explanation to my absence

Wow! It's crazy to think I've been in New York City now for 6 weeks now! The past month has been one of the craziest months of my life.  I don't even know where to begin.  I think I'll start by just picking up where I left off..(Thursday, September 9, 2010)

That night upon leaving Starbucks I met up with a friend, who introduced me to the hiring manager of a website that is trying to promote themselves throughout the sports/bar industry in New York.  That following Monday, I ended up meeting with the head of the company and receiving a part-time job as a Brand Ambassador with Blood, Sweat, & Cheers.

The Wednesday following, (September 15, 2010) I was to the point in this job process where I just wanted to give up.  Don't get me wrong, I wanted to give up way earlier also, but not this bad.  After becoming frustrated, gathering up enough strength to call a couple friends (who basically told me to suck it up  because this is what I was meant to do), and the saying a few prayers...I got a phone call.  A phone call that has changed my life.  As I think about it now, I begin to tear up, because the desperate emotions of trying to make it and survive in this city were so intense.  Anyways, it was Macy's and they had 3 positions open and wanted to contact me about one of them.    Long story short, I had a phone interview and then they wanted to bring me in on Friday.  Went in for the interview and within 30 minutes of walking home I received the phone call asking me if I wanted to accept the offer! MORE THAN YOU COULD POSSIBLY KNOW!!!!!!!  I couldn't believe what I was hearing.  The woman that interviewed me absolutely loved me! I was so glad to hear that! It had been so long since I had heard something good in regards to a job! AND NOW I HAD ONE!!! I was scheduled to start on September 27, 2010 at Macy's.com in the Young Men's division as a Merchandise Assistant.  

A week later, I started my first shift with Blood, Sweat, & Cheers.  It was so much fun! I got to tour the bars of the East Village and ask drunk people for their signatures and e-mail addresses.  Easy Peasy. 

Following my first day with Macy's.com I have become so excited about my job that it's sickening.  People just don't love their jobs like I do.  I've always grown up in a home where a job was also called work.  Something you went to everyday and it was not fun!  Everyday during my first week was even better than the last, and I was literally running on pure adrenaline.  I would leave and couldn't WAIT to get back there the next day! 

The next step in the journey was now finding an apartment.  It was time for the next month's rent to be paid at my current residence, instead of paying for another month I decided it was time to move on.  That Friday I pack up half of my belongings and SHOVED them into my large suitcase in which I took to work and is now sitting underneath my desk until I was able to find a place of my own.  Later that day, after work, I moved my stuff from the middle of 15th street to 1st Ave, where I would be staying with three lovely individuals, whom I have now begun to call my family.  I couldn't thank them enough for allowing me (the 4th roommate) to pile my things in a small corner and move in with them.  I will never forget the night right before I moved to Kelly's...sitting on my "makeshift bed" and crying non-stop because i had never felt so scared in my life and was now technically "homeless."  At that point, I had begun the search for an apartment, but it was kind of put on hold with things.  I really wasn't sure where things were going to take me in the next couple of days.

But I guess that's the fun in it, right? What would life be like if we knew everything that was to come next.  It would kind of be like we were living as characters in a fictional novel.  Nothing would be a surprise, and just with that, think about all of the time that you have been surprised...To me, it's probably one of the best feelings.  One quality about myself that I love, is my ability to find, appreciate, and LOVE the little things in life.  I even get excited about Happy Meals, because I can request a toy for a girl and then end up giving it away to a little kid that I see/know.  :)  

That's all for now...blair

A Day on 2nd & 9th

*A shout-out to all my pledge sisters who will reunite this weekend.  Enjoy Bclub-BOILER UP*

Whenever I get into public places such as Starbucks.  I often think about things the way my mother always did.  She would always point out to us that everyone around us has a story.  Each person in this corner cafe has a home, a family, a place their going, and a reason as to why they are sitting with their Macintosh Computers (because let's face it...who has a pc these days? ha) at Starbucks.  As I look around I see a blonde girl, who resembles one of my friends quite well, sitting and talking to her screen as if she were Skyping or iChatting with someone.  Hmm...the guy next to me, with his hood up, watched the latest episode of Jersey Shore, which I was also going to watch while here.  And the man on the other side of me sat on Gmail the entire time and gchatted with 4 or 5 different people.  

The other thing I would like to point out is, and this is not me being naive, is how nice people are.  Genuine hospitality and manners are NOT gone.  The other day I left my cell phone in a cab and after texting it to contact my roommate's # if perhaps found, someone took it and contacted me to return it.  What? If I were at Purdue and that were to have happened it would have been sold in a matter of minutes.  I mean, also...let's not forget that the phone I own is a crappy regular phone that only gets text messaging and had a broken screen. NO ONE would want this phone. But to me...it was soo important and I was sooo thankful that someone found it...also-please note the man who found it turned out to be VERY cute! Tall, Dark, and Handsome! Perfect. 

So I guess as random as this post is, more or less it's just me rambling, I would like to note that I am giving the people of New York City my gratitude and appreciation for your kindness during my first couple of weeks here.  When people say that "New Yorkers are some of the meanest people" they are lying.  OR are perhaps too concerned with their own little bubble that they don't want to take the time to get to know us! That's right...I'm now associating myself FULLY with this city! 

for now...

Blair

To Chelsea...

