This past week was amazing, perhaps even the best of my life thus far. While my roommate Krisitina is on vacation visiting family she rented her spot out to an awesome girl from Texas named Alexia who decided to come to NYC to look into going to the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Alexia and I got along really well, and had a fun filled week of adventures.
It all began Sunday with having a few gals over for dinner, then a fireside given by the UN Ambassador from Bangladesh (I even got to shake her hand!).
Monday Karlyn, Kristy, Alexia and I decided to have our own FHE and watched He's Just Not That Into You because it was raining outside.
Tuesday, a friend from back in Iowa, David Haderlie was in town from Iowa so we met at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and I wowed him with my vast knowledge of art history (ok, so I dont know THAT much) but it was fun. That night Alexia and I went to the NYC Ballet's performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream and it was so beautiful! The costumes, the orchestra, the singing, the dancing...so incredible. Since the time I was young it has always been my dream to see a real ballet and it was everything I had always hoped it would be.
Wednesday David and his brother were going to the Yankees game and had an extra ticket, so I was invited to join them. Im not a huge sports fanatic, but the new Yankee Stadium was a sight to behold, and I couldnt help but get into the spirit of the game with such a lively crowd. If ever anyone asks which baseball team I root for, the Yankees with now be my response.
Friday began bright and early as Alexia and I went to The Today Show around 6am to try to catch a glimpse of the Jonas Brothers. Honestly, Im not a huge fan, but watching the cute 10 year old standing next to us go crazy with excitement was definitely worth it. We may not have even seen the Jonas Brothers from our spots in back, but we definitely saw their dad who was standing 3 yards away from us. I know this because not only could the girls next to us probably tell you every fact about Nick Jonas, but they also knew who their dad was. Later that night I went out to dinner with a friend to the cutest little Italian restaurant ever! We ate in a candle lit garden, and the food was delicious. After dinner we walked down to 5th Ave and looked at the window displays...Is it a sin to covet while looking at Tiffany's window displays? I dont think its humanly possible to resist, so I think God understands.
On Saturday I met my hero. A couple years ago (ok, so from the Dec. 2007 Vogue) there was an article written by a woman named Kristina Ward who is Mormon, but was the editor of Harpers Bazaar, and worked as a society's columnist for a number of years. She wrote about her experience balancing religion and work, and the crowd she was in of celebrities and socialites (she went on a private plane chartered by the king of Morocco for P. Diddy's birthday...can you say AMAZING?!) Anyway, her article helped me to realize that I too can follow my dreams. And I found out Saturday that my friend Karlyn is her nanny! So, I met my hero on Saturday as she was in her PJ's. I told her how much her article meant to me, and she said I made her day and that she has a book coming out from Random House next August. Im excited! Anyway...for the sake of space Im going to stop there...but this week has been great!
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