after the one week mark

the good thing about bad days? good days that follow! today was an especially good one, i’ve been in high spirits since last night’s airplane ticket purchase.

first of all, i love getting mail. and today i got a package AND two cards! my friend katie sent me a box full of 2-ply toilet paper for my bum, because she knows that me and 1-ply toilet paper do not get along. seriously, people shouldn’t even make 1-ply! i don’t care how cheap 1-ply is, 2-ply or 3-ply is worth the extra $2. she also sent me a card with a pretty inspirational letter (i even teared up a bit.) you just can’t get better friends than her. she’s always there for me when i need her.

my friend kristy who just got married sent me a thank you card today, and it was wonderful to hear from her and her husband. i’m so happy for them. kristy was my boss from my first real job, and she’s always so fun and bubbly.

so what else made today great? christine’s boyfriend chris took me to  FLUSHING! talk about home away from home! it’s the chinese/korean neighborhood where there are a ton of asian markets, restaurants, and bakeries! it was so great to be there. it’s like an extra large san francisco chinatown. and there is a subway stop at the center of it all, so it’ll be ultra convenient for me to get to. chris was a very good tour guide and pointed out a bunch of places for me to try and what was good. we also went and checked out two supermarkets, where i picked up dumplings for cheap! so i can stop eating pasta for awhile. afterwards, we went to a home depot and i got some curtain rods (but no curtains… home depot doesn’t carry them?) so my room will be much more complete soon. now i just need to go get hangers (dry cleaners? 99 cent store?) and some cheap fabric curtains.

today was a good day. and i’m starting to be more in the mindset that i want to stay in new york and make this all work. positivity! yeah!