Longing for the City in the Fall

So I've had "Empire State of Mind" from Jay-Z and Alicia Keys on repeat for about two hours now. It's making me long for the city in the fall. The cool crisp air, the bustle, the winter coats and warm colors of the foliage. It's all calling me.

I know, I know, I KNOW...I shouldn't complain. I mean, for Christ's sake, it's going to be 75 degrees here and there isn't a cloud in the sky (at least not until next week when Ida comes through). I really shouldn't complain. But I MISS it sooo much some days.

I'm trying to make due with what's available to me. We're going out for dinner this evening to try a new pizza place where I've heard them actually *speaking* Italian on the patio. And I'm ordering Italian Pastries online because Sfogliatelle are too damn hard to make yourself. There aren't any Italian pastry shops around here. I'm hoping to get downtown for a film festival tomorrow night and I have some fall foliage on my laptop wallpaper.

That's about as good as it gets.

It sucks.