Five Things I've learned About Providence, RI

1. Not one person (rich or poor) knows how to drive. They give a license to everyone as long as they can push the gas and hit the break. Signaling is not necessary.

2. People here think and believe honestly that they are the most cultured/intelligent people in the area and live in the most cultured area in the U.S. Know why? Because THEY WENT TO SCHOOL AND LEARNED. OMG. Bull Shit.

3. Sundays are the best days to party!

4. It is a city that is becoming a metropolis and will be a metropolis in maybe five years more. It's definitely growing. Fast.

5. I have met a bunch of people here that are young and interesting. It is a great place for young people to party and meet other crazy young people. Either artistic and emo or ghetto and rough around the edges. But believe me. Cultured Rhode Island may seem, but cultured it is NOT.

Because Marian Did One....Things That I'm Grateful For

+cats galloping through the house in the middle of the night chasing abosolutely nothing
+Good Morning Kisses
+Pumpkin Spice Lattes in the fall from Starbucks
+Starbucks in general
+my boyfriend's new nickname at work: "Brinkito" which mean "Little Jumper" (because he walks funny)
+Long hot showers when you're tired and cold
+Late night talks
+Waking up your Mother at 10PM on a weeknight just so you can call to "say hi"
+Coconut Shrimp!!!
+Glasses of expensive Malebec Wine after work...for free!
+Friends (even if they live far away)
+Buying a brand new Roca Wear coat that should've cost $158.00 and only paid $59.99 (and it's damn sexy!)
+LIFE
+Learning that you're boyfriend is absolutely in love with you ...... and leanring he has no shame to tell other men that

He Who Walks Between the Rows...

These are our Jack O'Lanterns. Mine is the one on the left and Rodolfo's is the smaller. (Sorry about he quality....my camera is not working now. Used the cell phone.)

We went through this corn maze. Rodolfo was SO excited. Can't you tell? Oh Corn.

Yes, I had two days off this week. I had Sunday and Monday (paid) off to spend time with Rodolfo. Sunday we went to this farm and went on a hay ride, went though a corn maze, picked fresh veggies for dinner, and then we came home and Rodolfo cooked an awesome chicken dinner for me.

Monday we slept late and carved our pumpkins then went to the Columbus Day Italian Festival on Federal Hill (Italian section of town) with Kaytee and Albania. Wine. Sausage and Peppers. Fried Dough. Italian accents.

I may despise the cold weather that is approaching, but I love the month of October. I especially love the warm weather we are having. I hope it sticks around for at least another month or two. Is that asking too much?

Oh yeah...and back to work today....

Amelie's Return

My cat Amelie has returned from a hiatus. fter spending some time in New York with my family where she learned to be more social, living with three other cats and younger kids, she has returned to Providence and is crazier than ever. Does anyone know how awesome cats are? Rodolfo and I spent about 25 minutes laughing at her last night because she is completely ridiculous. Whenever we would stop laughing and go back to normal one of us would start to giggle and we would laugh again for five minutes straight. Oh, Amelie.

So work has been completely insane since we've opened back up after a $2.2 million renovation. More drama, more business, new managers, and never a dull moment. Most ridiculous part of the renovation? These metal, strange looking banisters that go down three steps in the new bar area. The cost? $54,000....for four banisters that go down three steps. Yet, they couldn't give us more money? Just $1.00 more? Nope. Even though we're working twice as hard and twice as much.

Over at Ledgemont Country Club (where Rodolfo is a cook) things have gotten slow and things are not good over there. Rodolfo got a letter of recomendation from his Chef and I talked to the chef at my club and now Rodolfo is going to leave Ledgemont and work at The University Club. He's incredibly talented at cooking and not only that, he is reading tickets, working on the line, and almost never speaks Spanish. The chef over there really likes him...and that's saying something coming from him. I call him "my little chef." Slightly reminiscent of Ratatouille, but very very true. He definitely is going to get lots more experience here and also more money.

So I visited my sister up at Sterling College in northern Vermont with Rodolfo last weekend. It was a very long drive, but we had a nice time (other than me having a tummy ache). Rodolfo was incredibly sweet to my sister and I love him for that. My sister has been very lonely up there, being an outsider. She's the only one that is not a crazy hippie and doesn't smoke marijuanna or drink. Literally. Also, my Mom and brother have moved to Virginia so now they are not in visiting distance anymore.

Possibly going up to Salem for some Halloween festivities this Monday. Should be fun!

I usually have something interesting going on so I really need to be up on using this blog more often as I read everyone elses everyday. I promise at least once a week I will try to update.