This weekend was so much fun!! I can't believe how much stuff we did. On Friday night, we met up with some sorority sisters and went to two different bars with them. I was a much bigger fan of the second one, Ginger Man's. It had a really cool, neighborhood pub vibe.
Then, Saturday morning, we got up and went down to Union Square to do some grocery shopping at Trader Joes. Can we pause for a minute and bask in the greatness of Trader Joes? Cheap and GREAT!! ... and long lines. Anyways, so we got out of the subway at Union Square, and noticed that there was a farmers market looking thing in the little park that's there. We walked around there for a bit and mainly looked at all the cool art- and there also seemed to be a lot of apples and apple cider- so we also got some free sniffs in- oh man the cider smelled so great! We then went to Trader Joes to get the groceries for the week.
After our trip to Trader Joes, we went down to Herald Square because we needed to go to Kmart. I forgot that that's where Macy's is... not just any Macy's... but THE Macy's. It was pretty awesome- there was also a huge line of people lined up around the store- I have no idea why. We think it was a makeup sale or something...
Then we met up with Kenny, a guy Amanda works with, and went ice skating at Bryant Park! It was pretty surreal- and so beautiful to be able to skate in the middle of the city like that. It was... beautiful and so much fun.
Once our faces were just about frozen off, we decided to head back home. We went to Grand Central to catch the subway and ran into a squash tournament! It was like some international, really big deal thing in the middle of Grand Central Station. Anyways, after that, we went home.
So yesterday was pretty packed, but today was a lot more relaxed, but no less amazing. We went to Carnegie Hall for a performance from the Met orchestra. There was a mezzo-soprano whose voice was... beautiful. The whole thing was just so beautiful and amazing- Amanda and I had so much fun.
Oh ya, and when we got home, we had a dance party to Elton John. Hold me closer tiny dancer...
ciao :)
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Pictures of the apartment
The pic on the left is our family room- look at the cute pics we printed!
The pic on the left is my room- the window is on the right.
The pic on the left is of my awesome lantern light- there's a really bright lightbulb in there!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Lights, Camera, Action!!
So... as of last night we have lights in our family room/kitchen area!! It is so exciting, but it seems to be so bright. We don't really know what to do with ourselves. Also, the other day, we went to TJ Max and got creative with our decorating skills. I now have a light in my room too. I bought a lantern thing and we went to home depot and bought light bulbs and a thing that plugs into the extension cord outlet that the bulb can plug into. That probably sounds a little confusing, but basically I have a light now. Also, I bought a shelf for five dollars and I hung my posters in my room. I have also created some tables out of our moving boxes. Last night, we hung up a bunch of black and white pictures from the internet above the couch in the family room. Our apartment is starting to look more like a home! Now, the next issue of business is the sink. It seems to be clogged... and we haven't been able to fix it. Small issue, but I'm sure it will get figured out.
On the working girl front, this week has been pretty laid back. Since we had our huge event Monday (which went really well) I've had two days off this week. We worked from 1-11pm on Sunday and 6:30 am-2 pm Monday so we definitely needed a break. Oooh- something exciting- I got my first cab by myself!! I put my arm out and it came right up to the curb. I was very proud of myself. :) I was put to work making lots of posters and signs, since apparently my bubble letter/free hand skills are commendable. The link below is to the clip of our event on Mtv- the posters that are hung up were made by yours truly :) Another really exciting thing that happened this week was the free stuff I got at work!! I got some awesome free hats donated by Anthropologie, and apples and bagels, which were left over from the event. Needless to say, yesterday was a very exciting day.
In the next coming weeks, Amanda and I are trying to plan lots of fun stuff to do. We're going out next week to a restaurant that is discounted because of restaurant week that's going on right now. We're going to go with the other two from our class. On Sunday we're going to go to an orchestra concert at Carnegie Hall- student tickets are 10$!! We're also going to go to a gallery opening on Saturday. Let's see.. last weekend we went out with our new friend, Ramona. We went to two bars for her friends' birthdays. Also, during the day, we went to the dollar store, and on the way back we found this cute, cheap boutique. We were so tempted to get some shoes, but the weight of our bags from the dollar store kept us away... probably a good thing :)
Also- my camera is on its way!! I'm so excited to get it- and I will be posting pictures very soon.
ciao :)
http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/333661/martin-luther-king-jr-day-a-day-of-service.jhtml#id=1603059
On the working girl front, this week has been pretty laid back. Since we had our huge event Monday (which went really well) I've had two days off this week. We worked from 1-11pm on Sunday and 6:30 am-2 pm Monday so we definitely needed a break. Oooh- something exciting- I got my first cab by myself!! I put my arm out and it came right up to the curb. I was very proud of myself. :) I was put to work making lots of posters and signs, since apparently my bubble letter/free hand skills are commendable. The link below is to the clip of our event on Mtv- the posters that are hung up were made by yours truly :) Another really exciting thing that happened this week was the free stuff I got at work!! I got some awesome free hats donated by Anthropologie, and apples and bagels, which were left over from the event. Needless to say, yesterday was a very exciting day.
