first nyc-versary

One year ago today I stepped off a plane at Laguardia, and…my new roommates weren’t home from work yet so I sat in the terminal for two hours reading a magazine.

A lot has happened in the year I’ve been living in New York. I’ve had two jobs, I’ve lived in three of the five boroughs, and I have eaten a lot of pizza and drank a lot of coffee. I think I’ve changed a little too. For example, this is me riding the subway in August 2014:

And this is me riding the subway in August 2015:

I’ve pretty much had this exact monologue in my head multiple times.

Happy anniversary, New York. I love ya. Even if the subway is torture on the weekends.

Posted by bethspurplenotebook on August 15, 2015

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