Wednesday, September 1, 2010
hi all
So i know i have been bad updating! i have been swamped with work! but I will be doing a BIG update very soon! i have such great stories and I'm going to make a scrapbook as well! oxoxooxoxo
Sunday, August 15, 2010
this past week
Monday 9th - bought dresses for a woman named Aisha for her role in Big Otis - a show that William is is costuming doing at the Lenox Lounge in Harlem NYC. It was great! I got to shop for dresses in cream, champagne, navy, silver, gold, black..champagne/ cream was more preferable. Well the fitting is Tuesday at 12:00 - yikes.. I was told to go max out the card.. no more then 1,000 dollars, and to spend no more then 500 on a dress... My grandmothers teaching kicked into high gear! I was told she was an 18 and to look at Macy's and Lord and Taylor's.. I got 5 dresses.. We needed MORE! so i came back to the studio and they sent me to Syms- an interesting cheap store. found 3 items.. still not that happy.. so I told Donald- my boss that they dept stores told me to come back 1st thing in the morning and they might have more shipments in and more selection..
Tuesday 10th - I started the day out at Lord and Taylor's, waiting for it to open..sure enough I came back with 7 dresses from lord and Taylor's and Macy's and we were golden. She walked in about 12:45.. and she was in aww of the dresses.. she told me I should be a personal shopper, and her personal shopper, because I captured her with out meeting her. lol.. so it was nice. We took pictures of her in all the dresses. When the fitting was over we had a good idea of dresses we liked, but ultimately it was up to William who returned late Wednesday afternoon.. we cleaned the studio in preparation for William.. I went shopping for men's dress shirts.
Wednesday 11th - we did some Leap of Faith errands.. I went to buy more dress shirts and tux shirts.. let e tell you I could NOT find a 15 1/2 neck size tux shirt that was not $200 dollars.. so Donald was not happy.. I had checked the Uptown syms- no luck so when I returned to the studio I asked to check the downtown syms- I found 2.. so I gt both and let Donald decide.. he chose the cheap one. While I was out William arrived and they were briefing him on everything about what had happned, going to happen etc.. everyone left and I stayed to finish up and ship a package and William was so happy with the dresses I had chosen, Donald told him it was I who did the work and William was very impressed with me. made me happy!! Sent the package and went home.
Thursday 12th - I didn't say anything but the reason for the dresses and shirts were for the BIG OTIS show obviously, but today is the EBONY photo shoot of what a fitting is like... everyone arrives at 5 pm sharp. So we are setting the area up for the shoot, laying out jewelry, organizing pocket squares, ties, hats, gloves, watches, etc.. everything to make the actors feel like royalty.
My assignment at 4:00 is to drop off something at Jennifer Loves stdio and to escort her back to William Studio.. and to be back by 5.. i get to Jennifer Loves studio and she thinks we don't leave her studio till 5:00.. so i say lets leave at 4:40.. it will give us time.. esp if we take the express. so we take the express and get to the studio at 5:08 and i have 3 calls from Donald asking where we are.. so I blame it on subway traffic.. we did stop in the middle of our trip for subway traffic ahead. Photo shoot went off with out a hitch.. opened safety pins for the fitting and had my picture taken while doing so so if I end up in Ebony Magazine.. that would be cool! we were done a 7:45
Friday 13 - William and Donald have an early morning meeting with producers for Dreamgirls from Sweden! Then they hit the road at 10 am for fittings with a Bride and bridesmaids.. for a Saturday wedding, on Martha's vineyard. I did some cleaning, packing accessories for the show up, buying fabric and shipping boots, buying shoes and tux pins.. small errands.
Saturday 14- went to the Noguchi museum in Long Island City. it was so ZEN wonderful and quiet. I wish there were massage tables there! then we got on the Q69 and headed to Astoria to get Greek food. We had a HUGE awesome lunch at 3:40 ish and it was dinner too.. we have great leftovers.. but it was our priority to get Greek pastries! YUMMY we got a chocolate mouse which made me happy!.. on our way home we stopped and went to a beer garden to meet a friends friends.. the bouncer asked for id and he asked for my parents id.. they are 59 and 60.. are you kidding me! oh and I forgot to mention that they asked us to get rid of our food and I told them.. no one and nothing comes between me and my food.. not even beer! So we didnt go in! got back on teh train and had beer at home.
Sunday 15- woke up..don't feel well.. so spent the day in pj's and laying down.. hopefully feel better soon!
tomorrow is a new day..
Tuesday 10th - I started the day out at Lord and Taylor's, waiting for it to open..sure enough I came back with 7 dresses from lord and Taylor's and Macy's and we were golden. She walked in about 12:45.. and she was in aww of the dresses.. she told me I should be a personal shopper, and her personal shopper, because I captured her with out meeting her. lol.. so it was nice. We took pictures of her in all the dresses. When the fitting was over we had a good idea of dresses we liked, but ultimately it was up to William who returned late Wednesday afternoon.. we cleaned the studio in preparation for William.. I went shopping for men's dress shirts.
Wednesday 11th - we did some Leap of Faith errands.. I went to buy more dress shirts and tux shirts.. let e tell you I could NOT find a 15 1/2 neck size tux shirt that was not $200 dollars.. so Donald was not happy.. I had checked the Uptown syms- no luck so when I returned to the studio I asked to check the downtown syms- I found 2.. so I gt both and let Donald decide.. he chose the cheap one. While I was out William arrived and they were briefing him on everything about what had happned, going to happen etc.. everyone left and I stayed to finish up and ship a package and William was so happy with the dresses I had chosen, Donald told him it was I who did the work and William was very impressed with me. made me happy!! Sent the package and went home.
Thursday 12th - I didn't say anything but the reason for the dresses and shirts were for the BIG OTIS show obviously, but today is the EBONY photo shoot of what a fitting is like... everyone arrives at 5 pm sharp. So we are setting the area up for the shoot, laying out jewelry, organizing pocket squares, ties, hats, gloves, watches, etc.. everything to make the actors feel like royalty.
My assignment at 4:00 is to drop off something at Jennifer Loves stdio and to escort her back to William Studio.. and to be back by 5.. i get to Jennifer Loves studio and she thinks we don't leave her studio till 5:00.. so i say lets leave at 4:40.. it will give us time.. esp if we take the express. so we take the express and get to the studio at 5:08 and i have 3 calls from Donald asking where we are.. so I blame it on subway traffic.. we did stop in the middle of our trip for subway traffic ahead. Photo shoot went off with out a hitch.. opened safety pins for the fitting and had my picture taken while doing so so if I end up in Ebony Magazine.. that would be cool! we were done a 7:45
Friday 13 - William and Donald have an early morning meeting with producers for Dreamgirls from Sweden! Then they hit the road at 10 am for fittings with a Bride and bridesmaids.. for a Saturday wedding, on Martha's vineyard. I did some cleaning, packing accessories for the show up, buying fabric and shipping boots, buying shoes and tux pins.. small errands.
