Sunday, July 28, 2013

Let It Be and Coney Island

Let It Be
Summer in the city continues to be hot and fabulous. This week we were lucky enough to get free tickets through Zach's mom, who works on Broadway, to Let It Be! It is the new Broadway show, which is "a celebration of music of The Beatles". It was amazing! We met in Times Square on Monday night grabbed a quick dinner and went to the show. It was different than I had expected though. Most Broadway shows I've seen have a plot and story line. I was actually kinda excited to learn more about The Beatles through a story, but they didn't provide one. It was pretty much a 2 hour Beatles concert, which really wasn't a disappointment! They had the audience literally standing up, clapping, and singing along! It was so much fun! If anyone is a big Beatles fan I highly recommend it.

Coney Island
On Friday, we was able to go to Coney Island for my first time ever! I still can't believe I've lived in NYC for over a year and a half and had never been until now. It definitely helps having a car because taking the subway there would be a lengthy trip. About 15 minutes after being on the boardwalk Zach was buying credits to ride a roller-coaster called the Soarin' Eagle. I wasn't prepared for this and was definitely nervous to say the least. I'm pretty sure my heart pounding was shaking the entire cab as it ticked its way up the ride to start. Once it started though and I let out some good screams I LOVED it. I'm so happy I went. While at Coney Island I had to try the famous Nathan's Hot Dog, so for almost $5 I was a typical tourist in Brooklyn and helped myself to one. I guess it was good and all, but I don't think I would spend $5 on one again. Sorry Nathan's. We spent the rest of the time there walking the boardwalk and lounging on the beach. There was a DJ at one end playing dance music and people were definitely dancing. There was also a couple walking around with huge snakes around their necks letting people take pictures with them, for a price of course. It was fun to go to a different beach, than our regular Rockaway Beach and see what all the hype is about. I must say though that I prefer Rockaway. Coney island is tucked in behind the peninsula of Rockaway so there are pretty much 0 waves. I personally like the big waves that come with being on the true coast of the ocean so I think we will stick with going to Rockaway for our beach days. Still, I'm happy I went.

My Job
If you were to follow me on instagram or facebook you would know by now that I was recently laid off from my nannying job. I was given, no warning, no explanation, and no time to plan to look for another job. As scary of a time as this is for me right now I am not as scared as I thought I would be. The family had recently started treating me very poorly with disrespect and a new tone of voice. I didn't know where it was coming from, and I am still left wondering. I'm left wondering if it was something I did or if something happened with their jobs that doesn't allow them to keep me on. Anyway, I have some very good leads with future jobs so things are looking up. I'm very excited to start school at the beginning of September and now, start a new job as well! I can't wait to get it all squared away.

California
This Friday, Zach and I are leaving for a 10 day trip to California! The timing is kinda perfect and the worse timing all at the same time. It's perfect because it will be great to relax and clear my mind before starting school, but it's kinda terrible because I don't have a job yet to come back to and every penny I spend there will be terrifying. Good thing most of it is paid for already and there are lots of free things to do in Cali, like stay with relatives :)

As for now, I am trying to keep my head up and look forward to the future and what that will bring. I know I will be ok and I couldn't thank my family and friends enough for being there for me.

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