HACKED

So my email account got HACKED. They somehow got all of my personal information. I have to change all of my bank accounts, emails, facebook etc. I have made a new email address:

alyshacarling@gmail.com

I am sorry if you have been receiving random junk emails. DONT OPEN THEM!!! I hope that it will stop for good!!

Body-n-Balance

I just want to give a quick shout out to BODY-N-BALANCE blog. My cousin (not really my cousin, but I like to call her that)! Natalie Phillipps is a Certified Personal Trainer and working on her degree in Exercise Science.

She has made a blog to help expand the knowledge of becoming stronger in health and loving yourself. I LOVE her blog! She gives out great hits to help make working out better, healthy foods, learning to love what you have, etc.

One thing that I love is, she made me a nutrition/diet plan. I have already seen a major difference in my life! I have more energy, feel healthier. This is just one of the many things Natalie does to help you out!

CHECK OUT HER BLOG!! YOU WONT REGRET IT!! I also know she is willing to help out in anyway she can! leave her a comment and she will help change your life!!

BODY-N-BALANCE.blogspot.com

I love my job! I am working for the best family in the world!! I love everything about my job! The kids are the best kids ever! We have so much fun playing and doing all different kinds of activities! The nanny before always had them watch TV and do nothing. So I started a rule that you can watch a hour a day. They don't even like watching an hour anymore! They rather rub my feet then sit and do nothing! We are always out and about exploring and learning!!

Lee my employer is the BEST!! she is a single mom and works as a Trader on Wall Street. She is the most giving person in the world. She opens her house to anyone, she serves all the time, and is willing to give anything to anyone to make them happy. I love hanging out with her. She takes me out to dinner and we just have a blast talking and spending time together. One weekend when the kids where with their dad we went shopping and she got me a pair of 7 OF ALL MANKIND pants and JUICY COUTURE SHIRTS! I was so excited to get all of it for free!! and last weekend she brought me a home a pair of tall UGGS! I am soo spoiled! I am so happy out here!!!!!!!

i LOVE fall

I just want to express my love for fall. Don't get me wrong I love summer and always being outside, but its something about fall that I just love!

Being in New Jersey for fall this year has been amazing! All the trees and the crisp humid air is breathtaking! I love just wearing my jacket and walking in and out of the trees, or having the window rolled down and blasting my music, the smells of fall, getting excited about the holidays and so much more. I JUST LOVE FALL!!!! I can't wait to go up to Vermont and seeing all the different colors on the trees!! pics to come!!!

The Removal of My Tonsils

*** Beware of what you are about to see*** if you have a weak stomach, look anyways it is cool!!

I have always known that I have had extremely HUGE tonsils. Every time a Dr. would look into my throat they would say "Wow you have extremely huge tonsils." I grew to expect that answer every time. It never really occurred to me that I should get my tonsils removed. I had no idea that if you have huge tonsils you have a good chance of tonsillitis. During the summer I was always tired, strep, weak etc. I went and saw a Dr. and she said that I have tonsillitis, and that I need to get them removed before it gets worse. I called my mom and told her. Her response was I want you to come home so I can take care of you! I was so excited to get my tonsils removed, cause that meant I was coming home! ( I didn't think of the pain at that time).

I was able to plan my trip home for 3 weeks! The first week was going to be all fun! Seeing friends, family, shopping, eating at the places I love. Then weeks 2 &3 would be of me not talking!

On Monday August 24, 2009 was the big day to remove my extremely huge tonsils! My dad took me to the hospital (It was also ShayLynn's first day of Jr. High, so my mom stayed with her). I was not nervous, I just wanted to get this done and over with! When the Dr. came in to see if I have any last questions, I asked if I could see my tonsils when they were out!!

