The long weekend...

There is nothing better than a long weekend! I am sad that it is almost over. :o(

Today we updated Wilkes' phone because our carrier has to change from Verizon to AT&T for the island. We got him the Blackberry Bold for his Yule and Birthday present combined and for the first time he is officially out-geeking me with his technology -- I am totally jealous! :o)

Verizon (just fyi) does not office service on STX, well they do but apparently it runs at over $1 per minute (yikes!) so my company is switching me over to an AT&T account, but we have still kept our 618 area code numbers. :o)

It occurred to me today that I have a TON to do before I leave in a mere 34 days (holy crap!!! 34 days!!!) I still have to figure out what to bring, what to leave, what to ship, etc. If anyone has any good ideas feel free to leave me a comment.

Also, should anyone be planning on a visit, try to let me know as soon as you can, I will set up a calendar for couch space.

Hugs to you all!!!

-Heather

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have way too much to be thankful for to list out, however I wanted to say thank you to all my friends, family, and co-workers for all of your love and support during this St. Croix trip planning. I would not be where I am today without you and I love you all.

I hope you all ate well today and are resting happily.

Goodnight!

My Apartment '09

Okay, so it is not much, but it will be my home for the next year. Below is my living room and for those of you visiting, that is your couch! :) Well, your futon anyway. It is a one bedroom sort of apartment, although my "bedroom" is really a loft.

My "bedroom" is below.

This is the view down from my bedroom (loft?) thing...

And now we get to the really good stuff. This next photo is the view from my bedroom.

And here is the view from my little concrete patio--for those of you visiting, this will be where the rum happens. :)

So, there is just a quick view of what I know so far. I will keep you updated!

-Heather

First Posting

This is a weird experience, writing for the masses. They say not to give out a blog address until you have a good stock of reading material for people to view. I have never been too good at listening to "They" so read and enjoy and hopefully this will be a good experience for us all. :)
As some (or all) of those who are reading this know, I am moving to the United States Virgin Islands (St. Croix to be exact). For the sake of typing, from this point on I will probably refer to it as STX. My flight leaves in the morning of January 2, 2009 and arrives later that evening in the balmy breezes and mild hurricanes of the tropical isles. :) I am being sent their by my company and I am excited (and nervous) to work at the second largest oil refinery in the world. I will be performing Industrial Hygiene work as well as some laboratory work. Industrial hygiene is a profession that is a hard thing to explain to those who are not familiar with it. Think health and safety stuff, but less about ear plugs and fall protection and more about benzene, hydrogen sulfide, and what kind of respirator to wear. Although we are big fans of both hearing and fall protection. :)
Right now I do have an apartment, my car has been ordered (no idea what kind), my plane ticket is purchased, and I learned how to perform the lab work that I will doing. So, all in all I am in good shape.
I shall write more soon!
-H.