Said no one in NYC ever. It rained today while I was out... and of course, I had taken my umbrella out of my bag because it was sunny when I left. So I walked around in the rain and dodged in and out of stores and subway stations and awnings.
I went out by myself today! I got the subway and met a girl from Gallery Church for coffee and then went to get those much needed walking shoes (ugly, but I think they're winners in the comfort department. If you come to visit me, you've been warned. NO mockery), and while I was in Union Square I went to the much-loved Trader Joe's. The thing with shopping in NYC in general, and especially in the rain, is carrying it all back. Thankfully I'm a light grocery shopper (because as you all know, cooking is not my favorite) but as I hauled it all through the streets, onto the subway, set the bags on the ground, rode an hour north and then walked 7 blocks to the house I thought to myself "this is the dream!"
Which it is... kind of. The house in the Bronx is growing on me- mostly because of the women who live here and how wonderful they are. And every day is a cool new adventure. I finally figured out how to get groceries (I think ideally it involves using a cart on wheels!) and I didn't get lost on the subway today. Small accomplishments, but a big day for me. And carrying groceries on the subway is a small price to pay when you get live entertainment from a homeless* saxophone player on your train!
*I have no proof he was actually homeless, but I think it was a safe assumption.
These posts are awesome Corinne! They make me reminisce my own adventures when I moved to a large city back home eons ago. Although spatially different from yours, the spirit of the experiences is nostalgically familiar!
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