10 Hours In New York City

It finally happened. 

I went to New York City.

I honestly went with a different set of expectation, and I genuinely didn't expect to like it as much as I did. But it was perfect. 

My cousin, Danny, got invited to go preach at a youth camp, and we decided that we'd take a little trip into the city on Sunday afternoon. 

My best friend booked us a hotel in New Jersey, as it was cheaper and had a shuttle we could take into the city (we thought we would use it. We did not). We were going to go see the Statue of Liberty first, however, the New Jersey turnpike decided to hold us captive and not let us pass.

Let me tell you something: I do not understand that thing, and I'd even go as far as saying that I hate it. It's really confusing, there are roads leading in all sorts of directions and people are not nice. People honk at you for trying to merge into their lane. It's apparently extremely unreasonable to expect them to let you in. How dare you not only use one lane until you get to your destination.

Oh, and the honking is ridiculous. Honk for this, honk for that. You'd think they had a bumper sticker that said "if you are breathing, honk!" -- you might think I'm exaggerating, but I kid you not, at one point, I had to pray for the Lord to touch the heart of the man in the other lane to let us merge. I am just thankful that I wasn't driving because I would have burst into tears (thanks Danny -- he doesn't read this blog, he'll never know). 

We ended up on the turnpike four times in one night, literally from 5 pm to 11 pm. Finally, after a lot of dancing, laughing and yelling back at the cars, we decided to end the night. We ended up getting some Taco Bell, and heading back to the hotel to watch friends on TV before going to bed. We did not make it to NYC on sunday night. But we made it bright and early on Monday morning and it was a splendid ten hours. Seriously, we spent ten hours in NYC. How funny is that? We tried to do as much as we could. I wanted to go to the Guggenheim, the Met and Times Square. We only go to see the Times Square, and only because we parked near there.

Side note: Times Square is weirdly underwhelming. I felt a little let down to be honest. 

But we saw other great places, ones that I wouldn't have seen on my own. We took a hop-on-hop-off bus tour (it saved us from having to walk from place to place) and we got to see the city in a day. We went to the 911 Memorial, Oculus Station, Grand Central Station, The Statue of Liberty, Rockefeller Center, the lower level of the Empire State Building. We took a boat tour that showed us stuff and taught us some history. I learned that "my husband", Hugh Jackman, lives in NYC in some village. The bus tour takes you everywhere. 

Each building is unique and its own thing. We went to see the Flat Iron Building (I don't know if that's one word or what) but that building is trippy and I felt like I was in inception. I'ts just a wonky building and it makes my stomach feel funny. I don't know. Nobody every described me as normal. The day was perfect. We ate breakfast at the hotel, and didn't eat lunch until about 4pm. I simply can't wait to go back. There is so much more I still got to do. I still have to go the museums and I still have to see a Broadway show. Can this school year be over so I can start adventuring? 

Look how pretty it is: 

Until next time New York.  

Let's go on another adventure. 

- R. 

10 Day You Challenge: Seven Wants.

It's TUESDAY again!  

*(Small Dance)* 

I was sitting at Applebee's yesterday with a couple of my friends and we were talking about blogging. You may know Cindy and Sarah. (if you don't, check 'em out) 

Anyways,
I was telling them how much I love Tuesdays and how this week it was seven wants. I'm very excited, I think I've been thinking about it all morning!

Seven

To be healthy. I've been sick for about a little over a week. And its driving me nuts. Stuffy nose, ear aches, sneezing, itchy eyes and headaches! I think this is my biggest want at the moment. 

Six

These shoes.

Five

a tour of England.

Four

I wouldn't mind this kind of body

Three

Clear skin. I've been dealing with breakouts lately and its crazy. I mean I'm 22 years old, isn't this teenage problems? 

Two

Singing lessons. I am now part of my church choir and we sing but I feel as if I'm the weakest link.

I can hold a tune, but I still have a lot to learn.

One

A piece of cake. I mean, a good piece of cake! 