Saturday 14- went to the Noguchi museum in Long Island City. it was so ZEN wonderful and quiet. I wish there were massage tables there! then we got on the Q69 and headed to Astoria to get Greek food. We had a HUGE awesome lunch at 3:40 ish and it was dinner too.. we have great leftovers.. but it was our priority to get Greek pastries! YUMMY we got a chocolate mouse which made me happy!.. on our way home we stopped and went to a beer garden to meet a friends friends.. the bouncer asked for id and he asked for my parents id.. they are 59 and 60.. are you kidding me! oh and I forgot to mention that they asked us to get rid of our food and I told them.. no one and nothing comes between me and my food.. not even beer! So we didnt go in! got back on teh train and had beer at home.
Sunday 15- woke up..don't feel well.. so spent the day in pj's and laying down.. hopefully feel better soon!
tomorrow is a new day..
Sunday, August 8, 2010
catch up again
the week of the 26th - lots of packing and shipping to LA. Lots of shopping for Leap of Faith fabrics, dresses were made, zippers bought. LOTS went out to LA for fittings and the rehearsal process. But I did go to a great restaurant called ilili it was great.. I tried Duck and Lamb.. i actually enjoyed the food and had a blast!
I got off work early on the 30th (friday) so we could go to visit friends in the Hampton's.. it was fun. I met some cool people one of who is a matchmaker, so I gave her my card , we will see what happens. Met some other really cool people, and just chilled by a pool. It was a nice relaxing weekend.
We came back Sunday evening so I could go to work in the morning..
The 2nd of August - well it is Monday.. last day for William and Martha before they fly to LA.. they leave at 8 am tomorrow.. So we are doing any last minute packing, shipping buying fabric.. sending fabric, ANYTHING that needs to be done is being done. IT WAS MY DADS BIRTHDAY!!
the 3rd.. removing the picture research and putting them on portable paper rolls to ship to LA.. but it has to be just like they were on the cork boards.. shipped and cleaned the studio.. organized a section in the basement ONLY for DREAMGIRLS.
the 4th.. more errands all day.. oh I did go see two new Dreamgirl actors one will actually join the cast and hit the road for 6 months.. it was nice getting to meet them and taking down their measurements.
the 5th - we ran around the city.. did receipts and we met Joan Rivers.. she is a BLAST.. she came out of her fitting room and started yelling and saying "fuck you" "fuck the place; everyone is so unprofessional" she then headed for the door and then turned around to say hello to the three of us.. she was very kind, asked us our names, majors, schools, and just very pleasant and happy to meet us. We gathered all to be rhinestones and headed downstairs and she was outside waiting for her car.. she smiled and chatted with us a bit more. Then we headed to the studio.
the 6th - swatched for Chicago.. but forth RCCL.. need help figuring it out? ask! picked up dresses from Valentina and choir Robes that aren't being used for 9 to 5 so we are planning on shipping them to LA for possible rehearsal attire. I also got "puerto rican luggage" or cheap plastic zipper bags to also ship with the dresses I picked up earlier.. ALL to LA. Then I helped the other girls heat set rhinestones to the boas for Joan Rivers. While they did some of that I organized the Chicago swatches so fabrics can be chosen. Then we ended work early so we could say farewell to Adrianne, who is headed back to NC.. now it is Libby and I.. We went to a bar called Temple on Lafayette it was very pleasant and fun
the 7th - the family went to the art and design museum and then I did an errand for work and went back stage where A Little Night Music is playing to get a bible that was much needed to ship for 9 to 5.then went to lunch, left for a few min to go backstage at Chicago for a receipt sale.. it was so nice, I want to go back there again! then went to the Folk Art museum, neat stuff!!
the 8th -today! well we spent most of the morning at the apt.. left around 1 to the DOMINICAN DAY PARADE of 6th ave.. it was fun, lots of great pictures; music was crazy and we had a blast.. then got a beer at a pub, took the express train to Whole foods and then shopped and took the connection home.
I will do my best to update either daily or every other!!
xox
I got off work early on the 30th (friday) so we could go to visit friends in the Hampton's.. it was fun. I met some cool people one of who is a matchmaker, so I gave her my card , we will see what happens. Met some other really cool people, and just chilled by a pool. It was a nice relaxing weekend.
We came back Sunday evening so I could go to work in the morning..
The 2nd of August - well it is Monday.. last day for William and Martha before they fly to LA.. they leave at 8 am tomorrow.. So we are doing any last minute packing, shipping buying fabric.. sending fabric, ANYTHING that needs to be done is being done. IT WAS MY DADS BIRTHDAY!!
the 3rd.. removing the picture research and putting them on portable paper rolls to ship to LA.. but it has to be just like they were on the cork boards.. shipped and cleaned the studio.. organized a section in the basement ONLY for DREAMGIRLS.
the 4th.. more errands all day.. oh I did go see two new Dreamgirl actors one will actually join the cast and hit the road for 6 months.. it was nice getting to meet them and taking down their measurements.
the 5th - we ran around the city.. did receipts and we met Joan Rivers.. she is a BLAST.. she came out of her fitting room and started yelling and saying "fuck you" "fuck the place; everyone is so unprofessional" she then headed for the door and then turned around to say hello to the three of us.. she was very kind, asked us our names, majors, schools, and just very pleasant and happy to meet us. We gathered all to be rhinestones and headed downstairs and she was outside waiting for her car.. she smiled and chatted with us a bit more. Then we headed to the studio.
the 6th - swatched for Chicago.. but forth RCCL.. need help figuring it out? ask! picked up dresses from Valentina and choir Robes that aren't being used for 9 to 5 so we are planning on shipping them to LA for possible rehearsal attire. I also got "puerto rican luggage" or cheap plastic zipper bags to also ship with the dresses I picked up earlier.. ALL to LA. Then I helped the other girls heat set rhinestones to the boas for Joan Rivers. While they did some of that I organized the Chicago swatches so fabrics can be chosen. Then we ended work early so we could say farewell to Adrianne, who is headed back to NC.. now it is Libby and I.. We went to a bar called Temple on Lafayette it was very pleasant and fun
the 7th - the family went to the art and design museum and then I did an errand for work and went back stage where A Little Night Music is playing to get a bible that was much needed to ship for 9 to 5.then went to lunch, left for a few min to go backstage at Chicago for a receipt sale.. it was so nice, I want to go back there again! then went to the Folk Art museum, neat stuff!!
the 8th -today! well we spent most of the morning at the apt.. left around 1 to the DOMINICAN DAY PARADE of 6th ave.. it was fun, lots of great pictures; music was crazy and we had a blast.. then got a beer at a pub, took the express train to Whole foods and then shopped and took the connection home.
I will do my best to update either daily or every other!!
xox
Sunday, July 25, 2010
catch up time!