This morning while watching the Today Show it made me think about the fact that next summer one of my best friends is going to be tying the knot.  Unfortunately, I am going to be living in NYC during the fun time of the planning, but as a diligent MOH I intend to fully be available via Skype, Facebook, e-mail, Twitter, Gchat, etc.  So this post is dedicated to my dear friend Chelsea in hopes that I will start to get many pictures via e-mail in regards to what your own dress will look like.

Here is the full article on the wedding dress selection the viewers are to choose for the current Bride-to Be that will marry her beloved in The Plazza outside of Studio 1A on September 30, 2010.

With all this said and done...Chelsea this day is going to sneak up on you! I can't wait to see what you come up with! Miss & love you! xoxo

with love,
-blair

Can a Single Girl Really Have it All?

Shoes. The apartment. The boy. The job. The family. The life...can a girl REALLY have it all? Or when we find certain things of interest, do we neglect or disregard the others?

I was walking around my new neighborhood and came across the CUTEST shoes and after gazing my hazel eyes into those glass display cases and seeing the most beautiful and most fun shoes, I started to think about needs, wants, desires, passions, etc.

We were taught in elementary school that we have 4 basic needs: shelter, food, clothing, and love.  While at FIT, I was taught that to be in fashion your basic needs become a bit altered.  For example:

Shelter-an apartment in Manhattan you can barely afford

Food- sushi, Thai, any seafood, any 5 star restaurant will do

Clothing-Balenciaga, vintage YSL, a Marc Jacobs tote, skinny jeans, and Christian Louboutin

Love-a rich older man to provide all of the above.

(marry for money, you can learn to love)--just kidding

After thinking about these for a while it made me start to ponder the thought of being single in a city.  Post graduation at Purdue, my best friends and I all moved miles away from each other in pursuit of accomplishing our dreams.  Where did we end up? Large cities where we knew very few people upon our arrival.

As a single girl in the city it's interesting to think about the fact that someday I'm going to find a man and get married.  Someday (hopefully VERY SOON) I will find a job and have a career and be more than "Blair Burkholder a recent graduate of Purdue University."  Someday I will become a mother and start a family with that man who I married and raise my children implicating the same morals my parents instilled in me, and I MAY actually have to become domestic! (scary thought).  Anyways, I'm sure you have all thought about your future and what is to come of it and or what it will bring.  The people you meet now may someday have an affect on your life in the future.  Weird.  It's crazy how life works out.  We are all put here with a purpose and it's just one crazy ride figuring out what that purpose really is. What we really need to do is just sit back and enjoy the ride.  Because who really wants to know what's coming next?

just some food for thought...

-blair     

I leave you with the "Ultimate Single Girl" Miss Carrie Bradshaw

        

Obsession

Trouser-Steve Madden  $70.00

Coconut-Byron  $59.00

Chooka- Herringbone  $70.00

I want these!!!!! If anyone would like to donate to the "Buy Blair New Shoes Fund" that would be GREAT!!! :) 

Happy Tuesday!

And No.1 goes to 

Lea Michelle, Glee

I love this Oscar De La Renta, navy tafeta dress!!!  I love how Lea chose to take a risk by wearing navy to the red carpet and then proceeds to look STUNNING in it.  The ruffles at the bottom accentuate the mermaid cut so well, along with the gathering on her left side.  Very slimming.  However, I would have had her hair pulled back to add sophistication and elegance.

No. 2 goes to...

January Jones, Mad Men

I love how this dress has gotten so many mixed reviews.  It really is one of those love it or hate it kind of dresses.  With it's texturing and very attentive detailing the lights from the red carpet, just sparkled on her.  With Mad Men receiving Best drama I thought it was fitting for her to wear a dramatic dress.  

No. 3 is...

Heidi Klum, Project Runway

Wearing this black mini dress after having 4 children is something most women cannot do.  So props to Heidi for looking INCREDIBLE and pulling off this Marchesa mini!  Absolutely loving her choice of the spiked Christian Loubouitins and Loraine Schwartz jewelry.  Great job Heidi!

No. 4.....

Julie Benz, Dexter

This one-shoulder cut-out dress is amazing.  I love when white is worn to a red carpet event because the white color contrasted with the red carpet stands out so well!  This Pamela Roland dress is so elegant.  The fitted silhouette reminds me of a classic Emmy/Awards dress, but the cut-out on the right hip adds just a touch of trend and edge.

No. 5...

Claire Danes

This dress didn't pop out to me.  Besides the fact that it had Swarovski crystals embodying the entire dress the strapless neckline made it seem like any other dress.  I would have loved to see Claire push the envelope a little more.  However, the dress is beautiful, don't get me wrong, but the neckline was the deal breaker for me.

There you have it...my top 5 Emmy gown choices! Enjoy!

-p2p

Back

Well, I'm finally back in NYC.  I can't even believe it, but as I was slugging my enormous bags up the steps into the doorway there awaited my very excited roommate dressed in the same outfit!

 Denim Chambray rompers!

FATE? I think so.

It is going to be a very interesting couple of months, to say the least, and I couldn't be happier and more excited for them, if I were to have just won a Grammy for my amazing singing skills. 

But in the words of  my new roomie...

"Take each day one at a time.  If today you decide you want that ice cream cone, you go and run to that ice cream cart and get it!"