AUGUST 5TH.
IN MY BUS HALF ASLEEP AFTER A LATE NIGHT DINNER (2AM STYLE) WITH TOMMY, JANINE AND DIANE ENJOYING A SMOKED SALMON, GOAT CHEESE, FINE HERB OMELETTE, PROPER (SKINNY) FRITES PAIRED WITH DIJON MUSTARD, AND A LOVELY GLASS OF SYRAH TO TOAST OUR FRIENDSHIPS TOO...
IN ALL THE YEARS THAT I LIVED IN NEW YORK, THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PINCH IN MY HEART UPON LEAVNG, AND A SMILE IN MY HEART UPON RETURNING... NO I WAS NOT BORN IN NEW YORK CITY, BUT I KNOW THAT I WAS BORN TO LIVE HERE AND THATS WHY I EVENTUALLY DID...
I FELT IT IN MY HEART FROM THE FIRST DAY I SET FOOT ON THE DIRTY SIDEWALKS THAT I BELONGED HERE AND ONE MONTH LATER FROM THAT THOUGHT I MADE HER MY HOME... NOW YEARS LATER, WITH THE CITY STREETS IN BEDDED IN MY MIND LIKE A TATOO IN THE BRAIN, FRIENDS WHO ARE TRULY LIKE FAMILY, AND THE CHARISMA OF THE CITY INFUSED IN MY OWN CHARACTER... ITS SAFE TO SAY THAT NEW YORK CITY AND I ARE IN LOVE AND ALWAYS WILL BE... NO MATTER HOW FAR I WANDER FROM HER, I WILL ALWAYS COME BACK TO HER WITH A SMILE IN MY HEART... I BID HER FAREWELL FOR A BIT AND CONTINUE ON MY JOURNEY...
NEXT STOP IS ALBANY AND A DAY OFF IN CONNECTICUT TOMORROW... LOOKING FORWARD TO A DAY OF REST, YOGA, CAFE DEL MAR, WRITING, READING, AND BEING GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING...
ALWAYS...
XOX R
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