.....WAS AWESOME!!!!! I have to write it all down, life moves so fast sometime esp. in NYC and I don't want to ever lose sight of the many blessings in my life.
So.....
Sunday-Mike's sisters wedding...on a boat. It was so awesome to share this experience with Mike, and she was a beautiful bride. Chatted with some really interesting people, his step uncle Denny, his Aunt Margaret and his mothers friends Judy and Bill stick out in my mind the most.
Monday-expressions meeting phili
chick-fil-a
Tues-Mezze Mystique audition
Twirling with Holly
Chezzam Gig at Russo's in Jamaica Queens
Wed- Mike was officially asked to sing God Bless America at the World Series Game
I was asked to go be a nurse and teach dance with Blind Project in Thailand.
Thursday-Allegra Auditon
Found out the I officially got the new show Mezze Mystique with director Tricia Brouk
Sound Check with Mike at Yankee Stadium
Toured the Yankees Clubhouse
Watch a fascinating episode of Oprah about Polygomy
Brazilian Butt Lift Workout Shoot Rehearsal(got a really cute Leandro Fitness Sportbra for free)
Friday-Worked on P9 from 7-1
-hung out with Mike(at Big Daddy's and had Cale as our waiter-good times)
-felt sick from the Milkshakes and took a nap
Sat.-Brazilian Butt class
-2 babyshowers for 2 stephanies thrown by 2 Kristens
-Some awesome girl time with Lisa Trader
Sunday-Photoshoot with Michael Abrams on a gorgeous day on the 72nd street pier and riverwalk.
Friday
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
I have a driver! ;)
...I groggily hopped in a cab to work this morning...drivers says "Good Morning, where to?".... "68th and York please...the hospital :)". A few moments pass as I get settled in a comfortable position where I can take a faux 10 minute nap, I look up to see the driver looking at me in his rearview mirror, "Ma'am is your cholesterol 130"....mildly creeped out and slightly intrigued I replied "um...yes". Driver "I drove you to work 3 weeks ago and you gave me advice on how to lower my cholesterol and said that yours used to be as high as mine until you changed your diet, I cut out all the foods you told me to cut out and I feel better already"...."Wow...that's great". 3 minutes of silence. Driver "Do you like chocolate?"..."Ahh...yeah"...said driver hands me an enourmous wrapped chocolate bar and says "my friend sent this to me from the Ukraine, open it and have some"...proceed to eat delicious chocolate. 2 more minutes of silence, Driver "I want to get into health care but hate blood and gore"...I gave him some advice. We pull up to my work, Driver "73rd and Columbus around 6:40am, I'm happy to be your driver...see you soon"....A perfect cab ride, only in NYC!!!
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Back to Blogging!!!
SO it's been quite some time since my last entry. I'm sad to admit that I was detered from something I really enjoy by people who don't even know me. First there was a stalker who started writing to me after I posted the blog in a very distasteful manor and then I found out there was a girl who was ill-intentioned and snooping through my blog looking for information that was none of her business....both scenarios creeped me out and that combined with my busy schedule put a halt to the blogging.
So I'm back to working about 4 night shifts a month which is the perfect time for reflection on the stories of my adventures in pediatric nursing land and my passions as a dancer/performer and the antics that go along with that side of my life. I also love the inspiration that comes along with reading my friends blogs-Alison, Luke, Kate, Abby and then clicking on the links to their favorites, then their favorites, it goes on and on and I'm suddenly introduced to so many fun and interesting things about life and the lives of others!
SOOOO much has happened in the past year and a half, life has moved so fast at times, I've failed too many times to stop for a few minutes to tune into my own station that the static has been building and building around it. It's almost hard to find sometimes which is just not acceptable. I like me, and I've been losing touch with me. :(
So I've started making time for those little things that feed my soul and lighten my heart....like blogging, working the overnight shift at the hospital, calling my family more often, talking to God more often and getting quiet enough to listen, taking dance classes just because I love the style or the teacher regardless of if its going to enhance my audition skills, leaving notes on my boyfriend's pillow just because, picked up my mental sketch pad to work on new dancewear designs, getting in touch with old friends.....etc. etc.
So here are the highlights of the past year and a half:
~I've had a boyfriend named Michael for about a year and a half
~I've been working at Cornell-NY Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan for a year now as a per diem RN on the Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Unit, Pediatric Floor and Neonatal ICU-It's the best hospital I've ever worked, I love the staff, the kids, and really enjoy going to work which most of you know has not always been the case in my nursing career!
~I performed in 2 musicals-Kiss Me Kate and 42nd Street
~I'm still working as a fit model for Capezio Dancewear
~I attending my first Broadway Opening and Tony Awards last year in support of Michael and his hit Bway show Rock of Ages. So fun! I was "dressed" for my first event ever by Niiamar-it was fun to feel like a princess :)
~Some great visits with great friends.
