It is currently in the teens in New York which means your face is completely numb within the first block you walk. Any desire to look fashionable has gone out the window and you find yourself grabbing those long johns your grandma bought you that you used to make fun of (thank goodness you decided not the trash them during spring cleaning). And to top it off your social life turns into binge drinking at home with your cat watching Netflix(it's not as dreamy as it sounds I promise).
Welcome to January in New York City ladies and gentlemen.
For Christmas this year I decided to pack my bags and head back to the good ol' west for a very Merry California Christmas. When booking my ticket I was a bit hesitant because I began to believe LA was too boring for me now. I am now an avid New Yorker, who wears black all day and can't help but be a backseat driver to the annoying cab drivers trying to make an extra buck by going the long way. I decided to come for one week although my break was over a month long. Why would I want to spend my New Years in California when anyone and everyone was going to be in NYC?
The week went by too fast to say the least, During the days me and the girls hopped from one brunch to another while escaping to Santa Anita race tracks for opening day. As we sipped on one too many complimentary champagnes (and even more vodka shots) the past memories with these girls felt like yesterday. I almost forgot how much fun my life in LA actually was.
In my first post I expressed how the duration of my time in California I was desperate to seek more with my life that I actually forgot to enjoy the NOW, the present. We constantly are looking for the next best thing whether it is with work, relationships, cities, exc. that we forget how amazing is right now, at this current place and time. I want you right now to look up and around at your surroundings. Think of your life now, every little detail. And never forget this time of your life because whether you plan on changing your life completely this year or staying the exact same there is something so beautiful and raw with today, this week and this year already that we often overlook.
California was, and despite my snooty New York attitude, still is beautiful. Still is a home of mine and still lingers in my heart and all the memories with it. This last trip back home added many more memories from sing-alongs in the car to serious conversations with my dad over a nightcap on the couch. As I sip on my cappuccino hoping that somehow it will take me back to the sunny and 75 LA winter. I will miss California today, and maybe tomorrow but I will continue to put on my down coat and not let a little bad weather ruin this very moment.
Because, hey, you never know where you'll end up soon (mostly with my track record of one way tickets).
And the every-so-popular Karlin's last advice
never, every take for granted In-N-Out burger (shake shack doesn't compare!)
bon voyage babes
xx
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