snow is on my weather forecast for tomorrow. "they" say you get used to this. "they" must not be as cold natured as I am. i wore my new long coat shamelessly tonight. i was warm enough, but i might need to get some extra snaps to keep it from flapping open. part of the long coats job is to keep the legs warm.
i think people were cold in the city today. they acted like oh this is no big deal this is only the beginning oh you newbie wearing your pea coat and scarf and hat haha. it is all a front, and i know they were all secretly cold. you know what else "they" say cold hands cold heart.
but the heat works and i am thankful.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
this is the church, this is the steeple.
open the doors and see all the people...
yes the church is the topic of this post. i just wanted to inform you all that i have gotten the chance to get plugged into this great church. thus far in my life, the Lord has been so gracious to me. I have lived a life of ease to some degree. i am thankful for the provision of the lord's goodness and blessing for me. therefore i just want to tell you all how thankful i am for the great church that i have decided to be apart of. it is called apostles nyc, and we went for a while with out going to a community group, and then we finally went to a small group, and it was so great. we absolutely love the entire group. in previous life situations, i have connected with one person easily, but not as much a whole group of people like this. my friend karen upchurch has told me how when she and her husband robert lived in nyc they had a great group of friends that still mean so much to them, and that the time they spent in the city was so great because of the good deep friendships they formed. she says there is something special about the christian community here because it is such a big lost place and it is so easy to be lonely, that good friends truly become a tight knit family. well let me tell you, that i really can see that happening with the group of people that we have just come in contact with through this small group. we are all basically the same age and generally new to the city and far from a home, and working, and living life here. it is so great because these people have been genuinely encouraging and we have had some great time to get to know each other outside of our tuesday night get together. so now i feel like we have friends here. special. well i was just telling karen about this last week, and was getting all excited about it and couldn't stop talking about it, so i thought i would just let yall in on the greatness that is apostles, and what a difference it has made in my life already. thank the lord for that with me. it is good.
yes the church is the topic of this post. i just wanted to inform you all that i have gotten the chance to get plugged into this great church. thus far in my life, the Lord has been so gracious to me. I have lived a life of ease to some degree. i am thankful for the provision of the lord's goodness and blessing for me. therefore i just want to tell you all how thankful i am for the great church that i have decided to be apart of. it is called apostles nyc, and we went for a while with out going to a community group, and then we finally went to a small group, and it was so great. we absolutely love the entire group. in previous life situations, i have connected with one person easily, but not as much a whole group of people like this. my friend karen upchurch has told me how when she and her husband robert lived in nyc they had a great group of friends that still mean so much to them, and that the time they spent in the city was so great because of the good deep friendships they formed. she says there is something special about the christian community here because it is such a big lost place and it is so easy to be lonely, that good friends truly become a tight knit family. well let me tell you, that i really can see that happening with the group of people that we have just come in contact with through this small group. we are all basically the same age and generally new to the city and far from a home, and working, and living life here. it is so great because these people have been genuinely encouraging and we have had some great time to get to know each other outside of our tuesday night get together. so now i feel like we have friends here. special. well i was just telling karen about this last week, and was getting all excited about it and couldn't stop talking about it, so i thought i would just let yall in on the greatness that is apostles, and what a difference it has made in my life already. thank the lord for that with me. it is good.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
I've never...
needed a pea coat in october
wished i had on tights under my pants
considered buying UGGS
set a mouse trap
lived without a dishwasher
spent $20 dollars on laundry
gotten hot because of the uncontrollable heater
had a radiator heater
taken my clothes to a laundromat in a push cart
heard a gun shot
smelled weed constantly
seen obvious drug deals goin down
been the only white girl for a consistent amount of time
been OCD about cleaning
loved riding on a city bus
wanted to hail a cab just to ride in back seat of a car
been excited to see a banana republic
thought 30 minutes was a short commute
slept on an air mattress for 6 weeks
sprayed down my clothes with febreeze every night
heard the f-word so much from ages 4-104
had to consider purchases based on what i could carry home
or had to take a cab because i couldn't carry my purchases home
been greedy about quarters
seen so many dread locks
been around so many orthodox jews
or wished i were jewish just to have to holidays
missed chili's
prayed for safety in my own home
had three robberies in 2 days within such close proximity to my home
bought a canvas tote to schlep groceries home
been excited to see OTB from the highway
had a door/watch man
driven 2 hours and been through 2 states
seen autumn leaves change
been to a two story target with a cart escalator
seen a presidential candidate carved in a pumpkin
had the fridge not in the kitchen
not worn my red coat to prevent getting mugged
had so many hours to read
had to take turns carrying a computer to the mac store
not been able to run home to get something
had to use drying racks instead of dryers
been to an indian restaurant covered in chili pepper lights with a disco ball
had a halloween costume made out of paper
gone to applebees to feel at home
wanted so much
been away so long
been so thankful for community
wanted my own room so badly ha
taken a PBJ to work in my adult life
been welcomed to the hood
lived in a city with 8,000,000+ people
paid rent, much less to share a room at the pretty penny of $525....