~Two of my best girls Jenny and Alison are back home and off the road! It's such a delight to be able to say "hey,you want to meet up down the street and have coffee at 2 today?"...ahhh the simple pleasure of life.
~I twirled at my first UCONN Alumni Game which was an awesome stroll down memory lane.
~I did my first infomercial for a product called Rev Abs by Beach Body.
~I did my first cover for a cookbook by Runner's World Magazine called the Athlete's Palate.
~ Amanda, one of my closest friends had a beautiful baby girl named Laura Mckenzie, my NYC girls threw our first baby shower-which was so fun and ridiculously girlie!
~My family is doing well!
~Mike moved to my neighborhood which has been so nice!
~Mike took me on an awesome sunset sailing boat ride around the island of Manhattan for my birthday!
~The girls gave me an wonderfully thoughtful bday gift and painted my new bedroom!
~I'm currently tackling the fear of the vocal audition-even taking an audition class-meaning I'm paying someone to let me sing in front of people which makes me want to cry-sounds insane because it is :#
~I spent last week in Italy-Rome, Orvietto, Pompeii, and Sorrentto! It was my first time to Europe and it was amazing. It was my first real adult vacation. We had a blast, I loved the history, the food, the culture, the food, the food, the shopping, it was a such a romantic city! (I will write a post on that later)
~and I'm sure there are other note worthy events but that's all my tired brain can come up with at this hour of the night!
It was an incredible year in so many ways!
So I'm back to working about 4 night shifts a month which is the perfect time for reflection on the stories of my adventures in pediatric nursing land and my passions as a dancer/performer and the antics that go along with that side of my life. I also love the inspiration that comes along with reading my friends blogs-Alison, Luke, Kate, Abby and then clicking on the links to their favorites, then their favorites, it goes on and on and I'm suddenly introduced to so many fun and interesting things about life and the lives of others!
SOOOO much has happened in the past year and a half, life has moved so fast at times, I've failed too many times to stop for a few minutes to tune into my own station that the static has been building and building around it. It's almost hard to find sometimes which is just not acceptable. I like me, and I've been losing touch with me. :(
So I've started making time for those little things that feed my soul and lighten my heart....like blogging, working the overnight shift at the hospital, calling my family more often, talking to God more often and getting quiet enough to listen, taking dance classes just because I love the style or the teacher regardless of if its going to enhance my audition skills, leaving notes on my boyfriend's pillow just because, picked up my mental sketch pad to work on new dancewear designs, getting in touch with old friends.....etc. etc.
So here are the highlights of the past year and a half:
~I've had a boyfriend named Michael for about a year and a half
~I've been working at Cornell-NY Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan for a year now as a per diem RN on the Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Unit, Pediatric Floor and Neonatal ICU-It's the best hospital I've ever worked, I love the staff, the kids, and really enjoy going to work which most of you know has not always been the case in my nursing career!
~I performed in 2 musicals-Kiss Me Kate and 42nd Street
~I'm still working as a fit model for Capezio Dancewear
~I attending my first Broadway Opening and Tony Awards last year in support of Michael and his hit Bway show Rock of Ages. So fun! I was "dressed" for my first event ever by Niiamar-it was fun to feel like a princess :)
~Some great visits with great friends.
~Two of my best girls Jenny and Alison are back home and off the road! It's such a delight to be able to say "hey,you want to meet up down the street and have coffee at 2 today?"...ahhh the simple pleasure of life.
~I twirled at my first UCONN Alumni Game which was an awesome stroll down memory lane.
~I did my first infomercial for a product called Rev Abs by Beach Body.
~I did my first cover for a cookbook by Runner's World Magazine called the Athlete's Palate.
~ Amanda, one of my closest friends had a beautiful baby girl named Laura Mckenzie, my NYC girls threw our first baby shower-which was so fun and ridiculously girlie!
~My family is doing well!
~Mike moved to my neighborhood which has been so nice!
~Mike took me on an awesome sunset sailing boat ride around the island of Manhattan for my birthday!
~The girls gave me an wonderfully thoughtful bday gift and painted my new bedroom!
~I'm currently tackling the fear of the vocal audition-even taking an audition class-meaning I'm paying someone to let me sing in front of people which makes me want to cry-sounds insane because it is :#
~I spent last week in Italy-Rome, Orvietto, Pompeii, and Sorrentto! It was my first time to Europe and it was amazing. It was my first real adult vacation. We had a blast, I loved the history, the food, the culture, the food, the food, the shopping, it was a such a romantic city! (I will write a post on that later)
~and I'm sure there are other note worthy events but that's all my tired brain can come up with at this hour of the night!
It was an incredible year in so many ways!
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