Well hellooooooo again.
My name is Cathy, and it's been 5 months since my last post. (Cue the AA "Hiiiiii, Cathy...."). I've got to tell you, I'm not going to apologize for neglecting my blog. Life happens. And boy, has LIFE certainly happened in the past 5 months.
Landing in Boston
Let me catch you up to speed. Last I left you, Jeremy and I got home to Boston, only to be welcomed by about 10 feet of snow, which was glorious. Except not at all. When we first moved back, we were staying with my in-laws while we looked for an apartment. (The move happened sort of quickly, and we hadn't had time to find a place AND buy a car before we got back.) Anyway, so my mother-in-law, Carol, who is easily one of the sweetest people I know, took us in while we looked and weathered the storm (quite literally.)
The End of an Era
Jeremy began his new job a week after we got back, and I immediately resumed working my job upon return. It didn't take me long to realize that working from home really wasn't going to work for me. Don't get me wrong. Not having a commute is glorious. But it's hard to feel motivated when you wear yoga pants to "work" every day, and you've got two cats meowing incessantly and walking across your keyboard until you give them attention. Needless to say, I quickly began considering other career options in Boston.
Very soon thereafter, I was very fortunate to be offered a really amazing job as a Marketing Manager at a Digital Marketing firm. I accepted their offer and left my travel position behind. I'll always be grateful for my job in travel because it afforded me and Jeremy a fantastic opportunity to see one of the most beautiful places in the world, and it really taught me a lot about in-house marketing.
My Job Now
So, as I've said, I now work for a digital marketing agency, and I really am loving it. Some days are better than others, and frankly, I cannot vomit rainbows every day. But I work with some truly amazing, hilarious, talented, brilliant people, and I feel honestly lucky to work in such a fun office. While I absolutely miss the fantastic perks that come with working in travel (*Cough*Trips to Tahiti*Cough*), I have to say that working for an agency is so much more... me.
The days fly by. I like coming to work and not having to market the same thing every
day. I enjoy the variety, the client relationship management, and
having a team behind me that has varying levels of expertise in all
sorts of technical mumbo jumbo that make anyone's head spin.
In short, things with my job are going well.
Our New Place
The day before my birthday (I'm 27 now...eesh...), we moved into a gorgeous apartment in Waltham (about 20 minutes outside of Boston.) We live in a townhome community, and our apartment faces west, overlooking a pretty lake. We set up a cat tree in front of our big window, so Annie and Tessie can climb up there, nap, and look at the lake and birds. We absolutely love our new place, got brand new furniture (my favorite part is the acacia dining room table!), and are FINALLY now fully settled in. We've even got a washer/dryer in unit for the very first time, and let me tell you, we do a lot of laundry now.
We're really happy with it, and Annie and Tessie agree. We've pretty much decided that until we buy a place, we're going to try really hard not to move anywhere else. Haha...but seriously.
Our Lives Otherwise
Aside from the hubbub of moving, getting new furniture, and new jobs, things are very much the same. We've seen my dad a few times, which has been really nice. We've gotten to see our friends here and there, but not as much as we'd like. (We both work a ton.) But we're working on making a point to socialize more. BFF got married, and was the most stunning bride I have ever seen. I cried my way through the toast at her wedding, and had so much fun. I went to an improv comedy show with my friend Alex, and we recently went wine painting (SO MUCH FUN). So that's check, check, and check off my 101 in 1001. We're working on going to Vegas for Jeremy's 30th birthday. (So hopefully another check there.)
In general, we're just enjoying life. Finally feeling settled in. Trying to enjoy our summer when we're not working and running around. And...yep. That's what's been up with us, in a concise nutshell.
I will try to post more, though no promises. I honestly have really missed blogging. Hoping you are well, dear reader.
Xoxo,
Cathy