In the next coming weeks, Amanda and I are trying to plan lots of fun stuff to do. We're going out next week to a restaurant that is discounted because of restaurant week that's going on right now. We're going to go with the other two from our class. On Sunday we're going to go to an orchestra concert at Carnegie Hall- student tickets are 10$!! We're also going to go to a gallery opening on Saturday. Let's see.. last weekend we went out with our new friend, Ramona. We went to two bars for her friends' birthdays. Also, during the day, we went to the dollar store, and on the way back we found this cute, cheap boutique. We were so tempted to get some shoes, but the weight of our bags from the dollar store kept us away... probably a good thing :)
Also- my camera is on its way!! I'm so excited to get it- and I will be posting pictures very soon.
ciao :)
http://www.mtv.com/videos/
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Children for Children
Today was my second day of work and it was really great- really full and really great! I got to work at 9 am. I take the 6 subway to Grand Central station, and then walk up a few blocks to 6 E 43rd St., which is the building where Children for Children is. I love my commute because I get to walk through Grand Central- it's one of my favorite things! :) Anyways- so today when I got to work, I finished up this project that I was working on yesterday and called some non-profits around town, like Big Brothers Big Sisters, and invited them to our event on Monday. We're just trying to get the word out as much as possible. Then, I was assigned to create the letter writing project for the event on Monday. I created worksheets about "How to write a letter" and wrote a little bit about how Martin Luther King, Jr. made a difference speaking out about things that he believed in, and that these kids should write a letter to the president, the senator, or someone else to tell them how they feel about an important issue. Anyways... I felt really cool creating that worksheet and making a sample letter for the little kids to copy.
Maybe I should explain a little about the event we're having on Monday. It's the biggest event of the year for CFC (Children for Children). It's called the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. There are like thousands of kids and families coming to do hands-on service projects at two locations in the city. They are two public schools, and the projects are like making scarfs for a homeless shelter, bandanas for an animal shelter, etc. So... needless to say, the office is really busy right now in trying to bring this all together.
Anyways, in the middle of the day, the other intern, TJ, and I went to drop off packets for service projects at two different non-profit organizations around the city. We went to Chelsea and the Upper West Side, then we grabbed lunch at the Europa Cafe in Times Square and walked back to work. When we got back to work, we traced a picture of Martin Luther King, Jr. and created a paint by numbers for the kids to paint on at the event. Also, later we had a staff meeting to celebrate my boss, Mark's 26th birthday. woohoo!
So- there's kind of a snapshot of work. I'm sure I'll talk more about it later- but that's kind of what goes on in the office. After the event- I'm going to be doing a lot more school focused things that I'm really excited about. I met with Aisha today, who's the one who goes to the schools and trains the teachers on service learning and helps implement the curriculum that I will also help write. I'm super excited about all of it! Also- another thing I'll help with is called Be The Change, which is basically a database for recently incarcerated youth to find community service work that can really benefit them and teach them valuable skills. Right now, it's all kind of overwhelming, and most of the time, I'm just trying to soak everything in. But I think I'll get the hang of it all really soon.
Here's a snapshot about home. When I got home from work today, Amanda was already cooking us some food. We had awesome quesadillas, and ate them on our little ottomans with kithen towels as placements. It's pretty funny- we don't have a kitchen table, but we pretend like we do. We're going to fix our apartment up this weekend I think... I hope. I think I get my bed this weekend! Yay!
Maybe I should explain a little about the event we're having on Monday. It's the biggest event of the year for CFC (Children for Children). It's called the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. There are like thousands of kids and families coming to do hands-on service projects at two locations in the city. They are two public schools, and the projects are like making scarfs for a homeless shelter, bandanas for an animal shelter, etc. So... needless to say, the office is really busy right now in trying to bring this all together.
Anyways, in the middle of the day, the other intern, TJ, and I went to drop off packets for service projects at two different non-profit organizations around the city. We went to Chelsea and the Upper West Side, then we grabbed lunch at the Europa Cafe in Times Square and walked back to work. When we got back to work, we traced a picture of Martin Luther King, Jr. and created a paint by numbers for the kids to paint on at the event. Also, later we had a staff meeting to celebrate my boss, Mark's 26th birthday. woohoo!
So- there's kind of a snapshot of work. I'm sure I'll talk more about it later- but that's kind of what goes on in the office. After the event- I'm going to be doing a lot more school focused things that I'm really excited about. I met with Aisha today, who's the one who goes to the schools and trains the teachers on service learning and helps implement the curriculum that I will also help write. I'm super excited about all of it! Also- another thing I'll help with is called Be The Change, which is basically a database for recently incarcerated youth to find community service work that can really benefit them and teach them valuable skills. Right now, it's all kind of overwhelming, and most of the time, I'm just trying to soak everything in. But I think I'll get the hang of it all really soon.
