Sooo

Safe to say that this day is in my Top 10 of "How did my life turn out like this" Not a good day. At all. But don't ask :) Especially if you don't know me (person on facebook, you should know who you are). Just so everyone knows, Parks and Recreation is HYSTERICAL and really helping me to be in a better mood. It makes me laugh genuinely, which is good for the soul :) The Bud Light is making me happy too. Yea, it's one of THOSE days. I even called and told my friend NOT to come over tonight.
OK, DONE WHINING.
So, I'll be home (Beebe) REAL soon and uh...I need a job. Ideally, for me, I'd like to go back to a bank somewhere. I like that work. HOWEVER, if anyone knows of any temporary work until I can find a "real" job, puhleez let me know. ALSO, I plan to get back to the Premier Designs which I miss very much! A new catalog will be out in January so let me know if you are interested in hosting a show! If you have no idea what I'm talking about, send me a message on Facebook!
For those of you who haven't already seen my pictures on fbook, I SURVIVED MY FIRST BLIZZARD!!! I've never seen anything like what I saw the day after Christmas!! I am not a snow person anyway, but DANG!!! There are now piles on the side of the road that are taller than me. For real. I mean benches and trash can and trash bags and CARS completely covered in snow. And the wind was blowing so hard that the snow was going from the ground up...instead of the other way around. I also enjoyed watching cars spend 2 hours going back and forth within the same 2 feet. I don't think they were too happy when they looked up and saw me staring out the window...on the phone....laughing. Oops.
My Christmas was fantastic!! Those of you who know me know that I don't care so much for the holiday season. I'm better than I used to be, not quite the grinch. Anyhoo, so I had Christmas on Skype with the fam around 10 til 12. Slept til 3. Then my wonderful friend Raj went with me to the movies so I wouldn't have to be alone on Christmas :) We saw The Fighter which was wonderful. I recommend it to all! I'm just sitting around waiting for the day Mark Wahlberg realizes that I need to be the momma of his next child :) Then off to Applebees in Times Square. I was so stoked to be spending Christmas Day in Times Square. I'm such a geek! Then went to watch Black Swan, which was almost impossible to get a ticket for b/c they were always sold out!! That movie was creepy and weird, yet very good!!
Now for New Year's Eve. Pretty sure I'm not going to be watching the ball drop. When you ask a local (my friends) about going to that, they give you the "go to hell" look. SOOOO, looks like that probably won't happen. Can't spend a lot of money, so going to a club is looking bleak. The tickets cost mucho dinero. So yea, something low-key. I know, totally not exciting and I'm in friggin NYC!! Oh oh! I'm also the ONLY cashier supervisor working on New Year's day...so i don't have the lovely option of calling in to work. Not that I would EVER do that anyway ;)
It's getting sorta late so I'm gonna finish watching Parks and Recreation (I'm out of Weeds) and then go to sleep. Hopefully.
Night you lovely people

Dec 2, 2010

Soooo, I'm walking to work this morning, waaaay too early and I hear the sound of a car having a wreck. It def sounded like a car hitting something (trust me, I know that sound) but not another car. I'm still walking to the intersection as all these thoughts are running through my head. I see someone step out of a car, walk around, and not cuss. OH CRAP!!! He must've hit a person. Then I reach the corner. YEP! Hit a poor pedestrian. The guy was laying face down on the ground, with a back pack on. It was COLD too :( No one really reacted. There was one lady knelt on the ground next to him, but the rest of us just kind of stared. Luckily a cop came by and they flagged him down. I had to get to work so I missed the rest. The guy lived I'm pretty sure. He was doing some jerking thing when I looked. Like he was coughing or puking. Hopefully not having a seizure! 
Seems like there are a few other things I was gonna tell you guys. One thing I just wrote about, and then erased. After yesterday's blog, I'll just sound bitter. And I'm really not. I should be the happiest girl in the world! And really, I am happy. Oh, i take that back. Just finished my last episode of Weeds. What the heck am I gonna do until Season 6 gets on Netflix?!?! 
I super miss Tucker. I saw him on Skype last night. First time any of us had skyped in a while. I just wanted to reach through the screen and grab him!! 
Oh, I remember something. I was waiting patiently today outside the subway doors for the passengers to get off when this guy just jumps right in the middle of the door and IN FRONT OF ME! What was he thinking? lol So i just stared at him. He must have felt the hole burning in his head so he turned to look at me (my look didn't change) and he stuck out his hands in a "go ahead" gesture. SCORE! 
Ok, I don't have anything else worth talking about. Or at least I'll think of it when I get off of here. I'm going to watch "Up" and enjoy my night! Take care!
Love,
Sheray

