Monday was the Fourth of July and I hung out with Phil and Susan on a rooftop in Long Island City and saw the Battery Park fireworks through the New York Syline. Amazing!!
Tuesday I went to my first ballet class at the Broadway Dance Center. It was so much fun but so hard all at the same time. The teacher was pretty amazing but the people in the class have been taking ballet for years so they knew every thing she was saying. I am a good follower so I didn't feel too out of the loop. There were also people there filming our class for a documentary they were doing for something. There is never a dull moment in NYC.
Wednesday was the day my mouse died and the Aspects of Love audition where I wasn't seen. Wednesday night was really fun because I went to a beer tasting at Cranky's just to learn about the different kinds of beer we sell there. I don't really like beer but the ones we all tasted were pretty good. I learned a whole lot and enjoyed the company of my fellow Cranky's teammates. After the beer tasting I met up with David Davila and Stephanie Sosa at a cute place for dinner and drinks. I have never really hung out with David even though we lived in SA together for years and have done a few shows together. But he is so fun and I loved hanging out with them.
Thursday I went to work and had the Godspell audition.
Friday I went to work and then called it a day and came home early.
Saturday was my favorite day because it started out with a Drums Alive class in Central Park in Sheep Meadow. It was a perfect day for a class out there. The wind was blowing a nice cool breeze and it was early enough that not too many people were out there yet. This class was conducted by my friend from San Antonio, Naomi Phillips, who was in town to visit her daughter. I thought it was going to be a class where we actually bang on drums and make music but what it really was, was an excersice class with drumsticks on those big blow up balls. It was actually really fun! But, leave it to me to be unprepared for excercising! Everyone came in their athletic/workout clothes with tennis shoes and I show up with my cute outfit on for the day and flip flops. I didn't really care but found it so like me to do that. After the class was over I met my new friend from church named Noel in Brooklyn for the rest of the day. Noel is exactly like my friend Aruna so I feel right at home when I hang out with him. We ate at this really cool hipster place in Ft. Greene called Habana and then headed to the famous Brooklyn Flea Market. Noel was on a mission to find a gift for his friend so we had to have a plan on how to go about looking at everything. He made this plan up after I darted randomly from stand to stand in excitement. He kept me on track because I'm sort of ADD when it comes to things like flea markets. We met up with some other people from Trinity Grace and they were all from San Antonio too! It really is such a small world when you think about it. We finished looking through the flea market and then all hung out on the steps and drank horchata and visited. Everyone parted ways, so Noel, Ivana and I went to this amazing chocolate/coffee shop in Park Slope. Oh man it was so tasty!!! Then we went to Gorilla Coffee so I could try their coffee too. I'm really addicted to coffee and I just love to go to coffee shops so I can compare them to other places and find my favorite. Ivana also goes to Trinity Grace church and she was so nice and so fun. We had good conversation and made fun of Noel the whole time. It was a great day.
Sunday I went to church at Trinity Grace and then went shopping on the Upper East Side for a bit. I only window shopped though and found a ton of things that I wanted. I came home did my laundry and then decided to try the new Hillsong Church. I enjoy Trinity Grace and it's the closest church to me but I was craving some really amazing worship through song and I knew Hillsong would be the place. I was also just wanting to hear a good, passionate sermon with a good word from the Lord so I got it in my head that Hillsong was the place to go.
I was so right about the Hillsong Church. It was pretty much amazing! It is located in Union Square inside this beautiful theatre. I walked to the doors and saw tons of people talking and hanging out and then I went through the doors and everyone was so. The greeters were very helpful and I knew it was going to be good when I heard the sounds of clapping and loud music. I walked upstairs and was a little culture shocked at first because, a church is not in a theatre with chandeliers and a full set of stage lights. It should be a sanctuary with a choir loft and a pulpit. At least that's what I've grown up with my whole life. But in this day and age it is actually a beautiful place of worship and it's the perfect place for Hillsong. Anyway, I walked in and there was standing room only in the balcony so I stood the whole time, sang amazing music and heard an incredible preacher talk about being fishers of men. I loved it and it was exactly what I needed. I will definitely be going back this week.
I had a great week and am looking forward to all the things to come in the next week.
Love,
Miss Gulley in Manhattan
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| Drums Alive in Central Park |
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| Hillsong NYC |
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| Brooklyn is so cute!!! |
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