tuesday

today was a long day, i made about 300 c0pies of cutters must, the peices of paper we send to factories so they know how to cut each peice of clothing. we had models come in all day and of all the models i was closest in dimensions to the perfect fit for haute hippie. maybe ill make some extra money. yesterday was so fabulous. dream day! trish who is 'haute hippie' told me to go upstairs and pick out my favorite thing to keep! so i went up, it took me a very long time. i ended up picking out a beautiful dress that is midnight blue and sequined! ah so amazing. it retails for $800. how cool is that!? afterwards i met up with john and sharred and went to TASTE OF NY. it is located in times square, dozens of restaurants have samples of their food. we tasted around and there was live music! after we rode the subway to my area. they wanted to get a drink so i sat with them at a mexican place then walked back to our dorm. it has been rather cold here so i woke at 4 am shivering. better dress warmer tonight! there was a booth from the ny times. the guy there was hitting on me and liked my accent so he gave me a new york times water bottle. pretty cool. today i also placed some orders for fabric for dresses, vests etc. they als0 fit a ton of clothes to me! me kallie and our room mate ashley have been waking up early and going to starbucks (they take our nyu meal plan money) so i get my lunch too and take it to work! they have sandwiches etc. my usual is a medium coffee and a bagel with cream cheese. yummy. after wards i walk to work which is two miles and do the same walk home at seven pm. i would so much rather walk and get to see the city than ride the subway. i will take the subway if i need to but i avoid it at all costs. kallie didnt get off work today either so we decided to meet at an organic restaurant on 6th and 14th. they had two for one wine so that was fun, we ate the eggplant parmesan. tonight i am excited about getting in bed and reading the american wife. its a book i got with mom at barnes and noble when i was in town. i look forward to tomorrow. norah jones is putting on a free concert in brooklyn that i am very excited to attend. john/sherrod are meeting me there. lydia my friend from high school also wants to catch up, she doesnt get off work till later but she hope to meet us down there as well. my stamina and patience is growing more and more with this city. i feel that i am maturing and learning a lot. i miss my family though! love you all hugs and kisses. -dora lee