"i'll always love you though, new york"--ryan adams

so this is it, my last night in new york....

also, my last entry in this blog...it's been a good 3 months, don'tcha think? i guess you can just look back...seems liek just yesterday i was walking into rockefeller center, getting my name badge, discovering the pizza place next door and getting run over by people walking to work...oh no, not anymore...i walk in, scan my badge like a pro, know some of the best food places around and run over tourists myself...*sigh* am i a new yorker now? no...definately a texas girl forever..:)

i will miss it here, somewhat. the fast pace is sort of cool, but when i just feel like strolling or i'm stressed out, i just want everything to stop, it would be nice to have a quiet corner somewhere...i love central and riverside park. i love the empire state building...lit up in all different colors at night...i love pizza, and i love chinatown, SoHo and Connolley's spinach dip! I'll miss running to the Times Square Deli for a quick soda or bag of chips. I'll miss running next door to get pizza for $2 when money was tight a certain week. I'll miss running to mcdonald's with the "fam" when we thought there was nothing else to eat! I'll miss the late movie nights, the laughing at everyone's goofy jokes....I'll miss traci's love for lip gloss, kenzie's love for firemen, and both of their loves for magnolia cupcakes. I'll miss amanda's sweet smile, whitney's love for saturday afternoon football, the small bursts of laughter shared between me and allison, jenni's knowledge of creepy boys and sharing the fear of our future together, wiggins' knowledge, hawkins' teasing of my minority culture, caleb's sprite and saltines' trip, le's calmness even when she is sooo stressed out, blitch's napoleon dynamite speeches, and monopoly games, and gulley's hugs....wow...so i guess that made me a small bit sentimental...

Well, the bottom line is that I've had a great time here, and made some great friends, some i wish i met sooner, but that's ok, i'm sure we have plenty of time to be friends :) After karoaking, there are so many songs that will remind me of this group and this time in my life...

Kids, I've had the time of my life.

I leave you with some pictures we took today at the Rockefeller Tree:)



kenzie, me and jenni in front of the angels



the angels and snowflakes



me and jenni in front of the tree



the beautiful, sparkly christmas tree in front of my building!! rockefeller center!!

"We said goodbye to a dear old friend,
And we packed our bags and left, feeling sad,
It's the only way,
We said hello as we turned the key,
A new roof over our heads,
Gave a smile,
It's the only way,
Only way

Turn your head,
And don't look back,
Set your sails for a new horizon,
Don't turn around, don't look down,
Oh there's life across the tracks,
And you know it's really not surprising,
It gets better when you get there"
--hello, goodbye --phil collins