Years ago, during my Single Gal In The City<\/em> days, a blog reviewer<\/a> astutely identified my most successful love affair. That love affair is blossoming anew as I rediscover the many joys of life in the Big Apple.<\/p>\n

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Even on a cloudy day, still the world\u2019s most beautiful skyline.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Though I\u2019ve been back in NYC since September, it\u2019s only in the last couple of months that I have fully reconnected with my hometown. The depression that gripped me during the intervening period made it difficult to enjoy being home again. But as I started to come out of the despair, I kept thinking about something my late and beloved mom once said\u2014that in the darkest times of her life, walking the streets of New York gave her strength. In the course of helping me find my way back to the light, my hometown has stolen my heart all over again.<\/div>\n
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Fluctuating temperatures notwithstanding, this has been a new season for me in so many ways.
\nOne month into my job at the legendary Pierre Hotel, I am truly savoring every workday. From a picturesque location directly across from Central Park to talented and welcoming colleagues\u2014The Pierre has reminded me why I love what I do. Hospitality attracts creative, dedicated and generous people. And it offers the opportunity to be immersed in everything that makes the Big Apple so special.<\/div>\n
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Girls Night Out: With dear friends Sara (left) and Natalie (right) and my beloved cousin Alexandra.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Over the last week, I\u2019ve been to three Broadway shows (Present Laughter, On Your Feet and Cats\u2014all must sees!). I\u2019ve taken in the sweeping views from Top of The Rock and walked the High Line with one of my best friends. I\u2019ve enjoyed a girls night out that included dinner at Rosa Mexicano in Union Square and seeing the always awesome Jessie\u2019s Girl<\/a>. And I\u2019ve\u00a0enjoyed a beer garden and five-star cheese shop in Williamsburg. On the work front, I\u2019ve helped to launch an exciting upcoming outdoor event<\/a> and I\u2019ve become acquainted with a delightful, accomplished opera singer <\/a>who shares my passion for all things NYC.<\/p>\n
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Jessie\u2019s Girl: the best 80\u2019s band period.<\/p><\/div>\n
I feel like I am looking at every Big Apple adventure through fresh eyes. Before my five-month stint last year in L.A., my vision was more than a little cloudy when it came to NYC. Now, I know with every fiber of my being that I am exactly where I am supposed to be. In the city so great they named it twice. The concrete jungle where dreams are made of.<\/em><\/p>\n
And where it\u2019s never, ever\u00a0too late to begin again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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