So the 16th I was swatching for a wedding and they wanted blues and purples for table cloths, ties and wraps for the bridesmaids... the dress was gorgeous.. a full Chantilly white lace dress, strapless and cost 10,000
the 17th i worked a bit and then we headed to see a good friend of my mothers, Susan and her husband Rick.. We went to their home in Nyack.. It was so wonderful, The gardens we great and the outside deck looked out to this beautiful pool, stone walls, and great flowers, made me feel like I was in Italy. Susan is an Exec Producer at Food Network, so we had the best food! Dinner was great lamb burgers in pita with fresh veggies.. then Sunday afternoon we had a great chicken style salad with these rice paper summer rolls.. SOOO DELICIOUS. Then that night we had home made pizza!! It was the best weekend! Oh and Susan lives across from Ellen Burysten.. :)
We came back into the city with Susan and the 19th and had a tour of Chelsea market and food network! then off to work I went got items and swatched for Chicago..
the 20st I went to the Picture Library by Bryant Park... so much fun!
the 21nd swatched for Leap of Faith.. but very specific fabrics and swatched for Chicago as well.. constant swatching!
the 22nd did more research for Henry VIII and packed some boxes.. dont remeber what else.
the 23 got up EARLY to go to Iron Chef America's live taping at Food Network.. It was awesome.. my mom and I went and watched Bobby Flay compete with a Challenger and she was good.. it was interesting to see how long it takes to tape and then when you watch the show.. WOW.. it is usually around 4 hours but I left around 1 so that I could get to Queens t get some shoes. My mom stayed till around 3 ish.. But I got some shoes in Queens, for and actress who is super picky about what she wears... SO then I went to Capezio and got some different style Dance shoes for Leap Of Faith.. so some shows wont work, so I will be returning quite a bit tomorrow.
This weekend!! (24- 25th ) We went to the Brooklyn Museum yesterday and spent about 4 hours there.. there was an exhibit I wanted to see about American Fashion.. so images are on my fb page.. that I have to rotate.. so it can be seen better! Then we walked around Brooklyn and saw some cool sites..
Today we had a lazy Sunday.. woke up around 7:40 and then went back to sleep and woke up at 9.. then went to Battery Park and sat in the sun and then in the shade.. we got a bit of lunch at this great little store/bodega/deli... Very tasty! then sat in the park and headed back to our apt when the skies opened so we caught the bus to seaport and walked to our loft!
Tomorrow is an all new day!
the 17th i worked a bit and then we headed to see a good friend of my mothers, Susan and her husband Rick.. We went to their home in Nyack.. It was so wonderful, The gardens we great and the outside deck looked out to this beautiful pool, stone walls, and great flowers, made me feel like I was in Italy. Susan is an Exec Producer at Food Network, so we had the best food! Dinner was great lamb burgers in pita with fresh veggies.. then Sunday afternoon we had a great chicken style salad with these rice paper summer rolls.. SOOO DELICIOUS. Then that night we had home made pizza!! It was the best weekend! Oh and Susan lives across from Ellen Burysten.. :)
We came back into the city with Susan and the 19th and had a tour of Chelsea market and food network! then off to work I went got items and swatched for Chicago..
the 20st I went to the Picture Library by Bryant Park... so much fun!
the 21nd swatched for Leap of Faith.. but very specific fabrics and swatched for Chicago as well.. constant swatching!
the 22nd did more research for Henry VIII and packed some boxes.. dont remeber what else.
the 23 got up EARLY to go to Iron Chef America's live taping at Food Network.. It was awesome.. my mom and I went and watched Bobby Flay compete with a Challenger and she was good.. it was interesting to see how long it takes to tape and then when you watch the show.. WOW.. it is usually around 4 hours but I left around 1 so that I could get to Queens t get some shoes. My mom stayed till around 3 ish.. But I got some shoes in Queens, for and actress who is super picky about what she wears... SO then I went to Capezio and got some different style Dance shoes for Leap Of Faith.. so some shows wont work, so I will be returning quite a bit tomorrow.
This weekend!! (24- 25th ) We went to the Brooklyn Museum yesterday and spent about 4 hours there.. there was an exhibit I wanted to see about American Fashion.. so images are on my fb page.. that I have to rotate.. so it can be seen better! Then we walked around Brooklyn and saw some cool sites..
Today we had a lazy Sunday.. woke up around 7:40 and then went back to sleep and woke up at 9.. then went to Battery Park and sat in the sun and then in the shade.. we got a bit of lunch at this great little store/bodega/deli... Very tasty! then sat in the park and headed back to our apt when the skies opened so we caught the bus to seaport and walked to our loft!
Tomorrow is an all new day!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
hi all
sorry there hasn't been many reports ... im writting things down, so i dont forget and I will update all early one morning maybe saturday.. we will see.. SORRY.. xooxoxoxox
Monday, July 19, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
hello hello
day 10 - Saturday!
we had a great day! We went to El Museo del Barrio; and had Dominican food in Spanish Harlem. Oh and A good friend Concetta and her boyfriend Gabe came and spent the night at our apt.. we had a great time, went again on the Staten Island ferry, and then went to Chelsea to see some of her brothers work.. we drank at this super cool bar with AWESOME lights and atmospheric chairs and tables. if I remembered the name I would tell you , but I don't. I do however want the really cool light fixtures they had made out of hangers, cups, straws, oh and pill bottles. If you know the name of the place please post it! Then we ate at a Vietnamese place in Chinatown, MAN my HOT and SOUR soup was HHOOTTT! but was really good!
day 11 - Sunday!
Concetta and Gabe left at 5 am.. said good bye and went back to bed till 10 am...Last day in our apt.. :( all is good! We went to Century 21 and bought flip flops! we went to see Jimmy Cliff in Central Park, we couldn't actually get in to watch, so we sat outside and enjoyed the music, while laying on leaves and people watching.. the guy in front of us was funny he was in his 60-70's and smoking pot right in front of us in Central park. Guys were playing soccer behind us and knocking it our way most of the time. We did see something super cool... there were guys walking around with bicycles and big black bags with items in them.. well people payed and out came the mint, vodka, ice and everything needed for a Mojito! we figured where is the blender and how to plug it in... well it was battery operated! and all ingredients went in and blended drink came out. Anyway, after the concert we headed back had a great farewell leftovers dinner and put finishing touches on packing to move to new place!
day 12- Monday
WOW, weekend not long enough! all was great sent out today to look for a black lace shawl! I am on a specific focus, and it is a hard thing to find. I am also looking for white dresses that can be bought for the Dreamgirls understudies. So all actors look polished.. I got to about 20 places, find lots of white dresses and tired of getting asked if I'm getting married. Well I find, document and get prices.. so i have all my info and now on a mission for a black lace shawl, with fringe... I have been searching since 40th street, all around 7, 6, Broadway and 5th.. well no luck and I went all the way to 27th... back to studio. :( 1st night in apt! great places, I love it even more, Way more homey and colorful!!
day 13 - Tuesday-
well sent out again to find this damn shawl.. I give up.. on the f*cking thing. Oh and the clouds decided to part and rain/ or POUR. I was SOAKED.. so then I bought an umbrella! So I go back to studio around 5 and told to sort some racks for fittings... then my boss got angry and stated yelling so when he calmed down I said I couldn't find the shawl and he wasn't angry, I asked him if we could find it online and he said YES! so my search began as the day ended..
