New York Posts Coming Soon...

Hello faithful readers! New York posts will be coming soon...

Sleep is for the Weak

In 2 hours I am supposed to be up in order to leave for the airport. I have decided to forgo sleep instead of waking up at the lovely hour of 3am. Since I work evenings, I normally do not even go to sleep until 1:30-2am. Lets see how long it takes me to pass out on the plane...any guesses? So New York here I come...on no sleep...why?...cause sleep is for the weak! :)

Oh and a very happy birthday to my DAD!!! I love you! My Dad and his "daughters" :)

New York Here We Come!

My roommate and I are leaving Thursday morning for New York City at the crack of dawn (our flight leaves at 6am!). This is my third time going to NY, and Kelsey's first. So if any of you guys have any suggestions on what to see that would be wonderful. New York here we come!

I'm Back!

I had the best time in Portland visiting friends and family! Below are a few pictures of all the fun. :)


Michelle my best friend and I in Seattle!Me and my 98 year old great grandma...she is amazing!
The Fam! :)
Brother-sister times!
Four Generations in order, I happen to be the youngest and the tallest. :)
The whole family...dad, aaron, mom, grandma, great-grandma, me, grandpa! (All my mom's side)
My sisters from another mother!
Marianne...my little sister :)

3 More Sleeps!

Only 3 more sleeps until I get to fly up to Portland and spend my birthday with my family! I haven't been to Portland in a little over 5 months. I am so excited to see all of my old friends. In particularly Michelle. She is more than a friend, she is my sister, and I haven't seen her since Christmas!!! That is 8 months ago...much to long. I have known Michelle since I was 7 years old in 1st grade. I remember it well, she was the new kid and I remember thinking, why is there a new person here? And why does she always where dresses? :) She now lives in Seattle working in fashion ,and I in Orange County, so we don't see each other as much as we would like to anymore. We always have the best time together going on random adventures, as well as having movie marathons while eating taco dip! So Michelle...this post is for you...see you in 4 days!

Let the Job Hunt Begin

I am currently looking for a new job, and not just any job, but a job that I might actually like. Oh and did I mention that this would be a job that I like AND pays well. I have experienced both, but never the combination. Maybe I am just an idealist, but I like to think that the two can somehow magically combine and I will actually be able to support myself by doing something that I enjoy. So far this has not been the case. I can either support myself while feeling like my soul is dying a tragic death in front of a computer screen, or I can live out my passion for music while begging on the streets for change.

My current job I love! I love my kiddos so much and hate the idea of not seeing them every week, however the whole being able to pay rent, put gas in my car and still manage to eat hasn't really been working out. My last job payed my bills, barely, but also at the same time just about gave me an ulcer from the 12 hour days and stressed out coworkers. And I think I might have actually lost some IQ points due to the monotony that took place every day. Pretty much a trained monkey could have done my job, wait...I take that back, just a regular monkey could have done it.

So here I am at a new and exciting crossroads (mixed in with a bit of fear...actually a lot of fear). I know what my ultimate career goal is, and that is to be a music and child therapist while teaching college part time. However, I have 3 years left until I complete the program and a year until I can even start. So in the meantime I need to find something to help pay the bills and put to good use the $100,000 piece of paper from APU that says I am a college grad. Let the job hunt begin!

Welcome to the Blogging World Alissa!

My wonderful, beautiful friend Alissa Yang (formally Tidwell) just started a blog! Welcome to the club Alissa!