Iowa. Again.

First I just want to say I cannot WAIT to start blogging on my computer. So I can upload pictures onto the blog. Not to mention, upload a new "Profile" pic. I cringe everytime I look at the one I have now.

I am currently in Iowa. I came home last weekend for a wedding. Tiff and Cam :) Can't believe one of my close friends is actually married, because a wedding of my own seems like IONS away. Which I'm totally okay with. But somehow while here, picked up a bug and have been spending the days on the couch with a super sore throat.

Still just continuing the job search. Starting to expand my horizons back to the New York Area. It's just always in the back of my mind that I miss it. I keep telling myself that I can live somewhere else for a while and after some experience..not to mention, after some savings, I can go back there. But If you know me I am such an I WANT IT NOW personality. SO i keep talking myself back down to just chill. I need to remember I am young and if all works out as planned, I have my entire life ahead.

So. I randomly follow this blog, I don't know how I found it, or when I found it but i've been following this girl for like a year. I want to say she is in her late 20's and lives in Des Moines and she is just funky and fun. She, like me, is very inconsistant on the updates and decided to start blogging for a straight 30 days. She found a website that gives prompts on what to blog about each day. So I'm going to jump on that band wagon. I know I have already written a lot today and my life isn't really that exciting for you to spend 10 minutes reading a blog...so I'll make it quick

Who is the oldest person you know? My Great Grandma. I was actually lucky enough to know all but one of my great grandparents. And one is still living. She is in the upper 90's and is still so healthy. She has never had a drivers license and up until like last year she would walk to get her mail and groceries all the time. She is a sweet old lady, who still lives on her own and although she is occassionally known for dialing the remote instead of the telephone, and can't hear worth a damn she is still wise beyond her years :) And I will always cherish my childhood on her porchswing.

And So it continues.

The Job search is still on. I didn't get the internship that I was wanting. It's a little rough. This is the first interview I have ever had that didn't end positively. I am a little disappointed in myself, due to the fact that I wanted the job so badly..I think I put myself under a little too much pressure and wasn't as great in my interview as I could have been.

We had a special guest this weekend. Lindsey Knapp. (yes, you made it into the blog). One of my best friends and we had a little ISU reunion here with Allie, Blanca, and Knapp all here. Let's just say you can take us out of Ames but you can't take Ames out of us.

I'm still very up in the air about where my life is going. At times I like letting it just fall into place, but then I look at my bank account as it is dwindling down and it makes me determined to get a job asap. I do believe things just fall into place, they always do just hopefully they fall sooner than later.

Another Weekend Passed

Well another GREAT weekend in Chicago. Pretty soon I'm going to turn into one of the guys I think because I'm surrounded by testosterone 24/7.

This weekend consisted of crazy nights. A Kings of Leon Concert, Lots of Polish Sausages, a sleepy cab driver and a day at the beach.

We went to the Kings of Leon Concert on Saturday night. Didn't get back to the city until 12 and decided to still go out. The bars here are open til 5. So going out at 12:30 here in the equivalent of going out in Ames at 10:30. I have found my new favorite bar... Or should I say my Element of Chicago, called Beaumont. It's great. Because it was so late when we got a cab.. our cabbie must have felt the late hour because he fell asleep while we were at a stoplight on Lakeshore. Romano and i were unsure if he was sleeping or just died a silent death.

Sunday we spent a few hours at the beach. As Romano and I were eager to get our feet wet, the minute we got in the lifeguards informed us that they had opened the sewage system into the water after all the rain and we might want to wash our feet off to avoid a "rash". Great.

Chi-City

So, I'm pretty good about growing suspense between my blog entries. a few months passing is staying pretty consistent. Always good to be consistent. So I'll skip the catch up of the past few months and get straight to the point.

I just moved to Chicago 2 weeks ago. OBSESSED, as usual, with city life. . So, I started a job that turned out to be shady mcgrady. I talked it out with my Mom and decided I didn't go to school for 5...yes, 5 years to be that miserable. It wasn't even "I can stick it out for a year" quality. But after the first weekend here with my roomate, Aaron, and the rest of the boys...they had me convinced this is where I need to be...even if I am living on the southside and stick out like a sore thumb.

So, as I began my days of laying around the apartment I decided to join the "Chi O Alumnae of Downtown Chicago". Ha, yes...that happened. So as I was talking to the president of the group, I told her my situation and that day she sent me a link to an internship she came across, I applied and got a response the next day. After showing my parents and Romano, EVERYONE is convinced it is my true calling. After an intense phone interview that left my brain on fire, I scored a 2nd interview next week. RedFrogevents.com <--check it out.

So, for now I am in the process of getting a waitressing job. Even tho I thought Hickory Park was the end of my waitressing career, I guess I spoke too soon. I feel like such a free spirit. Just living in the city, waitressing and kind of just enjoying life right now. Crossing my fingers for this bomb internship.

Romano and I have decided to make this living arrangment permanent. My bedroom=the living room but it's not all that bad. Down the road we might transfer to a 2 bedroom but we are enjoying what we have right now. He really enjoys it as I am basically a stay at home wife currently.. I have come to realize why stay at home Mom's houses are always soo clean!

From now on, the blogs won't be this long but as usual I'm playing catch-up and I think Romano wants to chime in from time to time. It might turn into Apt. 906 confessionals so prepare yourself.

Here I am...

Wow, Can we say that was a short lived life of blogging on my part. My last blog was my last weekend in NYC. Talk about ages ago. I apologize for those of you who have just been dying to know what is going on in my life, because I know there are so many of you. Ha.

Well To sum up my life from then until now. I moved back to Iowa State for my SUPER SENIOR Year.. I mean why do in 4 what you can do in 5? Last semester I moved out of the Chi Omega house and took on Alumni Status.

