My Crazy Life

Since I blogged last, I have been traveling a bit and and working A LOT.  I was lucky enough to be able to go down to Virginia and watch my boyfriend graduate from Marine Corps Officers' Basic School.  I have known that my boyfriend was a Marine and that he would lead people into battle but it wasn't until I saw him in uniform, on stage, with his brothers that I truly understood the magnitude of what he has accomplished.  I am so proud of him, I was moved to tears (although I tried to hide them).  You're so awesome babe.

As soon as I came home I started my new job at Local Edge in Buffalo.  I am working as a digital analyst.  Basically I help companies optimize their presence on the local listings sections of Google, Bing and Yahoo.  I never imagined I would be working in the digital marketing field, at all, but I have to say, I truly enjoy it.  It has only been a week but I really like what I do and my co-workers are awesome.

This past Saturday I was honored to attend Stella "Swift"s 10th birthday party!  I praise the lord that she is now in the double digits, she has had a tough road.  If you are not familiar with Stella, please refer to this blog post of mine.  We had tons of fun singing karaoke in her decked out Taylor Swift bedroom and yard games.  Thank you for having me Stella!

I wanted to give a quick thank you to everyone who donated to my 50/50 raffle, and also announce the winner.  Drumroll please...Lynne Cullinan!  Lynne is a mother of five and a New York State Correctional officer. I would also like to give a big thank you to my friend Corey Cruppi who has volunteered to travel to Staten Island and represent Miss TI in the Mr. New York pageant.  The Mr. New York pageant is so much fun and definitely more enjoyable if you have someone to root for! =)

As for Miss New York prep,  I have been practicing my talent with my coach and I have truly enjoyed finding my own voice in such a strong song.  I found that I truly enjoyed what I was doing more when I wasn't trying to fit my voice to the song, but instead fitting the song around my voice.  I am so excited to perform it! =)  Other than talent, I have been physically preparing myself by doing what I do best; running.  Running is obviously amazing cardio, but it also helps me clear my mind after a long day.  Mentally, I have been filling my head with as much current event material as possible.  I pretty much live off of NPR radio.  Emotionally, I have been trying to keep as calm as possible. Constantly centering myself, letting go of the little things and reading my bible and devotional.  The prep is definitely not over but I feel better now than ever.  I am so happy and blessed to have so many people in my life who have helped me get to this point.  I am confident that I will be going to Miss New York as the very best version of myself.