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Fun City Life


Cartoon Cityscape in gouache and ink on canvas

I am a rare breed here in Florida, I was born, raised and still live in Florida.That doesn't mean that I have not traveled a little. The Sad thing is I have never seen a real bustling city. I would love to go to New York City, ride the subway and of course visit the Art District, however my sweet hubby doesn't think I can handle the crowds. My anxiety tends to get the best of me in large crowds. That doesn't mean I don't want to go, I might actually surprise everyone and handle it just fine.

My husband is from Long Island and has went to the city plenty of times, a lot of his family still lives there. One of his Aunts live in Ozone Park, NY. Did you know the name "Ozone Park" was chosen to try to bring buyers in with the idea of refreshing breezes blowing in from the ocean? It was created and settled in 1882 by two wealthy partners Benjamin W. Hitchcock and Charles C Denton after the Long Island Rail Road began service in the area in 1880. Would love to check it out.

My dads side of the family lives in up-state in Ogdensburg, NY.  I do remember visiting there when I was really young, I would like to go back and visit since it has been so long. The city was named after an early land owner named Samuel Ogden. There is so much history to this town, it is on the border right by the St. Lawrence river, hop on a boat and your in Canada.

You could say I have lived a pretty sheltered life, the first time I got on a plane was with my husband and we went to San Antonio, TX to visit his brother. It was a beautiful city. We went to the Alamo and River Walk, I know we did more but it was almost 10 years ago. I would defiantly go back to visit and would recommend it to anyone.

I would love to here what cities you would recommend to visit, even some here in Florida, most of the cities I have been to are all on the coast.
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