Parallels for OSX

So i bought a macbook last week. In an effort to ditch my work dell thats circa 2001, i bought parallels and installed Windows XP from my college days ($5 a disc from the university bookstore) the only hiccup was that i could not get parallels to sync via activesync with my Q. Well was checking on some workarounds then saw that Parallels Desktop build 3170 worked with activesync. Im super excited now. all mac goodness. I have to use XP for my work email and VPN im sure there is a way to get it working with OS x. but then id have to purchase my own copy of Office. for now im using a combination of NeoOffice (open office for OS x) and Office 2003 from work. well thats about it. Im in orlando now, and will be until wed then i am off to Jacksonville