marjonea

Hello from NYC. Believe it or not, but this is week five since I headed out on this journey of making New York home. In one sense it kind of feels like I've been here forever, while at the same time I can hardly believe I'm actually here to stay. I miss my Spokane people on the daily and some moments miss the familiarity of my home - the South Hill sunsets at the bluff, the smell of my favorite candle burning in my bedroom, my parking spot at church, getting greeted by name at my favorite coffee spot, sitting in the kitchen chatting with my Mom, the never ending cycle of friends borrowing and returning socks, board games util 2am... you know, the familiar. I didn't realize those funny little and seemingly insignificant things weaved into my daily routines gave me so much security and comfort until I no longer had them surrounding me. Within the last month I have felt vulnerable, uncomfortable and unfamiliar more times than I can count. I have felt alone in a room full of p