One year ago today I was bawling my eyes out at the airport after saying goodbye to my family and waving as my dad drove away from me at the airport. One year ago today I was delayed 5 hours and finally landed in at LaGuardia. One year ago today I knocked on the door of my first apartment and was greeted for the first time by my first roommate. One year ago today I had know idea what I was doing or where to go from here, but somehow I figured it out. But even on that first day, as terrified as I was, I knew this wasn't the defining moment in my life--it was the day my life became what I always knew it would be.
New York has been my one true love since before I can remember. I've been obsessed with tv shows centered in New York, the lifestyle of New York, and frequently harassing people with a million questions if I heard they'd lived/visited/thought of New York. And although living here has exceeded all my expectations, the greatest gift it's given me is confidence to be myself, and not to change for this city that has such high expectations of you. I've found that no matter what I've gone through, experienced, and learned from, I did it all by being the one and only Jen Sutton. I may have a bigger outlook on life, but my thoughts and opinions are still the same...
Like how I feel about relaxing...
New York has been my one true love since before I can remember. I've been obsessed with tv shows centered in New York, the lifestyle of New York, and frequently harassing people with a million questions if I heard they'd lived/visited/thought of New York. And although living here has exceeded all my expectations, the greatest gift it's given me is confidence to be myself, and not to change for this city that has such high expectations of you. I've found that no matter what I've gone through, experienced, and learned from, I did it all by being the one and only Jen Sutton. I may have a bigger outlook on life, but my thoughts and opinions are still the same...
Like how I feel about relaxing...
How I feel about walking in crowds...
About waking up early...
And being Jewish...
About waiting for the right of way to walk
About working at the gap... #gapproblems
How I feel about my Nutella addiction
I still order just cheese pizza...
And I'm still horrible with technology..
But most of all I've never forgotten where I come from.
So you can take the girl out of St. Louis, but you really can't take St. Louis out of the girl. I've had the time of my life this past year, and I can't wait to see what comes next. I'm a hell of a lot wiser and stronger than I was a year ago, so I have a feeling big things are coming in the near future.
But until then, I will keep moving forward, working hard, and embracing everything there is in this amazing city. You have to think big to make it big, and I've never been one short of big dreams.
xoxo,
Ms. Manhattan
But until then, I will keep moving forward, working hard, and embracing everything there is in this amazing city. You have to think big to make it big, and I've never been one short of big dreams.
xoxo,
Ms. Manhattan