Happy Anniversary, NYC and Me!

Filed under living in new york is neat

It hit me this morning that I might have just missed the anniversary of my moving to NYC. And indeed, I went back to my suuuuuper-old LiveJournal and found this post:

Seven years, guys! And how my life has changed! I know how to get anywhere on the subway now and can name you the best restaurant for any occasion. I like big, floppy slices of pizza now and actually eat seafood! I’ve lived in Chelsea, Prospect Heights, Park Slope, Williamsburg, and Downtown Brooklyn in apartments that cost five times more and hold five times less than my apartments back in Ohio. I moved here knowing one person, and now I have a whole group of people I love.

I NEVER thought this would be my life, and I’m so glad it is. Thanks to my last boyfriend, Todd, for making it all possible and to everyone except the jerks on the train for making it wonderful.

31 Comments

  1. Landlord says:

    That reminds me, rent is due next week ;)

  2. Noel says:

    I can’t really seriously imagine you dating a guy named Todd. I’m glad you broke up.

  3. bluzdude says:

    Wow… look how many comments you got on that little post…

    • katie ett says:

      I was so popular on LiveJournal! I was like, “I’m going to take this writing out into the WORLD, and my blog will EXPLODE THE INTERNET with the sheer volume of visitors I get!” And then all of my LJ friends (except Kelly) stopped reading me, and the rest of the Internet thinks I’m boring.

      I SAID IT WAS MUNDANE, GUYS! I warned you right in the title!

  4. Lisa says:

    So I can come visit and get free housing?

    Happy anniversary!

  5. Cassie says:

    47 comments Ett? Clearly, you went wrong somewhere between then and now.

    • katie ett says:

      Yeah, really. People used to be like, “How exciting! She’s such a bold young woman, venturing to NYC to make her fortune and kiss lots of boys.” Now they’re like, “How sad that she’s so old and washed-up and still trying to coax something out of this blog.”

  6. So exciting you have been there for that long – congratulations!

    • katie ett says:

      I feel like NYC is the only place where you congratulate people just for surviving. Well, here and like, Sudan. But thanks!

  7. Jessica R. says:

    Happy Anniversary! Or should we call it your jubilee celebration? Either way, I hope you do something distinctly New York to celebrate.

    • katie ett says:

      Yes, yes, my Diamond Jubilee. I will celebrate by watching all of season 2 of “Game of Thrones” in one day with my friend who hasn’t seen it starting at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Soooooo New Yorky.

      • Ash says:

        Um. I posted that comment before this one popped up haha! Clearly the chocolate is a bit ahead of GoT for me in importance. What does that say about me?

        • katie ett says:

          I’m sure Jessica likes chocolate, but I know she loves GoT! (But clearly the chocolate is more important to me, too. I mean the friendship! The FRIENDSHIP is more important!)

  8. Ash says:

    Happy Anniversary!! Let’s celebrate tomorrow by eating lots and lots and lots of truffles! Oh wait, we were gonna do that anyway. But now you’ve given me an excuse to make cake.

  9. I guess the only thing that could make your NYC life better is if I came to visit more often. Or at all.

    I will, I will! Just let me get Harper to the age where she won’t try to eat things off of the subway floor. Or maybe that’s the perfect age, I dunno.

  10. Tracey says:

    I love that you’re still using sort of the same colors in your blog-design.

    And Pruning the Ninja Star!

  11. To me, living in New York still sounds like something only people in movies do… so Congratulations, movie star Katie! :)