Here's a snapshot about home. When I got home from work today, Amanda was already cooking us some food. We had awesome quesadillas, and ate them on our little ottomans with kithen towels as placements. It's pretty funny- we don't have a kitchen table, but we pretend like we do. We're going to fix our apartment up this weekend I think... I hope. I think I get my bed this weekend! Yay!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
I'm in New York!
I'm finally here! I'm officially at 28th Street in my new apartment. I'm sitting on the floor right now in my new room, looking outside at the snow flurries. Amanda is downtown with her mom- they went to look at the building where Amanda works and Marta wanted to see Times Square. She works right next to the Stock Exchange! I am in our apartment, unpacking my clothes and watching New York 1, the local news station.
Last night, I got in on time to Laguardia, and took a short cab ride to my new apartment. Amanda and her uncle met me on the corner and helped me bring my stuff up to the apartment. There I met up with her aunt, Amy and mom, Marta. Soon after that, we walked two blocks to a nice place called the Turkish Kitchen. We met up with Ramona, who graduated from NYU two years ago and used to work for Amy. We soon found out that Turkish food is basically Mediterranean food- I had a dish that was very similar to a gyro. After that, we came back home and watched Grey's Anatomy.
I wish I could post pictures, but I lost my camera right before I came here! As soon as we take some on Amanda's camera I will upload them. But I'll try to explain how my apartment looks anyways. We're on a really high floor, which is great, and we live in a pretty residential area. When you walk into the apartment, the kitchen is right on your right. It's clean and nice- it has a dishwasher, oven, stove, coffeemaker, microwave, and some spices that Trish left for us (She's the woman who's subleasing the apartment to us.) Directly on your left is the huge closet- which is my closet! I'm so excited because it's like 3 of the Vandy dorm closets! Then you walk into the seating area which has a brown couch, short bookcase, T.V., and rolling stool things. All of the furniture was left for us. Then if you walk straight through another door, there's my room! Amanda's room is to the left across from a bathroom. So that's our apartment. It's very cute and I think it has some character. I'm so excited to actually get my pictures up and put my bed together. My bed is yet to be found- so right now I have a blow up mattress to sleep on. We also have to get some lighting- there are no lights in the bedrooms.
I'm so excited to be here- but I'm a little nervous about my job. I have yet to go find out how to get there- I think that'll be a project for tomorrow. Our project for today is to get some food from the grocery store- I'm really excited about that! I'm sure it will become not as fun after awhile- but it's our first trip to the grocery store. Hopefully we can find the Trader Joes nearby.
Anyways- I'm nervous/excited. But I'm sure once I get a feel for where things are and how things work- I'll just be so excited to be here.
Last night, I got in on time to Laguardia, and took a short cab ride to my new apartment. Amanda and her uncle met me on the corner and helped me bring my stuff up to the apartment. There I met up with her aunt, Amy and mom, Marta. Soon after that, we walked two blocks to a nice place called the Turkish Kitchen. We met up with Ramona, who graduated from NYU two years ago and used to work for Amy. We soon found out that Turkish food is basically Mediterranean food- I had a dish that was very similar to a gyro. After that, we came back home and watched Grey's Anatomy.
I wish I could post pictures, but I lost my camera right before I came here! As soon as we take some on Amanda's camera I will upload them. But I'll try to explain how my apartment looks anyways. We're on a really high floor, which is great, and we live in a pretty residential area. When you walk into the apartment, the kitchen is right on your right. It's clean and nice- it has a dishwasher, oven, stove, coffeemaker, microwave, and some spices that Trish left for us (She's the woman who's subleasing the apartment to us.) Directly on your left is the huge closet- which is my closet! I'm so excited because it's like 3 of the Vandy dorm closets! Then you walk into the seating area which has a brown couch, short bookcase, T.V., and rolling stool things. All of the furniture was left for us. Then if you walk straight through another door, there's my room! Amanda's room is to the left across from a bathroom. So that's our apartment. It's very cute and I think it has some character. I'm so excited to actually get my pictures up and put my bed together. My bed is yet to be found- so right now I have a blow up mattress to sleep on. We also have to get some lighting- there are no lights in the bedrooms.
I'm so excited to be here- but I'm a little nervous about my job. I have yet to go find out how to get there- I think that'll be a project for tomorrow. Our project for today is to get some food from the grocery store- I'm really excited about that! I'm sure it will become not as fun after awhile- but it's our first trip to the grocery store. Hopefully we can find the Trader Joes nearby.
Anyways- I'm nervous/excited. But I'm sure once I get a feel for where things are and how things work- I'll just be so excited to be here.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Testing, testing...
This is a pic of Lizzie, Momma and I in front of the Met when we went to New York City in 2007.
p.s. I love Karen! :)
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