Weekend Wrap Up

Once again, it’s Sunday night and I have no idea where the weekend went. I’m a firm believer that one really needs three days to clear one’s head, get a good sleep-in, and also feel like one’s accomplished anything at all. Saturday I spent the early afternoon at yoga, strolling around Park Slope, and making margarita bars (modified lemon bars with more lime and a bit of salt mixed into the topping; I made it up) for a tropically themed party that evening. Then it was into the city to sit in a very warm apartment (thus the tropical theme) and drink margaritas and some fancy rum drink that involved whole limes.

Today I went out to brunch with Real Girl, who happened to be in my neck of the woods, and who bought me a belated birthday meal. I was excited that the weather turned drizzly because it allowed me to test out my brand new umbrella with vents that supposedly will not turn inside out in gusts of wind. I have thrown away enough $2 bodega umbrellas to make owning a fancy real umbrella a certifiable Event in my life. It is turquoise with a very grippy handle and works fabulously. So Real Girl and I moseyed in the rain and I made her buy some boots that she didn’t need but that were really cute and were so on sale that they practically bought themselves. Then she split to do laundry and I met up with some friends to see “Brokeback Mountain.”

Everyone told me how sad the movie was, so I was expecting it when I felt sad after the movie. What I wasn’t expecting is that it would have a lingering, delayed, sadness effect, so that four hours later when J and I were watching TV, I would think of the shirt in the closet and my eyes would all tear up and I would turn to J and say, “It was just so sad!”

A lot of time was spent on subways, this weekend, wishing I didn’t have to take subways anywhere. I’m eager for the spring to get here quick so that I can get back to riding my bike a lot and walking places just because it’s pleasant outside. I’m also eager for spring to get here so I can wear any of the hypothetical clothes I’ll be buying with some gift cards. I’m assuming these hypothetical clothes will be spring clothes because it is, oh, January and thus time to clear the stores of sweaters and long sleeves and bring in the spaghetti-strap dresses and flip-flops.

I am also eager for Wednesday, for Wednesday is the GoldenPalace.com World Grilled Cheese Eating Championship and Krista, which I are officially covering for Digest. Do you think the tables come equipped with ketchup?

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