Week 2 is now in the books and I’m learning more and more every day about the joys and struggles of being a Southerner in NY. Just a few random thoughts I’ll share with you this week (too lazy to put it in a dialog): (1) FaceTime, group texts (we have had some very entertaining group texts recently) and Social Media make life away from the family much more bearable. Laura is my world and being able to see her helps so much. But not having her by my side, even just sitting and watching TV, or discovering some cool new restaurant together is the hardest part of the move. But again, absence makes the heart grow fonder…mine is pretty fond right now. (2) Being tall is a huge advantage on a packed subway train…I actually have air to breath and never have to bury my nose in someone’s armpit like the short lady standing next to me last week (3) There is no better food in the world than in NYC but I would give my eye teeth for biscuits and gravy (4) There is art everywhere in NY if you take time to look…in the subway stations, parks, building facades and just random places like beautiful planters around trees on the sidewalks, I’ll try to post some pics soon (5) Beurre De Baratte is just a fancy name for butter…amazing butter but butter nonetheless. (6) Don’t offer to share your umbrella with strangers in NYC, even when you’re in a coat and tie…people think you’re going to kill them. (7) No one here knows anything about college football (or cares). The cable guy saw a UGA book on my end table and said “hey, why do you have a book where Green Bay’s logo is red and black?”…no way to explain that (8) I am obsessed with Prosciutto, even if it is made from the hind leg of a pig…24 month aged Prosciutto will make you slap yourself. (9) Everything is very expensive but with help and guidance from the wonderful people in my building and Brad Blackmon and Nicole Daniels Blackmon, I am learning the secrets of survival. (10) Finding a good church has been a real blessing, love Tim Keller and the people of Redeemer Presbyterian…amazing place (11) A few of you suggested a blog, I don’t mind doing that if there’s real interest in joining me on this experience. It actually makes it fun for me to be able to share it with you. Just let me know if there is interest…then tell me how to set one up. More to come….