Happy Halloween!

From some ketchup, mustard and a hotdog!

first day

Today was my first day at my new job. Here are the thoughts that went through my head:

1. I am a social worker based out of the Spanish adult psych unit, while also being a floater. So when there are too few people on other psych units, I'll go help out there because I'll only have 5-7 of my own clients.
2. Spanish is going to haunt me the rest of my days. Why did I ever want to keep taking it past high school?!
3. adult psych reminds me a lot of working in a nursing home. I love me the crazys.
4. How did I EVER get anything done before when I was working? I have no time in the evening whatsoever!
5. I am exhausted.
6. I hope Fitz doesn't end up going crazy after he's been with me 24/7 for a month and is now by himself for 10 hours straight.
7. NYC commutes are horrible for how long it takes to go less than 5 miles BUT wonderful for how much reading I'm able to get done.

Ay me, let's hope this works...

New York

The other night when Dan and I were taking a taxi home from the concert I was watching the NYC skyline fly by. I commented to him that sometimes I can't believe I live here. I never thought I'd be a metropolitan kind of person, and I don't think I am really. I'd love to be back in the suburbs, driving a car, living in a home with a backyard, not paying more than my parents mortgage in rent each month, going to a grocery store with a parking lot and cereal prices less than the standard $6 here at ours.

Then yesterday I ran into some mom's from the ward at the park while I was walking Fitz and we were talking about living in the city and whether or not we liked it or if we want to move somewhere else eventually.

There are times that I do enjoy living here. The second I leave my apartment, I'm outside walking around. I'm a lot more active than I would be somewhere else. There are opportunities here that I wouldn't get elsewhere in the suburbs like the book signing and the concert. And there is definitely more of a close knit community with our friends here than I think we'd get any where else. But there are other times when I just want the "normal" life I grew up with in the suburbs. That's where I was raised and I liked it and I miss it! And sometimes I feel like I just can't appreciate everything that I have here at my fingertips so what's the point in staying here.

I think what I'm trying to say is that I have a love hate relationship with New York and I feel so guilty when I'm hating it. It's New York City for heaven's sake but still, it's okay to have those feelings right? Just a case of the NYC blahs...

Ingrid Michaelson 2010

I know I've said before that I adore Ingrid Michaelson. Dan, Julie and I went to her concert last night and it was amazing!
One of her back up singers/guitarists was an opener and she did an amazing version of Pour Some Sugar On Me. I took a video, I'll try and post later.

Ingrid switched up her concert this time. She and her band walked out covered in black shrouds to an amazing rock song (which I can't remember what it was right now).
Then she sang her way through her songs. She did a cover of an REM song with a looping pedal (AMAZING!). And the final song was a cover of Britney's Spears' Toxic.
Then at the end instead of doing the normal leave the stage and then come back acting surprised and giving an encore, they dimmed the lights and hid on stage. They then popped back out and played a couple more songs. One of which was the song "The Way I Am" in a rock version.

LOVED the concert! : ) I highly recommend it!

The Help

Last night I went with some friends from the ward book club to a book signing of Kathryn Stockett who wrote The Help. This is the only awkward picture I got of her...


And here's my signed copy!


I kinda love that in new York there are so many opportunities to meet authors and whatnot. It's fun to be able to go here them and see them in person. Kathryn has a super sweet southern accent and did some readings that just soured perfect. Yay for NYC opportunities!

Productivity

I've been having a hard time being productive while not working. Today I solved that problem by doing laundry, taking out the trash, general cleaning/tidying, taking fitz on walks and...

Making these bad boys...


They've just finished their final rise and I can't wait to eat them. They're pioneer woman's cinnamon Carmel apple yummy deliciousness rolls. I'm think these are gonna be good.

(I hope so because I've got 2 more pans in the freezer and one in the fridge! And that's after halving her recipe!)

Fitzwilliam takes a bath

I gave our little fitz a bath tonight.

He's pretty entertaining afterwards. Why do dogs freak out when they're wet?

What we do all day

This is what the puppy and I presently do all day.


Cuddle and watch tv. Goooood times! : )