Tis the Season

It's the first day of December. It's rainy, windy and gloomy out. Fitting. Difference is that the high is 57 and it may storm tonight...in New York City. I even woke up at 8 assuming it was noon and have yet to go back to sleep. Has hell frozen over? Last night they lit the tree at Rockefeller. I would have liked to go see it, but after that ordeal in Oregon, well I'd rather not take my chances.
Does anyone watch Weeds? I'm addicted. Better to be addicted to the show than what the show is based on! Nancy Botwin is a horrible person who does not have any responsibility for her actions!!! Ok, I'm better now. 
So, some of you may not want to read this next part as you will find it offensive. I started looking at a certain wedding album online earlier. Picture after picture was couple after couple...from Beebe. Or possibly the very close surrounding area. It just makes me wonder though, really what are the chances of finding your "soul mate" in a population of 5000 people? I'm not saying it can't happen, and i have some dear, dear friends who found each other in Beebe and I truly believe that they are meant to be together forever. HOWEVER, I think many other people just get to this certain age and think that for whatever reason (pressure) they MUST find someone. Heaven forbid we turn 30 and not be married. I really am not trying to offend anyone, I just get so frustrated sometimes. It just made me thankful that I am where I am at the moment and to not rush the next 2 mos that I have left here in this city. Going back to Beebe is starting to make me scared b/c I don't want to fall into that trap of settling with whoever happens to be single when I get there. And I know it will happen. History repeats itself!! :) Or maybe there is a certain someone I'd like to be with BUT it might kill a few family members on both sides of our families if that were to ever happen. Some of us (me) would like to just be single and enjoy it and not feel that pressure of needing to hurry and settle down with a "suitable" career and getting married and start breeding. Again, more power to you if you're on this track right now. I, however, am not and from the looks of it, won't be for a long, long time. I'm gonna quit rambling now. Today is my day off and I usually spend these days being homesick and contemplating jumping on the next plane home. This morning has given me a new (old) light and reminded me of all I wanted to get away from. I do look forward to being happy and in love SOME DAY.
So today, I'm going to get out in this blahness and enjoy all that this city has to offer!!! It's what i came for! At least it's not cold today :) Pay rent for my apartment, that helps to pay the landlords rent in his fancy shmancy office, prob go to Rockefeller, and last but not least....Walgreens :) Good day. Then I'll come back and finish Weeds more than likely. Big day. Study for a job that is at a basic stand still for employment? Doubtful. I'm doing better tho. At this point I just want to be done with it. Everyone have a lovely day. I mean that. Regardless of who you married :) JOKING!!!!! 
Love,
Sheray

Almost Thanksgiving!

Hey guys! Well, I can think of two things to tell you about. Number one. Most of your probably read my status the other day about an incident at work. Someone, an employee, broke into my locker three times in two days last week. They didn't take anything until the 3rd time. I had no cash, and as far as I knew, they had never taken anyone's cards so I wasn't too worried. Especially since they didn't take anything after 2 times, right? Anyway, they got in there the third time and did in fact take something. There's not much else I'm going to say at this point other than, they should probably be getting really worried.
Next, I just got back a few hours ago from Miami! It was a very short trip but SO nice and relaxing. I've been dying to go to the beach for a while so I got my wish. South Beach is gorgeous! The water is so blue and clear :) I even got a tan!!! Sure I was pretty cold while I was laying out but I still got some sun. It was about 30 degrees warmer there than it is in New York. I sure hate cold weather. I dunno how I'm gonna make it here through this winter.
The lease in my apartment is up at the end of January and I'm still trying to figure out what I'm going to do when that happens. Most of you will prob be a little disappointed to know that I will prob go back to Beebe. That should make you happy though!!...Right?! Idk, it's pretty complicated and I do love it here but no matter how much you love a PLACE, nothing can replace your friends and family. Especially considering I've lived within a 40 mile radius my entire life...that's where my life is and all the things/people I love. Sure, sometimes I wish maybe I'd been born somewhere besides Beebe, but I suppose I wouldn't be satisfied there either. If the people I want to grow old around choose Beebe and the surrounding areas, I guess I'm going to have to choose a place nearby too. I just never quite grasped all that when I was a teenager dreaming of moving far, far away. But, that's still a few months away and who knows what will happen between now and then. Have a good Thanksgiving everyone and I'll talk to you soon!
Love,
Sheray

Hey guys!

