Weekend Recap

This was a big eating weekend for me and my Mom. We went to see "Wicked" in New York and we stayed at the Marriott with my Marriott Points. We went for brunch at Bryant Park Grill. It was good, but not really worth 27 dollars.

We went to the matinee for the musical. I thought the show was pretty good but I don't really see how people seem to get addicted to it and need to pay to see it multiple times...just my opinion. It seems to have a cult following and people were being really noise and talking through it. Not a good environment for first timers. Good show though...

After the show we went for dinner at Artisanal. It was really really really really good. I think it will be one of my new favorite restaurants along with Union Square Cafe. I had the artisanal fondue. I thought I was in heaven. After that, we met my friends Erika and Deborah at Veniero's. That was really great. It's an old-school pastry shop and we will definitely be returning. Sunday morning Mom and I went to Norma's and it really was very nice. Definitely deserves the "best breakfast" in New York status.

Thankfully we did a lot of walking so I don't think I gained too much from visiting all those restaurants.

38

I turned 38 on Saturday. I just went to my parents’ house and we had Chinese food. It was fun. The weekend was a little chilly and I noticed as I was driving home yesterday that some of the trees are already starting to turn. It’s stilllll August!

Today I brought cake into work and I got some birthday cards.

Birthday over.

Last night I bought another thing on Etsy. I bought this Zine that is a compilation of interesting things that this library worker in England has found and collected while shelving books in her library. Etsy is cool.

Holiday

I took a week’s vacation and went to see my friend Ione in Cape Cod. I posted some pictures from the whale watch on my flickr account. I had a great time. Ione brought me around to a lot of places on the Cape and the whale watch was awesome. I also spent a few days at the pool at my parents’ house.