| Here. NYC. |
[02 Feb 2010|01:34am] |
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I know I've been here in the city for a few months now, but it's just been lately that I've really felt like I'm here, you know? I guess because I spent a month or so moving in and getting used to my job, then it seemed like everything got put on hold for the holidays and even when I wasn't spending time at home my brothers and sisters were here with me and how can I have any kind of social life when I'm sharing a small apartment with a bunch of tweens and teenagers? So no, I didn't really feel settled here until Mary Anne and Logan's engagement party. Mayb,e because it was my first non-work related social event since moving here, or maybe because it was like a mini SHS reunion. Man, those two know a lot of people. Anyway, realizing that I really am here and a part of things has made me feel more like a New Yorker and less like an outsider.
Things I love about New York:
-The energy. It's fantastic. This city moves at the speed of light and is a perfect fit for my energy. Let's face it, California was awesome but Northern Californians are a little more laid back than New Yorkers.
-Being close to my parents and the kids. But not too close.
-Working for Watson. He has been hinting that he hopes to keep the business in the family when he retires and I'm ultimately not sure I want to work for an insurance company for the rest of my life, it means a lot to me that he sees me as his logical successor. It's nice to talk business with my dad as a colleague rather than a parental figure.
-Being near so many old friends. I don't know if I will ever be as close to Mary Anne and Claud as we were as little kids and during the BSC years, but they will always be special to me because they were the first friends I ever had. It's nice to know I can call them and invite them out for coffee or drinks whenever I feel like it.
-Running in Central Park. Love it.
Things I'm Not So Sure About in NYC
-The weather. After four years in CA it's hard to adjust to wearing parkas in the winter instead of flip flops.
-My crazy boss wants me to help make car insurance "sexy" enough to sell to people in my demographic. I told him none of my friends drive so I'm not even sure what he wants from me there. I tell myself I was hired because I'm an "ideas girl" but it's times like this, when my job totally stumps me, that I'm reminded I was hired because I'm the CEO's daughter.
-The fact that every social event I attend is apparently going to be like an SHS reunion. Sure, I love seeing some of them but didn't I graduate to get away from most of those people?
-The person who lives above me takes showers at 3:00 in the morning.
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