Day One

Well, I survived day one of my new job...I got a lot of information and I'm not sure I can remember all of it at this point. That was a little overwhelming but all in all it was a really good day. I think that this is going to be good!

More Happy News

I (with lots of help from my mom) found an apartment! I (again, with lots of help from my mom) looked and looked on the Internet and went down to Salt Lake a couple of days and was hopeful of finding a nice place, but didn't really think it would happen very soon. Anything worth moving into had a waiting list, and most places were telling me they didn't think anything would be available for at least a couple months. Actually, it was the office personnel that was telling me that, not the building itself...I didn't want to confuse anyone...ha ha, man I'm funny! Anyway. I was finding that if I wanted to actually live in Salt Lake and not in a neighboring city, I either had to compromise on my budget and pay more than I thought I could really afford, or compromise on my expectations of how nice a place I could find. Well folks it turns out that sometimes you really can have your proverbial cake and eat it too! I went to look at the apartments at The Gateway and thought they looked really nice, but found that they were WAY out my price range. I gave up hope on those apartments and continued to search elsewhere, but my wonderful mom didn't give up. After some phone call (thanks mom!) and some serious time on my part trying to convince myself not to get my hopes up, we found out that they do have a few select units that would fit my budget...but (pause for effect) they aren't often available. Bummer, huh? NOPE! My mom is a diligent one! She found out that one of these units had just been rented, BUT that the people were thinking that they didn't actually want it. So she called and called and called some more and when the renters finally decided they didn't in fact want the apartment she was the squeaky wheel that got the grease (yup, i threw another little proverb in there for you. You're welcome.).

It (by "it" I mean my soon to be apartment) is (in case you didn't figure it out from the above story) at Northgate Apartments at The Gateway. It's a one bedroom, one bath cute little place and I am so, so excited! It should be ready for me to move in (assuming the application process goes smoothly...knock on wood) April 19, which is only a week and a couple days after I start my new job down there (which is MUCH better than the month-ish that I was expecting) Thanks for all the help Mom! Yay!

New Job

Hey guess what...after looking and looking for WAY too long, I have finally found myself a full-time job! Cool, huh? Yeah, I'm pretty excited! Starting next Monday (April 11th) I will work in Salt Lake for what seems like a really great company and I am very excited about it! I am so very ready to start a new adventure and I think that this is just what I need. Yay for me!!

Natural Highs

Yes...this WAS an email that was forwarded to me...who are you to judge? I liked it, ok? So I decided to post it on my blog...wait...its MY blog, I don't need to explain my posting choices....

• Laughing so hard your face hurts


• A hot shower


• No lines at the supermarket


• A special glance


• Getting mail


• Taking a drive on a pretty road


• Hearing your favorite song on the radio


• Lying in bed listening to the rain outside


• Hot towels fresh out of the dryer


• Chocolate milkshakes


• Bubble baths


• Giggling


• The beach


• Finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last winter


• Laughing at yourself


• Looking into their eyes and knowing that they love you


• Midnight phone calls that last for hours


• Running through sprinklers


• Laughing for absolutely no reason at all


• Having someone tell you that you're beautiful


• Laughing at an inside joke with friends


• Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you


• Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep


• Your first kiss (either the very first or with a new partner)


• Making new friends or spending time with old ones


• Playing with a new puppy


• Having someone play with your hair


• Sweet dreams


• Hot chocolate


• Road trips with friends


• Swinging on swings


• Making eye contact with a cute stranger


• Making chocolate chip cookies


• Having a friend send you homemade cookies


• Holding hands with someone you care about


• Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad) never change


• Watching the expression on someones face as they open a much desired present from you


• Watching the sunrise...or set


• Knowing that somebody misses you


• Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply

See, they were all nice little thoughts. Sometimes forwarded emails SHOULD be shared...dang it, I'm explaining my blog actions again...I wasn't going to do that, remember?

A Song in my Heart...er...Head

I have a question...does anyone ever wake up with a song stuck in their head? As in, it wasn't there when you went to bed, but it was there when you woke up? For as long as I can remember I have. Almost every single morning there is a new song just stuck in my head. Sometimes it's a song I like & sometimes it's not. Sometimes it's a song I heard just the day before & sometimes it's one I haven't heard in years. I assumed that it was something that happened to everyone, but the other day I was talking to my friend Dale (who happens to be as passionate about music as I am) and we somehow got around to this topic of conversation and I was shocked to find out that he DIDN'T wake up with a song in his head. So I started asking some more people...so far 6 out of 6 have said "nope" no song in their heads in the morning either. Interesting. I like having a song in my head in the morning, I wonder why I do? And how did it get there?

Last Day in the City...for now...

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June 12th was the last day that I got to spend in The City before moving back to Utah. It was a beautiful day, and I had plans to do nothing in particular, which is my favorite way to spend the day in New York City. I started out by going to brunch because whats not to love about brunch? Great food (french pancakes) and a mimosa is such a wonderful way to start the day, especially if its not early enough to be called breakfast! I went to The Village and ate at Yaffa Cafe on St Mark's place, its a great little cafe with so much personality (you pretty much have to have a ton of personality if you want to be a restaurant or establishment on St Mark's place) Yaffa stays open 24 hours a day so if you get there early enough on Saturday morning its basically full of people just wandering over from the clubs on Bleecker Street from the night before.

After that I just wandered The Village for a while. I found a little street fair going on and shopped and enjoyed myself there for a bit. Then I made my way up to Central Park to wander around there for a while. I went to Strawberry Fields to see the Imagine mosaic that pays tribute to John Lennon and to see The Dakota (which is the apartment building just outside the park where he was living and that he was shot in front of). I also just hung out for a while around the park and watched the tourists, the locals, and the rollerbladers in all their flamboyant wonderfulness.

After I was done hanging out in the park, I decided to go to the NY Public Library, cause it was one of the things I wanted to do while living back there but hadn't done yet...unfortunately that list is a long one...I went inside and looked around then just sat out in front of it and enjoyed the sunshine and the pulse of the city. I did a little more wandering around, got a little shopping in, and that was about it. It was kind of sad to me as I rode the train back to Connecticut and tried to imagine when I would be able to get back to NYC. Hopefully it wont be too incredibly long.

It's Almost Here!!

Look what I found this morning as I was leaving for work...

Its a little tulip! Poking its little head up out of the dirt in my parents garden! Oh, welcome glorious spring!!