New
York City is all about sex. People getting it, people trying to get it, people
who can’t get it. No wonder the city never sleeps. It’s too busy trying to get
laid. – Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw (Sex and the City)
Heerlijk is het om door wat oude foto’s heen te ‘bladeren’ op de computer. Vooral de vakantiefoto’s. Tropisch Curacao zie ik voorbij komen, Chersonissos met de bende van ellende, verschillende vakanties in Spanje en het verre Indonesië. Mijn ogen blijven de mapjes van de NY citytrips vast houden en laten niet meer los. Zowel 2008 als 2010. Even ga ik met mijn gedachte terug naar The City that never sleeps en klik ik dromerig van de ene naar de andere foto. Picknicken in Central Park, shoppen op Times Square, naar de top van de Empire State Building, shoppen op de Fifth Avenue, varen langs Statue of Liberty, shoppen in SoHo, met regelmaat (lees: iedere dag) een Starbucksje pakken, shoppen in New Jersey, die gekke hostel kamers... Had ik shoppen ook al ergens genoemd..?
Vroeger droomde ik er van om in The City te
wonen en een geweldig leven te lijden. Dromen mag altijd toch? Zolang de beentjes maar op de grond blijven staan...
*****
Living the fabulous life...
A
beautiful apartment, the most incredible job as a wedding planner, writing a
blog for Famous Magazine and having friends like the beautiful ladies from Sex
and the City. I am making my own money and living the good life; the
independent woman is born.
It’s
my day off and decided to go to Central Park for some inspiration. A hot
Vanilla Latté, the best cupcake in the world from the Magnolia Bakery, strawberries
with whipped cream, a pen and my important notepad. Yep, I have everything I
need for a picnic and to write a new blog. I found a lovely spot in the sun
which burns intensely into my skin already. Famous Magazine asked me to write a
blog about finding love on a dating show. Okay, so here is the thing. I, Jade, age
of 26, a successful blogger and wedding planner, very much independent and really
should go on a dating show? I appreciate that Famous Magazine is concerned
about my love life, but you know what? I’m pretty fine with it!
I
did have a boyfriend for several years and some other BF’s that didn’t work
out, but that doesn’t mean I’m desperately looking for some extra love in my
life. And I would certainly not go on a dating show to find my true love. There
are so many other ways to find your potential boyfriend, especially in The
City!
A
cute little bee is looking for some honey in my cupcake I believe. I’m staring
at it like a little girl who hasn’t seen a bee in her whole life before. At the
same time I am considering the dating show. It’s the only way to finish my blog
successfully. The bee looks at me desperately. ‘I don’t have any honey, little bee.’ Gosh… No
honey and no ‘honey’. ‘What do you think? Should I go on a dating show like
some desperate girl? Like my clock is ticking already? Or just like you that
you are desperately searching for honey?’
An old man walks past with his poodle and looks at me like I’ve lost my
mind.
Oh
gosh. I believe I just did lose my mind. I started my blog already:
Love in
the Wild
Never
thought I would participate on a show like this, but I just did. A big
adventure is coming my way…
To be continued…
New York is inspiration and inspiration is New York
Wat is het toch heerlijk om weg te dromen in fantasieën.
Totdat ik opschrik en tot de conclusie kom dat ik nog eigenlijk aan het werk
ben.. Op kantoor, achter de computer met een kartonnen bekertje gevuld met koffie
uit een automaat die inmiddels niet meer ‘hot’ is maar ontzettend cold. Mijn
smakelijke cupcake is veranderd in een droge, smaakloze cracker. Bovendien is
er geen zon die tegen me huid aan burnt, maar de verwarming die veel te heet
staat. De regen klettert tegen het raam naast me en ik word lichtelijk
depressief als ik naar die donkere grijze lucht kijk.
And because no matter who you are, if you believe in
yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you. – Michael Bloomberg
Anyone..?
Love X0,
Jade.
Ik altijd :)
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