2:47 pm EST – NEW YORK
Hi family and friends!
As I sit in my new apartment on this lovely New York Saturday, I can’t help but think this is a perfect time to find anything to distract me from football. I was out earlier today sporting my Maize and Blue and garnered a few comments from Michigan and Ohio State fans alike. Since kickoff though I have been holed up in my apartment and I don’t have any intentions of leaving right now.
Thus, a blog post.
I don’t think I have posted this yet, but I LIVE IN NEW YORK! The Big Apple! The Empire State! The City That Never Sleeps!
After about a month in the city, I am still very much enthralled by its every nook and cranny. I walk to work with my head to the sky staring at the Chrysler building and the get off the metro with the hundreds of thousands of others making the commute each morning at Grand Central. Everything keeps moving, it’s difficult to stop – which is why this holiday weekend has been a welcomed pause in the action.
A lot of the people made the trek home, but I was able to spend some time with Sarah and some of her newfound city friends. We had ourselves an orphans’ Thanksgiving and it was turkey-tastic. Plenty of food, football, EUCHRE, poker, and lots of laughs. While the traditional family part of the holiday was noticeably absent, I was fortunate to have the next best things. Also, even though I wasn’t at home for the holiday, it sounds like my family wasn’t really either – my brother Danny was admitted (and now readmitted) to the hospital for an abscess in his throat and is now undergoing surgery to remove his tonsils. Poor little bugger. He’s been taking a physical beating since being diagnosed with Mono a week or two ago. I hope he starts feeling better so he can keep his grades up and get into a great school like the one his oldest brother went to.
What else have I been up to? Well, I got a job. I work as the Sales and Marketing Assistant for the world-leader in online tutoring. Our headquarters are down near 40th and Madison. I have been catching up with some old friends that live in the city, and have already gone to see a few shows! Sarah took me to go see the 5th Anniversary of the Jersey Boys on Broadway, I went by myself to go see my buddy Dave Matthews and his band perform at Madison Square Garden, and this coming week I will be going to go see DJ David Guetta spin some tracks at a local club which should be a lot of fun.
Also, I had the opportunity to go see Ellis Island and head to the “Top of the Rock” with Sarah, her mother and grandmother. There are never-ending things to do in this city and I have every intention of taking advantage of as many as I can.
I also have intentions of taking it easy and trying to find the right balance of work, play and rest. It is certainly poised to be a grand adventure and I hope to share it with many of you – I currently live with another girl by the name of Sarah (I call her Sarah Roomy) who is a special education teacher in the southern part of Manhattan. She helped me finish my first homework assignment last week which was to write a post for my company’s blog. Check it out here. We also have a couch with your name on it so get on over here!
