Envious

I am SO envious of my friend Annie. She recently moved to NYC after living in Houston. She recently posted about grabbing some take out with the family and then walking across the street to the park for an impromptu picnic. The weather was cool and crisp even though there are still leaves on the trees... Then they heard some music... they followed it until the arrived at a small jazz band jamming outside. So they hung out for a while before the kids had to go to bed.

Its these kind of posts that just rip my soul out and make me want to collapse on the floor in self pity.

side note: Annie - DON'T stop writing about this kind of stuff... I promise I can handle it! :-)

My whole being aches to be there doing that. Being outside on grass without fire ants or stickers. Being able to walk to a store, restaurant and park... NOT DRIVE.

Aaahhh, to be free of the car.....

To hear music being played randomly, and to be surrounded by people from all walks of life. To have an apartment, with no lawn to mow. To have playgrounds near said apartment to play and meet people. Etc etc etc.....

It doesn't have to be NYC... any major city about the Mason-Dixon line will do... and I am sure there are some below that would be great too.

To ride the subway, to visit museums (natural history, science, art) to eat outside! Yes, people do eat outside. The eat a small personally owned restaurants where dogs are even allowed to join the family meal.

To have seasons. Spring fall and winter. Snow men, snow ball fights, sled rides.... hot chocolate. Memorial Day parades and trees taller than houses....beaches where shoes are not required because the sand is too hot...

Okay, well now I am just getting a bit off subject and making myself feel worse, so I will stop throwing my pity party. Thank you for coming....