The title of this post is meant sarcastically. I've deleted my Facebook account, so this blog will probably get more attention. I will dedicate this blog post to happy things, because I've been thinking about unhappy things lately, and need to get them out of my head.
1) I've been ridiculously distracted by with shopping lately (probably to make up for the fact that Facebook can't distract me anymore). Especially for adorable dresses. I have a crazy affinity for cute dresses right now. Which makes very little sense, considering there are so few events in my life that call for adorable dresses. New York is not actually that glamorous when you live in it day to day. I think this affinity may harken back to a time exactly one year ago, when I was getting ready for the many, many events leading up to my wedding that required dresses. Also, as I mentioned, I haven't gained the Newlywed Nine, and have actually lost five, so that might have something to do with it. I'm getting good at finding dresses I really like and then finding them on sale somewhere online. My new favorite brands are BB Dakota and Max and Cleo. I told Sam a few minutes ago that I had found 100 dresses that I wanted very badly. I bought 3 of them today.
2) I'm getting tired of cooking the same things and have resolved to try at least one new recipe every week. This week I tweaked a new recipe for grilled salmon and made lemon pasta with roasted shrimp. Sam liked both a lot.
3) My precious baby brother turns five years old today. The picture of him and me is from two years ago. I sent him a big stuffed tiger for the occasion, which he named "Tika Tiger," and then just "Tiger," and he tells mom that "there is a beast in the house!" Stephanie got him a fish that sucks that algae from the side of his fishtank, and he named it "Algae-Sucker." He is the sweetest little boy in the world. As a toddler he used to insist on hugging all the stuffed animals by turn when he saw them sitting on the shelf in stores, and now his favorite thing to do is buy the kind of worms people use for fishing bait (with his own money) and then set them free in his backyard. I think he will be a philanthropist of some kind when he grows up. He writes me lots of letters, but I still can't believe he's five years old now.
4) My big presentation in Greek class is done with and now I just need to find a good topic for my Latin term paper so that I can get started over Easter break. That would make the end of my semester less stressful.
5) It is SPRING, finally, and all the wonderful things associated with this blessed season are beginning to happen. The weather has been incredibly refreshing, and Sam and I have started to spend time in Central Park. I've started my Spring cleaning and quite literally dusted off my flip-flops. The flower stands are starting to sell flowers other than roses, and very soon the asparagus you see in the grocery stores won't be brown and wilted. I've had a sort-of Spring break, Easter is coming up, and then my birthday, when I will turn 21 for the 3rd time! I think my third chance at being 21 will be the best yet.
6) My love-hate relationship with this city is growing. Sam and I have decided that off-Broadway plays are much better than Broadway plays. We found out that at the Irish Repetoire Theater they offer $20 tickets to people our age (yes, they know that I'm not really 21) and we saw a play by George Bernard Shaw that was really good. We were in the front row, so close to the acting that when they actors stormed off stage they had to be careful not to hit us.
7) I have an unadulterated love for Philadelphia after visiting it during Sam's and my mini-vacation long weekend "honeymoon" a couple of weeks ago. We got cheap bus tickets and splurged on the Omni hotel, only took a cab once and walked everywhere else because we were in such a great location. We ate at lots of good restaurants, saw a movie and a play, visited lots of historical sites, and even attended the same church that George Washington attended. I seem to like every city I go to instantly except New York, which is unfair for New York, because it's harder here since I have to live in it, but really, I think New York is just overrated. I will probably miss it when I leave, though.
