Dear New York
It has only been a month since we met, yet I just can't get you out of my head (sorry Kylie Minogue for the blatant plagiarism).
You enter my dreams and many of my waking moments and I simply can't wait until I can see you again.
It seems like I spent a lifetime waiting to meet you. It was a tough journey to get to you, full of delays, pitfalls and my serious commitment phobia, and sometimes it seemed like the day would never come.
But suddenly....there you were.
I will never, ever forget my first glimpse of you. I was in a taxi, after a long and arduous plane trip, feeling grimy and tired and let's face it, looking less than my best.
And then I saw you.
You took my breath away. And you looked at me like we'd known each other a lifetime. I simply didn't know where to look first and suddenly I was overcome with excitement, breathless anticipation, and yes, a little shyness. All my tiredness fell away and I simply couldn't wait to get to know you better.
The following 8 days were a whirlwind courtship. You whisked me from our loft in TriBeCa to see all manner of breathtaking sights, from the incredible Lady (Statue of Liberty) who is everything and more that I've seen in pictures. I'll never forget rounding the corner and catching my first glimpse of the Flatiron Building, she who has featured in almost every idea of NYC in my memory. We strolled through Central Park, sharing one of the most special moments of my life at the Bethesda Fountain. The Boathouse! The Wollman Rink, sadly empty, where I could only imagine skating together with the lush foliage and skyscrapers looking down on us.
We toured the East Village and walked through SoHo together and looked at World Trade Centre 1 every night from our window.
Strolling Broadway and shopping...shopping and more shopping (whoever is responsible for recommending Sephora has a lot to answer for....kids in a candy store, much?).
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| Strawberry Fields Forever... |
Our midnight escapade to the top of the Empire State Building is something that will be etched in my memory for a lifetime. Words cannot describe the feeling that overcame me viewing the panorama of the most incredible city in the world. I simply fell in love.
Walking up those three LOOOOONNNNGGGG and incredible wonky sets of stairs each evening to our loft, I smiled every step of the way, imagining the next day when we would meet again.
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| Seems pretty cheap... |
Sadly the day came when we had to part. What a mixed day that was. On one hand, I had been away from my gorgeous son for quite a while and missed him terribly. And yet, on the other, I had met you, only to feel like I was about to lose you all over again.
After spending 24/7 with you for just over a week, I was filled with a sense of melancholy and emptiness at the thought of losing you so soon.
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| Flatiron! |
We just didn't get enough time, and I really feel like I've got so much unfinished business with you.
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| Magical Bethesda Fountain |
They might say that you leave your heart in San Francisco, and this may be true for some, but New York, I have definitely left a big piece of me there.
Now all I can think about is seeing you again. I dream of you, I daydream of you, I picture you in technicolor, and miss you so much it almost hurts.
I also regret that my son hasn't gotten a chance to meet you.
Yet....
I heart you New York.
Until we meet again.
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| Camera straight...stairs not. |
Bec xx
Dear New York
You enter my dreams and many of my waking moments and I simply can't wait until I can see you again.
It seems like I spent a lifetime waiting to meet you. It was a tough journey to get to you, full of delays, pitfalls and my serious commitment phobia, and sometimes it seemed like the day would never come.
I will never, ever forget my first glimpse of you. I was in a taxi, after a long and arduous plane trip, feeling grimy and tired and let's face it, looking less than my best.
And then I saw you.
You took my breath away. And you looked at me like we'd known each other a lifetime. I simply didn't know where to look first and suddenly I was overcome with excitement, breathless anticipation, and yes, a little shyness. All my tiredness fell away and I simply couldn't wait to get to know you better.
The following 8 days were a whirlwind courtship. You whisked me from our loft in TriBeCa to see all manner of breathtaking sights, from the incredible Lady (Statue of Liberty) who is everything and more that I've seen in pictures. I'll never forget rounding the corner and catching my first glimpse of the Flatiron Building, she who has featured in almost every idea of NYC in my memory. We strolled through Central Park, sharing one of the most special moments of my life at the Bethesda Fountain. The Boathouse! The Wollman Rink, sadly empty, where I could only imagine skating together with the lush foliage and skyscrapers looking down on us.
We toured the East Village and walked through SoHo together and looked at World Trade Centre 1 every night from our window.
