The Day I fell in Love With a City.

You guys, it has always been on my bucket list to go ice skating at THE Rockefeller Center. You see, I grew up in a two red-light town (maybe there were three.. let me count..) and was the child of two people that knew everyone. When I say everyone, I mean when people saw me, they always asked how my parents were doing. Going to the corner store, "how's your mom, Tiffany?" pumping gas, "Hey Tiff, tell your dad I said hello!" Seriously.

I digress.

Park Lane Hotel 

View from the room at night 

Justin surprised me with the absolute BEST Christmas present. He took me to New York! *side thought* Am I the only one that automatically thinks NYC when I hear or see New York? No? Just me? Figures. Moving on. Justin's job is a bit hectic at times so we only had a few days to spend there. I fully believe that you cannot see NYC in two days. If you see that little picture to the left here of Tiffany and Co. you'll notice its obviously a stock photo. However the one below is MINE! EEEK! I am still in shock that me, a small town girl, finally made it to the big city! I was also able to scratch off that bucket list and go skating at Rockefeller.

That's me looking all touristy. 

Isn't he gorgeous?!

We stayed at the Park Lane Hotel right at Central Park. It was absolutely incredible with a fantastic view. We left the curtains open the entire stay because the view was just to amazing during the day as well as at night. I envy people who live in the city.

We had brunch at Sarabeth's which was next door to the hotel. The food was nice, but the service, well.... again, its NYC so we can't expect too much hospitality. Speaking on that, the entire time we were there we met ONE New Yorker who was the nicest, most generous person. He happened to be our cab driver from the Airport. He even took us to breakfast one morning and to be honest, kinda worried us at first because honestly, who in NY is THAT nice? Anyway, he told us about this little bakery in Brooklyn called the Peter Pan Bakery. The donuts were absolutely amazing. I am never surprised to find the smallest places have the best food.

Brunch at Sarabeth's

This place has the best atmosphere! 

We also went to see Chicago on Broadway! Our amazing cab driver told us before hand not to buy them offline or for full price because there was a little booth we could go to in Times Square at a certain time of day that sold them at a discounted price. We braved the 19 degree weather and waited in line with some other "out-of-towners" for tickets. The tickets were also in a fantastic location. I think we were maybe five rows from the stage. We also saw the run that had Cuba Gooding Jr. in it and he was fantastic.

The rest of the time was spent exploring the Times Square and Central Park surrounding areas. I can't wait to go back before they take down the tree at Rockefeller and all the lights because from what I hear (and see on Hallmark) Christmas in New York can't be beat.

Hello 2020!

It's been almost over two years since my last post. In my defense, I have mentioned many times that I am not very good at keeping up with blogs. There hasn't been much happen in this 'existential meltdown' life of mine. We moved to Georgia not long after my last post. If I can say one thing, military life is never short of busy. Since we have moved here, I lost my motivation to workout and all love of the gym. I don't know what it was about this place specifically that "ruined me" but I know it was this place. I got a job at a gym when I first arrived. Saying that I loved my job was an absolutely understatement. I have never had a job that I loved as much as this one. I was there for six months. Six months is what it took to be taken advantage of and be unappreciated. Let me back up a bit. When I was hired on, I was basically hired to 'maintain' the gym, which included cleaning, putting up weights, checking credentials, etc. I liked to stay busy so I was constantly cleaning something. From wiping every square inch on every piece of equipment in that gym to scrubbing showers full of pubes and man-pee, I did it. Being a personal trainer, I also helped patrons when they needed it. It wasn't until a certain someone was hired on that I began to lose my love for my job and respect for my boss. You see, this person was supposed to have been hired on earlier but "there were some shady sexual assault things on his background that he needed to get worked out before he could start". The sad part was it didn't stop after he was hired. Having patrons come up to me complaining and then me taking it to my boss did nothing but cause a rift between me and everyone else that worked there. I know they say "if you continuously have a problem, the problem is you" but that wasn't the case here. I had individuals who witnessed these situations as baffled as I when nothing was done. Picking favorites much? I wouldn't last much longer at the job I loved much longer and apparently neither did he. He quit less than a month after me. Had I known, I would've stayed, but it wasn't like they were fighting hard to "keep one of the best employees they've ever had".  

Moving forward, I finally graduated college! It only took three years going year round to do so, but I am not done yet. Let me tell you, that was a shit-show. I have never heard of anyone needing three years to get an AS in pre-nursing but when you have schools that are only wanting money, that happens. I think I finished with 92 credits. I have now applied to two one nursing school in Georgia (because the other can't seem to get their shit straight) and I hope I hear something back soon. 

We are set to move again this April. My gorgeous, amazing husband has advanced in his career and I couldn't be prouder of him. Ya'll, let me tell you, I have been with this man for 9 (NINE) years and almost married for 8 and it feels like we just got married this weekend. I fall more in love with him everyday. Sure, we can drive each other bonkers sometimes but that is few and far between. I honestly do not know what I would do without him. He saved me and if you have been following along with me this entire time (I don't know why you would HAHA) you know he saved me.  

My gorgeous man and I going home for Thanksgiving.

We went down to visit family for Thanksgiving this year. It was so nice being able to see family that we hadn't seen in months. I don't think I had seen my mom since August, briefly, and then before that....... goodness, I think it was last year. 

Well, that is all I have for now. See ya'll in two years.