New York day 3

• We went into the city today. For some reason the path station and subway took forever. So after possibly an hour of more we made it to Central Park. We went to Strawberry Fields and ate lunch there. Strawberry Fields is a memorial for John Lennon. Imagine. It was pretty awesome, really pretty and surprisingly it was not crowded. (I think the 20 degree weather had something to do with it!)
• After that we took the subway again to get home, and it took quite a while. We did have some entertainment in the subway. There was a jazz band (they actually had a CD) and the lead guy played trumpet, but he played two at one time. He was pretty good.
• My big surprise was.....Eric Hutchinson's concert!! I love him and he was great to hear live. So entertaining, so so so funny, and sounds almost better live than on the radio. The concert was at The Bowery Ballroom which is near Little Italy and Chinatown. We drove there. Traffic was horrible we left at 6 and didn't get there until 9. But once we got there they hadn't started yet and we didn't miss anything. So it worked out just fine.
  
• I went through the Holland tunnel for the first time. I didn't freak out, it was kinda cool. So I can cross that one off my list.
  
• My flight leaves today at 5. I'm not sure if we will have much time to do anything today. We got in last night at 2, so I am somewhat ok with taking it easy.
• The fashion here is amazing. Take a girl from Rome. Pretty normal and I stand out because I'm more normal! I love it!!! It is impossible to stand out with crazy fashion items in the city. There were people in green suits covering their entire body. I thought one girl was dressing up from the 80s, and she wasn't. Boots that have their own zip code cause they are so big. I don't know why but there were about 50 people in Santa suits walking all over in Chinatown. PJ bottoms and a party shirt. Anything goes, its great!
  

I have had the best time!!! Other than traffic and subway troubles it has been 100% relaxing. Even with those troubles its been a million times fun!!!!! lol I don't want to come back home, but I will be happy to see Jeremy again soon!

ABS

New York day 2

• It stopped raining yesterday. There were actually blue skies which I don't think I have seen in New York yet!
• We went to Liberty State Park and took a ferry out to Ellis Island and to Liberty Island. The Statute of Liberty was beautiful. I loved it, I have never seen it that close up. Liberty park was my favorite from last year, and I still think it is my favorite.
• On Ellis Island they have a computer where you can look up you families name and see if and when they traveled through Ellis Island. I found two of my families names. They came from Sweden in 1902. So that was pretty awesome to see and to think about.
• We went into the city to Chinatown-Canal Street. We did a little shopping and just kinda walked around looking at everything.
  
• Then we went to Times Square-Broadway at night, I really don't know why, that place is just so entertaining to me.
• On the subway I am almost 95% sure I saw a model from this years Americas next top model. I almost asked her, but I chickened out for some reason. I think it was Marjorie.
  
• Then we ate dinner in the village at Caliente. It was nice, but so loud. Katja actually started screaming HELP just to see if people could hear her...they couldn't.
• And I learned some Italian words. lol

Today we are going to Central Park to have either a picnic or lunch there. The tour we wanted to go on was booked so I think we are going on Sunday. Then tonight is whatever Katja has planned. I cant wait to find out what it is.

(Oh...we didn't say, but I am pretty sure we both kinda backed out on the ice skating...It was like $40 a person and neither of us can skate, so I don't think we will be doing that.) lol

Anyway....I am having so much fun, its going to be so hard to leave!!

ABS

New York - Day 1

Well...I am in New York now!! I thought I would post some blogs while I am up here. I have the tendency to forget everything I did so maybe this will help. The flight over here was actually pretty ok. I am still very scared of flying, but overall it was a nice flight. I come to New York and guess what I did, yep I forgot my camera! Katjas camera is broken, and my cell phone camera doesn't ever take a good picture. So who knows what I will do!? It will not quit raining here. Katja said that she has not ever seen it rain this much for that long here. I guess I must have brought the Georgia rain with me or something. Today we are going into the city. Times Square, Central Park, Canal Street, something Katja wants to surprise me with, and ice skating. Ice skating in Central Park is going to be fun...I do not know how to skate, and I have never been able to move while attempting to ice skate...but I still think it will be fun!! I am typing this on Katjas computer. Its a German computer. Now you would think that all computers would be the same...but the y and z are switched. Now why would these need to be switched? I can see why there are extra keys like... µ,ß,ö,ä...but why switch the y and z? Anyway... I didn't bring and liquid stuff because of flight restrictions. I used all of Katjas stuff this morning. I go to brush my teeth, I THINK I used toothpaste. It was in German, I really really hope it was toothpaste and not lotion or soap or something! Anyway, off to New York in a few hours!! I think I will post more later!!

ABS

Praise and Adore (Wavorly)

I have been listening to this song almost non-stop recently. It's Praise and Adore by Wavorly.

There is one line in this that says "In every way You're beautiful". Do know the feeling of when you first get into a new relationship? Everything is new, exciting, perfect. In every way it's beautiful. (Reality here) Well of course it's perfect, you haven't had any time to see the negative, to see the flaws. So what are God's flaws? You wont find any, it's not possible, he's perfect. What are our flaws? You're going to find some, maybe even many. But here's what happens: we get saved, into a new relationship with God. He's perfect, and we are perfect to him also. Then our flaws come out, we mess up, we sin, we ask forgiveness, and boom we are perfect yet again. I mean really, this is the best possible relationship any of us could ever ask for. Doesn't thinking about that just make you love God even more, if that's even possible? Just to love how much he truly loves you? It does to me. He IS beautiful in every way, I adore him, and because of how amazing his love is for me and my love is for him I just want to praise him. So this song is about God creating life and everything in the universe. Feeling God as real as you feel the breeze. There is no way accident created this place. It's about praising and adoring our creator.


(I can't find a real music video, so just listen to the words.)

What I have to say is obvious
A knowledge free, for all of us are
Your Word leaves us with no excuse
The paths we choose make us who we are
There's a breeze blowing through here tonight

So I praise and adore You
Lay it all down before You
In every way You're beautiful
From my heart
I praise and adore
You made the world beautiful
I cannot stand and deny
You created life
And some live without it

Wake up morning sunrise in my eyes
At night the moon lights all the sky
The sound of hope that's in the air
In everything, it's everywhere
There's a breeze blowing through here tonight

It's true, it's all You
It's true, it's all You

So I praise and adore You
Lay it all down before You
In every way You're beautiful
From my heart
And every breath I take
There's no way
Accident created this place

I'm going to New York!

I love New York. You know the shirts "I "heart" NY"? Yea, I think those were made just for me. I love the people, the city, the old churches, the water, everything. I don't think I could live there long term, but I love visiting and spending time there. Well I am leaving on Thursday to go to New York!!!! My friend Katja lives in Jersey and I am going to visit her. She is planning something for while I am up there, but I have no idea what it is. I was just told to buy a plane ticket. I don't even care what it is we are doing, I am just so excited to go there and see the city and see Katja. It's so hard sometimes to have your best friend live so far away. I haven't seen her since July, which is actually not that long ago compared to what it usually is. SO I started thinking a little about my friends. Why is it that some people seen to have the mentality that you can have one "best" friend? Or even one friend? Does anyone other than me realize how absolutely crazy that sounds? (And you know I honestly don't think this is the mentality of many people, possibly just some people in my "circle". So if that is the case, consider this just a little venting.) I guess the only point I want to make is: I love my all of my friends, Jeremy is my best friend and so is Katja. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that no matter how you can possibly look at it.

Carol of the Bells

Get in the Christmas Spirit!!!!!
I love this song. I am not usually one for this type of music, but I think it's a new Christmas favorite of mine this year. Kinda long, but good.