**tomorrow I will finish the rest I PROMISE!!
we had a great day! We went to El Museo del Barrio; and had Dominican food in Spanish Harlem. Oh and A good friend Concetta and her boyfriend Gabe came and spent the night at our apt.. we had a great time, went again on the Staten Island ferry, and then went to Chelsea to see some of her brothers work.. we drank at this super cool bar with AWESOME lights and atmospheric chairs and tables. if I remembered the name I would tell you , but I don't. I do however want the really cool light fixtures they had made out of hangers, cups, straws, oh and pill bottles. If you know the name of the place please post it! Then we ate at a Vietnamese place in Chinatown, MAN my HOT and SOUR soup was HHOOTTT! but was really good!
day 11 - Sunday!
Concetta and Gabe left at 5 am.. said good bye and went back to bed till 10 am...Last day in our apt.. :( all is good! We went to Century 21 and bought flip flops! we went to see Jimmy Cliff in Central Park, we couldn't actually get in to watch, so we sat outside and enjoyed the music, while laying on leaves and people watching.. the guy in front of us was funny he was in his 60-70's and smoking pot right in front of us in Central park. Guys were playing soccer behind us and knocking it our way most of the time. We did see something super cool... there were guys walking around with bicycles and big black bags with items in them.. well people payed and out came the mint, vodka, ice and everything needed for a Mojito! we figured where is the blender and how to plug it in... well it was battery operated! and all ingredients went in and blended drink came out. Anyway, after the concert we headed back had a great farewell leftovers dinner and put finishing touches on packing to move to new place!
day 12- Monday
WOW, weekend not long enough! all was great sent out today to look for a black lace shawl! I am on a specific focus, and it is a hard thing to find. I am also looking for white dresses that can be bought for the Dreamgirls understudies. So all actors look polished.. I got to about 20 places, find lots of white dresses and tired of getting asked if I'm getting married. Well I find, document and get prices.. so i have all my info and now on a mission for a black lace shawl, with fringe... I have been searching since 40th street, all around 7, 6, Broadway and 5th.. well no luck and I went all the way to 27th... back to studio. :( 1st night in apt! great places, I love it even more, Way more homey and colorful!!
day 13 - Tuesday-
well sent out again to find this damn shawl.. I give up.. on the f*cking thing. Oh and the clouds decided to part and rain/ or POUR. I was SOAKED.. so then I bought an umbrella! So I go back to studio around 5 and told to sort some racks for fittings... then my boss got angry and stated yelling so when he calmed down I said I couldn't find the shawl and he wasn't angry, I asked him if we could find it online and he said YES! so my search began as the day ended..
**tomorrow I will finish the rest I PROMISE!!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
SORRY
there will be a new blog going up tomorrow evening I PROMISE.... i have been so exhausted when I get home, just don't want to type, but it will be updated tomorrow! I go see Chicago tonight!!
Friday, July 9, 2010
day 7,8,9
sorry i combined them all but I have been so busy and my body has been in such pain that i chose to go to bed really early every night. I discovered I have a nickle size blister on the ball of my foot.. and it hurts.
day 7 -
so i did quite a bit that day... I know that I will be putting heat rhinestones onto something for Joan Rivers! She cancelled on her fitting with William, due to Heat exhaustion. Oh now I recall every I thing that day.. i delivered packages around NYC.. all around NYC no joke.. Libby and I walked almost 4-5 hours straight.. I delivered a package to the headquarters of Victoria Secret. Unfortunately I couldn't get passed security.. they were dumb.. I was told to hand deliver all the packages.. so security told me to take it to mail room.. I was told NOT to so i objected, and they called up and the woman came downstairs to the lobby to pick it up. Oh and my cousin Erica, came in from Denmark.. she has hopefully been having a blast.
day 8-
well to day started with dumpster diving today. Libby, Adrianne and I along with Brian from the studio, all found that there was a store about 4 blocks away throwing out hangers (wooden hangers). So we went with trash bags in hand to get as many as we could.. we got there and had 4 bags full and a box or two.. we all made it back to the studio with many stops along the way. Brian and I then went back for all the clear plastic tarps.. to pack costumes in when shipped.. then we did things around the studio.. boxed all the hangers into boxes.. set up racks for the following days clothing delivery.. I then was told to deliver a package so Cathy Parrott could meet me.. I met her, Landi(her second asst) and Becki ( her main asst).. I then quickly realize that Emilio Sosa (project runway season 7 contestant) was the designer.. I knew he was DOMINICAN.. on the way out Cathy and Emilio, were saying good bye.. I just said it in Spanish and his jaw dropped. I told him I was Dominican and he ran to me and SQUEEZED me.. it was AMAZING.. i told him that he was the only Dominican costume designer that I knew of and he said he was the ONLY one; I said hold one moment.. I'm the other one! and he and I giggled.. I hope to be able to meet with him for dinner and pick his brain!
day 9-
today! man.. so Donald came back from the school (a Massachusetts School that houses all the costumes that William has designed.) so he asked when we were swatching (Tuesday) to get black on black Jacquard's so that this morning we could choose one for the lining of Mama Morton's coat for Chicago. well we didn't have all the samples in the city.. so my job was to get as many as I could .. well I had done some research that helped me get some more stores, we didn't think about.. so I was on a million sent out at 12:45.. went to 6 stores (Mood, Eastern Silk, Beckenstein, Paron, B & J, and NY Elegant).. I was supposed to be back by 3:30 - latest.. i was back at 2 with all samples, labeled (where I got it and how much a yard) William chose a fabric and at 2:45 I was sent out to get 8 yrds, then asked to take it to the shop replacing the lining.. Donnie told the owner of the sewing shop that I'd be there in an hour, well I got the fabric took it to the shop and returned to the studio all in 1 hour. Then all three of us got items together for the students coming in on Monday from Elon..
** on the train headed back (around 1:45) to the studio from the 1st swatch trip.. there were two guys from England in the same car, who were cute, they got off before I did (bye / or so I thought) After William chose the fabric and I was sent on the mission.. I got on the R train and they got on too, same car, and train as before.. one of the guys turned to me and said "didn't we just see you on the last train", I said "yes, it must be a rare occurrence that strangers keep meeting." THEN he asks if I'm getting off at 34th, because he'd like to buy me a beer.. I said " I would love to but I have a special job, and I'm on a mission, and that I was getting off at 42nd." They got off and said goodbye.. I NOW have realized I should have given them my number.. BUT I'm sure we will meet again, after all we met twice in a span of 45 min in NYC. ** hold out hope**
NIGHT ALL!
xoxo
OH im going to see Chicago for FREE, with the girls next wednesday!
day 7 -
so i did quite a bit that day... I know that I will be putting heat rhinestones onto something for Joan Rivers! She cancelled on her fitting with William, due to Heat exhaustion. Oh now I recall every I thing that day.. i delivered packages around NYC.. all around NYC no joke.. Libby and I walked almost 4-5 hours straight.. I delivered a package to the headquarters of Victoria Secret. Unfortunately I couldn't get passed security.. they were dumb.. I was told to hand deliver all the packages.. so security told me to take it to mail room.. I was told NOT to so i objected, and they called up and the woman came downstairs to the lobby to pick it up. Oh and my cousin Erica, came in from Denmark.. she has hopefully been having a blast.
