Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays :)

On Thanksgiving we had a huge dinner party at our apartment, with Turkey, stuffing, rolls, cranberry sauce, pie, and about every other dish you could imagine.  It was amazing!  I'm so happy that I have friends here and that we could have a good Thanksgiving meal together.  Meeting new people, eating yummy food, cooking, playing games, watching "The Power of One,"  was all so nice.  

At work, the General Manager brought in Christmas decorations, and one of the workers at the restaurant was so adamant about her distaste for Christmas decorations.  She said that they are tacky and ugly.  It was just surprising to me, because even though I think they can be tacky and ugly, they still give me a good feeling.  They bring back memories of home and family.  However, I think some decorations can be incredibly beautiful!  The lights at Temple Square are incredible, though I'm sure some of that has to do with just being on the Temple grounds, which are always beautiful.  

Anyway, I'm excited for the Holidays.  I'm glad that I had a great Thanksgiving, and that I wasn't alone for it.  Whether it is Christmas, Hanukkah, or whatever you celebrate, I'm glad we have something to look forward to, especially in the cold and dreary season of winter.  

Lost my phone and have been in bed the last 2 days!

Well, my title pretty much says it all.  On Monday I woke up really late, and headed out to work, at Gobo, super rushed.  I was planning on going to ballet class that morning (that starts at 9), but woke up way too late.  I'm supposed to be at work by 11, but I didn't wake up until 10:25!  Bad news, since I live on the West Side and I work on the East side, therefore requiring me to take the crosstown bus to work.  

I was getting ready, saw my phone lying on my bed, having charged it the night before, and I remember picking it up.  On my way to work, I reached in my purse for my phone, but it was nowhere to be found, not in my jacket, nor my purse.  I thought that I had left it on my dresser or something that morning, but when I got home from work it was nowhere to be found.  This was Monday, and now it's Wednesday night.  I can't find it anywhere.  The weird thing is that I charged it the night before, but I had a few people call it, and it was dead when I got home.  So, I either dropped it somewhere and the battery came out, or someone stole it and took the battery out.  I don't see how that would have happened, though.  In any case, I can't find it!

To top it off, I'm ill.  I have the worst flu/cold/horrible sickness ever.  I've been in bed the last two days and can't do anything.  Hopefully I'll start getting better soon.  

I'm going back to sleep.

NYC Shopping

Living in NYC makes me realize how much I seriously need to go shopping because my clothes are so out of date.  I also left many of my clothes at home in Utah because I could only take so many things on my move here.  

I went shopping yesterday with my roommate, Aubrey, and we found sooo many cute and fun clothes.  I like all the little shops that are privately owned.  It's so much better to shop at those places because their styles are unique, and they are just small businesses.  However, I realized that I need to make a lot more money before I go shopping again, because when I go, I just want to buy everything, and have enough money to buy nothing. :(

President Elect Barack Obama

Wow, what an historical election!

I'm happy that we're going to have so much change in our country.  We have a very new, and very different president and I really think that he is going to be good for our country.  

I had a rough time voting, and I'm skeptical of Obama's views, namely gay marriage, abortion, taxes, open borders, health care.  I just hope that what is done with these policies ends up being good for the American people.  

It's a good thing for our country that we will have an African American president, though I don't believe that's all to be said of Pres. Elect Obama.  He's a very smart man, and though I've had a hard time trusting him throughout the election process, because of his friends and acquaintances, as well as his slick and smooth way of getting people to follow him, I will support him, and am excited to see what changes take place in the country.  

What an exciting time. :)  

My New Home

So, I moved to New York City last month, on October 1st, and I've been subletting an apartment on the Upper West Side.  I LOVE IT HERE!  I'm taking dance classes, I got a serving job in a vegetarian restaurant, and I'm just learning to live the New York life.  

Things are really a lot different here than in Utah and Arizona, obviously.  I went shopping for groceries tonight, and I go shopping at a different market pretty much every time.  Just still trying to figure out the best place to shop.  

However, I've caught a cold, and I'm really tired, so I'm going to go to bed.  

Late at Night

I find that I stay up late, especially when I have things that I need to do.  However, I stay up late doing things, like writing on my blog (for the third time), instead of the things I should be doing, like packing for my big move!  

I'm off to bed now.  I just think it's funny how much I procrastinate.  (And I thought that would be over after I graduated!)

Laughter

Today I find that everything is really funny. I was at work and even the smallest thing, that would not have been funny to anybody else made me giggle for a whole minute. I'm not complaining by any means. I'd much rather be laughing than scowling, not saying that I scowl very often at all. I pretty much like to be happy. I'm not a person that stays depressed for lengthy periods of time.

Tonight I'm going to a concert called Last Chance to Dance at the U of A. One of Nathan's pieces is being performed and I'm really excited to see it.

The first half of the show was produced last night, and I actually got to dance in it in a piece called "Airwalkers." I had a lot of fun because I haven't had the chance to perform jazz in it seems like years. I feel a lot more free performing jazz than I do ballet. There is so much to think about when performing ballet that it's nice to change things up a bit for a night, though I like the challenge of ballet.

This weekend I'm performing in Cinderella for Ballet Tucson and I have a bunch of rehearsals this week for it. That reminds me that I need to sew new pointe shoes tonight so I have some that will support my feet for tomorrow.

I've been trying to make a goal of running more, or at least doing aerobic exercise. It's not going particularly well because I hate running so much. Sometimes I feel like going running after work either around 5 or 9, and at 5 it is way too hot, and at 9 it is too dark for me to go running alone in Tucson. I just need to go in the mornings before work, but I am not very motivated. I think if I had someone to run with me it would be a lot easier. Maybe after Nathan's done with school (tomorrow) he would like to go running with me. I just know that he has way more endurance than I do, which presents a little problem, but it's also a nice push.

I'm going to walk up to the theatre right now. 'Til the next post.

My First Post

This is my very first post of my own blog!  

I don't feel like going into everything about myself right now, so I'll just say a little bit about my day.  

I had a long day of work, starting at 7:30, ending around 3.  It was a good day though, because it was very busy, which means lots of tables, and lots of tips. :)  After that, I went to rehearsal for Cinderella at Ballet Tucson, the company I currently dance for.  

I decided to start my blog this evening during a little spare time.