The blog is coming back to life! Ahh it’s been a long while I know, sorry…we’ve just been so busy that I haven’t had any time at all to write anything. Not really, I’m just lazy.
We’ve had a really hectic last few weeks as we’ve each had a friend come to stay. First up was Larissa…well that was a week of total over-indulgence. We ate and drank practically all we set our eyes on, and drove Alex mad with gossip, makeup, hair and diet talk but we had a brilliant time. We did a few touristy things too like walking over Brooklyn Bridge and taking a ferry to Staten Island…then getting straight onto one coming back to Manhattan to find the nearest bar where we stayed…and stayed. We had good intentions though…that did seem to happen quite a lot.
Then we had Jonny P over for a week which wasn’t quite so hectic but really good fun still. Jon entertained himself pretty much all day every day as there was a lot he wanted to see so we only really saw him in the evenings. He had a great time and managed to get to a few museums etc. It’s been so great having people to stay and we can’t wait for more visitors so get booking!!
Alex’s job is going really well, he’s making some nice friends - one of who is really into seeing live music and we’ve been to a few gigs with him which is great for me, not so enjoyable for Al who is still on the hunt for fellow Drum & Bass fans.
I’m beginning to make some really good friends here; Matilda is an Au Pair from Sweden and she’s been here the same length of time as us and is totally brilliant, I’ve definitely made a friend for life. We get on so well and have been out most weekends, generally heading for the lower east side and spending our nights dancing in indie clubs. Everyone I have met is just so friendly and so much fun.
Alex, Matilda and I are actually heading over to LA in about 3 weeks time. There’s an Electronic music festival happening (I owe Alex big time for the amount of gigs I have dragged him to). The festival is only on for 12 hours - think it’s a bit similar to Homelands etc. 6 stages, and DJ’s include Moby, Paul Van Dyk, Todd Terry, Goldie and DJ Hype. Then we’re hiring a car and doing a mini west coast road trip for a couple of weeks. We’re going to try and take in California, Vegas and San Fran…We’re all so excited and trying to get some kind of plan together.
Hopefully once I get back from the trip, my work permit shouldn’t be too far off. It’s taken a bit longer to get sorted than I’d first anticipated but it’s looking like I can start working full time mid-August…That’s going to be very difficult however I’m looking forward to it in a way as it will be a great excuse to meet people.
I’m still keeping up with guitar lessons…although I haven’t really improved very much. I can’t play any song from start to finish…I guess I’ve learnt a lot though, and I do practice daily, just not very good at playing.
The weather here is amazing - so HOT! Today its 34 degrees, with no sign of getting cooler until the middle of next week. Its only 12pm here and the flat is already baking…our air conditioning unit is not due to arrive for a while so this could be interesting, we may be cooked alive. I’m thinking it’s the perfect excuse to get to a lovely air-conditioned bar and drink…not sure Alex is with me on that one…
OK, signing off now as this is getting a bit long…I shall endeavour to update more frequently from now on!