I believe the whole surgery took about 30 minutes. I woke up in the recovery room 3 minutes after I was rolled in! At first I was not in pain, I was just sleepy cause of the meds! They took me to my recovery room and my mom was waiting for me (my dad left and went to work when my mom got there). I asked how long I had to stay at the hospital, they said about 4 hours or more. I was so mad, I just wanted to go home and lay in my bed! I asked and asked if I could please go home. 2 hours later they were tired of me asking when I could go home, and told me I could leave now! I got home and slept for the rest of the day.

The first couple of days I had no desire to talk. I KNOW, I never thought the day would come! My family would ask me a question and I would just look at them. Opening my mouth would start the pain all over. My wonderful mom bought me One Tree Hill season 7 to keep me busy! I watched so many movies, ate mashed potatoes till I was sick, slept the days aways.

It took me about 2 weeks to start eating normal food again. It would still hurt to talk and open my mouth really wide. I lost 14 lbs. during this whole process! I think I have gained 10 of it back! Now when I look at my throat I think, I miss my HUGE tonsils!!

I feel soooo much better now! I am not tired, weak, sick etc. I am so grateful that I went through that process to feel better all the time!

my HUGE tonsils BEFORE...

My HUGE tonsilis removed...

AFTER... The hanging thing was soo big...

Good-Bye Utah...

When I first moved out to New Jersey, I was not sad at all! I was so excited for this amazing adventure. Well being away from home for 8 months must have done something to me! Cause when I was leaving to come back from my amazing vacation I cried all the way to Texas! The tears started when I gave my dad a hug at the security line.. and didn't stop till I was in Texas trying to find my next gate. The couple that was sitting next to me thought that I was afraid to fly. So not the case! So I just want to thank all of my amazing friends and family! I love and miss you guys like crazy!

Oh CANADA

I totally forgot to post about Canada! While up in Vermont Natalie, Nichole and myself drove up to Monteral Canada for the day! Were we are in Vermont it only takes an hour to get across the boarder!

We woke up at 9:00 am and started our road trip to Canada. We were worried that we wouldn't get pass the US boarder because Natalie nor Nichole have a passport. So of course they had me act dumb and do all the talking to the guy. Yes I worked my charm and got us in!

We got into downtown Monteral around 11:00. We got some what lost cause everything is in French! So we always had to pull over and ask where to go! It was funny! We found Saint Catherine street ( its like their Time Square) parked and started our shopping spree! I felt we were in Time Square, but it was clean! They shopping is amazing! We spent many hours in stores like Betsey Johnson, BGBG, Lucky, Jimmy Choo, etc. You may ask why we would drive all the way up to Canada to do shopping when we could just go into the City? Cause it is so cheap there!! I came home with a lot of amazing things!

For lunch we ate at an underground french restaurant! It was weird having to look at something all in French, and hoping it takes good! Thank goodness the food was amazing!

After we ate we did some sight seeing. We stooped at some old cathedrals, Olympic park, Jazz festival and a casino! In Canada you have to be 18 to gamble. Yes we went and each spent 20 dollars on the slots! I left with 15 dollars more than I walked in with! After we went to Notre Dame Cathedral. That is the Cathedral that Celine Dion got married in! It was breath taking!

For dinner we went to an Irish Pub! Ate and danced the night away! It was a great trip up to Canada!

ONE TREE HILL

I am SOOO in LOVE with ONE TREE HILL! I can't wait for the new season to start!! I am kind of nervous because Lucas and Payton are no longer in the cast. I still don't know why. So I am very interested in how they are going to pull this off!! I am very excited that Julian is staying! cause I am a big fan of him!! If you have never seen One Tree Hill.. YOU NEED TO!!!

Vermont

What do you think of when you hear about the state of Vermont? Trees? Hillbillies? Nothing worth seeing?... OK this is what I thought the first time I was going to Vermont with my dad. But once I got there I was in love with the state!

