New York City. There is no town like it.
It may be dear, but after Delhi, it is certainly not old or dirty! It feels good to be back in my dear New York City!
It has been a while since we wrote, so as a brief overview:
July 24th: Arrive back in the U.S.A. Laundry. Lots of laundry. Eat fresh New Jersey corn and a big, raw salad.
July 25-27th: Apartment hunt. Paul finds THE ONE. A newly renovated brownstone with beautiful details and just enough space – translate: HUGE for NYC standards. In the apartment, Paul would have a 15 minute walk to his office cutting his commuting time by an 1 hour and 45 minutes! He falls head over heels in love. Paul finds out what we need to do to get the apt while I interview for some jobs.
July 28th – August 2nd: Visit Kate and Shawn in Massachussets. Marvel at Kate’s beautiful belly. Drive to Maine for Jeff Tillinghast (Bowdoin) and Sarah Hurley’s wedding. Jubilate with friends. Vow to move to Maine one day.
August 3rd: Say farewell to beautiful Maine…for now… make Vacationland a part of our 5 year moving plan. Pick up three lobsters on our way South. Call our new neighbor and dear friend Eric Kane and let him know we will need a large pot around 7PM to cook three huge Maine lobsters; one for the each of us.
Evening: Blow up our air mattress. Boil the lobsters. Pop a bottle of Chardonnay. Hope that the last meal in our apartment is anywhere near as good as our first.
It may be dear, but after Delhi, it is certainly not old or dirty! It feels good to be back in my dear New York City!
It has been a while since we wrote, so as a brief overview:
July 24th: Arrive back in the U.S.A. Laundry. Lots of laundry. Eat fresh New Jersey corn and a big, raw salad.
July 25-27th: Apartment hunt. Paul finds THE ONE. A newly renovated brownstone with beautiful details and just enough space – translate: HUGE for NYC standards. In the apartment, Paul would have a 15 minute walk to his office cutting his commuting time by an 1 hour and 45 minutes! He falls head over heels in love. Paul finds out what we need to do to get the apt while I interview for some jobs.
July 28th – August 2nd: Visit Kate and Shawn in Massachussets. Marvel at Kate’s beautiful belly. Drive to Maine for Jeff Tillinghast (Bowdoin) and Sarah Hurley’s wedding. Jubilate with friends. Vow to move to Maine one day.
August 3rd: Say farewell to beautiful Maine…for now… make Vacationland a part of our 5 year moving plan. Pick up three lobsters on our way South. Call our new neighbor and dear friend Eric Kane and let him know we will need a large pot around 7PM to cook three huge Maine lobsters; one for the each of us.
Evening: Blow up our air mattress. Boil the lobsters. Pop a bottle of Chardonnay. Hope that the last meal in our apartment is anywhere near as good as our first.
Our official move-in day is this Sunday, August 9th. First, we are off to another wedding, this time of our friends’ Travis Buchanan (Bowdoin) and Julie Leff (NYC) . Should be a great Bowdoin crowd to celebrate with on the beach! On Sunday morning, the inevitable wonderment of how we collected so much stuff at the ages of 27 and 28 respectively will settle in. Paul will encourage me to downsize. I will lament that I cannot possible give up my Halloween costume from sophomore year in high school – I may need the parts again for this year. Nevertheless, we are eager to settle and establish our lives again in NYC. Move in day will be a long one as we begin the day post-wedding in southern New Jersey, load the moving truck together in Princeton, NJ and then unloading in NYC. Luckily, we will have the help of two good friends on the NY end. More to come post-move…
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