a new york state of mind
my mom and dad were born and raised in new york (brooklyn & bronx), but cara and i were born and raised in california. since a very young age i have traveled to new york to spend my summers with grandma, visiting friends and family. up until my nana moved to florida a couple of years ago, i'd usually go to new york a couple times a year. when i was 17 i worked at a sleepaway camp (8 weeks) full of long island kids and when i was 21 i worked at a busy cafe in montauk. both summers might have been the worst summers of my life, but i definitely grew... that's for sure. i stopped doing touristy things in new york long ago... but after high school graduation katie and i went for our senior trip and had a blast. since then (now 10 years ago!), i mostly just go to visit friends/family or go to weddings/bar mitzvahs. my grandfather was one of 11 so i have a really large family... plus as you can imagine my parents are incredibly social (wonder where i got that from!), so...