The new family that I nanny for has a second house up in Vermont. So when I found out that we would be spending part of the summer up there, I about peed my pants! We spent the month of July and part of August up at their Burlington house. The house is right on Lake Champlain! All of Lee's (the mom) family also has second houses up there. So it is a big family party everyday! Our days were filled with swimming at the point, dock, beach, boating, hikes, bike rides, crafts, dinner out side with everyone, cocktail hour, bomb fires and so much more! The only time we were in the house was to sleep! The kids had such a blast outside playing with cousins! It was also nice for me, cause I could sit under a tree and read and know that the kids were safe! Please don't get me wrong, people who live in Vermont are some of the most interesting people I have ever met or seen! I can't wait to spend next summer in Vermont!

The view I saw everyday!!

The New Yorker

The end of April first of May were really hard. I just found out that I no longer had a job, no money, no home, no nothing. I had been trying to find a new job before I would have to move back to Utah. It was so stressful to find a new job. 2 of my friends from the YSA knew I was having a difficult time and they wanted to do something from me. So they surprised me with a weekend in the City. They got a hotel room at the New Yorker on 8th ave! We went in the City Friday night had dinner at the hotel, then just played around in our hotel room. On Saturday they made appointments at a salon! We got a massage, Mani- pedi and a hair cut! It was so much fun to be in a nice salon in New York! The best part was I didn't have to pay anything! After the salon we headed down to Queens for a dance! It was such a good weekend for me to forget my worries and just be a kid! I am so grateful for the friends that I have made out in New Jersey!



View from our room! (Madison Square Garden)

BROTHERS and UTAH

I am soo excited, I can hardly wait for tomorrow! My 2 wonderful annoying brothers come to New Jersey to see me for a week! This will be the first time that I see anyone from my family in 7 months! I am excited to show them my life out here! BUT the best part of it all I get to come home with them! I will be in Utah for about 3 weeks! I can't wait to see my family and friends! So I better be seeing all of you!!

No Internet

So as some of you know I am living up in Vermont for the summer! and we don't have the Internet... so that means i can't blog. I just wanted people to know that I was not dead, and when I get back to New Jersey I will start up again!!

Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays

It was about time I went to a New York Yankees game! I bought cheap 30 dollar ticket and told Nichole we were going. The Yankees played against Tampa Bay Rays. It was amazing to be in the new stadium watching the team I love! It was also neat because it was Nichole's first MLB game.
After the game we were walking to the subway, and there were gates up and people waiting. So of course the stalker I am stopped and waited to see what what going on. We were able to see the players drive out! It was soo freakin cool so see the players up close and their beautiful cars! Derek Jeter was the last to come out. His window was rolled down, so I yelled " I love you Derek" and his reply was " I love you too". Pointed to me and winked. I know he didn't mean it, but who cares!! Its Derek Jeter! It was so fun! I just can't wait to go to the Yankees vs. Red Sox!!

** I will upload pics when I get back to New Jersey**

Harbor Boat Cruise

So I have never been a big fan of Young Single Adults. When I moved out here to New Jersey I knew I would have to attend YSA activities to meet friends. I was not excited at first, but now I love it! It is totally different from Utah. They do fun activities and the people are amazing! They plan the best activities for us.

Let me just name a few things that we have done...

- BBQ and games in Central Park

-Six Flags

- Swimming in the Hudson

-Touring Princeton

-Dances all over New York

...many more I am just having a brain freeze.

But for one of May's activities they rented out a boat and had a dinner/dance on the Hudson River. Oh my goodness it was so much fun! Just dancing with friends on a boat having the New York skyline as the background made the night great! One of my favorite parts of the night was, when I got hot from dancing and all of the people around me, I could walk to the front of the boat and just let the breeze take over and looking at New York with all of the lights. The sounds of the music and the water crashing onto the boat, it was amazing. I will never forget how awesome that was. After the cruise we got a limo and we just drove around Times Square! It was a great night!

Going Privite

Yes I am going to make my blog Private. I have been playing with this idea for a while. I have just heard to many scary story's about creeps looking at personal info. So please leave me your address and I will be more than happy to invite you. Oh and family members who don't have a blog, please just send me your email address to my personal email and I will take care of you! Love you all!

