MerryLand
I went away this weekend.
No, I mean a-w-a-y.
Away from cell phone coverage and email access. Away from text books and homework and to-do lists. Away from sirens and the subway and my 5th-floor walk-up.
With a toddler and newborn in the house where I was visiting, it wasn't quiet - but it was far removed from my ordinary, and I think I needed that. How good to play with the babies, swing on swings in mid-morning sunshine, run errands in a car, make cookies in a kitchen with a garbage disposal (!!), eat 3 balanced meals a day sitting at an actual table (!!). Definitely not part of my daily NYC existence.
Now, I'm crazy about the city, I assure you. It's just nice to sojourn in the suburbs every now and then.
Aside: KT and I each might move to MerryLand, though, based on their grocery selection alone. This girl can't ever remember seeing that many varieties of pickles, cans of soup, and granola bars in any grocery store between the Hudson & East Rivers. They say you can get anything in the world in Manhattan, but maybe "they" haven't been to St. Mary's County Shoppers Food Warehouse, huh?
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