest of the week I working at her apartment and doing various activities at night keeping my life crazy busy, but fun.

On Tuesday I had another interview (working in ticket sales) and on Wednesday night I went to the "How I Learned" series downtown which is a storytelling series.  It was really fun and I went with some of the people I met through church so that was even better.

On Thursday night I went to Jordan's work.  She works at Living Social which has an awesome office, full of snacks and toys.  Then we went to her apartment and just hung out.  Her roommates are so fun and I always feel welcome there.  We had some spicy pasta, shot the shit, and had a great time.

Friday after work I went to Amber which is a sushi place with my New York City Chi O big!  We had an amazing time getting to know each other and talking Chi Omega and New York, and we're both so excited to have a Big/Little relationship here in the city.  And the sushi rolls were AMAZING!  I am craving some right now, I want to go back!  Yum!

On Saturday I worked in the morning and after 6 days of work, going out, and working out I was POOPED!  So I was laying around but got convinced by comedian Dan (I met him when Gab's came to visit and he was in the show) to go see his comedy show.  I arrived and had the standard two drinks while enjoying all the comics.  He was hilarious as usual but there were some drunk bitches next to me that would NOT shut up.  They were so obnoxious that multiple comics gave them shit.  It finally got to the point where I couldn't even hear and other audience members were getting pissed.  One of the comics came over and told them to be quiet and finally I was like "would you please SHUT UP!" and they LEFT!  Hahaha.  Get a few drinks in me and watch out I don't take any shit.  Plus they left full shots behind so all of us got a free drink.

Sunday morning I slept all day and didn't do anything until I watched the Oscars.  (The Artist... was boring in the middle.  I don't care what people say.  They could have lost some of the drama toward the end and the movie still would have made sense.)

Monday was my last day of work before my bosslady left for Spain for the week.  After I worked I had rehearsal!

I'm doing sound and props for the New Media Repertory theatre, the same place I'm taking classes.  All the actors are in the union and watching them is awe inspiring and amazing because they are so good.  I'm definitely learning a lot.

That week I had rehearsal every night.  I spent my free time cleaning up my stuff, working out and lifting, working, and accepting and turning down job offers!

I got both jobs I interviewed for... no surprise... haha... so I took the one at the security company, working IN the office with the really cool people I met during my interview.  I start on Tuesday and I'M PUMPED!

I turned down the ticket representative job for many reasons, it looked like a crappy job, the hours didn't work for my schedule, and the pay sucked!  Plus I liked the other one better.  It feels very cool to be able to turn down an offer.

Wednesday I had writing class which was very informative and interesting.  I always come out of there with a million ideas!

On Thursday I went and hung out with comedian Dan for a bit and met his AMAZING puppy.  She is so adorable I want to die.  She's a pit dalmatian mix and totally delicious.  Ever since Juno (shoutout to the 945 house) I'm obsessed with pits and would totally get one.  Especially one as cute as Tess or as loving as Juno!

Afterward I went to Food and Fellowship which is a Young Adult event to eat and connect and discuss a topic.  This weeks was about the body and spirituality and we did meditation and a 'trance dance.'  I really enjoyed it and it was nice to talk deeply about the mind/body/spirit connection because I think a lot of people separate them when they're really all one.  And since I've been working out steadily and got into a good exercise habit I'm starting to focus on my diet and nutrition which makes me so much more aware of my body and what I'm putting in it and how I feel.

That gets us to this weekend!

On Saturday I got up early and went to the Upper East side where I volunteered with Achilles International. This is a group for disabled runners/joggers/walkers that need assistance or a buddy so they can exercise.  It was a great way to volunteer and get my workout in, I ran 4 miles with a man named John and another volunteer, Kim.  Central park is a bitch on the hills!  But it felt great!

I got home and cleaned and organized my closet.  I can never get enough, especially in NYC, there's such limited space and I always want things to fit perfectly.  My closet looks awesome now!  Then I ran some errands and came back and took a nap.

I went to the restaurant and picked up my second to last check (thank god) and was poured full of martinis, crab cakes, and steak.  Definitely need to go back and visit more often.  When the servers got off work we went to a bar nearby and had shots while we watched the fight.  VICIOUS!

This morning I got up and went to church, then to brunch after with the Young Adults.  I'm starting to recognize people now and really make some great connections, plus everyone is so friendly and interesting.  They're smart!  Just a great group of people.

I went to bossladies apartment then came home and lifted.  Then I watched some Survivor (omg hot men GALORE!) and now here I am.  Not much to do... amazed at all my free time!  Damn.  I'm ready to start working again.

WOW!  Life is great, life is good, and I'm so happy.  Can't wait to see what this week has in store... maybe I'll get some sushi!

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