Welcome to New York

We woke up this morning to a bunch of ants crawling around next to the bed. They scattered when we turned on the lights and started moving around the apartment...Welcome to New York.

Like most NY apartments, ours came with a window a/c unit and a radiator whose heat is controlled by the apartment super...Welcome to New York.

Want to go green without breaking the bank, but rather saving? Buy a metro pass in New York. It’s $104 per month to travel by subway or bus in the city. You don’t make car payments, you don’t pay $60 per week per car on gas, you don’t have car insurance to worry about, and best of all, you don’t pay $500 per month to park your car in NYC...Welcome to New York.

In Arizona, apartments and houses have an abundance of electrical outlets. In New York, they don’t...Welcome to New York.

I quietly stumbled to the bathroom in the middle of the night only to wake Philip with a loud clank when the toilet flusher fell onto the tile floor. I heard a gasp followed by a panicked “What happened, baby girl? Are you okay?” He fixed it in the morning...Welcome to New York.

We have Times Square in our backyard, about 15 minutes or so from our apartment. How many people can say that? Oh, wait. Millions can. It’s still a fun backyard...Welcome to New York.

New York is brimming with life, and if you can appreciate the beauty of urban life, it’s really the place to be...WELCOME TO NEW YORK!