Leaving New Jersey........

Wow -

My very first official blog!!

So most of you know I've been here in lovely Lebanon, NJ on a project with a pharma company since June 11th, 2007. So here I sit in my room in the Crowne Plaza in Somerset, NJ on my last evening here. I went to dinner with the girls at Chelsea's for my last hoo-rah, and ironically there were fireworks (I'd like to think it was a big send off celebration for me - but anyhoo).......so reflecting on my time here I thought I would make a list of things I will miss and NOT miss about NJ.

Things I will miss about Jersey:

• All my IBM girlfriends on this project: Maribel, Donna, Suzanne and Yaz
• Maribel's laugh and her facial expressions - they are priceless, she could never play poker (well she could play but she wouldn't be very good at it - ha)
• Donna's funny travel stories, our "smarmy sightings", our crafting talks and the active, fun things she does in her fine state of Utah
• Suzanne and her "6 second delay", her pirate outfit and our "Daily IM off's"
• Yaz and her "toothbrush"
• Giovianni's Pizza (yes it's that thin crust NY style - mmmmmmm - scrumptious!)
• The fact that on NJ Highways Semi's cannot drive in the left hand lane.....
• The Crown Plaza and the free cheeses in the concierge lounge (haha - free cheese)
• The gate man at Hertz that sees me on my way each Monday
• My "Pink Salad" at Kirsten's
• Playing putt-putt and kicking my friend Donna's booty!
• The fact that I'm just a hop-skip-and-a-jump from NYC
• King's grocery stores
• The landscape and scenery in the fall....
• My dry ass turkey sandwich on my Continental flight back to OKC
• Watching travelers try and grab the last BOLTED IN plastic tray from the cart before going into security at the Newark airport (I tell you it's HILARIOUS)
• My 3 guaranteed good items from the work cafeteria: (1) Tuna Sammich (2) Turkey Club (3) Grilled Cheese ooooooo yeah and topped with Homemade Flik Chips

Things I will NOT miss about Jersey:

• NEWARK AIRPORT - I think in the 1000 flights I took out of this airport, I MAYBE was on time like twice
• Newark Airport bathrooms - any of them - ugh - nasty
• Donna stealing my identity (hahahahahahahahaha)
• The fact that drivers would rather rip your bumper off your car or kill you than let you over on the highway
• Guidos - please refer to http://thepandapage.com/2008/04/09/62-a-field-guide-to-internet-people-guidos/

Gee - you know it's funny, when I arrived in NJ I thought there were way more things I didn't like about it. But now that I'm leaving I see that there were many more things about Jersey that I loved.......::tear:: Oh and notice most things I'll miss are food related (ha)

So goodbye Joisey - I will truly miss you......

Not Pictured - Maribel (she hates her picture taken), Moi, Suzanne, Donna & Yaz