welcome to rockville centre

i have friday's off so i decided to go out to long island to visit jess at work and check it out. i was amazed to find that long island was like a small town you would find anywhere else. i always get so caught up in the skyline and the hustle and bustly of the city that i forget that manhattan isn't the only aspect of new york.
i got to long island via lirr (long island rail road) which was nice and scenic. when i got there i said hi to jess and than cruised around by myself.

housing situation

bed/living area:

baby kitchen:

baby bathroom:

view out the window, i am amazed how well you can see into peoples windows and they really don't seem to care.

so here is where i live in new york at nyu palladium.

explorations of the day

today i ended up not working because i mixed my internships up and neither of them wanted me today.... :)
so i got some extra sleep and decided to venture out in the rain...which honestly is more like a constant mist. i seriously feel like as i walk down the street i am in a vegetable cooler/mister thing at albertsons. hair and make up are done for.
anyway i ventured to 72nd street to levain bakery, known for the cookies and i guess they have been featured on food network. i tried an oatmeal raisin cookie which ended up being more like a meal and a sourdough roll which was divine! i will definitely recommend it to anyone!
and we ended the night at rockfeller center to get a cupcake...i didn't get one because i already had my monster of a cookie. but amber tried the caramel cupcake and said it was ahmazing!

shake shack

internship seems great so far.
first day we did a video/photo shoot of childrens self help book writer joy berry.
day 2 i ran errands and learned things around the office, also met cute boy who works down the hall...jeff i think?
after work i party hard and have got to see jess 2 times!! we have had 2 sleepovers in a row talk about silly times.
i became accquainted with shake shack and i had a salted caramel shake, mmmmmm so yummy!

dear new york

dear nyc (summer fling)

i know you missed since i have been gone,but great news i am back for the summer...you seem to be treating me nicely so far. i already got to enjoy spice for lunch and a cupcake from magnolia bakery. i also had a man help me get to magnolia who said 'you have very nice legs' and as i walked away he said mmmm look at that cupcake, so maybe you could have him tone down the welcome... and although i do miss utah i love this place.
places to visit asap:
levain bakery, billys cupcake, doughnut plant, grenwich village, grimaldis, empire state building...more to come!
xoxo
rache b.

i don't like excuses

but my internet is broken....updating from a friends compy quickly before i head to church.
a week from today i will be in new york. weird. fun. scary.

and last of all sometimes you find love when and where you least expect it, now i am not claiming to be "in love" or anything close to it, but i do like this boy, and i think he might just like me too...why did it have to happen now??

crush

some people might call what i did crazy...some might call it brave and others might say it was plain stupid (to those who think it was stupid please watch 'he's just not that into you' i'd much rather make a fool of myself by putting myself out there then live a sad and lonely life, because through all the heartache and emotional roller coaster, at least i know i am alive and getting closer to finding 'him' every time i fall in love). i just call it being me...awkward...and forward...sometimes impatient...and totally quirky...

on sunday i told this boy i love(i use that term very very loosely) that i have a little baby crush on him. it was hard to confess that, try it sometime, but i couldn't stand the thought of regretting never having said anything to him. we had a good talk and i am glad i told him...i am not sure what will happen, we are both leaving for the summer and he is kind of dating someone. but regardless he has taught me a lot about what i want and to never settle. i love and greatly cherish our friendship, secretly hoping he will realize we are mfeo.

but until than i'll move on and start the next adventure of my life...new york city will you be my summer fling?

because today i graduated

i have been on a blogging stall, because lately i have felt weird.
today i graduated and until i can figure out what i want to say and formulate it better i just wanted to say a little of what is on my mind. graduating feels weird because for the last 17 years school has consumed my life, starting with preschool and continuing through college, i love school and learning. i don't want to stop. so now i take it into my own hands. i have goals that i can now devote my full attention to and some exciting dreams that i will work my hardest to make reality (future plans to come soon.) so while i work on setting goals and creating my future please enjoy the journey with me and prepare for a bright future. as president Monson said "glance backward, reach outward, and press forward." so prepare yourself world i am here and not giving up on my dreams.

thoughts on school:
i will miss going to school, playing with friends there and making new friends.
being stressed out, having assignments, financial aid, learning, class, teachers, field trips, and many other things.

school was a place i learned how to learn, i learned how to teach, i learned how to make friends, i learned how to delegate, i learned how to take responsibility, i learned who i am and how to not be scared of that.

for now i might not miss going to class, finals, overwhelming assignments, 18 credits, some professors, the gt bathroom, paying a billion dollars for school supplies, missing out on things because i needed to get homework done...but come mid fall i know i am going to miss her (uvu campus).

so to all who helped me on my way i very greatly appreciate your support and love you dearly. (especially my dad who i called almost everyday after class these last 2 semesters ready to give up, he gave me strength to carry on. also my mom for her support, and close friends, besty, you know who you are)
xoxo