You can take the boy out of New York, but you can't take New
York out of the boy. Or so we will find out soon enough.
I never dreamed of living anywhere but New York in my 20's. I always felt
that I could tell my grandkids that I ran around the world's greatest city
in my most vital years, or I could tell them I didn't. Knowing that my 30th
birthday was coming up in 2003, I started thinking some months ago about what I
wanted to do next. Maybe try a new city, maybe get back into the sports
industry, maybe give back a little more to society.
I have found a new job that affords me all of that and, as hard as it is to
admit it, I'm going to be moving to Beantown and working as the director of
the Boston Red Sox community outreach program.
I know it's like sleeping with the enemy, but I won't tell if you don't that
I'll be gettin' some on the side with my beloved Yankees. Sports has always
been a source of fun for me, and it's never more fun than when you're a kid.
Our programs will run the gamut of age groups, but I look forward most of
all to helping kids understand the true value of sports: diversity,
teamwork, exercise and learning how to deal with success as well as
failure.
I'll be packing up pretty quickly. The movers are coming next week, and I
guess I'll be updating this site sporadically till I get settled in my
office.
I was up in Boston a couple of weeks ago to stake out a house in nearby
Belmont. That deal was cemented today, as well, so things are already going
swimmingly. Here are some pictures of my new
place.
jeezuz christmas you scared the hell outta me you goofball
Posted by erin at April 1, 2003 1:16 AM