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So I have to say today for me was a long day, amazing but long. I think I ran around the whole city of manhattan today.. Interning is so much fun! Theirs always something to do at the studio- which I like. I love keeping busy:) This is such a great experience... and I love running around this city.. I am looking forward to having tomorrow and the weekend and then Monday off:) Then back on Tuesday for interning - which I'm excited for. That was pretty much my day up at 5 to hit the gym then to RR then home relaxing now. . I'm so thankful to be there though! The staff is so nice and the lady whose in charge of the interns is so great and helpful! Such a great environment to be around and great experience:)

Tomorrow Im hearing 1-3 inches of snow. hmm. fun stuff:) Babycakes then Union Square then back for a little R&R. love it.. enjoying Life in the city:) Hope everyone is doing great:)!!

In Christ,

Kris

so another trip in the works:)

I sometimes wonder if "contentment" is a good thing or a bad thing.. I mean If your content then maybe you'll never push for new experiences. Thats my thing I'm aware that Im blessed and I love my life but I always have something new in the works, and thats what keeps my heart racing:)

Im starting an internship tomorrow - something new, exciting:) But planning another international trip- this one excites me.. its this something I've wanted to check of my list.. I've been to a lot of places but this one is much different then anywhere else really. so another adventure is in the works.. life is good..

In Christ,

Kris

“I’m not an expert on the places I visit. I’m not an authority. I’m a visitor, a traveler, an enthusiast. Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart, but that’s ok. The journey changes you, it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, & on your body. You take something with you & hopefully you leave something good behind.” ~Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

the big 19.

So it's becoming more and more difficult to keep this thing up to date, but I'll try to do better:)

ah today is my Birthday. I have to admit I'm not a huge birthday person. I mean I enjoy them but I never really do anything to exciting.. Just kind of give myself a relaxing day, do something small that I enjoy. I basically enjoyed some Babycakes ( possibly to much.. well I mean their can never be to much babycakes;) } and went to church. It was a really nice day:) The weather on the other hand. Freezing. with like heavy winds. It just cuts right through you. It's difficult to layer on clothes to go to the gym then take some off to work out then layer back on to go outside. ha. that in itself is quite a work out. New York City is still the greatest even when its freezing and snowing:)

This past week was pretty good- I came back from Florida on the 12/26 to kind of have a break before the internship started and school to enjoy the city. I've been just running around the city enjoying it. Even though I live up here I get caught up in getting to class, or getting groceries, or just moving to the next task that I don't really stop to appreciate this city.. but this past week I have. Every Part of Manhattan is different in some small way.. Things work differently on the Upper West Side then they do Downtown on Broome Street and I love being able to hop on a subway to explore each part within minutes..

A friend from high school was visiting family here in N.Y. and I got to go see her for a little bit at Rockefeller which was nice. always good to see a familiar face in such a big city:)

At church were starting a new Series for the year... "Knowing and Doing the Will of God"..

I was thinking about how most everyone whether they vocalize it or not has some type of "new years resolution" .. I think we as people are always promising to do better, be better, change something about ourselves to improve. Were always trying to reach perfection.. myself included.. But I think that if were always trying to be perfect we'll always end up disappointed in ourselves because we will always make mistakes and wont ever reach perfection. I don't want to sound negative but we Cannot reach perfection, HOWEVER we can reach Christ who is perfect. So I'm not one to have a new years resolution because I think that everyday is an opportunity to do the something you resolve to do, why wait until a New Year.. each day is the start of a new beginning.. if you choose for it to be. So for today and everyday I'm praying that I can Know and do the will of God. I think making every part of my life about God will make things unfold much more easily. .

So tomorrow is the last day before my internship at Rachael Ray starts on Tuesday.. I still can't believe that I got the internship and that its come so soon. I'm so excited to start:) Tomorrow though is another day to enjoy this city - as lovely as it is. Downtown to Babycakes, then to Union Square, these are the days my friends...these are the days...:)

In Christ,

Kris

“Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods”

We are desire. It is the essence of the human soul, the secret of our existence. Absolutely nothing of human greatness is ever accomplished without it. Not a symphony has been written, a mountain climbed, an injustice fought, or a love sustained apart from desire. Desire fuels our search for the life we prize. Our desire, if we will listen to it, will save us from committing soul-suicide, the sacrifice of our hearts on the altar of "getting by." The same old thing is not enough. It never will be.

Merry day after Christmas. .

So it's time for a new post I suppose..

I just got back today from a little Christmas " vacation" to Florida to see the family and celebrate Christmas..It was nice:) I was suppose to leave this past Saturday but because of all the fabulous snow up here I didn't get out until Monday.. which worked out great..