I lived with the remainder of my best friends in Ames, 8 other girls to be exact.

We moved to 317 Lynn in what we like to think of as a mini sorority. Next door we have our greatest guy friends. So those of us left from our "La Familia" group in Ames are within reaching distance. Last semester we fulfilled our last days of tailgating and said our goodbyes to those that graduated in December.

And because or group of friends just can't get enough of each other, we all reunited for New Years in Chicago.

This semester there are only 7 of us living in the 9man. And we are missing those who have left us. This semester is filled with constant job searching and just keeping our eyes on the prize (MAY). I think last semester was a lot more fun than this one, due to the fact we are all beyond stressed with finishing our college careers but still keep in mind that we only have a few months left in this fantasy world with each other.

Last weekend in NYC

So here I am, My last last week in NYC. So sad, it went by so fast it's disappointing. It's like I've said a million times, I want to stay here forever the only reason I want to come back is to see everyone.

Since this past weekend was our last one, Rachel and I wanted to go big or go home (literally). Friday night we met up with some of the other Iowa Staters.. (Cherrie and Jamie) and our friend David along with his two friends that were visiting from out of town. We went out to dinner at this place called Brother Jimmy's it was hickory park food meets Spring Break beach joint (wooden tables, Pineapple willies type feel) meets NYC. It was VERY fun, and we of course had to hit up our favorite piano bar in Times Square where they are recognizing our faces and we no longer have to pay cover. Ha.

Saturday, Rachel and i finally went on a mini shopping spree. After being here the whole summer and not buying anything for ourselves we figured we better get some shopping in while we are here. We ate lunch at the famous "Cafeteria" restaurant (from sex and the city). It was very good and I wish we would have went more than once. It is always fun just getting out of our area and wandering around the different Neighborhoods in Manhattan. The city is just full of so many places to experience.

Saturday night we went to this SUPER fun bar down the street from our place, because they were have a drink special ($1 drinks... that is the biggest steal I've ever seen in NYC) While there, we made a guy friend who bought all of our drinks. We finally find a guy to buy us drinks after the entire summer and they were only a dollar. Where was he when we were paying $8 a drink!
We later met up with Cherrie and her Romi and friends down at a Karaoke Bar, where we rented our own private room. SO this basically us all just belting it out to every song that came on, which is just my style.

Sunday we finally made it to a Mets game. We got all decked out and bought hats and shirts, it was very fun. It rained all day but finally got sunny so we got to see the game, even though we lost. And yes I say we, because I'm a total mets fan now ha.

Anyway, it is hard to believe that I am going to be leaving all this behind in just a few days. I don't want it to be over.

The first Look.

I have sat here, staring at this blank slate for hours. I have never blogged before and frankly, i don't know where to begin so I apologize if this is "rough".

I don't know if I really expect people to read this, or if I'm just writing to hear myself type. Either way I hope it is beneficial or entertaining to some.

So, I am currently living in NYC. I think I was born to live here. Going back to Iowa in the 2 weeks is going to be a major slam on of the brakes. The city keeps me entertained 24/7. Central Park is the love of my life and I've developed an unbreakable bond with cupcakes. I thougth I would be annoyed not being able to drive myself around and walking everywhere but I LOVE walking around the city as it never gets boring and have gotten very good at taking the subway. I walk to and from work everday which is like a mile each way, but highly enjoy it because I get to walk by Rockefeller and radio city music hall everday and I work in the heart of Times Square. I would say there is the perfect amount of hustle and bustle here for me. Surprisingly I don't feel closterphobic. I live in midtown East which is a neighborhood of tall buildings and fun "hole in the wall" joints. I am honestly surprised i love being surrounded by tall buildings, it makes me feel secure I guess you could say. Don't get me wrong. I love Iowa, born and raised and will always have it in me. I love the country and Baxter, Iowa and always will. I love the outdoors and having space to have a backyard but after living here I have a different look on life and ideas of a different path I might want to venture onto after graduating.

I am interning at MTV Networks. There are a lot of things people don't know about MTV. MTV Networks owns VH1, CMT, Nickelodeon, Nick @ Nite, Noggin, Spike TV, TV LandComedy Central, Logo, and obviously all the different MTV channels. Each channel has its own floor, it's own departments and are run by different people. But they all correspond together. I sadly don't see celebs everyday like you might imagine. I have seen Sway from MTV news numerous times in the building as MTV and some other shows are produced in my building. I got to meet J.J Abrams, Wyclef Jean, Carlos Santos, and many more at an event that was held for all the channel execs. I also got free VIP tickets to Dave Matthews Band last week.

At my internship I mainly research new venues opening up in the NYC area adn keep record for future reference. I book venues for events and am currently setting up site visits for VMA events.
Other than that I strive to be a celebrity stalker here in the city, with no luck thus far.

On the weekends my roomate Rachel and I usually explore the cities night life, which is very fun. We like to spend our Saturday's in Central Park and Sunday's we catch up on cleaning our Small and cold dorm room.

I have a love hate relationship with the thought of going home in 2 weeks. If it werent' for my family and friends in Iowa and my desperate obsession with my relationships with them, I would stay here. I am not ready to leave... these 10 weeks have flown by. I am excited to move back to Ames, where me and my fellow "seniors".. soon to be 5th years have "graduated" from Chi omega and are now movign into our mini sorority house, also known as the 9man. I can't imagine next year when I actually have to part with them for real. This summer the calls and emails have been never ending, but at least we have an end in sight. Next year when we leave it is for good. I am so happy to have one more year with the girls (and guys) that have brought so much happiness into my life. Our group has an unbreakable, abnormal bond. Even my parents find it undescribable. So i have faith that even when we do part ways, that bond will never be broken.

So I guess that is it. The end of my first blog. Hopefully many more to come.