Where to start? As most of you know, Randi and Ronnie Porter were here last weekend, which just happened to be my birthday weekend and their anniversary weekend!! :) We had the BEST time. We did a lot of sight seeing and it was just so wonderful to have them here. I miss them very, very much!! We ate some great food...Thai the first night, seafood at the South Street Seaport (we ate outside and it was such a beautiful day), Italian food in Little Italy, hot dogs from street vendors :) Randi wanted to see some famous people while she was here and she got her wish! We saw Shania Twain and Kareem Abdul Jabbar within about 3 minutes of each other by the Trump Towers. Randi and Ronnie were pretty pumped about Kareem! He just towered over everyone around him. Shania's voice really is as distinct as it sounds on t.v. and radio! Then, the next day as we were trying to find Bethenny Frankel's apartment, we passed Tyson Beckford. He had a FULL beard so we weren't sure at first, but now we are positive. That boy is HOT!!! :) Me and Randi looked at him, looked at each other, and looked back again lol They got to experience the subway and meet all the crazies that I get to see! We were walking from the Seaport to World Trade Center and there were a bunch of cops and a crowd gathering and some t.v. cameras.....and I heard the cop say "bomb scare" OH HECK NO! We all but ran away from that vicinity. You just never know. On Saturday night, Randi and Ronnie treated me to the show Wicked for my birthday!! We all LOVED it! Even Ronnie! It was fabulous! I know it's coming to Little Rock so anyone who has the chance should go. It's actually very, very funny! A great, entertaining time!
I'm starting to realize just how serious these Yankees are about their pro teams. If there's a NY game on, it's on every t.v. at every restaurant. The plan was to go to Justin Timberlake's restaurant, Southern Hospitality, for my birthday. That place was packed b/c of the game and they were not guaranteeing seating. :( So we all headed to some other place, which had the game on lol I think everyone had a good time though and got along well, so that's all that mattered to me.
I'm actually going to Miami for the weekend in 2 weeks! I'm very excited. I'm going with Deepak, the guy I've been dating here for a while, and few of his friends. We've got a beach house and I cannot WAIT for the warmer weather. I do NOT like the cold!! Of course, I don't really want to get in a bathing suit either... I'm going to enjoy it while I can though. It should start getting pretty hectic at work with the holidays coming up so I'll be able to get a little relaxation in first!
Well guys, I've got laundry to do so everyone enjoy your weekend! Go Hogs!!
Love,
Sheray

Sorry...

I know it's been forever. SO MUCH has been going on that I can't begin to cover it all. I've been really truly happy here in the city since we last talked. Stressed, but happy. Randi and Ronnie Porter will be here in 10 days. I cannot wait!! We get to celebrate my birthday and their anniversary together!
Ok, I just have to take a minute to say how inspired I am by Ben Davis. You guys, he's lost 120 lbs in 21 mos. He's become a national hero. He's been videoing his journey and posting them on YouTube. He's already been on Fox News and will be on The Today Show Monday, October 18th. He wanted me to be sure and let everyone know we went on a date in 11th grade! ha! I'm darn proud to say that too! :) Check out these links.
 http://bendoeslife.tumblr.com/post/1217112157/fox-business-interview-short-and-sweet-and
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbXgQqbOoU&list=QL&feature=BF
I just had to tell you guys about him so even more people can love and support such a wonderful and inspirational person :)
Well, I've made myself a new friend ;) That's pretty much taken up most of my time. I've been able to explore a lot of places in Downtown, West & East Village. I love it down there! Great night life for us youngins!
I went to Bloomingdale's the other day and Elizabeth Hurley was in there. I thought that was pretty cool. You can tell my teeny bopper days are over though. People were crowding around getting their phones out to take pics. I got a glance, only b/c I was headed that direction to look at perfume. I looked at her, considered a pic, shrugged it off and tried to get out of the crowd. Can't say I'd do the same if it were Justin Timberlake. Speaking of my boyfriend, we're going to celebrate my bday at his restaurant Southern Hospitality. I won't be mad if he just happens to be there :) It's been cold and rainy the past 2 weeks, BUT so far the forecast for my bday is no rain and clear skies!! Hope it stays that way for Randi and Ronnie's stay!!
So one of the other supervisors at work is extremely talented. You can just listen to her sing, listen to her perfect impressions and watch her dancing around and tell. So we started talking the other day and it turns out she's had a bit of acting in her past. She was in a play in the city and after the first show, got a standing ovation and several calls and offers afterward! She was also in a series on HBO. I thought that was all pretty impressive. Mother nature came knocking though and now she's a momma!
I know there are so many other things that have popped into my head to write about since nearly a month ago, but this is all I'm coming up with!
Take care everyone! Love you!

