She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not

The only not so amazing part of receiving a bunch of beautiful, thoughtful gifts for all of our rooms is that we live in the West Village in a 700 square foot apartment, with not so many rooms. Receiving our shower gifts reminded me of our imminent need to relocate. I vote for LA. My fiance, more realistically, is pushing for Chelsea or the Upper West Side here in NYC. We’ll see. But in the meantime, inspired by Nora, I’ve come up with “What I Won’t Miss” and “What I Will Miss” about our little humble abode nestled in The Village.

What I Won’t Miss

The broken AC unit in our bedroom

The perpetually clogged sink in our bathroom

The always-fighting couple that lives above us (And the frequent f-bombs that come with)

The "oldness" of our apartment; it never feels squeaky clean

The tiny pieces of brick that fall from our crumbling exposed brick wall

Our serious lack of closet space

What I Will Miss

Our quiet block

Our apartment’s amazing location

The bodega around the corner that delivers us pints of ice cream

Roxy, the neighborhood Burmese Mountain Dog

The beautiful, towering tree outside our living room window

The mom & pop bookstore around the corner

The neighborhood bike shop

Our proximity to the West Side Highway (Although Justin insists we’ll be close to the Hudson River in our new spot too)

Jack's

The countless amazing restaurants within walking distance

Our exposed brick wall

Did I mention the amazing location?

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(photo via veronica lola)