The tour is over. I’m heading back to LA, the last of the Beauty Ambassadors to leave Chicago, our final destination. It has been a fortunate but bittersweet four months for me. I’m so glad I was able to get another tour and I never imagined it would be a makeup tour. It’s been almost a year (Aug. 23rd) since I moved to LA and I’ve surprisingly done better than I imagined. I knew I would go and I would never come back to the Midwest again (calling it home), and while the first five months of LA were harder than I feared - with 50 hours of school, working on the weekends and being so broke I can’t pay a single bill, it has been the best decision I’ve ever made. I feel like LA is my home and where I belong and I can’t wait to get back. And because of the tour I just finished, I’m actually going to be able to enjoy the city. Bare Escentuals took me to crisp, cold San Francisco for two months, dynamic and bustling New York for one month and finally traditional and loyal Chicago for a month. Over the past four months I’ve made some fantastic, talented and creative friends, I’ve learned about another product line, I’ve once again succeeded in my field and I’ve had many adventures. My first experience of New York City was lovely and magical in hindsight. The city is easily navigated, the food is fantastic and you never feel alone. The Manhattan skyline is beautiful at night, with the Chrysler Building, Empire State Building and the hundreds of other skyscrapers. I didn’t eat a hotdog, or a slice of pizza, or a bagel. And I never had a cup of coffee from one of those places with the blue cups. But I made some really fantastic friends there and I know when I come back to see them, I’ll check those things off my list. I had a delicious dessert from Alice’s Tea room, walked through Central Park with Tam, took a ferry to Staten Island, saw the statue of Liberty and sadly, Ground Zero. I did a fun photo shoot with Jeff and Tam, watched Alice in Wonderland in 3D, I shopped, bought books from a street vender and ate street meat. New York was almost like going to another country.
As I packed my things last night, I realized how much I enjoy the company of the other girls. The apartment was so quiet without their voices and doors opening, closing, the TV blasting a movie… It was nice to go to beach with all of them and just be together and laugh. It’s a good group of girls and I’m a little sad that we’re all being split up for the next tour. But for now I’m so ready to come home. I’m ready to go to Venice and drive my car and see Hollywood Blvd., my roommates, the Dome…This has been a fantastic adventure, but I’m excited to get back to my city. Thank you to Starr, for being a fantastic friend and staying on my ass about this kind of stuff. Love you doll.
