Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore

On Monday, we had a party in my shop for the the King's Cup--a Regatta in Spain. This is the first year there is a second co-sponsor-Camper. Our company designed a new sailing shoe for the race. The party was a lot of fun and it reinforced my decision to move to New York. NYC is the center of our U.S. operation and working here is an awesome opportunity to have an impact in our company. And besides, it was an evening of cute bartenders and free drinks!

Laura and Me at the party with my oversized Camper polo.

Still Alive (after not having air conditioning and internet)

I moved out of the corporate apartment this week. It worked out swimmingly that the heat wave that hit Chicago came east on the day I had to move out of my cushy apartment with very strong air conditioning, to my new apartment with no air (it is with the movers). I also thought I had no internet as my iMac couldn't get online with the wireless base I was trying use (steal). However, I have discovered it works with my laptop, go figure. On the air front, thankfully the heat broke and I can sleep at night. Our apartment stays pretty cool as it is, so it wasn't too horrible!

The Long (and often winding) Road (Part Two)

Our trip to New York went pretty well. The time went by quickly, especially in our nice Buick minivan with iPod connectors and leather seats. Indiana and Ohio were pretty much a boring blur. We got into Matt's mom's house around 1:00 in the morning. It was nice to spend a little time with Matt's mom, despite the power of healthcare attorney and living wills she made us sign (her husband is a lawyer and she is very anal about people having all their legal documents in order). We got on the road in the morning and the rest of the drive was at least more exciting. Once we got into Pennsylvania, the road was quite winding and there were a lot of mountains and tunnel passages. The excitement of the trip came when we were heading into New York City. It was really cool to see the Statue of Liberty for the first time as a New Yorker (although it was really far away). We drove up to the Holland Tunnel, which would take us into the city . . .

As we were waiting at the tunnel entrance, I thought it would be cool to take a couple pictures of the entrance, and then some pictures inside. That was a great idea until we were pulled over by the New Jersey police. The officer had seen me taking pictures and made me erase my camera's pictures of the tunnel. He wanted me to open the back of the van and put the camera away. This, however, was not going to happen as I didn't want the contents of the van to spill on the New Jersey Turnpike. He let me put the camera away and warned they would be watching us on the cameras in the tunnel. We made it through the tunnel, and across Manhattan onto the Williamsburg bridge into Brooklyn. We unpacked, had dinner and made it back to the corporate apartment.

The Long (and often winding) Road (Part One)

Our Journey is complete! I arrived in Chicago late Sunday afternoon at Midway. I was pretty emotional when I landed because the reality of the move finally set in. I felt like I was coming to cut my last official cord to Chicago. When I made it back to the Addison St apartment, I realized there was so much to do. Matt and spent the rest of the evening packing and doing anything we could to get the place in order. A couple friends who live in the hood came over to lend us some moral support (and some DQ Blizzards-thanks Mike and John). We still had a lot to do and we worked until about midnight when gave up and went to bed. After a little sleep, we woke up and got working before the movers showed up at 8:00. Heaven sent us Sara, who helped us pack the mini van to capacity. We finished around 3:45 and hit the road after we dropped off our cable box and modem at RCN.

For the Cheese Lover in You

Just read about this new place in the East Village, sounds great!

http://www.towleroad.com/towleroad/2006/07/nyc_eats_smac.html#more

Madonna (so sad)

So I had plans to go to see Madonna Monday night. My boss had an extra ticket which was awesome because I didn't even try to get tickets because I didn't know when I was going to be in NYC. Got to work on Monday and put a Madonna mix on the sound system before the store opened. As I was doing some work, my boss called: she was on the way to work, but had terrible news. The tickets were for SUNDAY night. We totally missed the concert. Enough said.

Apartment

I've worked the last five days and haven't had much time/energy to write. Thought I'd upload the pics of our apartment.