It's like my neighborhood is wooing me. This whole weekend I've had no trouble finding parking spaces-even tonight when I got home from work, I had a spot waiting for me right out front. When I needed to bring boxes up to my apartment, I scored the best spot, right outside the door.
People have been super nice-strangers have said hello, my chiropractor (who, by the way, I love now that I haven't seen him in so long) had been charming and has made me feel SO much better and I got a free salad yesterday because the register went down and I waited for about 5 minutes.
On the way home I walked behind a girl who smelled so good that I could have followed her forever...except she stopped before the liquor store, so I didn't.
I got the last bottle of my favorite wine and the man who rang me out was so nice and made jokes and even helped me put the wine in my bag.
While I was walking home, the wind was blowing softly, people were laughing in the distance and the hum of the T swished past me just as I was about to enter my building. I turned and looked around at the rows of brownstones that line my street and I thanked God for helping me live here for the 2 years that I did.
Yes, this neighborhood feels like my home and it seems like it'll miss me too. Maybe someday I'll come back to live here, but for now, it's time to find my way in a new town, in a new apartment with new experiences. I'll always love this place, but I have a good feeling that this is a new chapter in my life.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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6 comments:
Ah the allure a place throws off as we are about to move on...it happens all the time.
Reading below..Mags...he was an a**hat...you deserve so much better and will find that.
This move might be that first step in a new chapter. A new job...a new home...a new relationship
MUCH LUCK
I'm going to really miss a lot of things about this place too...but I know it's the best thing to do.
I am sure it will miss you and you will miss it but i cannot wait to see what you do with your new place! Thats so exciting!
Funny how those parking spaces have been opening up now, eh? Another of Murphy's Law I guess.
You did have a lovely little neighborhood and I can definitely see why you'll miss it but I bet the new one is going to be just as good - if not better - minus the parking problems!
Ha-the kicker is that tonight I came home and had to circle for an hour...after working a double, having things to do like pack and being sad b/c the stupid radio seemed to play our entire relationship's worth of songs. Which, incidentally, is a lot of music.
You'll really appreciate your new place when you don't have to move your car for the snow plows.
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