A few thoughts......

Jacob Javitz Center NYC

Ok so I overdid it the last post....sorry, it must have been the fact that I am a big time loner here outside of work! A few thoughts on the latest in the Lehigh Valley........
-I have had the best Thai food in the world out here....I could go there daily if I could afford it!

-If you're ever in Bethlehem PA, find The Olive Branch, its a tiny family owned middle eastern diner that is fantastic, and the ambiance is as my coworker says "is almost like you're actually in Syria"
-After work hours, the things that help me keep my sanity by myself are:
1)talking via the webcam with the wife and fam
2)some good books
3)after work jogs where I actually see wild animals! deer, a few beavers, and a ton of squirrels
4)ESPN, ESPN 2, NBA playoffs, discovery channel, history channel, cmt, and I admit I love watching HGTV

-Work is going good, I work with a lot of very smart, very friendly people
- The weather has definitely improved the past few weeks, everything here has turned green and the leaves are back which makes this the greenest place I have ever lived besides Paraguay. -I can honestly say that I have seen more roadkill the last 4 weeks than I have seen in my entire life!
-Fact:Skunks still smell horrible weeks after being run over
-The worst part about moving out of state is having to change over car insurance, license/registration etc.
-The second worst part is having to mentally map out a new grocery store to know where everything is which ofcourse is a totally different setup and much larger than good ol Stater Bros in Brea

-people here in PA have a thing for "pulling through" when they park in any parking lot....its an obsession, everybody does it, everywhere...I guess they don't like to use reverse much

-most people at work who ask me about my wife are stunned to learn that she will not be going back to full-time work anytime soon and that we will actually live on just 1 income?!

This upcoming week will feature my first trip to the Big Apple NYC as I will be traveling with a group from work for our biggest industry tradeshow called Lightfair at the Jacob Javitz Center in Manhattan........people here can't believe I have never been to NY

AFTER NYC, I will be going to the Washington DC temple on Saturday with our wards youth. They need to be at the temple at 8AM, so we leave at 4 AM! Which means I have to leave my house at 3:30 AM to meet up with them at 4! I dont know what I got myself into, but I am sure it will be a great trip well worth it! Stay tuned next week for pictures of the trip/s and the latest from PA as the time to make my return to the OC is only 2 weeks away!!!!