I've injured myself yawning...

Opening day is upon us and I could not be more excited. I am not too excited to know that Pettitte is going to begin the season on the DL, but I need to just keep reminding myself that baseball is a very long season and hopefully we’ll see him before we know it. I am just glad to see Wang as our opening day starter... I remember how hard so many of us laughed last year as Pavano was penciled in on the roster as the starting pitcher for opening day. Oh where is that man anyway? I suppose the further away he stays from the team, the better.

To get me even more excited for the impending season, Men’s Vogue decided to get me all hot and bothered by letting A-Rod grace the cover of their March ’08 issue. The Yankees are giving me much to be excited for this season, just like they do every single season. I think other than seeing what crazy things A-Rod can accomplish this year, I am totally stoked to see what Girardi can do with this team. I have been a huge supporter of the Girardi for Manager movement for years now. There was always something about listening to him commentate on the Yes Network that made me believe he’d be a fantastic manager. He proved it with the Marlins, let’s just hope he can work his magic with the Yankees. It’s time. 27 is on the way.

Lots of drama has ensued here in Jersey this past week or so - in all aspects of my life and really I took it all with a grain of salt and laughed in the face of it. I finally feel like I’m starting to settle in and get a bit more comfortable around here, so I have to take the good with the bad - however, at this point in my life I am choosing to concentrate on the good instead. I’d really prefer to keep it that way, too. It was most definitely a good week with some very, very bizarro and random moments but I think in general I’m in a pretty good place right now. I hope I can keep it on this pace.

Myself and the Season 3 Road Trippers celebrated an anniversary of sorts the other day. March 27th, 2008 marked one year ago to the day that we all moved into our apartment in Manhattan and embarked on the most amazing and insane journey of our lifetimes. I don’t think I could ever put into words what that whole experience was really like. Being on television was truly a unique experience that not everyone is mentally cut out for. If I could do it all over again, I would in a heartbeat. Hands down the best job I will ever have had in my entire life. I still keep in contact with all five of them, some of them more than others - if you ever watched the show I am sure you could guess who I am not so close with. However, the five of them will always hold a very special place in my heart and no matter what happens to us or where our lives take us - I hold them all very close to me.

What makes me very happy right now is Danity Kane’s new album. These girls are amazing, beautiful and ridiculously talented. If you don’t have it, you need to download it, buy it or whatever... just put some DK into your life. You will not regret it. Oh and JabbaWockeeZ winning America’s Best Dance Crew equals happiness as well. This has been literally all over the place, so for now I’m out.

Allow myself to introduce .... myself.

In the past twelve months, my life has been anything but predictable. Last year at this time I was preparing myself for the possibility of leaving life in Rochester, NY and moving to New York City for five months. I was waiting to hear back if I was indeed going to be chosen to take part in the Yes Network reality show, Ultimate Road Trip: Season Three. March 27, 2007 I moved into an apartment off of Broadway with five total strangers, and since that very day my life has been totally altered. I left the show in Late August and upon my return to Rochester, I realized life would never go back to the way it was during the 24-years that I lived there. To put it mildly, I was not a happy person. About two months after I returned home, I packed my bags and relocated with my company and moved to Central New Jersey. Everyone told me how brave I was to make sure a big move all by myself, and I never really even thought of it as a big deal and I guess it never really occurred to me how difficult it would get at times. When it all boils down to it though, I am really proud of myself for doing what I had always wanted to do with my life.

I’m sitting on my friend’s couch in Boston, watching Making the Band 4 (Props to Day 26 – Q is from the Roc) and really just dreading going back home to Jersey tomorrow. I have to go back to work after a week off and it’s surely something I am not looking forward to. I’ve worked for the same company for 10-years and I am really ready to put myself out there and do something different with my life. As life rolls on, I sometimes recall things that I wanted to do with my life when I was a little girl. I think at one point or another I wanted to be just about everything under the sun – A dolphin trainer, an astronaut, a police officer, a marine (for those who really know me – that is a hysterical thought), a photographer, a fashion-designer, an MTV Vee-Jay… you name it, I wanted to do it. I may not be a lot of things but one thing I’ve always prided myself on is the fact that I am very self-aware. I know exactly who I am, what I want and what I need to do to get what I want. I’ve never been afraid to take chances, and I need to make sure I continue to be that way. It’s not always easy, but it’s always worth it in the end.

Last night my friend and I took in a little NBA action at the Garden – Celtics vs. Cavaliers. While it was truly one of the worst games I have ever seen the Cavs play in, it was a historic event as King James became the youngest NBA player to record 10,000 points. Now who really wants to argue with me that Lebron couldn’t hang with Jordan back in the day? I didn’t think so. Let’s all take a moment and realize we are currently witnessing a man who, when his career is done will more than likely be considered the best player in the game. Just like what Yankee fans need to realize about Alex Rodriguez. Be thankful that man is putting on the pinstripes. But, guess what? 31 days until Opening Day, the final Opening Day at Yankee Stadium. In the meantime, please keep Bobby Murcer in your thoughts and prayers.

Somehow I'll manage to get my ass back to New Jersey. Maybe.