breaking up with brooklyn is hard to do

laura and i  have had to say too many goodbyes in the last month, and although thats our MO, it isn't ever easy. naturally, i'm sad to leave our friends and co-workers, but i expected those goodbyes, anticipated them, and acted accordingly. other unforeseen goodbyes snuck up on me- especially in my neighborhood. in the last few days alone i've said goodbye to my favorite lady at the laundromat, the clerks of the delis and bodegas i frequent, the cashier of the chinese restaurant, and the owner of the pizza shop two doors down. i had to say so long to fort greene park, the brooklyn bridge and the g train. i had one last trip to ikea with jaime, for swedish meatballs of course! laura and i watched one last episode of ladette to lady at emily's house (bottoms?!), and had one last cigarette on the roof with carrie, david, and rothko. i took one last walk through clinton hill with my boyfriend, and then i had to kiss him goodbye as well. leaving new york is bittersweet- so much to miss, but so many new adventures to be had.

on that note, we uhauled ourselves out of brooklyn today, and i'm writing this post from a days inn in winchester, va. the entire moving-out process went so smoothly, and i thank everyone who helped make that possible (except laura). i need to sleep now, as we have a lovely 10 hour drive awaiting us in the morning. bonne nuit, nicolette

the first post is the deepest?

some say that one should never title a blog entry after a rod stewart song, but i guess i like to throw caution to the wind. in fact, laura and i are starting this blog to document precisely that-(not rod stewart songs, thank god) our own throwing of caution to the wind, leaving our lives in the big city to travel these united states. 

the excitement begins tomorrow with a goodbye party for these goodbye girls! the moving truck will be picked up on tuesday, and we should be south of the mason-dixon line by the first of august. also, don't expect too many crazy travel stories just yet, as we'll be hanging out with our (respective) families and (mutual) friends in the southeast for four months before we really hit the road. 

-nicolette