What's in a New Yawk Accent ?

Just got off the phone with a woman in Bayside (Queens) and almost cried. I cradled my phone like a baby and teared up. She sounded just like Mom, my mother in law!! For an instant, I could remember what bagels and pizza taste like. Gino's dressing...sigh...that dressing is everything. Slowly reality crept back in and I realized that drool coming out of my mouth the smell and taste of pizza were not real. Double Sigh Sigh.

It is amazing what the sound of a stranger's voice can do to a person. It transported me back and I was loving it. Then I remembered pizza and bagels are a carb festival  make up the best food group on Earth!!  Send me foooood, I am wasting away to a size double 00...seriously, the food here is amazing and I am not wasting away. But please send me one bagel, a slice of pie, temp tee cream cheese, dr. browns black cherry, ginos dressing, corned beef, pastrami, jewish rye, pad thai, cannolli, cassada (not a clue how it is spelled) cake, cheesecake, 7-11 coffee (toffee flavor), hot dogs with slaw and potato salad from that deli in great neck oh and their knish, burger & caramel apple shake from cheeburger cheeburger in pt washington,  salad and blueberry waffles from quantum leap in fresh meadows, everything on jewish main street & chinese main street especially Pita Hot, Queens Pita, bubble tea and soup....

Don't send me any of that (subliminal message: send it send it send it!!!) I really don't need it.

Emily

Life Lessons Learned in Charlotte

1) Gucci (any name brand can be inserted) is not the most important thing in the world...but if you buy me one, I won't refuse it. :D

2) Believe in a higher power! If it's G-d, Jesus, Buddha or Mother Nature, believe in in it. I think this lesson came from my boss. She is a beautiful woman from Jersey who is slightly evangelist & living in Charlotte. She proclaims things in Jesus' name and magically shit happens. Awesome. I love it.

3) Be yourself. If people don't like you then mace them fuck it.

4) Eat with the seasons. Amy taught me this one, thank you! Her grandparents eat what is in season and have lived healthy lives. Yay Yams!!

5) Crockpot is the best invention ever

6) WalMart rocks

7) There are no 7-11's here. Sigh. Miss my 7-11 coffee

8) A bagel is not a bagel everywhere. Must be the water in NY bc the "bagel" here sucks.

9) Rush hour happens outside of NY. Took me 2 hours to go 10 miles one Friday and I almost resorted to peeing on the side of the road. So please, don't tell me rush hour is worse in NY.

10) It is cold and snowy in the South. It still sucks, even though it melts faster.

I hope these lessons have helped you all...if not, I will have to get out the mace. LOL

Emily