Speaking of the first snow of the season here in the city was amazing- it was so beautiful :) Really glad I was here to see it! Snow just makes NYC even more fun:D So anyways back to Florida.. got down there Monday and didn't have much time to do much aside from visiting with family.. sad I didn't get to see most of my friends this trip:( hopefully another time! I did get by to see dear Brooke and had some of her fabulous vegan muffins and food..mhmm.. yum:)!! Christmas was nice, I got Final Cut Pro 7 for all of you non- MAC users or anyone not into movie/editing its this sweet movie making program thats used for movies like Avatar, Benjamin Button.. and numerous others. It's some serious editing I'm so excited to use it- now I have to think of a movie to do so I can get editing:)

It's always really strange to me going home, It's like I feel outside myself or something.. like it's not where I fit, which I suppose is good since I live up here! I love being up here and Im really glad to be back here:) although it was raining today and my flight was slightly delayed but all is good now:)...

I can't believe it's almost 2010.. so many good things to come.. Looking forward to spending New Years Eve in Time Square this year to see the ball drop live.. thank God Time square is like 5 minutes from my apartment so after all the fun I can go home and sleep!! Then I'm going to take a train to D.C. January 1 I believe to meet up with a friend for my birthday January 3:) Then The Rachael Ray internship starts January 5 and then Stella Adler classes start January 11 along with online college. WOOH lots of stuff but I'm so excited:):) God is so good:)

Well Im out for now- going to play with my final cut for to many hours haha..

Hope life is treating you good:)

In Christ,

Kris

So it's been a while hasn't it?

I haven't really had to much time to update lately. Let me try to recap the last bit of life..

So I'd been going to Strasberg for acting but Im now going to be starting classes at Stella Adler, which Im really excited about, then doing college classes for communications online, and also the Internship. I got my schedule for the Rachael Ray Show internship and it's perfect.. I work Tuesdays, and Wednesdays ( which are both shooting days- woohoo) and also information about what I'll be doing their, so much stuff but so exciting!

I went By borders this week because Gene Simmons from Kiss was going to be there it was awesome he walked like right by me haha. I also went to a little holiday party at FFT and go to see Charlie- which was great:) Life is so great:)

I was suppose to fly out to Florida today, but we got our first snow in the city today!! Lots and lots of snow:) so much fun. ha I'm flying out Monday and then coming back Saturday:) So a couple of less days, which I don't mind- because I'm excited to get back up. 2010 is going to be a great year- I know it:) New years eve ball drop in Time square should be fun to:) crowded but fun..

haha anywho that's about all right now, loving life up here:) gonna relax watch movies and the lovely snow from my warm apartment:)

In Christ,

Kris

Its Snowing!!

So exciting! It feels all like Christmas now. Watching Christmas movies, watching the snow fall from my apartment, hot cup of tea, so gorgeous:) The city is all crowded and what not with tourist this time of year and it is pretty cold but being in New York City during Christmas time is worth it :)

Let's see - to sum everything up since my last post. Life has pretty much been amazing. Really loving the church I'm going to in the city, such a blessing:) School has been good and fun like always. Im starting 2 other college courses next semester and I think I'm still going to attend Strasberg, along with auditions, plus I got the internship at "The Rachael Ray Show" !!!- I am extremely excited, It seems unreal, I really have always admired Rachael Ray and the experience and the contacts I'll meet working on the show will be amazing. God is really opening up some doors and its really amazing. God is always amazing though even when things aren't so great! It is more fun though when things are great;) haha. I'm really looking forward to starting the internship- it starts January 4 - a day after my birthday ( best present ever!) -

Also me and a friend who lives in Virginia are planning to meet in Washington D.C. for a day of fun:) I'll take a train up there pretty early - excited about that:) Then going home December 19- December 26 for Christmas, then New Years Eve in Time Square woot woot. Man, life is so exciting if you allow it to be:) Life is an adventure- you really never know where you'll end up or what you'll end up doing, just enjoy life, live it for God and things will always fall into place I believe:)

I also went to this AMAZING vegan bakery downtown- "Babycakes" it was such a cute little bakery with some delicious desserts - all healthy/vegan. So yummy. ( of course nothing tops Brookes cooking:)} that was a fun little subway trip:) All the Christmas street markets are all set up for Christmas time (central park, union square) so I'm hoping to do a little Christmas shopping their this week! that seems to wrap things up. Going to watch some more Christmas movies:)

In Christ,

Kris

“Some pursue happiness - others create it.”