March has been trying for us. We moved not into our house, but into my mom's house again, yes again. New construction can be a beast. Throw in tons of snow and below freezing temps and you have a perfect recipe for delaying a house. Nothing we can do. We can't complain though, we are enjoying having a built in dog-sitter (thanks mommy) and having the luxury of saving a little more money the next two months or so.

With that said the husband and I have been treating ourselves to little pick me ups here and there. And along with constant praying for nice weather and a smooth closing, we are doing a bit more furniture shopping. Nothing like buying for a new house you don't live in yet!

In the meantime...

Welp, I'm trying to not complain but this Antarctic weather is getting quite old. My hips aren't especially appreciating it either. Why is it you want to turn into a hibernating bear when it's below zero? I'm starting to get to know the staff well at both Whole Foods and Wegmans. I've been hitting them up weekly for their prepared foods and bakeries. For not only do I want to eat - but I do not want to cook.  I think it's the kitchen in our sorority house apartment. Cheap appliances, lack of counter space and cabinets do not make cooking fun. So in the meantime I'm developing quite a friendship with the comfort food/salad bar. Oh and then there is wine- that always gets me through too. So that's where I'll be until Spring gets here. The food bar and the liquor store.

Well we are trying to adjust to our new living quarters. It's amazing to me how quickly I have forgotten how living in an apartment feels like. It was only about four years ago that we were apartment living on the Hudson River. I cried when we left, I swore I would miss my views of the Hudson River and the Empire State Building.  I did for a while.  But I didn't miss taking the elevator down to walk Coconut.  Getting packages at the front desk is so intrusive.... it's my business how much I shop!  It's funny how a few years in a house really puts everything into perspective.  And so now, I am ready for a house again...and we have six months to go.  Aye.  It's going to be a long winter...

July is just hurrying along isn't it?  Before we know it, it will be August and the whispers of Fall will be floating in the air.  I'm spending as much time as I can outside, I've got the burns to prove it-(silly sunblock spray doesn't work well in the wind). So I don't overdo it at the beach (who wants to look sun haggard?) I've split my time in NYC and checking out local spots too.  I finally got to two places that I have been meaning to get to in the past two years.  Spice Market in the Meatpacking district and Lola's right in Metuchen, New Jersey.  Did I mention I have been eating my way through July as well?