(I'll miss you, rooftop)
The good times that made us laugh
(Like when I woke Brian up at 3am, certain there was a rat in the living room. After a 10-minute face off we turned on the lights and it was Casey's ball.)
Outweigh the bad.
(Crazy landlord? What crazy landlord?)
I thought we'd get to see forever
(Not true, I always new Brian had me on a 2 year time limit.)
But forever's gone away
(Well, technically it's just moving back to Austin)
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.
I don't know where this road is going to lead
(First to the Upper West Side for a few months, a long trip to London, and then home at last.)
All I know is where we've been
(A trip to Europe with me, my two best girlfriends and sweet, patient Brian all sharing the same room.)
And what we've been through.
(Nine and a half years of Team: Brian, Claire, and Casey.)
If we get to see tomorrow
(Well that's morbid.)
I hope it's worth all the wait
(I sure hope Brian thinks all this waiting on me to get NYC out of my system was worth it.)
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.
And I'll take with me the memories
(My Dad showing Brian how to do a "real" push up in our tiny apartment during Brooklyn Thanksgiving 2009.)
To be my sunshine after the rain
(Sunshine after the snow is more like it. So. Much. Snow.)
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.
Our NYC home as empty as it was when we found it.
Like anyone addicted to something, Brian is having me detox on the Upper West Side for 2 months so that I don't have NYC withdrawals when we move back to Austin.
We've begrudgingly traded Prospect Park for Central Park. There are an equal number of squirrels and tourists. Casey has her eye on the former.
Our sublet is literally a block from a famous Magnolia bakery. They don't have cupcakes in Austin so I better eat a lot while I'm here.
The view from Riverside Park where the boats dock on the Hudson River near 79th St. There's a great outdoor restaurant out on the water. I went, ate a hamburger, and felt like I was sitting beside Lake Travis.
4 comments:
I think that Magnolia opened just when we were leaving. Oh, how I love them! That is worth the move into the city alone, no???
Can't wait to have you back soon!
It's been 2 years? Doesn't seem like it. What a great chapter in your book of life.
-ella
Well, I'm thankful for you and your "crazy" ideas about living in NYC and thankful for sweet Brian who made that dream for you come true. I love the way that you all took advantage of the whole city and the entire adventure. So clever of you to "do it your way"! And now I'm thankful that you'll be home again and that you'll know that NYC is a great place to visit and know your way around. Happy travels and see you in early November. Love you!
I LOVE that y'all have had this time together & this chance of a lifetime to experience NYC. And I'm soooo glad to finally have you back in TX!! Now we just have to work on The Smiths & we'll be complete. : )
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