Dominican Republic

Yes I know I have been back from vacation for quite a while now. But I just have been dreading sitting down and writing about it. But I figure if I do it here, I wont have to re do it in my journal.

I was able to go with to the Dominican Republic with another nanny and her family. We left on March 27,2009. We flew out of Newark to Puerto Plata. When we got there we had a helicopter waiting for us! The family got in one and Alnesia and I got in another one. The ride to the resort was breath taking! We made friends with the pilot, so he took us around for a a little longer ride!

When we landed we had a golf cart with our names on it! We drove around exploring the resort! Clay and Renee ( Alnesia's employers) are owners at the Lifestyle Hacienda resort so we got a freakin' nice villa. Our villa had 9 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, 2 full bars, an outside pool table area, a pool, hot tub, volleyball court, and tons of grass! I would have been totally content staying at the villa, but I am happy I didn't!

After settling in, we jumped into our swimsuits and went down to the V.I.P beach! The V.I.P beach is of course only for V.I.P members! There were tons of beds, hammocks, a little pools out looking the beautiful blue ocean! We had a golden wrist band, and that meant everything was free. So we got a Diet Coke and grab a bed and laid out under the hot sun! (with sunscreen of course)!

The next day (March 28) we had breakfast cooked and served on the patio watching the sunrise! After breakfast we went down to the beach while relaxing we saw a couple getting a massage on the beach under palm trees. Then a light bulb came on! Lets go and get one!! OH MY GOSH! That was probably one of the best moments of my life! Just image... 115 degrees, the blue of blue ocean water, shade from palm trees, soft white sand, peaceful music and a hour and half massage! I never wanted to leave. After the massage we went back down to the beach and had lunch.

While we were at lunch the pilot from the helicopter was there. He asked if we wanted to go for another ride. Of course!! I asked if we needed to pay anything. He said the ride was on him! It was so much fun! We were able to get low enough to see the local boys playing basketball! One point during the ride we could only see the ocean. I kind of peed myself, cause I was soo scared, but at the same time it was such a sweet sight. We were so lucky to have that experience. We were in the helicopter for an hour. (If we had to pay it would have cost over $200.00). For the rest of the day we just chilled at the villa. We offered to stay back and watch the kids so the parents could have time to themselves.

On Sunday March 29, 2009 we went to the beach and swam in the ocean for 4 hours straight. The water was so blue that you could walk out so far and see your feet! After we just chilled at the V.I.P lounge. For dinner every Sunday they have a program for the V.I.P members. It was fun! The food was soo gross!

Monday March 30, 2009 we all went to Sea World. It was a lot of fun to go with the little kids! But what I loved most about Sea World was, I got to swim with Dolphins!! At first I was so freakin scared I would jump every time they came near me! (If you don't know, I hate, hate, hate fish or anything else in the water) Once I calmed down, it was amazing. Dolphins are soo smooth so heavy and nice! I can't believe that I kissed it on the lips. We danced together and he acted like he was saving me! I can't wait to swim with them again! Oh and because Alnesia and I were in the water I have NO pictures. After the day at Sea World we went back, got dressed up and went out to dinner.

For the rest of the trip contains of going to the beach, V.I.P lounge, playing in the golf cart, shopping, eating, swimming, laying out, reading a good book, and drinking lots of Diet Cokes!

I had to leave 2 days before everyone else, cause I had to work. So I asked instead of taking the helicopter, if I could take the limo and drive through the city. Oh my goodness. I felt so blessed for everything that I have. I have no words to describe what I saw. If you have ever been to a poor country you know what I am talking about. I just wanted to give everything I had to make their life a little easier. I felt so guilty being in a limo in front of them. It really opened my eyes. One thing that I loved, instead of having a car dealer ships, they have car door dealer ships! Cause there driving is so bad, they have to change the car doors all the time!

I am so grateful for this opportunity and for all of the amazing experiences I was able to have. This is on the great things about being a nanny!!