Going Home

My apartment in a truckA few days ago I loaded all my possessions into a rental truck and made the seven hour drive back to Maine... with my cat. Thankfully my pal Sarah came a long for the ride and kept Louis (the cat) from jumping in my face. He chilled on the dashboard mostly while I admired the leaves and made small talk, unable to comprehend all I was leaving behind.

The time to move from Brooklyn hit me like a ton of bricks. Really? Leave the coolest place? (it is right?) Why? I have everything I'll ever need here. It's hip, happening and there's so much to do! Right. There's so much to do. At any given moment you could be doing something else much cooler, with much cooler people, wearing much cooler clothes or shoes. My friends are pretty rad, so I tended to focus on the shoes part and since I was almost always broke, buying such things was usually out of the question. Oh NY, how you inflated my insecurities!

My Marks family send off. They all came to wave goodbye, heart wrenching, but much appreciated!But I don't want to dwell on the darkness, because the city is a fabulous place, I'm sure in time I'll even be able to lift my "I heart NY" mug high, but it just wasn't working out.

Of course I have HUGE plans of doing everything I ever wanted in life in this new magical land of opportunity, but for now...I'm content to collect my thoughts, breathe fresh air, talk to people I haven't seen in years, invest in some new projects and find my smile.

Things I will miss:

• My pals and their kids
• The flea and these pickles
• The slate sidewalks covered in leaves and a little rain
• The Brooklyn Bridge
• Brooklyn being part of my addressThe Marks brought me a parting gift and as I opened it 2 year old Clarissa said "Happy Bithday Gimmie!" which just killed me!
• Bike riding in all seasons (ok, I didn't really do that, but at least I could!)
• Brooklyn Family Thanksgivings
• Being able to get almost anything at anytime
• Being able to drink as much as you want and still get home safely (hello subway/car service!)
• Things being open past 9pm!
• The skyline
• Parties on my roof

Things I won't miss

• Traffic
• Being underground
• Cockroaches
• The anger... in every line, street corner, subway car, driver...
• Carrying my bike up four flights!

Comments

[mbf]

Bittersweetness.... I welcome you home and wish you luck in your next advencha! Should you ever want to check out SF (also full of awesomeness), I welcome you to MY home there. xoxo

[leah]

a new chapter eh? can't wait to see what the future holds!

[cal]

oh kim, i hear you! but i think you are doing the right thing and will have such a better quality of life in maine. i am so loving my new status of 'visitor' to nyc; when i am there now i appreciate it so much more and really try to take advantage of the good things the city has to offer. but then i can go back to peace and nature and have the best of both worlds! good luck settling in and don't look back ;n)

[Laura]

Eleanor and I were just looking at these photos and missing you!