day 8-
well to day started with dumpster diving today. Libby, Adrianne and I along with Brian from the studio, all found that there was a store about 4 blocks away throwing out hangers (wooden hangers). So we went with trash bags in hand to get as many as we could.. we got there and had 4 bags full and a box or two.. we all made it back to the studio with many stops along the way. Brian and I then went back for all the clear plastic tarps.. to pack costumes in when shipped.. then we did things around the studio.. boxed all the hangers into boxes.. set up racks for the following days clothing delivery.. I then was told to deliver a package so Cathy Parrott could meet me.. I met her, Landi(her second asst) and Becki ( her main asst).. I then quickly realize that Emilio Sosa (project runway season 7 contestant) was the designer.. I knew he was DOMINICAN.. on the way out Cathy and Emilio, were saying good bye.. I just said it in Spanish and his jaw dropped. I told him I was Dominican and he ran to me and SQUEEZED me.. it was AMAZING.. i told him that he was the only Dominican costume designer that I knew of and he said he was the ONLY one; I said hold one moment.. I'm the other one! and he and I giggled.. I hope to be able to meet with him for dinner and pick his brain!
day 9-
today! man.. so Donald came back from the school (a Massachusetts School that houses all the costumes that William has designed.) so he asked when we were swatching (Tuesday) to get black on black Jacquard's so that this morning we could choose one for the lining of Mama Morton's coat for Chicago. well we didn't have all the samples in the city.. so my job was to get as many as I could .. well I had done some research that helped me get some more stores, we didn't think about.. so I was on a million sent out at 12:45.. went to 6 stores (Mood, Eastern Silk, Beckenstein, Paron, B & J, and NY Elegant).. I was supposed to be back by 3:30 - latest.. i was back at 2 with all samples, labeled (where I got it and how much a yard) William chose a fabric and at 2:45 I was sent out to get 8 yrds, then asked to take it to the shop replacing the lining.. Donnie told the owner of the sewing shop that I'd be there in an hour, well I got the fabric took it to the shop and returned to the studio all in 1 hour. Then all three of us got items together for the students coming in on Monday from Elon..
** on the train headed back (around 1:45) to the studio from the 1st swatch trip.. there were two guys from England in the same car, who were cute, they got off before I did (bye / or so I thought) After William chose the fabric and I was sent on the mission.. I got on the R train and they got on too, same car, and train as before.. one of the guys turned to me and said "didn't we just see you on the last train", I said "yes, it must be a rare occurrence that strangers keep meeting." THEN he asks if I'm getting off at 34th, because he'd like to buy me a beer.. I said " I would love to but I have a special job, and I'm on a mission, and that I was getting off at 42nd." They got off and said goodbye.. I NOW have realized I should have given them my number.. BUT I'm sure we will meet again, after all we met twice in a span of 45 min in NYC. ** hold out hope**
NIGHT ALL!
xoxo
OH im going to see Chicago for FREE, with the girls next wednesday!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
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I will update about yesterday and today, tonight.. there is a lot! I didn't have time last night, and wanted to do it this morning but I woke up and realized I have a blister the size of a nickle on the ball of my foot... HURTS SOOOO BAD.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
day 6 NYC
the day was a hit! so woke up early and ad breakfast! i was to meet at the studio at 10! so i arrived 15-10 min early! It was great! rand the doorbell and William answered.. he is doing well and looks great as can be! i meet the other two girls. Libby (she goes to school in London!) and Adrianne (lives and goes to school in NC) So we get some run downs of computer things, where stuff is, packing supplies, cleaning supplies, etc! we then had a mission... go to fabric stores and swatch for Leap of Faith and Chicago. We got what we were supposed to look for and headed on our way! we had a blast! Libby and I went to 4 stores... that we spent some time in at least! We went to one store called Le Lame (i think.. will get card again and fabric prices tomorrow) there were 4 guys... they were funny. then we hit the road again and went to B & J, Rosen and Chadick, and New York Elegance fabrics.. in all the stores we met the owners! *** we can swatch anywhere and any fabrics, because we say we are William Ivey Long Assistants; we are swatching for his shows!***
we then had a quick bit around 2:45 is we sat in a Starbucks and ate our packed lunches.. we were going to buy a drink but the line kept getting longer and longer out the door, so we decided to forget about the drink.
We then stopped at small little stores that wouldn't let us swatch, and we told them where we were from.. so we walked out.
Then it was MOOD!! what can I say; we walked in the the elevator, surrounded by models heading to higher floors and getting off that elevator was paradise.. we introduced ourselves to the shop keeper at the front and asked if we could swatch.. she said to wait and she would ask the owner.. well she complained that the line to talk to him was to long, so she made us stand there and wait. so we waited and his associate asked us what we needed and we simply said "we are from William Ivey Long studio, can we please swatch" the owner looked up and said "anything you would like to, please do"... so I was in HEAVEN! well in there we got down maybe 1 aisle or 2.. so we will be back tomorrow! and we saw the cutest mini husky.. made me want one. we got back on the elevator, surrounded by gorgeous models who were a quarter of my body and 1 1/2 of me.. i felt i was the house in the Little house in the city.. because in the book the small country house moves to the city and is surrounded by sky scrapers.. well i felt that way.
On our way we went back to the studio early to get some receipt lessons, copy lessons and scan lessons.. oh and I cant forget Fed EX lessons.. We have a full day again tomorrow.. lots of errands!
good Night
xoxoox
we then had a quick bit around 2:45 is we sat in a Starbucks and ate our packed lunches.. we were going to buy a drink but the line kept getting longer and longer out the door, so we decided to forget about the drink.
We then stopped at small little stores that wouldn't let us swatch, and we told them where we were from.. so we walked out.
Then it was MOOD!! what can I say; we walked in the the elevator, surrounded by models heading to higher floors and getting off that elevator was paradise.. we introduced ourselves to the shop keeper at the front and asked if we could swatch.. she said to wait and she would ask the owner.. well she complained that the line to talk to him was to long, so she made us stand there and wait. so we waited and his associate asked us what we needed and we simply said "we are from William Ivey Long studio, can we please swatch" the owner looked up and said "anything you would like to, please do"... so I was in HEAVEN! well in there we got down maybe 1 aisle or 2.. so we will be back tomorrow! and we saw the cutest mini husky.. made me want one. we got back on the elevator, surrounded by gorgeous models who were a quarter of my body and 1 1/2 of me.. i felt i was the house in the Little house in the city.. because in the book the small country house moves to the city and is surrounded by sky scrapers.. well i felt that way.
