Finding Time...

Hello everyone,

I hope you've had a fabulous last couple of weeks... I know mine have been spectacular! Everything in New York has been crazy busy, from moving apartments, to having my parents here, to working all day... IT'S MADNESS!

My parents came in for July 4th weekend, which was fabulous. We went down to Coney Island, ate some Nathans, went on the ROLLER COASTER, and had a blast. We watched the fire works down by the lower east side, not the most impressive, but it's always fun to watch regardless. Besides eating a lot, walking a lot, and just watching the rain (I KNOW... GROSS), we had a fantastic time together wandering the city. We ate at some great little places: Rice to Riches (rice pudding in 25 different flavors.. yea), the Boat House (in Central Park), This great Brazililan Steakhouse which I'M STILL FULL FROM, just to name a few. We also saw 2 shows with my parents: IN THE HEIGHTS and RENT. Both were very good, although In the Heights not as memorable as I would have liked. Rent is always phenomenal... definitely one of my favorite broadway shows ever. We also saw Wanted... which was surprisingly GREAT. Very violent, but great animation, and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We had a really great time and we celebrated Mommy's 52nd birthday!!!! :)

Work has been crazy busy and I absolutely love it. I'm working on a huge HR score card based on turnover and staffing practices which I've been researching a lot for and data compiling. Now I get to analyze all our abroad offices data, which is pretty awesome. Alli Bloom: Summer HR Analyst. HA. But really I love it. The office is beautiful, the people are amazing, and I love coming to work here every day. It's such a treat that my first corporate job is so fantastic. I really can't speak enough about TSS. :)

Other than that, Daniel and I don't have much time outside of working and eating. We try to hit the park as much as we can (now that we're only 1/2 a block away) and we're trying to see movies, plays, and any other random NY festivities we can while we live here.

What more can I say? I am truly living the fabulous life in the fabulous big city!!!

FIRST WEEK IN THE BIG CITY

GOOD MORNING NEW YORK CITY!!!

I'm finally here, in the big apple, and I'm LOVING IT!!!  Everything is even better than what I imagined if that's possible.

I started work on Monday.  TSS (Target Sourcing Services) is AWESOME.  I love the office- it's very modern and clean and there are samples of clothes and hard goods everywhere.  It's so fun to run around and look at all the upcoming trends.  :)  I think what makes TSS NY so great is the people.  Everyone is so welcoming, so nice to each other.  Everyone greats you with a smile or a hello when you pass them in the halls.  Everyone has been nothing but accomodating and welcoming towards me.  It's been a great first week.

Our apartment is adorable.  It's very girly, but subletting from a girl is MUCH better than subletting from a guy.  It has everything we need, besides an iron which I need to dig in the closet to try to find, and it's very cozy.  I think what I love best about it is the neighborhood.  Who doesn't LOVE the upper west side.  We're right off 98th and Broadway, and it's an adorable area.  We're about 2 avenues from the park... which is so gorgeous and is definitely one of the best things about living on the upper west side.  There are so many great places to eat and everything we could ever need within a block of us.  And can I just say, there are Jews everywhere.  It's not a stereotype that Jews live in the upper west side.  I'm surprised if I see someone NOT wearing a kippah.  Finally.  After 6 months in Catholic land, I'm among my people.  Jesus.  No pun intended.

So, I actually had a hard time adjusting/ am still in the process.  Europe is just so much more laid back, relaxed.  And then I decide after 6 months to throw myself back into American life by moving to NY??  CRAZY.  I've never been around more people in my life, except maybe Rome on Easter.  Of course I'm taking the subway at the most popular times, and of course to get to work I have to get off at Times Square.  But I swear to god, this city has a million and one people in it.  And you know why?  Because 2/3 of the people I work with actually live in Jersey.  Yep.  Coming in and crowding this city.  Just kidding.  I have nothing against Jersey besides the fact that clearly it's so awful they have to come to NY for work. ;)

Well besides the fact that I'm extremely busy and exhausted, nothing could be better here in NYC.  Mom and Dad visit next weekend (yay July 4th and Mommy's birthday) so I'm very much looking forward to that.  Enjoy your Friday and I'll keep you posted on my FAB LIFE IN THE CITY (thank you Cheryl).

Arrivaderci!!