Kreative Blogger

So Marian has graciously tagged me for Kreativ Blogger Award. I don't really know what it means, but cool!!

Here are the rules:

1. Link to the person or persons who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
5. Let each person know they’ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

Six Random Facts About Me, Alis Volat Proplis:

1. I like to eat macaroni and cheese (from the box) when it's thunderstorming (or a rain storm). It's tradition.

2. I used to feel incredibly confident, sure, and driven in my career....I feel like I wasted a lot of money to become a "professional glorified waitress." I am not so sure anymore.

3. One time when I was a little girl I found a frog when I was playing. I used to have these blocks (to build things...such as castles, houses, etc.) that where my father's when he was a little boy. So I decided to build a castle for the frog. I brought the frog in the house and into the living room where the frog was and put him in the "castle." Well the castle had doors and windows. I left the frog in the castle and went off to find something to do. I came back to check on the frog and he was gone. I exclaimed, "OH! The frog left." My Mom (who hates creatures like that....especially in the house) says, "OMG! What frog!!" I told her that I put a frog in his castle and he must've decided to leave. We never found the frog.

4. I really love Charlie Chaplin.

5. I like to drink wine when I am cooking. Especially if I am in pretty or sexy clothing.

6. I can sing opera. Well, I had training, but haven't practiced in a long time. I'd love to get back to singing.

I'm supposed to tag others but I don't have a lot of friends with blogs! :(

Save a Prayer for Me Now

I have to keep remember that I am young and fortunate (semi) these next few months/weeks. I love being with people that I like, but I don't want to live with anyone. I like my time at home after long days at work, that is why I moved out on my own. Living with Rodolfo has been fine and it still is perfect, but now his sister is staying with us. I just need Rodolfo to explain that it is only temporary to her until she finds something else. Her and Juan Carlos have just broken up and he was helping her pay for her apartment. So....yeah. It's been a dramatic break up by the way. She needed to leave him (he had two faces come to find out).

I feel like an old lady this week. I don't want to go out eerynight and I like to be in my house only in bras and panties. I like to have romantic late night dinners with my boyfriend. I don't want people at my house everynight and I don't want to go out every night. I don't want to sound like an old lady, but I feel like that's how I sound. I should just keep my mouth shut maybe. Ugh.

Ooo. Forgot to mention that I did have a lovely time last Friday in Boston with Junior (Rodolfo's new friend who is in love with his sister). We took the train in (which goes fast!) and walked around Boston. We ate at a really bad Chinese restaurant in China Town and walked around some Chinese shops. Then we went to the mall. Crazy mall! We also went to the top of the Prudential Building at night and had a drink at the bar. The view was amazing. Who knew Boston is cool looking at night....a little bit.

I am getting excited for Christmas and going to Virginia with my sister and Rodolfo to visit my Mom and Brother at the new house. I can't wait for Rodolfo to see Virginia. Ay. Also, Allies sister is pregnant! Crazy. So is Darrah's roommate. Who's next? Not I!!

Intersting note: Ever heard of Animusic?? So weird.

Shall We Dance?

I love Spanish music. Not only that. I love dancing to Spanish music. I never have been a big "dancer," but I have leared a lot being with my Spanish boyfriend and his family and friends for a year and a half. Here's what I can dance:


The other night I danced all night to this music. This is music from Mexico and how they dance in the Yucatan. So crazy. Not difficult. Imagine me dancing to this!?


This is Merengue. I really like Merengue because it's a lot of fun. Rodolfo does it really crazy. I wish I could be like he and his sister....


This is my favorite of all, Bachata. This is the music from Rodolfo's country, The Dominican Republic. It's easy for me to do and soooo sexy. I love dancing with older people because it's so much easier and they are so cute. Haha. I'm a dork though. Here's one more Bachata dance:



I clearly can't do it like them. It's obviously advanced. This is more modern Bachata. How do they do that with their legs?

Haha. I love dancing. It's so amazing.

Now....I need to learn Salsa. I can't do it. Period.

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.