Today, I miss..

The City. I remember the night Kryss and I talked about moving to New York. We planned on stopping in the city for a few days and had plans of visiting all of these places in the city. We didn't do as much as we planned, but it was still one of the best times of my life. The atmosphere of that place is like no other. It's busy all. the. time. As irritating as it was at times trying to get from point A to point B, it was still this crazy rush of adrenaline and when we finally got to our destinations, it was such an accomplishment.
I miss taking the trains. It was my first time getting around by train and it was scary. I remember before I ever went to the city, people would say "be careful! People on the train are sketchy and keep a hand attached to your belongings!" We encountered some pretty sketchy people, but it wasn't nearly as bad as people said (at least while we were there.) Even just people watching on the train was intriguing. People that got to work and went everywhere else by train. Here I am used to driving around, only taking about twenty minutes to get somewhere, while these people left work hours early just to catch the train to be somewhere on time.

I miss Central Park. Again, I've never been there, so being able to experience it for the first time with Kryss was amazing. I've seen it numerous times on television, dying to go. We walked around the park for a bit and then laid in the grass and took a nap. It was amazing to soak up the sun and listen to the sounds of the city and fall asleep to it. It was such a relaxing time..

Lastly, I miss the businesses there. Sure, there are plenty of coffee shops and clothing stores everywhere, but it was so different to me. We went to a tiny coffee shop and sat at stools and enjoyed our coffee. It was owned by one person who ran the place basically by himself. He had one other person to help out, but the dedication he put into that place was amazing. It's something I would die to do. He put his heart into that place and it showed. I would love to be able to wake up in the city and open my own business and dedicate myself to something I truly loved doing.
I can't wait to go back. Kryss and I are planning a trip in January (hopefully), but with everything else going on, I'm not sure we'll even have the time to go. I'm hoping to at least make a day trip out of it or stay one night just to get a piece of the city to hold me over for awhile. I read all of these other blogs with people that live in NYC and I just don't understand how they could ever be unhappy. They're living in one of the most loved and busy cities, filled with all kinds of people and places to occupy their time.
To me, that's the dream.