Today is my TEN-YEAR Anniversary with New York City. 

I moved to "The City that Never Sleeps" on September 12, 1999.  It's hard to believe that it has been a decade.  Wow.  Over the years, I've done a number of pages celebrating my relationship with NYC:

IDon'tLIveinTheworld-sm

PissedOff-sm

Food-sm

HereOnTheStreeWhereILive-sm 

Home-sm

EachSpring-sm

TheMoneyShot-sm

RainyDayStreetFair-sm

16Reasons-sm

NewYorkNewYork-sm 

Waiting-sm 

StatenIslandFerry-sm

FallinNYC-sm

NYC-sm 

CityLove-sm

IRideTheBus-sm

I know that there are plenty of lovely places to live in the world.  And I'm sure that I could be very happy elsewhere.  But New York has my heart.

Happy Anniversary.

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a mixed-media artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops, her online classroom www.balzerdesigns.com, and through monthly membership at www.MyArtPractice.com.

56 thoughts on “Today is My Anniversary

  • I actually got a lump in my throat looking at these layouts! I can just feel the emotional connection you have to your city. You have a real talent for expression emotion in your work! Fantastic!

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  • I actually got a lump in my throat looking at these layouts! I can just feel the emotional connection you have to your city. You have a real talent for expression emotion in your work! Fantastic!

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  • I actually got a lump in my throat looking at these layouts! I can just feel the emotional connection you have to your city. You have a real talent for expression emotion in your work! Fantastic!

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  • I actually got a lump in my throat looking at these layouts! I can just feel the emotional connection you have to your city. You have a real talent for expression emotion in your work! Fantastic!

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  • oh I so so so love those layouts!!!!! It is definetly something that grows on you…wehn you move to a bigger city to stay into 🙂 (well…I mean….Hamburg is the second biggest city in Germany….but waaaaayyyyy smaller than NYC – LOL)

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  • oh I so so so love those layouts!!!!! It is definetly something that grows on you…wehn you move to a bigger city to stay into 🙂 (well…I mean….Hamburg is the second biggest city in Germany….but waaaaayyyyy smaller than NYC – LOL)

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  • oh I so so so love those layouts!!!!! It is definetly something that grows on you…wehn you move to a bigger city to stay into 🙂 (well…I mean….Hamburg is the second biggest city in Germany….but waaaaayyyyy smaller than NYC – LOL)

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  • oh I so so so love those layouts!!!!! It is definetly something that grows on you…wehn you move to a bigger city to stay into 🙂 (well…I mean….Hamburg is the second biggest city in Germany….but waaaaayyyyy smaller than NYC – LOL)

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  • Awesome Julie… my hubby is NYC born and bred but lives here in Oz now with me.. but we both miss it … hoping to come back in 2011 for a holiday !!!

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  • Awesome Julie… my hubby is NYC born and bred but lives here in Oz now with me.. but we both miss it … hoping to come back in 2011 for a holiday !!!

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  • Awesome Julie… my hubby is NYC born and bred but lives here in Oz now with me.. but we both miss it … hoping to come back in 2011 for a holiday !!!

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  • Awesome Julie… my hubby is NYC born and bred but lives here in Oz now with me.. but we both miss it … hoping to come back in 2011 for a holiday !!!

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  • OMG your work takes my breath away. I’m in Western NY but I’ve always loved NYC. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

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  • OMG your work takes my breath away. I’m in Western NY but I’ve always loved NYC. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

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  • OMG your work takes my breath away. I’m in Western NY but I’ve always loved NYC. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

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  • OMG your work takes my breath away. I’m in Western NY but I’ve always loved NYC. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

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  • Happy Anniversary!! super cool!
    hang tight 🙂 awesome beautiful unique fun layouts!
    with a grin,
    steffogal1

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  • Happy Anniversary!! super cool!
    hang tight 🙂 awesome beautiful unique fun layouts!
    with a grin,
    steffogal1

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  • Happy Anniversary!! super cool!
    hang tight 🙂 awesome beautiful unique fun layouts!
    with a grin,
    steffogal1

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  • Happy Anniversary!! super cool!
    hang tight 🙂 awesome beautiful unique fun layouts!
    with a grin,
    steffogal1

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  • Happy Anniversary! I soooo miss NY! Maybe someday I’ll get to move back there! *sigh*
    Your layouts are fabulous!

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  • Happy Anniversary! I soooo miss NY! Maybe someday I’ll get to move back there! *sigh*
    Your layouts are fabulous!

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  • Happy Anniversary! I soooo miss NY! Maybe someday I’ll get to move back there! *sigh*
    Your layouts are fabulous!

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  • Happy Anniversary! I soooo miss NY! Maybe someday I’ll get to move back there! *sigh*
    Your layouts are fabulous!

