Two Californians making a leap of faith and moving to the Big Apple.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Things We'll Miss

Day 328 - Stuff We'll Miss

Before we get too far into the adventure and exploration of the city, I feel it is important to take stock of our current life and point out that we love a lot of things about where we are and what we are doing. There are definitely risks in this move. Tonight we basically highlighted them, going out with a friend to cheap (but AMAZING) Mexican food at Super Cocina, followed by expensive (but AMAZING) cocktails at Noble Experiment, and then a quick trip to the airport for Victoria and I to take a red-eye flight to the city.

While I'm sure that in many cases any particular bar or restaurant in San Diego can be replaced suitably with something in NYC, there is something to be said for having familiar haunts. After years of poking around, playing the exploration vs exploitation game with respect to current favorite restaurants, we're pretty happy with our current haunts. For instance, breakfast at The Mission on the weekends is something that is going to take us a long time to replace in our hearts.

Still, we do a pretty good job of throwing in a healthy amount of exploration, instead of always hitting the same spots. Which is, I suppose, why we're willing to give up our beautiful apartment, wonderful beach life, my shiny red convertible, and our wonderful friends. There's still a lot to see and explore, and New York seems like a great place to get a large amount of exploration done in a short time / small space.

Even still, from everything we've heard, we're gonna miss good Mexican food. So before this blog becomes too fixated on the wonders of the new city, a moment of silence for the things we'll miss: familiar haunts, good friends, and proper mole.

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