Love it.....

So a couple of weekends ago me and Hannah Banana went on a little trip to Westpoint to watch Eastern Michigan play against Army. My good friend from high schoo, Ryan, plays for eastern michigan and he got us tickets to go to the game. It was SO much fun, perhaps the most fun I've had since I've been here. Upstate New York is sooo beautiful! I had a grand time..... pictures to follow!

Too Legti to quit

Strangers, waiting, up and down the boulevard, their shadows searching in the night

So recently I started listening to my ipod on the trains, its funny because before I would see some people bobbing there head, mouthing an occasionally verse, tapping their feet, etc. and I would think, what a weirdie. But I can't lie when a good song comes on sometimes I can't help but do the same exact thing, most of the time I try to just keep it to a smile, but then other people on the train think I'm smiling at them so they keep looking at me and trying to make eye contact and if they get eye contact they usually just look at me like I'm crazy, so I've learned I'm better off doing a little dance. what can I say I love music! I've also noticed how much faster I walk since I've been here, everyone is in a hurry to get wherever it is they're going, and they seem to not notice when they run you over, so you learn to walk fast enough. Also my favorite time is about 5 or 6 trying to get out of the subways, everyone trys to cram up one small tiny staircase and people keep trying to walk right into your back, even though its clear that no one in front of you is moving. I always wonder what the hold up is, if everyone just kept walking then there wouldn't be a problem, but alas there always is a hold up..... so lets see what else, I love grocery shopping here, the stores are fun to me, I love grocery shopping period, I can thank my mother for that, always bringing me with her, I really do love it! I also love honey bunches of oats, and decided that I should just live off of that for the rest of..... my life possibly. mmmmm. So I ordered a mattress awhile ago but there was drama with the shipping and delivery part so it was sent to Arkansas?......... yeah I don't know. So I was going to order another one, but then I noticed that my ceiling was leaking on me, and that is not fun, so now my ceiling is all ripped up and they are fixing the pipes, and after that's all finished I'll get my bed, until then the floor is treating me quite nicely. Jessica had her baby!! Yay!! That means in the past 4 weeks we've gained three new babies! Babies are cute! I saw one on the subway today, she made me smile. It was a great temperature today, I fell asleep outside between my classes today, I have a sweet three hour break, so fun, I tend to sleep for at least an hour of that time, its the other two hours that are boring, because sleeping is never boring, in fact I'm going to sleep right now.

Millions.... no ZILLIONS!!

So I've been here almost two full weeks! Woo Woo! This city is amazing, right now I'm still in the "oh my gosh" stage, still never really sure what I'm doing or where I'm going, but loving every minute of trying to figure it out. Surprisingly my hour and 45 minute commute(one way mind you) is noot too bad.... I see a LOT of interesting people that's for sure. The subway is getting better, my first experience almost made me cry, I got on with my dad , we were going to my apartment for the first time, and things were just fine, then a guy got on the train, he was homeless, and here's what happened ..... Homeless man: Attention!! Attention everyone!! Can I please have your attention. I..... am HIV Positive. ..... at that moment I felt the tears welling up in my eyes, anyone that knows me knows how paranoid I am about getting some sickness or disease, anyways so my eyes were watering, and I felt like someone punched me in my stomach, I looked over at my dad, who earlier that day said: "Chelseanne you still have two days. If you want to come back home just tell me, I will come back out here and you can come back and go back to Utah", at that moment I came so close to saying: "Dad, I want to go home!" But instead I closed my eyes and took a deep breath as the man walked by us, chills all over my body, I just cringed a little bit thinking about it again. Anyways after that I got used to the crazies. The subway has become normal, and it doesn't bother me anymore. I still look for the seat that is next to no one, but sometimes you just can't find that seat, so I stand. This is a great city, sometimes I forget what I'm doing because there are soooo many people that I just stop and watch, then I remember my dad telling me "you have to be more aware of what you're doing" sometimes though I just can't help it, its awesome, in the large sense. I love walking down the street and just looking at all the buildings around me, I love that there is always noise, its never quiet, there is always something going on, I love walking everywhere. Its an incredible place. I'm excited to just dive right in and meet more people, I'm ready to hit the clubs and bars and meet some real upstanding gentlemen..... no just kidding, I can't even get in to bars or clubs, still a baby..... well more to come!