September 20, 2010

I have a new found respect for insomniacs. I have really had trouble the past few weeks with sleeping, but last night was the worst! I went to bed at 9:20 feeling like I had the flu. Fell asleep around 10 and woke up at 12. DID NOT go back to sleep the rest of the night. Not for 5 minutes. I had to get up at 6 too, the first day of the earliest shift I've worked. Go figure. I was literally sick at work today b/c I was so tired. I walked into Starbucks almost in tears and told them I needed whatever would keep me awake. I went back at lunch lol If it weren't for that coffee I don't think I would have made it through the day. I was training to be auditor so I got to sit down. Thank goodness b/c I probably would've fallen, had I been standing up!
So what's new in the city? As I think most of you saw, certain boroughs in the city were hit by a storm, possibly a tornado. I don't know if they ever ruled that it was a tornado or not. I come and bring the weather! I was at work and Daffy's is actually located in the basement of a big tall building. So had the tornado been in Manhattan, we would have been fine. It hit in Queens and Brooklyn and I didn't even know about it until my Mom text me asking if I was ok. Someone mentioned the word tornado at work and everyone blew it off and laughed. It's really sad b/c someone was killed and many homes and cars were damaged. BUT, as a home grown Arkansan, I had to laugh a little. ESPECIALLY, if you go to weather.com and watch one of the mobile videos. It's these 2 guys saying "dude, omg, we're in a tornado" over and over and over. It's kind of like if a New Yorker were to be in central AR when it snowed. lol
I went and watched Devil yesterday. It was a pretty good movie. I hadn't been to the movies in so long, and yes I was alone, but I walked in and smelled the popcorn and got really excited. I thought, this is going to be relaxing! It was! Now, it's been a while since I was at the movies back home but it was almost comical b/c of all the stuff they have at concession. Now I know AR has some of this stuff but they have hot tea, coffee, cheese sticks, chicken strips, fries. And you get your own butter by pressing this cool little button. Yes, I'm easily amused. My ticket was $12.50!! Anyhoo, on my way I was walking down the street I looked into the traffic and this guy was skateboarding between the traffic. I've seen rollerblades, bikes, but not skateboarding in 4 lane traffic. Oh, and a man in my neighborhood literally has 2 big speakers attached to his bicycle and rides around jamming. I'm talking bass!
Apparently there's something going on at the U.N. You probably all know more about it than I do. I don't ever watch the news. There are cops all over Midtown and I'm sure Downtown too. It's kind of chaotic around work. Thursday the President of Iran will be here....pray for me :)
Has anyone ever had a Belgian waffle with the works? I had one yesterday and oh my gosh!! Let me tell you about GOOD!!! I desperately needed a glass of milk with it. Oh man, it was amazing. A waffle with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, nuts, chocolate, some special sauce that's amazing and whipped cream. You can choose your own toppings but those were mine. Did anyone know that they now have designer shoes at Payless? They're super cute too, but $45. Defeats the purpose of shopping there in my opinion.
Apparently there are some stabbings going on on the subways :( It hasn't happened on the train I usually take but it's probably only a matter of time. The guy hasn't been caught yet. It's a black man stabbing women, in broad daylight, for their wallets. GRRRREAT!!! Again, pray for me :)
Well guys, I guess that's all for now. I'm going to try and wind down for the evening b/c I really need to get some sleep. Even a few hours will beat last night!! Take care and GO HOGS!!!! :)
Love,
Sheray