On our way we went back to the studio early to get some receipt lessons, copy lessons and scan lessons.. oh and I cant forget Fed EX lessons.. We have a full day again tomorrow.. lots of errands!
good Night
xoxoox
Monday, July 5, 2010
day 5 NYC
well! today has been a fun day! got up around 9, had breakfast, left around 10 ish.. went to Greenwich village to see where my parents are doing pottery. We looked around and explored around there, but in the direction of Union square. We saw the greatest farmers market and got some chickpeas for dinner. From there we went to the Strand Bookstore to look for my Rome class books.. only found 1, unfortunately but a HUGE fashion and textile section, made me want all of them. Then we walked around and then decided to get back on the subway and head to spring street to go to little Italy.... well we started exploring and we found this great well known restaurant called Lombardi's.. man we were there for about 30-40 min for the wait so we had some beers, talked to some busboys who happened to be..DOMINICAN!! so we started talking and they were super nice and had fab smiles(that is how we knew they were Dominican).. the pizza was to DIE FOR; then down the street we found little Italy (very much like an Italian disney world) ... we then ended up in Chinatown which was cool and saw great food/ fresh groceries. we found a great park full of people playing some Chinese game, I was trying to take pictures when some older Chinese lady started yelling at me.. the other ladies seemed ok. So I asked if I could take a pic and she started yelling again.. so I walked away. we then heard music that we know from Zumba and man it made me miss it. We sat down for a while and talked on the telephone and then I got a bloody nose so we took care of it and then headed back to our apt.. found some great restaurants close by and have been sitting in our apartment, watching Law and order, which makes me sad, because my dream acting job was to by a dead body, but now that the show has been taken off the air, my acting plans wont happen.. :(
xoxo
1st day of work is TOMORROW!!
xoxo
1st day of work is TOMORROW!!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
day 4 NYC
oh man.. long day.
so we got up, and headed to see and get instructions for our next apt! we love it.. more our style and smaller then this place.. plus it has color on the walls! We then headed down water and found a street fair.. got some free show laces at Puma City in Seaport. Then came back home, had some breakfast/lunch and then got ready to go to the concert at Governors Island, or so we thought. We got the the ferry port and the line was 1.5 miles long (no joke). So we decided to go back to the street fair again.. we each chose something to eat and then shared it amongst the three of us! my dad chose a Gyro, I chose an Arepa and my mom chose to go to a bar and have some beers! So we had a great day, full of surprises... and that isn't all. We took some detours into the financial district and sat at Manhattans Secret spot (elevated Acre).. saw the BULL or the people surrounding the bull i should say. We then took a stroll through Battery park and saw some entertainment.. tried to stay in the shade.. it was a pretty hot day. We drank probably 10 - 12 bottles of water. we then walked all the way back to the Yacht club area (that is where we had beers) then we walked home, had dinner, and chose to leave to see the FAMOUS MACY'S 4th JULY FIREWORKS... so we took the C train to 25th and went. We got there around 7:45 and the show was supposed to start at 9.. well it started at 9:20ish.. We sat on the West side highway in the middle of the road waiting... well when time came, it was so hot, mom thought she was going to faint so we got to the side walk to watch.. it was nice, and she felt better away from some people... we then decided to get a head start leaving and man that was CRAZY... the show ended and it was MASS EXODUS.. we for some reason couldn't get to the station on 25th and 8th ao we walked to 14th and 8th and took the train home... man am I happy to be back home! my feet are up and i was so thirsty so now drinking a beer!
much love
xoxo
Work starts Tuesday!
so we got up, and headed to see and get instructions for our next apt! we love it.. more our style and smaller then this place.. plus it has color on the walls! We then headed down water and found a street fair.. got some free show laces at Puma City in Seaport. Then came back home, had some breakfast/lunch and then got ready to go to the concert at Governors Island, or so we thought. We got the the ferry port and the line was 1.5 miles long (no joke). So we decided to go back to the street fair again.. we each chose something to eat and then shared it amongst the three of us! my dad chose a Gyro, I chose an Arepa and my mom chose to go to a bar and have some beers! So we had a great day, full of surprises... and that isn't all. We took some detours into the financial district and sat at Manhattans Secret spot (elevated Acre).. saw the BULL or the people surrounding the bull i should say. We then took a stroll through Battery park and saw some entertainment.. tried to stay in the shade.. it was a pretty hot day. We drank probably 10 - 12 bottles of water. we then walked all the way back to the Yacht club area (that is where we had beers) then we walked home, had dinner, and chose to leave to see the FAMOUS MACY'S 4th JULY FIREWORKS... so we took the C train to 25th and went. We got there around 7:45 and the show was supposed to start at 9.. well it started at 9:20ish.. We sat on the West side highway in the middle of the road waiting... well when time came, it was so hot, mom thought she was going to faint so we got to the side walk to watch.. it was nice, and she felt better away from some people... we then decided to get a head start leaving and man that was CRAZY... the show ended and it was MASS EXODUS.. we for some reason couldn't get to the station on 25th and 8th ao we walked to 14th and 8th and took the train home... man am I happy to be back home! my feet are up and i was so thirsty so now drinking a beer!
much love
xoxo
Work starts Tuesday!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
NYC day 3
We have had an eventful day! i was lazy this morning, because my room has no windows, so it is like a cave and I cant tell what time of day it is, so I just sleep. So i woke up at 10, had some yummy breakfast and coffee; took a nice warm shower. Then we got on the road and got a library card! So I can do some grad school research and more Gadot research. We went to whole foods, grabbed some small lunch fixings, for a picnic tomorrow for Governors Island and the Zoe Deschanel concert. So we had a great low calorie lunch today and will have a great one tomorrow!
We then headed to our friends home from the Dominican Republic, who now live in Yonkers.. so we took the 1 train all the way to the end 242st, in the Bronx, she came and picked us up. But while waiting, man did it make me miss the DR and how everyone lives outside.. it was a blast to watch. People just parking in the middle of the street to unload there car, then taking their barbecues to the park to cook food. The smells made me soo hungry and made me crave Dominican Food like no other.
Cathy came and picked us up, and drove us to this great little home that no lie looks like a Hansel and Gretel house with a beautiful garden full of flowers, lettuce, fruit and so much more. I wish I had taken pictures of the house and garden. It almost felt out of place in the United States and that it should be in the English countryside. Then on the inside it was full of color and vibrancy with lots of love. Pictures were a must. They have two sons and the youngest woke up and we went out to the garden and pick fresh raspberries. I'm not a huge fan of raspberries but man, these were incredible! I could have eaten them all day, everyday. So tasty..we had fun in the garden! and then dinner was served and it was an aromatic, home cooked, Indian food feast. Oh man I was in heaven. The tastes were so great and full of love.
Then we played games and looked at pictures of old times and of a newly bought home in Kenya, which needs work but when complete, it will be great. Saw some completed homes and they were my style for sure!
We then got back on the 1 and came back home. We are in our apartment, full of wonderful food and watching Iron Chef America - Garden Challenge.
Night all and let you know how tomorrow goes!
xoxo
We then headed to our friends home from the Dominican Republic, who now live in Yonkers.. so we took the 1 train all the way to the end 242st, in the Bronx, she came and picked us up. But while waiting, man did it make me miss the DR and how everyone lives outside.. it was a blast to watch. People just parking in the middle of the street to unload there car, then taking their barbecues to the park to cook food. The smells made me soo hungry and made me crave Dominican Food like no other.
Cathy came and picked us up, and drove us to this great little home that no lie looks like a Hansel and Gretel house with a beautiful garden full of flowers, lettuce, fruit and so much more. I wish I had taken pictures of the house and garden. It almost felt out of place in the United States and that it should be in the English countryside. Then on the inside it was full of color and vibrancy with lots of love. Pictures were a must. They have two sons and the youngest woke up and we went out to the garden and pick fresh raspberries. I'm not a huge fan of raspberries but man, these were incredible! I could have eaten them all day, everyday. So tasty..we had fun in the garden! and then dinner was served and it was an aromatic, home cooked, Indian food feast. Oh man I was in heaven. The tastes were so great and full of love.
