happy monday

while it is a cold and rainy day here on this monday. i can always find some sunshine, whether it is literally or figuratively. today's monday sunshine is from the metropolitan diary of the ny times. this story is especially close to my heart because every time i visit nyc i always stop in zabars. it's one of my must dos while i'm in the big apple.

"Dear Diary:

I was in Zabar’s recently on my way home to Vermont. I always ask them to double-wrap our smoked fish, since it is a four-hour ride home.

Next to me was a woman who asked with great concern, “Does the lox travel well?”

One of the old-time counter men said: “It depends, lady. How far are you traveling?”

“Brooklyn,” was her reply.

The slicers politely grinned and assured her that her lox would be fine. Paul Bilsky"

have a great monday everyone, sunshine or not.

photo credit chester higgins jr/the new york times

metropolitan monday

good afternoon fellow bloggers and blog readers. i don't know about your neck of the woods, but here it is rainy and windy. i know some people hate mondays and i'll admit, when i was working, mondays were a little tough. they are still tough for me, but in a different way now.

there was something that always made me look forward to mondays and always put a smile on my face. this is the metropolitan diary section of one of my favorite newspapers, the ny times. for those of you that have never read the metropolitan diary section, i highly recommend it. it gives the "only in ny" stories that you've always heard of. the short stories are even better if you've live there, lived there, or have at least some idea of your way around the big apple. even if you've never been to ny they are still enjoyable.

so take a well deserved break on this monday and head over to the metropolitan diary and have yourself a laugh.

i'll still love you ny!!

i wanted to share a little of my nyc trip with all of my lovely readers. ryan and i had so much fun. i'll give you a little recap of the highlights.



we stayed in the latham hotel which was located on 28th street between 5th and madison. although it was a budget hotel it was in a wonderful location. only 5 blocks from the empire state building and the flatiron building.


friday after we checked in the hotel we headed uptown to go to the guggenheim. that was until we saw the line around the block to get in. we weren't excited about the prospects of waiting in line forever just to get in so we walked down to the metropolitan museum of art instead. (this is us in the japanese garden). we spent a couple of hours there. then we grabbed some coffee at starbucks and looked through our ny times. we decided to go watch the watchmen in imax. (my boyfriend is a comic book nut). i have to admit, the watchmen was really good. i enjoyed it very much.



both saturday and sunday morning we ate breakfast at one of my favorite places, zabars on the upper west side. absolutely love their nova bagel. i could start every morning in that place, and usually when i'm in ny, i do!


saturday after breakfast at zabars, we hopped on the subway and went to times square. we watched hedda gabler at the american airlines theatre. and let me just say, mary louise-parker was fantastic!!


after watching hedda gabler, we went back to the hotel room, changed clothes and headed downtown to find something to eat. we were wondering along and came across sushi ariyoshi in union square. both being huge fans of sushi, we looked at each other and we knew we'd found the place we wanted to have dinner. it was a lovely place and had amazing food. i got a green garden roll ( striped bass, kaiware & crunch wrapped w/ avocado) and a red dawn roll ( salmon roe wrapped w/ king salmon & tobiko). see pic below for mouth-watering goodness.


after dinner, we went to teany. we are both fans of tea, especially me. it's rare that a day goes by without me having some tea. i love them all! teany really was just that - teany. i had a wonderful time sitting there with my boyfriend, sharing a piece of red velvet cake, each with our own pot of tea (of course).



after teany we went to the sex in the city made famous magnolia bakery on bleaker street. we got a few cupcakes to take back with us. they were good, but i have to admit not as much as i was hoping for. there were definitely beautiful though.


we had such a fabulous weekend. i only wish that we could have spend more time there. and just to round everything out, i have ryan adams new york, new york for your listening pleasure.

thank you for taking the time to comment. i love reading your thoughts!

photos by little ol' me

new york bound

new york here i come!! i am so excited! my boyfriend and i are leaving early tomorrow morning to go to nyc. i really do HEART ny!!

the main reason we are going to ny is to see hedda gabler. and yes, the lovely mary louise-parker is playing hedda!! now, how exciting is that??!!

this trip will be from friday through around noonish sunday so we will have some running around time as well. i definitely plan on hitting up teany because we are both major tea lovers and besides, who doesn't love moby?! possibly hitting up the guggenheim as well. would love to check out kandinsky gallery as well as everything else.

the possibilities are endless in ny. and that is one of the major reasons why it's my favorite city. of course once i return i will share my pics and my experience with all of you. have a great weekend!!