Have a happy week everyone! 

All the girls want...

pretty clothes, pretty bodies and handsome boyfriends.

And all I want to do is eat.

Is something wrong?

(Just because its funny)

I’ve probably tried to lose weight like 20 times in the last 10 years.
I’ve probably tried 5 different diets, 7 different workout routines and plain old running till my legs fall off.
I’ve given up and started up again.

I have this weak spot for ice cream and cakes.

I’ve tried to convince myself that it’s for health and sometimes to give myself a boost of confidence.
I’ve tried to do it out of revenge because of a broken heart.
I’ve tried to do it to gain a boyfriend with my new physique.
I’ve tried to do it out of anger, sadness and loneliness.
I’ve tried…

I have this weak spot for ice caps and burger and fries.

I’ve decided that I’m just going to be fluffy and satisfied.
But I walk into a mall or my favourite store…
and the clothes don’t fit right.
so I’ve tried to do for clothes.

I have this weak spot for chocolate bars and donuts.

So what does one do when you've tried and tried?

 you try, try, try again! So todays goal: do something active. and have fun while doing it!
who said it couldn't be fun?

I wish someone would say:

Wish me luck would ya?

Links: Life Lately, motivation mondays

I've been nominated!

So I got nominated by my sister-in-law for a Liebster Award! I didn't even know this existed but it's definitely very exciting! I love being awarded with anything, well maybe not "suckiest-at-life award". 

First, I have to say 5 random facts about me.
1. I was the biggest tomboy until I was about 18.
2. I was scared of the dark until I was 12.
3. I absolutely hate snakes.
4. I have about 60+ pairs of shoes.
5. I want to write a book. Its my absolute dream. 

Now I pick 5. 

Liebster means, Sweetest, kindest,  nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, values, cute, endearing & welcome... In German, and it's given to bloggers with less than 200 followers

1. Mrs. Rogero
2. Jeans and a Teacup
3. Lily among thorns
4. Latte loves Style
5. Show us your Thrifts

I just recently followed these bloggers and love what I've seen so far on their blogs. Show 'em some love!

Now It's Your turn: 

How it works:

To receive the award, the following is in order:

1. Make a Post about your win putting the award button in your post.
2. Link back to (& follow)the blogger who nominated you the award.
3. Pick five blogs with less than 200 followers that you feel deserving of the Liebster Award, and leave them a comment on their blog to let them know you've nominated them. 
4. Tell the 5 blogs you've chosen to 'Pay It Forward' and 'Share some Blog Love' by following the instructions for 5 more newbie blogs. 
5. Share five random facts about ourselves.

Transformation.

I've wanted to change my life for so long. And I thought why not do it now instead of waiting for forever and regretting it later. Change is hard. Nobody likes change. But life changes whether we've decided that its okay or not. I've made it a mission in my life this year to change, but I just didn't know when to start or how to even start. I've decided to change my physique and done great but lacked in the spiritual aspects of my life. I've dedicated extreme amount of time in getting spiritually better but lacked in the physical. I've never been able to combine the two. I am a personal believer that both things are extremely important and have made it my goal this year to change both.

So after about a month of thinking about it I decided to embark on a challenge: Sixty Day. Transform body and soul.

So whats this about? Well its a combination of both things. Challenge your body and challenge your flesh.

So for sixty days ( I started today ) I will be doing the following things.

Spiritually:
Reading the bible daily
Learning a bible verse daily
Praying a minimum of once a day ( preferably in the morning )
Attending church service on a regular basis


Physically:
Exercised 4-6 times a week
Eating Healthier
Cutting out junk food (so hard)

So I'm not writing this blog as a brag, watch me do this kind of deal. I want support. I need support.
I'll be posting daily or weekly blogs on my progress in the hopes that I will receive encouragement from my fellow bloggers or readers. Please leave comments !!!

I promise you! I won't be the same after this! Watch me change :)

God Bless you all.

No More!
(this was a very fun day)