Unexpected romance in New York City.

June 29, 2019

On June 2, I took myself on a three day “date” to the city. Just to eat and play and roam. I had so much fun and adventure.

I had the most amazing, seriously the most amazing, facial at a place called Rescue Spa. I left so relaxed and happy. I went uptown to shop for a while after that (barefaced and all) . Then I decided to spend the afternoon at the Museum of Modern Art. But first I wanted lunch at The Modern. I decided to get a cab instead of walk. Well, earlier that day I’d put my credit card and ID in a tiny little leather cross bag. And guess what, my card didn’t work in the cab. My debit card was in the hotel. Yikes. The driver finally let me go without paying. I think they’re actually supposed to call the police if you can’t pay. I need to remember to pay that forward.

I had the best cold soup at The Modern and a delicious glass of wine.

There was a really nice looking man who appeared to be about my age sitting right next to me. He wore a crisp white shirt and had a magical accent. We started a conversation and that conversation turned into hours. Hours. I forgot all about going to the museum. He was just so interesting. He’s from Isreal and lives in LA. We agreed to stay in touch and be friends. And so he’s become a pen pal now. We email often, just little parts of our lives. He has a lady friend so not exactly romantic, but actually it is romantic and rather old fashioned. Meeting someone you like so much just by chance, becoming pen pals. And sharing little insights about life.

I love building friendships through writing. Don’t you? it just feels so intimate. I hope Moshe (that’s his name) and I will stay friends for a long time to come.

I told a friend that meeting Moshe felt like a wonderful wink from the Universe. Sometimes that’s all we need, a little wink to wake us up to the romance of life. And all of life is romance. Something I can lose sight of at times.