Usually the holiday version of New York City brings out my Christmas cheer. This year the lights, trees, and 26 degree weather (that feels like 17 degrees) didn't do it for me. I totally sympathized with Charlie Brown and his holiday blues...until yesterday.Thankfully, east coast weather finally paid off and brought ten inches of snow!!! My dear friend, Andrea, and I indulged the snow-deprived kids in us and spent the entire day in Central Park: snow angels, snow balls, cardboard sledding, and swinging in the snow. My favorite park in the world was transformed into a fantastic dream. The entire park was blanketed in beautiful white powder. Parents and their kids staked their claims to the best sledding spots. A saxophonist shared his talent on the Mall. Couples strolled gloved hand in gloved hand around Bethesda fountain. Sunday earned a spot as one of my top 5 experiences in Central Park.I am finally prepared for Christmas. I'm anxiously awaiting my 6pm flight out of JFK to Long Beach on December 23rd. Get ready California, bring out the sun! Friends, let's gather for a long-awaited reunion! Family, I'm craving some home-cooked lovin! I feel it in my toes, folks.
No offense to momma and daddy, but the toughest part of moving to New York has been adjusting to life without the support of my life long friends.Sure, I went through my growing pains of leaving home, but the 6 hour drive from the Bay to So Cal weaned me off seeing my wonderful family on the reg.Lately I've questioned how to maintain long distance relationships with my most loved friends. With time zone differences, long work days, busy weekends and the many demands of life it's downright difficult to schedule in a phone call or a video chat. Text messages, gchats, e-mail chains, and facebook posts are helpful in sharing the occasional inside joke or embarrassing photo of a roommate turned Korean drama actress. But, the aforementioned modes of communication cannot replace quality face to face time. In the end, no matter how far apart we are, the friendships that withstand all these barriers are the ones that will last a lifetime. Now is our time to grow independently from one another and I understand that.For the future, my dearest friends, I am asking a favor...can we all please settle within a 2 hour driving radius from each other? Let's all make our adult lives easier, please?
