New News

So, yesterday I signed away my life and bought... a car. It is a 2009 Hyundai Elantra GLS. Now, don't get me wrong; I love my new car, and I got a great deal on it, and all that. BUT. I have the sinking feeling that I'm never going to finish paying it off. I don't love that feeling, to be honest. Anyway, looking forward, I need to name my car. I would appreciate name suggestions from you all, so here are some pics of my new friend. If you come up with the name I use, then I will be very grateful, and I may even make you a treat.

Ack! Eek! Ewwwww!

I went by South Davis Jr. High, and on their billboard thing (what ARE those things called!?!), there was a sign that filled me with what can only be described as the heebie-jeebies. It said, "pieces of original gym floor for sale." Yu-uck. Just thinking about the hundreds of stinky, smelly, sweaty, teenage feet that have tromped all over that floor makes me squirm endlessly. Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew.

Ew.

Awwww

My thirteen-year-0ld nephew told me today that he thinks I'm going to be a good mom. I've been babysitting for three days, so I'll take that as a compliment.

For You Who Have Grilled Me About My Absence

Sorry I've been absent from writing lately. You see I've been in a real pickle, moving across the country. Traffic jams, airport flight deLays, and hot dog! The chips have been down. I have been playing ant to my nieces, which just fried me. But now that I've arrived in Utah, I've mustard up the energy to ketchup on my blogging once again. It should be a real picnic. But don't worry... I'm not going to get all campy on you. Well, maybe just a little. Anyway, that's the dill.

Graduation

So, the past two weeks have been pretty important. For one thing, I graduated from Juilliard. For another, I moved away from NYC. Big doin's that I thought I'd tell you about, my dear blogees.

My parents and I took a road trip upstate (that is everywhere in New York besides NYC, for you non-yorkies out there) for graduation, hitting places like Scranton, the Finger Lakes, Seneca Falls and the Women's Hall of Fame, Auburn and the Harriet Tubman house, taking a barge through a loch on the Eerie Canal, important sites of my church's history in Palmyra, and riding the Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls. It was a lot of fun, and it held some unexpected pleasures, like getting to see my bff Jessica in PA. Here are some of the highlights:

Transitions

I've left NYC now, moving on to a new phase of life. I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't sad, but I am excited about my upcoming Colorado adventures. Since this blog has been mainly about my crazy New York life, though, I feel the need to wrap it up this summer with more posts about my favorite big city. So, here's a picture of the Indian restaurant my friends and I went to for my going-away party:

It was tough to get a really good shot of the place, but imagine all those chili peppers lit up and all the lights you can see spanning the entire length of the restaurant. Pretty crazy. In fact, if you look up the restaurant, the banner reads, "Panna II- where chili peppers meet Christmas lights!" But that is not all. When you get to the place, there are three Indian restaurants right in a row, and each one has a man outside trying to convince you to come to his. I'm fairly sure they share a kitchen, but it gives rise to some hilarious hijinx none-the-less. All in all, it was a good time, and the food was delicious. Should you find yourself in the NYC area, I would whole-heartedly recommend it.