Hello Again

After a few months of non-blogging it seemed about time that I emerge from from solitude and reclaim my since ignored virtual space. I'll tell you, it's been quite a few months. I apologize for being out of touch with the many folks who have called/emailed over the past few months. As you can imagine, it's been a big transitional time for me, but now that the craze is nearly over, I do hope to be in touch with everyone soon!

The holidays were fabulous - Thanksgiving in St. Thomas, Christmas in the Pacific Northwest, and New Year's in...believe it or not - NEW YORK! My very first New Year's in New York after living here for 3 1/2 years! Joe was able to make it a memorable one as well after breaking his foot in a freak dancing accident. :) Thank god he's a fast healer! Should be without the crutches in no time!

With the New Year came a new career! I am now working at Virgin Mobile - spending half of my week in Warren, NJ and half of it working from VMU's commuter office in NYC (Union Square). Life is good. The job is amazing. I'm working on Virgin Mobile's Pro Social initiatives which includes a variety of exciting programs including making Virgin Mobile a carbon neutral company and working with non-profit partners like Stand Up for Kids and Youth Noise as part of VMU's RE*Generation movement - a generation helping its own. There are only two of us working in Pro Social Marketing, so there's plenty to do! The company is fun and unconventional. I realized that when I first walked into the Warren office for an interview and heard rock music blaring through the hallways and saw employees riding through the hallways on razon scooters. But despite the fun, light-hearted nature of the company, the people at Virgin Mobile are definitely professionals and I'm excited about everything that I can learn working there. Although I'm sure I'll miss elements of working for a small, non-profit, I really feel like Virgin Mobile can create a positive change in the world too, and I'm not going to lie...it's nice not to have to work for pennies anymore as well!

Another reason why the New Year is off to a great start is because one of my very bestest of friends is moving to the city! Missy just texted me a bit ago to confirm that she is now in NYC! Although I'm a little miffed that she chose to settle in Brooklyn instead of with the SoHa (south of Harlem) crowd, I'm thrilled to have her in New York! A sleepover will definitely be in order. :) Now we just have to find a weekend when Jen will be in the country! Poor girl isn't going to have time to breathe over the next few months with all of the traveling she's doing.

All is well with our SoHa palace, except one itty bitty thing... We have a bit of an uninvited tenant. Jen's not a fan. But he's a cute little mouse. I don't have the heart to put down glue traps so we're ordering a live mouse trap online so we don't kill him. It'll all be a part of the Mouse Relocation Program. I think he'd be happier in Central Park anyway.

I guess that's all of my news over the last two months! Hope everyone is having a great 2007! Don't be a stranger!