Always A Place In My Heart For NYC...

I was so relieved over the weekend that Hurricane Irene didn't cause too much damage to NYC. I just couldn't have handled anymore bad images of a place that holds such a huge chunk of my heart.

Tim and I lived in New York, for two years (1997 - 1999). These would have been two of the happiest years of my life. Having to rely on just each other and to wade through what was such a complicated paper trail to re-establish ourselves.

When we first moved we were sure we'd just be able to rent a simple, fully furnished apartment. This was not the case. Having to deal with brokers and meet landlords and be accepted in to the city was so full-on. In the end it was so worth it and the funny things that we went through along the way really changed us and made us be able to cope with anything life throws us today.

I went through my old album and scanned some photos of our tiny, adorable, one bedroom, brownstone walk up in W12th St. We were between 5th & 6th Ave and just under the Union Square Markets. We loved our neighborhood! Px
Me outside our brownstone
That was our apartment, third floor up, in the trees

I loved the exposed brick and this mantelpiece
Gorgeous windows and our tables and chairs we found at a flea-market in the city and that we still use in Sydney to this day
That's kind of it. The front door, kitchen, some storage, bathroom
Tiny kitchen, but that's all we needed! Our beloved atomic. We still never leave to go anywhere without it
I loved this bathroom. And the amazing shower curtains we could buy. I wish I'd bought hundreds of them!
Exposed brick. Perfection. This is my Wedding bouquet. Did I tell you we were married in NYC?
Cutest garden on the building opposite. I used to love watching the seasons change from these windows
Snow! A real novelty for us
Winter wonderland in W12th St!
The Butterfly Building opposite us. It featured in the film "As Good As It Gets"
Before the grey hair, wrinkles, kid-stress!