until i moved to Brooklyn NY.
every day is filled with new experiences. never a dull moment.
wished i had on tights under my pants
considered buying UGGS
set a mouse trap
lived without a dishwasher
spent $20 dollars on laundry
gotten hot because of the uncontrollable heater
had a radiator heater
taken my clothes to a laundromat in a push cart
heard a gun shot
smelled weed constantly
seen obvious drug deals goin down
been the only white girl for a consistent amount of time
been OCD about cleaning
loved riding on a city bus
wanted to hail a cab just to ride in back seat of a car
been excited to see a banana republic
thought 30 minutes was a short commute
slept on an air mattress for 6 weeks
sprayed down my clothes with febreeze every night
heard the f-word so much from ages 4-104
had to consider purchases based on what i could carry home
or had to take a cab because i couldn't carry my purchases home
been greedy about quarters
seen so many dread locks
been around so many orthodox jews
or wished i were jewish just to have to holidays
missed chili's
prayed for safety in my own home
had three robberies in 2 days within such close proximity to my home
bought a canvas tote to schlep groceries home
been excited to see OTB from the highway
had a door/watch man
driven 2 hours and been through 2 states
seen autumn leaves change
been to a two story target with a cart escalator
seen a presidential candidate carved in a pumpkin
had the fridge not in the kitchen
not worn my red coat to prevent getting mugged
had so many hours to read
had to take turns carrying a computer to the mac store
not been able to run home to get something
had to use drying racks instead of dryers
been to an indian restaurant covered in chili pepper lights with a disco ball
had a halloween costume made out of paper
gone to applebees to feel at home
wanted so much
been away so long
been so thankful for community
wanted my own room so badly ha
taken a PBJ to work in my adult life
been welcomed to the hood
lived in a city with 8,000,000+ people
paid rent, much less to share a room at the pretty penny of $525....
until i moved to Brooklyn NY.
every day is filled with new experiences. never a dull moment.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
a couple of weekends
some pictures. this past weekend we went on a women's retreat in the poconos. it was fun. we got to know some of the girls in our group a little better as well as meet a whole lot of new people. very fun. then the weekend before that there was an art show in our building so i have some pics of that as well. this is life. be in the know. i am expecting to see some amazing pictures from Scarlett's first birthday party from this weekend as well. and by the way, it is cold in NYC. its gonna get worse before it ever gets better at this point.
america the beautiful
self explanatory
pic from the car ride back home. the poconos at their finest my friends. we were there at peak autumn colors.
this is a little bit more my interest in beauty. look at that.
this is our foyer that i have never taken a pic of to show. crazy murals all over the walls. pretty neat. so artsy. i am sure you are thinking just like you sally. ha
this man had a lot of anger. he was one of the performers. questionable.
this is the infamous Deitrich Davis. our night watchman. he takes the 9-2 shift mon-fri. don't look too closely.
some live painting from the art collective at our building last weekend.
america the beautiful
self explanatory
pic from the car ride back home. the poconos at their finest my friends. we were there at peak autumn colors.
this is a little bit more my interest in beauty. look at that.
this is our foyer that i have never taken a pic of to show. crazy murals all over the walls. pretty neat. so artsy. i am sure you are thinking just like you sally. ha
this man had a lot of anger. he was one of the performers. questionable.
this is the infamous Deitrich Davis. our night watchman. he takes the 9-2 shift mon-fri. don't look too closely.
some live painting from the art collective at our building last weekend.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
new post
i want to write a new post, because i liked updating alot last week, but i have to admit, life gets busy when you get friends. so here i am on my free night of the week at midnight needing to wake up at 6am. yikes. but let me just give you a little something to tide you over...
1) no i havent heard from the brooklyn childrens museum, but i am ok with that at this point. it has been a week. i didnt follow up, because i didnt feel the great urge to do so, i know this is bad, but in the big scheme of things if i dont want to impress, then why force it. if she was impressed by me, then i will let her go for it. i might shoot an email tomorrow, to see what the status is. i dont want to do the snakes really, and i dont want a part time job that i always have to work on saturdays and sundays. who wants to do that.
