See You On The Flip Side...

Well, I have to go turn in my cable modem now (parents don't want to pay for this thing when no one else will be using it - try as I might to get them into the "digital age", haha!). So, tomorrow morning I am off to Miami for the real adventure of a lifetime. Its been years in the making. Yikes. I really don't know what to say, but that I'll travel safe and keep in touch. I'll definitely blog about the experience once I get settled. Everyone out there who reads this, be well until next time! And for all my South Florida friends and future "neighbors": I'll see you soon! :)

Happy 100!

So, according to my Google Blogger stats, this is my official 100th post. It only took me 2 years! :-) It may not be as newsworthy as Larry Birkhead being confirmed as the father of Anna Nicole's baby Danielynn (sorry, Howard K. Stern!), Don Imus' firing, Britney Spears' latest antics, Angelina and Brad adopting anymore third-world-country kids, Keith Richards snorting his father's ashes (ummm?), or Suze Orman coming out as a lesbian (ok, that wasn't news to anyone and I just like to talk about it, haha!), but its an occasion for me. Happy 100th post, to me! :-)

When I started this blog two years ago, it was right after a trip to South Beach. On this trip I had met who would become one of my dearest friends, Alexis aka "The Mrs. Astor". After he gave me the URL to his highly amusing, informative, and sometimes naughty blog, I knew I needed to jump on board the blogging bandwagon to correspond more interactively with him and my FL friends. I haven't posted nearly as much as I have wanted to, but its been a fun ride nonetheless. I wouldn't have gotten to post #100 without my friends, much less post #1!! :-)

Two years later, I find myself in a much different situation. When I first posted, I had just returned from Florida. Now, this native Westchester, NY boy is *moving* to Florida in less than a week. That's right! Next Thursday or Friday I will be making the drive down the East Coast to Florida. I'll be packing up the car and driving for lawd knows how many days/hours with my dad-in-tow. As the days progress, I find myself completely overwhelmed by how much cleaning/packing/errand running I still have yet to do and totally nervous about what is going to come in the days ahead. I find myself extremely sad over leaving my family, and even more importantly - my cats. G-D, I love them so much!! But, I'm a little excited too about seeing how I am going to grow and change from this experience. Its something I have wanted for years now, so it'll be interesting to see how it all plays out. Part of me is totally nervous that I'll be a failure and have to return home shortly, with my tail between my legs. But another part of me is optimistic and hopes that I will rise to the heights of my dreams and ambitions. Reality will probably set it somewhere in between, and I think I can live with that! :-)

So, Happy 100th post to me! I'm a little excited and a lot scared-as-hell where the next 100 posts will take me, but only time can tell that. Whatever they may entail, here's to the next 100! :-)

A New Reality...

Me and the Rilito on my 26th Birthday: February 16, 2007.
Picture taken outside in Miami, Florida at Twist. (It was the coldest day in Miami in like 3 years - don't mind the cold weather gear, lol!)

Hello, Everyone!!





I know that it has been 2 months since I have posted a blog entry, and I appologize to my readers for that (all six of them!). LOL. I didn't want to post anything until I was sure of what the next major step in my life would be. You put yourself in a vulnerable position when you translate your inner dialogue into blog posting after blog posting about all the angst you are feeling and the insecurity of where you are headed. I'm not saying that I don't still have angst or insecurity (because, come on lets face it - I am me, heh!), but at least I know what road I am headed down, and can now share that with those not yet in-the-know.





In approximately two weeks I should be arriving in Miami, Florida. This has been something that I have thought about, dreamt about, wished for, hoped for, planned for, and worked for, for the past few years. Well, it is about to happen and I can hardly believe it. Thanks to my amazing friends in Miami, I have a place to live until September. There is absolutely no way I could have found the living situation I found without them. I am so greatful for these special people, and they all know who they are! As far as work and whatnot, I am going to be taking a month long real estate licensing course starting in April 30, for three days a week. Hopefully I'll be able to find some part time office work for the other days of the week when I won't be in class. Then, after I become licensed, I will hopefully become a well respected real estate agent working in Fort Lauderdale or Miami, Florida. If your Auntie Hadassah is in the market, tell her about me in June, lol! ;) At the end of May/beginning of June, I will come home for a few days to attend my college graduation ceremony. I officially ended my studies in December, but my school only holds commencement once a year. So, I'll get to walk in May with all the spring 2007 graduates. Should be nice!





I can't believe how many changes are about to take place in my life. New location, new career path, more time spent with my FL friends, leaving my NY friends and family behind, leaving my cats behind (*snif* - this is the hardest part of moving!!). I've never been good at change, and yet I know this is a journey I must take. It doesn't have to be 110%, it doesn't have to be 100%, it doesn't even have to be 70% - hell...there will days when I will be proud if I can give it 30%! The fact of the matter is, I've never lived far away from home on my own in a new place before, and this is a HUGE new chapter in my life. Its going to be scary, but as long as I am doing it, doing SOMETHING, then I know I am moving along the path of life, moving forward, and most importantly of all - growing. If there is one thing I hope to gain from this move down the East Coast it is this - personal growth.





Its going to be quite the adventure. Care to come along for the ride? ;)