Then we played games and looked at pictures of old times and of a newly bought home in Kenya, which needs work but when complete, it will be great. Saw some completed homes and they were my style for sure!
We then got back on the 1 and came back home. We are in our apartment, full of wonderful food and watching Iron Chef America - Garden Challenge.
Night all and let you know how tomorrow goes!
xoxo
Friday, July 2, 2010
day 2 NYC
well we have had a very long day. We woke up, had a some yogurt and muesli and blueberries, then went to the farmers market by City Hall. We came back and did some computer work before having a great bite of lunch ( collard greens, canelli beans and some cracker with Greek yogurt cheese) (VERY GOOD)
then we decided to hit the road.. we started heading toward Water street (where we will be living soon) we saw Pace University, and all of Water street; really cool and relaxing. We went into some stores and out of all of them empty handed. We then decided to walk up and down some streets.. we saw some filming happening.. don't know what for. We then walked into Wall Street.. saw some hot guys, in blue shirts (weird). then we went to the BEST KEPT SECRET in Manhattan and will stay a secret on this blog! actually it is a garden( but super nice and in the middle of sky scrapers) We also saw the helipad that many go one.. we then kept walking saw a bazillion cop cars all in one area, but didn't look like anything, we got on the Staten Island Ferry and took the trip over there... super cool views of the city, Ellis island and statue of liberty. Staten Island.... i felt was not so cool, but that is me, we stopped there to see what it was like and had a beer and a small sandwich.. nice people in the bar.
Got back on and headed back to the city.. or camera battery had died, otherwise we would taken pictures... we saw Governors Island where I think we will be for fourth of July for a concert.. we r going to see Zoe Deschanel and her band.. for free.. very cool.
we then started walking all down along the water and through Battery Park and then kept going, through small little parks it was relaxing... but my feet had major blisters since we started this morning.. and let me tell you.. nothing seems to fully work; but on the ferry i realized I had socks and let me tell you that was a good thing I found them.
We are getting a public library card.. because i would like to see some books. Then went back towards home and now we are home, our feet are up, and ice are on them.
Oh we found out today I don't have work on Monday, they are taking a day off.. so I start Tuesday at 10!!
have a great night!
xoxo
then we decided to hit the road.. we started heading toward Water street (where we will be living soon) we saw Pace University, and all of Water street; really cool and relaxing. We went into some stores and out of all of them empty handed. We then decided to walk up and down some streets.. we saw some filming happening.. don't know what for. We then walked into Wall Street.. saw some hot guys, in blue shirts (weird). then we went to the BEST KEPT SECRET in Manhattan and will stay a secret on this blog! actually it is a garden( but super nice and in the middle of sky scrapers) We also saw the helipad that many go one.. we then kept walking saw a bazillion cop cars all in one area, but didn't look like anything, we got on the Staten Island Ferry and took the trip over there... super cool views of the city, Ellis island and statue of liberty. Staten Island.... i felt was not so cool, but that is me, we stopped there to see what it was like and had a beer and a small sandwich.. nice people in the bar.
Got back on and headed back to the city.. or camera battery had died, otherwise we would taken pictures... we saw Governors Island where I think we will be for fourth of July for a concert.. we r going to see Zoe Deschanel and her band.. for free.. very cool.
we then started walking all down along the water and through Battery Park and then kept going, through small little parks it was relaxing... but my feet had major blisters since we started this morning.. and let me tell you.. nothing seems to fully work; but on the ferry i realized I had socks and let me tell you that was a good thing I found them.
We are getting a public library card.. because i would like to see some books. Then went back towards home and now we are home, our feet are up, and ice are on them.
Oh we found out today I don't have work on Monday, they are taking a day off.. so I start Tuesday at 10!!
have a great night!
xoxo
Thursday, July 1, 2010
day 1 in NYC
so today we woke up at 6 to come into the city at 7:30, we have so much luggage that we didn't take the train we came in by car. which was nice. We moved into a great apartment about 4 blocks from the World Trade center and a few blocks from the Hudson, which is beautiful. The apartment is quite big, but we are only here for about a week or so. We went to see where I will be working, which is a cute Green building and I start work on Monday. We have been exploring a bit, buying groceries, and going to fresh food markets, which we will be going to quite a bit. walking around the financial district I noticed that men wear a large amount of blue button downs, I don't know if it supposed to make people want to deal with them more, or that people feel more comfortable when a man wears a blue shirt, but it was strange. what do you all think?? My dad and I walked by a small park and there was a HUGE man who looked important (don't have a clue who he was) but he had two body guards and a private car. it was interesting, I smiled as we passed and he smiled back.
It has been a beautiful day here in the city 75 degrees, breezy and nice. It is a great change from Florida or Iowa.
Oh we went by the Yacht club in NYC, and saw some HUGE boats.. we were in whole foods and I recognized one of the names from the boats on a guys shirt while we were shopping and he said he wanted 3 dozen duck eggs, so I smiled and he smiled as well... i saw that he had filled two shopping carts full and that there were two more on the way...
We have found awesome parks so close the the apt. Oh and by the Hudson we saw the statue of liberty and Ellis Island.
Day isn't over, but i will update if anything else happens
Amanda
It has been a beautiful day here in the city 75 degrees, breezy and nice. It is a great change from Florida or Iowa.
Oh we went by the Yacht club in NYC, and saw some HUGE boats.. we were in whole foods and I recognized one of the names from the boats on a guys shirt while we were shopping and he said he wanted 3 dozen duck eggs, so I smiled and he smiled as well... i saw that he had filled two shopping carts full and that there were two more on the way...
We have found awesome parks so close the the apt. Oh and by the Hudson we saw the statue of liberty and Ellis Island.
Day isn't over, but i will update if anything else happens
Amanda
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
hello hello!!
so on day three of our adventure to NYC we got some sad news... our house in the DR was broken into. quite a bit was stolen, like a fridge, stove, all appliances, drills, etc. Oh and light bulbs. So they took their time while stealing. what makes us angry is that no one heard it when there are three guards in a block radius or less. there is a guard with a shot gun right over the wall, so i"m just pissed that no one heard it. Another thing that makes us angry is that the window that they used to come in the house is so small and the bars make it nearly impossible to enter that they had to use a kid and when he entered he opened the doors from the inside out to let them in. So we had many mixed emotions yesterday and were kind of in a slump.
So we went to a vintage button, pin, ribbon and lace etc store and usually I would be bouncing off the walls I was reserved and my mind was elsewhere. But we traveled from Maryland, to Pennsylvania right on into New Jersey yesterday and we have called the place we are staying and asked if it would be OK if we came a day earlier to avoid all the traffic for 4th of July weekend.
So tomorrow we see that 1st place we will be staying till the 12th. which I'm estactic for it sounds great, big and close to the financial district and tribeca. The owner of that apartment is a drummer for a Latin band or something, so he is on tour and letting us stay in his apartment!