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  • such delicious layouts! Thank you for sharing! I’ve never been to New York but your pics make me want to go!

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  • such delicious layouts! Thank you for sharing! I’ve never been to New York but your pics make me want to go!

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  • such delicious layouts! Thank you for sharing! I’ve never been to New York but your pics make me want to go!

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  • such delicious layouts! Thank you for sharing! I’ve never been to New York but your pics make me want to go!

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  • How nice to share these on 9/12. Your LO’s make me feel like I’ve visited the city for the afternoon! I especially love the first one Julie.

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  • How nice to share these on 9/12. Your LO’s make me feel like I’ve visited the city for the afternoon! I especially love the first one Julie.

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  • How nice to share these on 9/12. Your LO’s make me feel like I’ve visited the city for the afternoon! I especially love the first one Julie.

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  • How nice to share these on 9/12. Your LO’s make me feel like I’ve visited the city for the afternoon! I especially love the first one Julie.

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  • Wowser – fabbo layouts … and I’m thinking that you are in love with NYC … some of them bring back a few memories … I’ve only been to New York once and we crammed so much into our visit. Was there just before September 11 …

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  • Wowser – fabbo layouts … and I’m thinking that you are in love with NYC … some of them bring back a few memories … I’ve only been to New York once and we crammed so much into our visit. Was there just before September 11 …

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  • Wowser – fabbo layouts … and I’m thinking that you are in love with NYC … some of them bring back a few memories … I’ve only been to New York once and we crammed so much into our visit. Was there just before September 11 …

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  • Wowser – fabbo layouts … and I’m thinking that you are in love with NYC … some of them bring back a few memories … I’ve only been to New York once and we crammed so much into our visit. Was there just before September 11 …

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  • Wow, what a great collection on LO’s! A lot of feelings!
    I just booked flights from Finland to NYC, I’m going to spend a long weekend in the beginning of November there. I’m even more excited about the trip now! I actually thought about taking a class if you were teaching but probably you aren’t? At least I didn’t find anything on the Portrait Bug schedule. And on the other hand, I might have had a hard time explaining to my husband that I fly around to globe with him just to spend some time crafting, like I don’t do that at home. 😉

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  • Wow, what a great collection on LO’s! A lot of feelings!
    I just booked flights from Finland to NYC, I’m going to spend a long weekend in the beginning of November there. I’m even more excited about the trip now! I actually thought about taking a class if you were teaching but probably you aren’t? At least I didn’t find anything on the Portrait Bug schedule. And on the other hand, I might have had a hard time explaining to my husband that I fly around to globe with him just to spend some time crafting, like I don’t do that at home. 😉

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  • Wow, what a great collection on LO’s! A lot of feelings!
    I just booked flights from Finland to NYC, I’m going to spend a long weekend in the beginning of November there. I’m even more excited about the trip now! I actually thought about taking a class if you were teaching but probably you aren’t? At least I didn’t find anything on the Portrait Bug schedule. And on the other hand, I might have had a hard time explaining to my husband that I fly around to globe with him just to spend some time crafting, like I don’t do that at home. 😉

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  • Wow, what a great collection on LO’s! A lot of feelings!
    I just booked flights from Finland to NYC, I’m going to spend a long weekend in the beginning of November there. I’m even more excited about the trip now! I actually thought about taking a class if you were teaching but probably you aren’t? At least I didn’t find anything on the Portrait Bug schedule. And on the other hand, I might have had a hard time explaining to my husband that I fly around to globe with him just to spend some time crafting, like I don’t do that at home. 😉

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  • Happy anniversary!! Great pages…I can really relate a lot to the pics and themes you have chosen!

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  • Happy anniversary!! Great pages…I can really relate a lot to the pics and themes you have chosen!

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  • Happy anniversary!! Great pages…I can really relate a lot to the pics and themes you have chosen!

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  • Happy anniversary!! Great pages…I can really relate a lot to the pics and themes you have chosen!

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  • Buon Anniversario!
    You make my day with this wonderful great pages! Joy for eyes!

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  • Buon Anniversario!
    You make my day with this wonderful great pages! Joy for eyes!

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  • Buon Anniversario!
    You make my day with this wonderful great pages! Joy for eyes!

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  • Buon Anniversario!
    You make my day with this wonderful great pages! Joy for eyes!

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  • i love your layouts! i love nyc. i call it home too, but i’m away at school. next time i;m there, maybe we can have a crafty day!!

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  • i love your layouts! i love nyc. i call it home too, but i’m away at school. next time i;m there, maybe we can have a crafty day!!

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  • i love your layouts! i love nyc. i call it home too, but i’m away at school. next time i;m there, maybe we can have a crafty day!!

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  • i love your layouts! i love nyc. i call it home too, but i’m away at school. next time i;m there, maybe we can have a crafty day!!

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