escape for a day

i really do love living in the city more than anything - the sirens, bright lights, polluted air - ah, i love it all. but sometimes, it's so nice to get away from it all. my best friend goes to boarding school up in connecticut, and for the 3 years she's gone, i've never been up to visit. [icky friend, i know...] however, this weekend i decided to be spontaneous [life goal numero uno] and woke up at 6:30am on sunday, hopped on the subway over to Grand Central [my 2nd favorite place in manhattan], and took a two-hour ride up to the BEAUTIFUL kent, connecticut.

when i say this place was beautiful, i really mean it. absolutely breath taking. everything about it made me smile. between the fresh air, my gorgeous best friend, oh so fast back-and-forth conversation, endless stories exchanged, and well over 200 hugs, it was the most wonderful day i've had in a while. the perfect escape from the fast paced pressure of the upper east side.

anyway, on the train there and back, i read the entirety of The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks. it was an incredible story. so much emotion. but i mean, what else can you expect of Sparks? he's an absolute genius. this book literally had me in TEARS on the train. i'm talkin', mascara everywhere, shoulders shaking, had-to-keep-myself-quiet tears. and if you know me, you know that i hate crying in public. nothing wrong with crying at all, just crying in public. it makes me uncomfortable when i do it, and even more so when i see others cry. yikes. alrighty, let's not get into that. yes, it was such a touching story. finishing the book was the perfect way to end my day. alas, after this glorious 3-day weekend, i'm being forced back into the reality that is High School. woopdee-friggin-doo.

goodnight world,

Aly