Where we are staying in New jersey is beautiful, nice older stone house with a great big wooded green back yard that I have fallen in love with. Oh and I saw my very 1st chipmunk yesterday and now I wasn't one as a pet! my parents object but I will have one at some point in my life! there is ivy growing and sun shinning through the trees it seems like a secluded magical land behind a stone home.
We have lots of plans in the city! seeing friends we haven't seen in long time and friends from Sarasota who will be coming to the city that we will meet up with, so we have lots of exciting things!
check back tomorrow late or tomorrow might for a new update! much love
xox
So we went to a vintage button, pin, ribbon and lace etc store and usually I would be bouncing off the walls I was reserved and my mind was elsewhere. But we traveled from Maryland, to Pennsylvania right on into New Jersey yesterday and we have called the place we are staying and asked if it would be OK if we came a day earlier to avoid all the traffic for 4th of July weekend.
So tomorrow we see that 1st place we will be staying till the 12th. which I'm estactic for it sounds great, big and close to the financial district and tribeca. The owner of that apartment is a drummer for a Latin band or something, so he is on tour and letting us stay in his apartment!
Where we are staying in New jersey is beautiful, nice older stone house with a great big wooded green back yard that I have fallen in love with. Oh and I saw my very 1st chipmunk yesterday and now I wasn't one as a pet! my parents object but I will have one at some point in my life! there is ivy growing and sun shinning through the trees it seems like a secluded magical land behind a stone home.
We have lots of plans in the city! seeing friends we haven't seen in long time and friends from Sarasota who will be coming to the city that we will meet up with, so we have lots of exciting things!
check back tomorrow late or tomorrow might for a new update! much love
xox
Monday, June 28, 2010
hello again!
so yesterday we took the auto train from Florida to Virginia.. there was some time where I honestly thought I could drive faster then the train as going; or that children to ride a bike faster then our speed. We boarded at 3:00 and ate at 9 on the train, but we had a great eating partner a man who was a New York Supreme Court Judge in NYC and lives by the Hudson. He was nice and informative. Sleeping on the train was a chore, the doors constantly opening and lights always on, at least the small child was sound asleep. On the train I contacted (posted on their fb pages) two teachers who taught me hat making at Penland School of Crafts, I knew they lived in Virginia and then I discovered that they live in Petersburg, which we happened to be going through at 6 or 7 ish this morning. Passing through picturesque towns were great, looked like movie sets. We passed through Quantico Virginia - home of FBI training facility and the Marine Corps main base and training facility and where the chopper for the president lives as well as the operators for the chopper. Looked like an interesting place (if only Shemar Moore really was there for the t.v show Criminal Minds.) Anyway all I could think about was a bed and a shower. We did realize there was a Frank Lloyd Wright house 8 min from the train station, but they aren't open on Mondays.. I wanted to go and say we drove all the way from Florida to see the house but for got once we got off, Oh well another trip!
We got off the train and drove to visit my late grand mothers last surviving family member (one of her sisters) she was a hoot, losing her memory for sure, but she is nice as can be and misses my grandmother for sure. They talked # times a day and now she calls us that often, so she misses the companionship. During lunch I felt I was still on the train, had the train spins (or whatever they are called). DC is very confusing we got on a road and then turned around 2 times and finally figured out, we also got hit with a massive rain storm and could only see for a few cars ahead, if even, we were on the edge of our seats. We ended up coming up to Fredrick MD to visit some long time friends. We had a great time walking around the town and having a great dinner. It is such a nice feeling to see friends who we haven't seen in a while.
Now back in hotel and blogging! oh and I forgot to mention my birthday went great! we went out to dinner the 26th - which happened to be our last night in fl(for a few months) and the night before our train ride..don't really feel a day older, but that is every birthday that most of us feel that way.
Miss you all and Ill keep blogging!
xoox
We got off the train and drove to visit my late grand mothers last surviving family member (one of her sisters) she was a hoot, losing her memory for sure, but she is nice as can be and misses my grandmother for sure. They talked # times a day and now she calls us that often, so she misses the companionship. During lunch I felt I was still on the train, had the train spins (or whatever they are called). DC is very confusing we got on a road and then turned around 2 times and finally figured out, we also got hit with a massive rain storm and could only see for a few cars ahead, if even, we were on the edge of our seats. We ended up coming up to Fredrick MD to visit some long time friends. We had a great time walking around the town and having a great dinner. It is such a nice feeling to see friends who we haven't seen in a while.
Now back in hotel and blogging! oh and I forgot to mention my birthday went great! we went out to dinner the 26th - which happened to be our last night in fl(for a few months) and the night before our train ride..don't really feel a day older, but that is every birthday that most of us feel that way.
Miss you all and Ill keep blogging!
xoox
Sunday, June 20, 2010
hi all!
All is well here in florida, I have been working at the Asolo before leaving, to make some money before I go (to then go shopping in NYC!). While there I have been working on some designes by Eduardo Singcago, for the Opera Areadne de Naxos (spelling might be off), and working makeing some great garments! I made a bathing suit.. super cute! and a huge skirt of a dress 24 ft long train with a million ruffles- ok mayeb more like the hundreds, but It took 6 days of sewing 9-5 daily to finish it! Looks amazing! unfortunately only going to be worn for 4 performances. Anyway all is well!
So im here at my computer on fathers day with exactly a week away from going to NYC! Im nervous and excited at the very same time! I have so much to do before I leave, like start this blog, pack and doc apts! I have started to pull some clothing items aside, I have been told Cotton, will be the way to go! but I also want to look cute so not every thing is cotton, but I will be looking fab! I do know roughly what I will be doing! I will be runing to and from fabric stores, running errands, getting coffee; I will mostly be outside all day long in the city being a go getter! I will be using my baby snatcher for my days as I have been told a big bag with room and everything I need from 8:30am - 6 pm . I havent realy looked for another bag, that is more stylish, so I will use it till I find something cooler and better (which my mom will be so happy when I find it!) I dont think I will be taking many pictures of what I'm working on, or who i meet but I will do my best! Oh! I forgot the most important info I wil be working on "Leap of Faith", a new "Chicago "(I dont know where it will be if it is a whole new show or if it is just a guest role replacement)and "Henry the VIII" (i believe that is 8th) So im super stoked!
Much love and will write again soon! XOX
So im here at my computer on fathers day with exactly a week away from going to NYC! Im nervous and excited at the very same time! I have so much to do before I leave, like start this blog, pack and doc apts! I have started to pull some clothing items aside, I have been told Cotton, will be the way to go! but I also want to look cute so not every thing is cotton, but I will be looking fab! I do know roughly what I will be doing! I will be runing to and from fabric stores, running errands, getting coffee; I will mostly be outside all day long in the city being a go getter! I will be using my baby snatcher for my days as I have been told a big bag with room and everything I need from 8:30am - 6 pm . I havent realy looked for another bag, that is more stylish, so I will use it till I find something cooler and better (which my mom will be so happy when I find it!) I dont think I will be taking many pictures of what I'm working on, or who i meet but I will do my best! Oh! I forgot the most important info I wil be working on "Leap of Faith", a new "Chicago "(I dont know where it will be if it is a whole new show or if it is just a guest role replacement)and "Henry the VIII" (i believe that is 8th) So im super stoked!
Much love and will write again soon! XOX
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