noun: to come to rest, as from flight
My my, how the time does fly when one isn’t blogging. What have I been doing since my last post in mid-may? Well, I’ll tell you: I’ve been on a “business trip” to New York City; I spent a long weekend sightseeing. shopping, and eating my face off in Albany, NY, and a short weekend in the DC area for a graduation party; I moved myself into a new apartment and moved Boyfriend Martin into his newly-acquired house, and played hostess to BFF Kiki, who was visiting for a few days from LA. Phew.
Here’s what I took away from all of that: first of all, go treat yourself to a Broadway show and see Passing Strange. It’s loud and unexpected and boisterous and simply a joy to behold (even the show’s website is fun!) Secondly, if you ever find yourself in Albany and in need of good food or good company, you’ll certainly find both at Crisan bakery and edible art gallery. Martin’s friends Claudia and Iggy are wonderful hosts and extremely talented artists, both in and out of the kitchen. (Also, nearby Manchester, VT has amazing outlet shopping and beautiful mountains for post-shopping picnics!) Thirdly, moving in the summertime is dreadful, but help from friends (and family) goes a long way. Good Friend Kate was a rockstar and helped me pack up my entire apartment in one day, and Super Hero Dad and Martin (who is, of course, both a rockstar *and* a super hero) helped with heavy lifting. I’ve been settling into my new Italian Market digs for a little over a month, and so far the neighborhood has been good to me. Pictures of the apartment coming soon… my brother has informed me that I’m failing the sibling picto-posting rivalry, so perhaps this weekend I’ll find some time to remedy that.
And speaking of my brother, T-minus TWELVE days until our Hawaii/Japan adventure begins!!! Happy Fourth of July, everybody…
(For the fake record, I spilled water all over my desk during the composition of this blog.)
