Maika and Emlen's Mom

Short post just to start a new chapter. With the arrival of my little boy comes a whirlwind of change... as my daughter would say, holy guacamole! It's lunacy having 2 kids under 2, but wonderfully challenging...add to that a move back to my old city of New York, a new job, selling a home and renting another, purging an offensive amount of random junk, letting go of THINGS, leaving new friends, caring for my ailing but feisty mother and learning to communicate with my husband kindly amidst a sea of tough stuff.

I have always wanted to return to NYC and despite that strong desire, the change and implications of uprooting my family carry the weight of uncertainty. I am frightened and excited all at once. 

As my family grows I recognize that being in a community and having the arms of my extended family and dearest friends around us matter more than ever. HOME. The four of us, not tethered to things, but to each other and these crazy experiences. From 1800 square feet to 1000...less space, but for me, so much more soul. New York, we may be crazy for returning with two kids, as most leave your bustling streets with a growing family. For us, though, we welcome back Central Park (the largest backyard) and Morningside Park's charm, a chance to be my own boss, dim sum, efficient mass transit, the familiarity of your history laden streets, REALLY good pizza and bagels (oh how I've missed you!) and the proximity to our people: sarcastic, funny, unique, slightly odd and honest. What did Frank Sinatra say about New York?  If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere...for some reason I just couldn't make it in DC, New York, even in a rainstorm on moving day, that's a whole different story...that's easy, that's home.