Updates & The Hudson River Sea Glass Company

Jeff has been offered an IT Security position in the Global IT Department. I am also working as an Integrated Internal Auditor, and loving every minute of it. We will be traveling to Switzerland and Hong Kong in the spring. I will be testing controls and working, and we will both be sightseeing on the weekends. My uncle is an opera singer and will be singing in Berlin, and we are going to try and meet up with them while we are there. In my spare time we will also be antique shopping, and hunting for more sea glass in different international locations.



We have started the Hudson River Seaglass Company, and have just completed the first several pieces of jewelry this morning. They will be up for sale on C Market's Bidding for Good in the next couple of weeks, with the proceeds being donated to Global Action for Children (http://www.globalactionforchildren.org/).

Sea Glass Adventures

I have discovered that near to our new location is a treasure trove of sea glass. For those of you that do not know, we have recently moved to the New York City area. This area is one of the oldest in the United States, and I have found it to be a great source of glass of all vintages. I am not sure what I am going to do with it yet, but here is some of what I have found.

From what I have found so far, some of it is REALLY old! I have found some black glass that is old bottles from over a hundred years ago, and the etched top of a black perfume bottle or something like that. Here are the pictures of them.

I think I might try to sell some of these on Ebay, although if I had time it would be fun to try and make some jewelry from them.

Two Interviews!

We are very excited as Jeff and I each have an interview scheduled next week. Jeff's is a compliance position with an Anti-Money Laundering division of a company. Mandy's is with a high end accessories company as an Internal Auditor Intern. Each of us is very excited as the positions are what we each were really hoping for.

We will be driving up early next week, so we will be in packing mode all weekend, wish us luck!

Our New Paulus Hook Brownstone!

After a frenzied search throughout the area, we found the best apartment in the small, exclusive neighborhood of Paulus Hook. The streets are quiet and lined with trees. Rows of stately brownstones there have been designated as a National Historic Protected Area. Here is the entry and the door of our brownstone, we will post more photos after we move in.

We found an apartment in Paulus Hook

After a rollercoaster of a week, and two unexpected trip extensions, we think its worth it. We sign the lease tomorrow for a 2 bedroom apartment in Paulus Hook neighborhood. I will post a photo of the building tomorrow, and more when we move in in August. This is the view from our hotel overlooking the river across from NYC.

Our year in Tampa is almost over...

We have gained a lot of experience in Information Security, Accounting and Auditing. This practical experience will go a long way when we are interviewing for jobs (we think). Seton Hall is ranked second or third best accounting program in New Jersey, and we are thankful to be able to study there.

I eventually want to pass the bar exam and practice law that will also use my Masters degree, and Jeff would like to utilize his law degree without passing the bar in the business and auditing realm.

So, while we did not plan for this bump in the road, we are thankful for the experiences we have had here and the people we have met along the way!

We are apartment hunting in Hoboken

Its safe, clean and close to the PATH train and Seton Hall. Jeff has applied to a job for a compliance officer and I have applied for several jobs as well.

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We will still be working at our current job as well (remotely), doing some consulting work and writing a book on Contracts and the Law. We begin Accounting classes Aug 31 and the first job fair is in September. We are hoping that we wil be interviewed and get an Internship or job from this first job fair.