Your girl is definitely in the Big Apple, and doing the damn thing as a law student. I would be lying if I said it was easy, but life isn't supposed to be, so there's no need in complaining.
This first month has been something of a blur... But the rundown of the highlights is a necessity!
1) I live in an apartment and pay bills. Whoa. I've been an adult for a while, but now I feel really grown. Like, I-could-get-evicted-not-just-yelled-at-by-mom grown. I have two roommates, who are both really chill. When I arrived, however, I seriously doubted the fact that we would get along. Why you ask? One word: refrigerator. When I say it looked like something died up in there, I mean I saw the chalk outline and smelled the embalming fluid... I immediately had flashbacks to long house meetings and presents from mice. I was not letting that happen again... So...I got my own personal fridge and microwave, but then I come to find out that the roommates aren't the trifling ones, it was the girl who used to live in my room. Deep sigh of relief & a happy dance later, I'm back on track!
2) I saw Jay-Z in concert. Best. Night. Ever! There really is no need to say anything else on this point.
3) I had some undergrad reunion time, and met up with some really cool new people. I like the way my circle is expanding and shifting and solidifying around me. I feel good with most of the relationships I have right now, so good memories are definitely in the future.
4) Speaking of relationships... No, I"m not in one, but... Have you all seen the eyecandy available in NYC? Let me tell you a story that proves to me God is a woman...
So, it's a 90+ degree day, and I'm walking towards Broadway from my apartment. Right as I'm coming up to the corner, a young man walking adjacently to my path comes into view. In a matter of three smooth swagtastic steps, he has removed his shirt to bare his glistening body to the sun and all who could see. The reactions of the surrounding women (and some men) were enough to make a great sitcom scene, I promise. As he looks in my direction, I get a smile and a nod, and I know I'm going to have a good day. The end. Amen.
5) I have an all new stomping ground, and the newness of it excites me with anticipation. I feel the potential of the law, the concrete, the people, and the interactions of all three coming together to form a stained glass mosaic of color and sound.
Sigh... It's going to be a good 3 years.