2) kates paperie is going really well this week. lots of good things happening. i am working an extra day which will help, and i dont know if i can go full time, but i am considering the option, because things right now are good, and i am enjoying it enough, that i would actually be open to it. i am coming to grips with this, but i think it could be good.
3) we love our church. we went to an informational meeting about the church on monday, and it was informative. obviously. really it is great. i have met all of the people on staff which is about as big as the college life staff, but the church itself is smaller than the mass of collegelife. so that is nice. different, and very welcoming and homey for right now. we love our community group that meats in park slope brooklyn, it is just a little 20 minute bus ride to their apartment. which for the big city is nothing. everyone in the group lives in brooklyn, which is fun too. we all share the joys of brooklyn life. nikki and i are going on the womens retreat this weekend too, so we are really getting connected quickly. it is fun. oooh and we get to go OUTSIDE of the city and see nature. leaves changing. this could be amazing.
4) speaking of leaves changing, as i walked to the subway today, i decided I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED FALL. i didnt know the extent of this season. it is truly with no exaggeration a totally new experience. i am enjoying it thoroughly. are you jealous? dont be. the grass is always greener over the septic tank. ha.
5) i have some pictures of last weekend that i need to post. but not tonight.
1) no i havent heard from the brooklyn childrens museum, but i am ok with that at this point. it has been a week. i didnt follow up, because i didnt feel the great urge to do so, i know this is bad, but in the big scheme of things if i dont want to impress, then why force it. if she was impressed by me, then i will let her go for it. i might shoot an email tomorrow, to see what the status is. i dont want to do the snakes really, and i dont want a part time job that i always have to work on saturdays and sundays. who wants to do that.
2) kates paperie is going really well this week. lots of good things happening. i am working an extra day which will help, and i dont know if i can go full time, but i am considering the option, because things right now are good, and i am enjoying it enough, that i would actually be open to it. i am coming to grips with this, but i think it could be good.
3) we love our church. we went to an informational meeting about the church on monday, and it was informative. obviously. really it is great. i have met all of the people on staff which is about as big as the college life staff, but the church itself is smaller than the mass of collegelife. so that is nice. different, and very welcoming and homey for right now. we love our community group that meats in park slope brooklyn, it is just a little 20 minute bus ride to their apartment. which for the big city is nothing. everyone in the group lives in brooklyn, which is fun too. we all share the joys of brooklyn life. nikki and i are going on the womens retreat this weekend too, so we are really getting connected quickly. it is fun. oooh and we get to go OUTSIDE of the city and see nature. leaves changing. this could be amazing.
4) speaking of leaves changing, as i walked to the subway today, i decided I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED FALL. i didnt know the extent of this season. it is truly with no exaggeration a totally new experience. i am enjoying it thoroughly. are you jealous? dont be. the grass is always greener over the septic tank. ha.
5) i have some pictures of last weekend that i need to post. but not tonight.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
picture day
people were honking because the cabbie stopped in the middle of the street and it was a green light. and nikki was taking a picture of me apparently.
oh just our new grocery store in brooklyn at an old bank building. trader joe's
in a cab. the true new yorkers that we are.
for my uncle. in my travels we passed the brooklyn tabernacle. so there it is in all its glory.
our "get ready station" that is where we get ready. for the day.
my earthly possessions
a shot of our newly arranged spacious bedroom
come to NYC and you too can become a subway guru.
nikki took this pic down in Soho. she started eating crack herself when she found out there was a tiny mouse in dana's closet. :)
"the LORD God said to the serpent....
... 'because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. i will put enmity between you and the woman'"
a small factor that i have not been able to come to grips with concerning the position at the brooklyn children's museum is that one of the birthday party options is a snakes and reptiles party. a job requirement is the willingness, capability, and excitement towards handling and showing these such serpents to the children. this is definitely something to consider when offered a job. what kind of sacrifices am i willing to make to get to my next career stepping stone?
during the interview, when i lifted my jaw off the woman's desk, i kindly responded "that it wasn't something i would naturally gravitate towards, but that i was willing to learn." so we shall see. maybe i would rather go full time at the paperie. i can trust paper not snakes.
a small factor that i have not been able to come to grips with concerning the position at the brooklyn children's museum is that one of the birthday party options is a snakes and reptiles party. a job requirement is the willingness, capability, and excitement towards handling and showing these such serpents to the children. this is definitely something to consider when offered a job. what kind of sacrifices am i willing to make to get to my next career stepping stone?
during the interview, when i lifted my jaw off the woman's desk, i kindly responded "that it wasn't something i would naturally gravitate towards, but that i was willing to learn." so we shall see. maybe i would rather go full time at the paperie. i can trust paper not snakes.
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