Requiem for Summer '18

- sharing laughs :) ;
- feeling extremely proud of big decisions made by close friends;
- getting allergy tests done;
- buying sangria "to go" and walking streets of the the most familiar city with the most special and close friends;
- asking strangers for some change because we really wanted a picture from photobooth;
- dancing in an empty bar when they play "I Follow";
- waking up early for Olya's birthday breakfast;
- struggling to deal with criticism;
- freaking our about attending a wedding, but enjoying every moment of it;
- visiting Rockaway and being even more sure that ocean makes me happy;
- running to a car when it started raining;
- waking up to flowers and coffee;
- walking familiar streets with Mom and having all the childhood memories back for a moment;
- eating the best dessert ever made - Pavlova; 
- hugging the most adorable Yahoo the beagle even when wearing all black;
- enjoying the music festival during the rainstorm and wearing plastic bags over my sneakers;
- listening to "Save Tonight" in a line for tea;
- making friends play hooky to hang out with me;
- falling down the stairs;
- celebrating Dad's birthday and coming up with a fun gift;
- randomly meeting not even mine ex-coworkers and having one of the best evenings;
- having ideas about making a documentary and getting support;
- seeing Mikes Mills poster in a gallery;
- going to Kedr Livanskiy show twice on a different continents;
- watching Minsk from an observation deck;
- having a staycation in Soho and pretending to be a tourist;
- getting a pet goldfish for a day;
- getting extra dessert for free from the nice little Greek place in Williamsburg;
- barely surviving tequila shots and summer heat;
- helping a driver navigate through New York City on a Friday night;
- being open about challenges at work and getting support from people who care;
- talking all the things in front of my apartment building at night;
- starting exciting work initiatives;
- talking on the phone till 3 am;
- meeting Hannah from Leicester in New York; 
- almost fainting in Brooklyn library;
- feeling so happy that I have my friends;

Short version: distance and time are nothing when the friendship is real

Requiem for Spring '18

- sharing thousands of laughs;
- seeing MGMT live again and reliving the best moments of 2010 concert (yes, face-painted);
- being proud and again so inspired by my friends reaching Everest's Basecamp;
- adding some really cool vinyls to my collection;
- taking coffee roasting class;
- translating the app to Russian and releasing it to thousands of users;
- becoming an auntie (hello to the world baby Maya!);
- buying new lens;
- coming back to Rockaway;
- going to Soccer Mommy concert (she's going to be a big star soon!);
- falling in love with The Office show (Yeesh!);
- visiting Portland, Maine and being blown away by friendly people;
- struggling with severe mood swings and insomnia;
- doing some really exciting things at work and feeling inspired;
- enjoying home-made coffee every day;
- doing 24h fasting;
- getting many surprises;
- watching 'Freaks&Geeks Documentary' at Tribeca Film Festival;

Short version: What did I say about 'Yeppers' ?

Requiem for Winter '17/'18

- celebrating New Year in Brooklyn for the first time in my life;
- sharing crazy amount of laughs with C;
- admiring cute houses in New England;
- getting speakers for my record player and enjoying the music;
- dancing at annual Holiday party with my favorite people at work;
- traditionally dying of hangover the next day;
- missing my Minsk friends and catching up on all the gossip like the distance doesn't exist;
- ice skating in Newport, Rhode Island;
- still loving my job;
- listening to new MGMT album;
- watching Freaks and Geeks;
- having a dream come true and living in West Village for a day;
- visiting the Met for the first time;
- enjoying Beach Fossils and La Luz concerts;
- being grateful to my wonderful friends who took care of me in the moments when I couldn't do it myself;
- going over teenage music memories on the road trip from Boston to New York;
- attending Dina and Justin's wedding celebration in Philly;
- receiving a really cool Secret Santa gift and getting a fun gift for the person I was assigned to be Secret Santa to;
- exploring the quiet streets of Greenpoint;
- looking back at my 4 years in New York and being proud of things accomplished;
- going to Roosevelt Island and remembering good old days;
- kicking off birthday weekend with a shared party and continuing into chill quiet home celebration; 
- spending time with my wonderful parents;
- exploring the print;
- getting a flu;
- spontaneously meeting Collin in Boston; 
- being tortured by wisdom tooth pain;
- celebrating Maslenitsa and playing Fruit Ninja;
- getting The Lobsta;

Short version: New York finally feels ok