.new york i love you, but you're bringing me down.

it's been while, that's for sure. and what excuse do i have other than i've been busy? so lame, i know. but for the most part it's the truth.

it's winter now, and with the temperature drop so does my motivation for wanting to go outdoors. but the good news, is that i have an old friend visiting who has forced me to get out of bed every morning to show him around this city i call home. it's funny when people visit, how excited i get showing them the restaurants i frequent, the neighborhood haunts i waste gloomy afternoons drinking hot toddys in, all the while narrating the abbreviated history i've been able to retain in my short 2 year stint here. ok ok lance, i'll get up. this time. but can we spend tomorrow in bed instead?

new york, i love you.

but inevitably with the cold, comes the bitter realization that i do live quite far away from my family and really, the nice warm weather i'd grown up with. and it's especially hard around the holidays, while they call me with excited shrieks about the size of the christmas tree, and vow to make the holiday cookies i so desperately miss baking with my mom and sisters. and i know, i'll be going home on tuesday evening. and i should be grateful i have a job that has allowed me to be able to take a full 10 days to visit them. but when you have a once a year visit, 10 days seems too short.

anyway, the moral of the story is. i'm excited it's december. i'm excited about christmas and candy canes and really, just spending quality time with people i've so desperately missed over the last year. and it only seems appropriate to leave you with this.



cali here i come xx