Thoughts from high on a cloud

Hi –

I’m on what is going to be the first of many plane rides this week. I’m on my way to Fort Lauderdale right now. Then on Thursday I'm going to fly to LA for Hanon’s wedding. My final flight on this trip is back to NYC on Monday where I will finish out my two weeks in the city before moving to Orlando. Yikes – it’s coming up fast.

I always write on planes. There’s something about being on a plane, its like having found time. You can’t really be doing anything else except hanging out with yourself. You either listen to music, (which I'm currently doing – thank you iTunes and the new Adele CD) read, sleep, or basically any quiet relaxing one-person activity. It’s nice though. There’s also this false sense of being alone. It’s like your seat is your own little world. And even though other people can see what your doing, you think they can’t and that your invisible. It’s a bit of the same feeling as being at the movies. You know you are watching with other people, but its dark and you think they can’t see or hear you. That’s why its one of the only places a lot of people cry. There’s a safety there. You are having this shared experience with the other people in the theater. For that moment in time you are all watching the same thing, doing the same thing, sharing this moment. I love going to the movies.  I’m rambling sorry.

Dad’s picking me up at the airport and then we have to go to Crickets because my car is there. I’m excited because I want to see it, but shhh don’t tell him I had a sandwich at the airport. Although he reads this so he will know, but lets pretend. I’ll have more chances to eat there so I’m not worried about it. Maybe ill eat one of his garlic pickles though, or taste the potato salad. Oh man, or have a fountain soda! We shall see. The world is my oyster, I can eat whatever I want.

This is true though, the world is my oyster. I have a ton of plans for the 5 seconds I’m at home, and I’m looking forward to all of them. Lets hope I stay that way though. The last time I had plans I was looking forward too I had a complete melt down.  Wish me luck that doesn’t happen this time, because that would suck. Seeing as how one plan is a job interview, and another is a dinner I’ve been looking forward too.

I’m going to go curl up into a ball in my seat and finish listening to the Adele CD, which so far is pretty amazing, and play some Sudoku.

Love you forever, Miss you always.

Rachel

PS – in an interesting and telling turn of events I was cleaning up the desktop of my computer and I have a picture of you sleeping on the couch and Jake laying next to you that I stole off Dad’s phone. I moved it to my pictures folder, and then tried to delete the one from my desktop in an attempt to not have any icons on there, and I can’t. It keeps telling me it’s locked. 

Kimchi - yes please, Cheese - hell yes.

Hi –

Awhile ago I read an article about a Korean BBQ Taco Truck that was going to open in Manhattan. Something you may have never known was that I LOVE Korean BBQ. I love it. They use magical marinade or something, but the sweet juicy meat is amazing. Plus I enjoy cooking my own meat on the table in front of me. Gives me an activity while I’m eating, and helps curb the speed at which I eat my food on a normal day. So yeah – I’ve been staking said taco truck which is called Kimchi Taco Truck (http://kimchitacotruck.com/index.html). They already have a truck in LA, but they kept pushing back the opening of the NYC truck, until last week. They finally opened in Long Island City (LIC), which I have to say I didn’t even know LIC had lunch trucks. Anyway – they finally made their way to Manhattan this week, and today they were in midtown.

Now, I often times build things up and then face a tad bit of disappoint when it doesn’t live up to my expectations, but the Kimchi Taco Truck rocks. I stood out in the brisk 35 degree weather for an hour; and it was worth every minute and frozen toe I had. I ordered the Kimchi BBQ Beef Cheesesteak with Cheez-Whiz and it was phenomenal. So yeah, if you are offered Korean BBQ wherever you are jump at the chance. And on top of that, if they offer to make it into a cheesesteak do it. It was so delicious, and now it’s all gone, tear. I’m pretty sure in less than 5 minutes I ate all my weight watcher points for the day – woops.

Crickets opened today, so that’s exciting. It’s their soft open, in a week or so I think they are going to have a grand opening party. I’m really excited about it. I can’t wait to have a pastrami sandwich on toasted rye with Russian dressing and coleslaw. They are also stocking garlic pickles, which surprisingly I’ve never had, so I’ll try one of those too.

I don’t really have much else to tell you. I’m in a holding pattern till I hear back from Designzillas. I’ve talked to Nevin and Ellen about how I’m leaving. They both understand and I think are supportive in the way a boss who’s not happy about you leaving could be. Ellen recognized that it was the right thing for me to do. There’s some talk about possibly working remotely from Orlando if I don’t get the account manager job. I think that will be really helpful if it works out. Unfortunately just waiting and seeing what happens, sucks though. There are so many things I want to do, and people I want to be near, but none of that can happen till I’m in Florida.

That’s about it for me. The other really exciting thing is I found Pinnacle Whipped Cream flavored vodka here the other day. Honey and I are thinking if we make White Russians with it, or add it to some Hot Chocolate it would be pretty tasty. I’ll let you know how that goes.

So to sum up this conversation my life revolves around food and booze. That's ok right?

Love you forever, Miss you always.

Rachel

"And I don't know where you might be
Wherever it is, it will be without me
I keep thinkin' I'll come home
One day and find you"