Last week I got to spend 6 days in the Big Apple. I stayed with my friend Laura and we had a much needed reunion. She is a new proud parent of a cute little kitten named Bella. We bonded immediately. After my arrival, Laura and I got to spend the day drinking margaritas and visiting with her boyfriend and her sister.
During the week while Laura was working, I explored the city and continued my job hunt. I attended two job fairs while there. The first one I had to stand in line for two hours in the cold before I even got into the fair. The second one I arrived really early and didn't have to wait outside at all. While we all hear about the high rate of unemployment, it is still pretty depressing to see it first hand. I also tried to contact some recruiters up there but I haven't heard anything back. I'm not sure if I necessarily want to live in NY, but for the right job I think I could do it for a few years.I also got very touristy while there. I had lots of free time during the day while Laura worked so I explored the city. I went to the Empire State Building and checked out the fabulous view. I also attended some of the fancy museums. The MET is ginormous and I barely made it through a third of it. They have some amazing sculptures there and after walking through it for over an hour, my feet were throbbing. I caved and took a cab back to Laura's apartment. I also met some friends and went to the Museum of Natural History. We saw the space show and wandered through all of the bones and fossils. We wanted to stay longer but we were starving and another friend was outside waiting for us. After the museum we had lunch at the Shake Shack. It was YUMMY.
The best part of my NY trip was all the fun reunions I had. Wednesday night I got to have dinner and drinks with my friend Alex who I met while in Australia. We talked about how much we missed Aussie and all the good time we had there.
Thursday night was a doozy. Laura and I had dinner with my cousin and his wife. It was a fabulous Mexican restaurant called Rosa Mexicana. Between the delicious food and the margaritas we were set. After dinner I ventured on my own out to Brooklyn to meet up with one of my old roommates. While trying to catch the subway, a guy held the door for me and I started chatting with him and his friends. They were a rugby team and one of the guys was actually from Brisbane! It was so random but made the night more exciting. I arrived in Brooklyn safely and met up with Jess and her roommates. We went to a Help for Haiti benefit and were serenaded by Qtip and ?uestion. After a glorious night of drinking and dancing, we decided to head back to Jess's house. On they way out I saw Mos Def (famous rapper and actor) and wanted a picture. I chatted him up but he wouldn't let me take a picture. I did, however, learn that his grandmother lives in Raleigh which is about an hour from where I live. Saweet. It was such a fun reunion with Jess.
Friday night Laura and I had a tame night in and then had a shopping extravaganza on Saturday. Laura's boyfriend and his twin brother came to town that night and we all went out to dinner together. We had dinner at the Blue Water Grill. Best meal I have EVER eaten. I had the Swordfish dish with a side of sweet potatoes and crabmeat. With the sauces they used I can barely describe how good this meal was. The fact that I got two free cocktails and we all got to share two free desserts makes it truly amazing. We ended the night at Dive Bar by Laura's house. Needless to say, flying home Sunday was pretty miserable.As for my current life, I've started doing a temp job for some extra cash while I'm job hunting. I'm still living with my sister and her husband and will continue to do so until I can find a full time job. This weekend I'm headed to Charlotte for a fishing expo with my dad and then to Chapel Hill to settle the rest of my furniture thats not in storage yet.
I'll try to keep my blog a little more current aka I'll try to make my life a little more exciting :)
