Basically...

Today is Friday.
Tomorrow is Saturday, which is a day that I don't work.
The next day is Sunday, which is the day I'm flying home for holiday.
So since I don't work tomorrow, and I leave in the wee hours of the morning Sunday, BASICALLY I'm already on my way...basically.

YAY!

Jazz vs Knicks (part II)

Oh man, oh man, oh man! What an amazing night! My employer Chris found out earlier in the year that I am a Jazz fan so he told me he'd try to get me a ticket to the game when they're in town cause he knows a guy. It turns out, the guy he knows is actually an agent to some of the Jazz players so not only did he get me a ticket, he got himself a ticket as well, took me to the game, and got us both passes so that we could meet some of the players after the game! It was so amazing!! The Jazz didn't actually play the best game. In fact we tried really hard to loose there at the end, but we ended up pulling through and winning the Knicks 95 to 93. It was pretty stressful to watch, but I had a great time!

This is me at Madison Square Garden before the game

Our boys warming up

This is me with Marsha. Marsha Kirilenko. She was hanging out after the game waiting for her husband (Andrei) and so we were chatting. She told me I should come be their nanny when I'm done here. (They have two boys, and just adopted a baby girl) Not the most tempting offer since just before she said that she told me that she has been through half the nannies in Utah and she can't seem to keep them...

Me and Kosta Koufos. He was really nice, he asked my name and talked to me for a minute.

That's Carlos Boozer down there, that was as close as we saw him though

Here I am with Andrei Kirilenko. Mostly he just took the picture with me then hung around with his wife and entourage speaking in Russian

C.J. Miles was really nice too. This guy is my little brothers age...weird huh?

I walked up to Mehmet Okur and told him I was a fan and its great to meet you, blah, blah, blah and he shook my hand and said hi then later Chris' guy went to introduce me and he said "oh yeah, we met earlier" and smiled at me. I'm standing two steps higher than he is in this picture.

It was such an amazing experience. I didn't get to meet a lot of the guys but I was so happy to meet these ones. Chris told me that I should get these pictures printed out and he'll have his friend get them to sign them for me. What a night! Thanks so much Chris!

Jazz vs Knicks

Anyone who doesn't have anything to do this evening, maybe you should watch the Utah Jazz basketball game. They need our support! In fact maybe you should watch the game even if you do have something to do this evening. They will be playing the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 (that is eastern time....that means 5:30 to all you Utah folk). Turn on your television, grab a nice cold beverage and cheer for our Jazz. Oh, and while you are watching the game, maybe you should watch in the stands for a very happy red headed girl wearing a black t-shirt with the old style Jazz logo on it, cheering her little heart out because she is at Madison Square Garden watching her team play! THAT WILL BE ME!! GO JAZZ!!

I'm going to be sitting in Section 213 (that's the yellow one) and I am SUPER excited! So watch the game and help me cheer! YAY!

Happy Day

These are just some of the great things that happened today:

• I woke up 3 minutes before my alarm went off. I love not being jolted awake!
• It was a little chilly, but the sun was shining and it was a beautiful day
• I got to the train station just in time to buy my ticket when the train pulled in. I was able to walk right onto the train without having to wait at all
• It was an express train to NYC. Hooray for minimal stops!
• I did some shopping on Canal Street. I've never been to New York Citys Chinatown before, so this was kind of fun.
• I wandered Fifth Avenue and did some shopping at the expensive stores too.
• I found a couple of Christmas gift type items while spending the day shopping in the city.
• As I was walking back toward the train station to head home, I bumped into Jesse, a guy that I've met a few times who lives here and attends the local ward.
• We decided that since neither of us had a plan, we should wander around and hang out together.
• I got a chance to wander the city a little and sit down and chat with Jesse, who I came to find out is a pretty cool kid.
• I found out that Jesse and I actually went to high school together for a little while at Bountiful...small world, huh?
• I was able to sit at a seat with nobody next to me on the train ride home and was able to put my feet up on the seat across from me. You can't imagine how nice this is after a day of NYC shopping!

Halloween in NYC

My friend Sadie convinced me to get dressed up for Halloween and go into The City with her and her friend Rylee. We met up at Sadies house where she did all of our makeup, and we were off!

I was a witch, but the hat was really annoying so it got left at Sadies after a few photos were taken.

Sadie (Tinkerbell), Rylee (Angel of Death) and Me on the train headed to New York City.

We found Peter Pan and decided Sadie needed her picture taken with him.

These guys were probably my favorite. They were dressed up like this and just hanging out in front of the Chase Bank. I was about to take this picture when some guy walked behind me and was VERY rude to me. The redhead in me came out a little bit and I think I shocked not only the friends I was with, but also a big chunk of people hanging out at Times Square. The area got pretty quiet as I yelled pretty vigorously at him. He deserved it. Jerk!

We stayed out so late that I spent most of today sleeping. It was a lot of fun. New York City is kind of a freak show on Halloween, I love this place!!