NYC is a Windtunnel in the Winter

I took the day off of work yesterday with the intent of cleaning my apartment and doing laundry. I did the laundry but failed to clean the apartment. In fact, it looked worse when I brought the laundry home. And, that wasn't the only reason why I took off of work. I had a big night in the city planned so since I had to be home early anyway and our office has been DEAD I stayed home. It was perfect.

Let's start with Monday night though shall we....

Before I go off on my rant let me just say that I am an offender as well. I've been getting better but breaking the habit hasn't been easy. Cell phones at the dinner table - whether you're home or out it's unacceptable.... period. My husband is the biggest culprit of this. I feel like a mom when I lecture him and yell at him to turn his phone off. We were out last week with some friends of ours and he answered his phone right in the middle of dinner. I looked at him and said out loud so they could hear, "you are being RUDE. hang up that phone!" Then Monday night (his birthday) I took him out to dinner at this sushi restaurant called Wasabi in Somerville. Which, sidenote, I tried to be original and think of a place he had never been too. Nope, he had already been there. Oh well. Anyway, so I said in the car, "you are to turn your phone off at dinner and put it away." We haven't had a dinner date in forever so I wanted no distractions. Well, we sit down and he puts his phone on the table. So, I kindly remind him to put his phone away and after much resistance he finally does. I mean really... just ridiculous. It was bad enough when he had a Treo but now it's even worse with the iPhone. I almost regret getting it for him for Christmas. Other than that, dinner was good. The service at Wasabi was terrible but the drinks and food made up for it. Afterwards we just had a low-key night at home. Next year will be the big party for his 30th.

Now let's talk about yesterday...

During my trek to the laundrymat I fell and twisted my foot. I was able to walk on it but the part of my foot where the arch is feels bruised. I went to the gym anyway. I find that when I go by myself I don't work out nearly as hard as when Sarah comes with me. I did the eliptical (which i'm pretty certain was created by Satan) for 45 minutes yesterday. I was soaked by the time I was done but sweating like that always gives me a sense of accomplishment. Afterwards it was a mad rush to get ready to go into the city. On the agenda - NYC Ballet Romeo & Juliet at Lincoln Center and dessert at Serendipity.

We caught the 4:44pm train and made it up to Lincoln Center by 6pm. I could have SWORN there was a Houlihan's there which is where we planned on eating dinner. After walking in circles for 20 minutes around the blocks of Manhattan we settled on this pub type place right across the street from the theater. I have no idea what happened to the Houlihan's. It was there - I know it was! The ballet was AMAZING! The best interpretation of Romeo & Juliet i've ever seen. No words, just dance and it was powerful. You felt every emotion in every step. We had great seats too. 3rd ring center and on the aisle. Behind us though there were these young girls. Probably 19 or 20. Chewed gum the ENTIRE time. They were even blowing bubbles. I wanted to leap over my chair and shove the gum down there throats. I almost did during the second half. Once it was over we hopped in a cab and headed to the east side to go to Serendipity. Along the way we were goofing around in the cab and Sarah's phone must have dropped in the process because when we got to the restaurant her phone was gone. Dessert more than made up for the loss of her phone though. We split the "Can't Say No" Sundae which was Humble Pie (peanut butter with graham cracker crust), ice cream, hot fudge, banana's, and whipped cream. I mean... INSANELY good. We definitely couldn't finish the entire thing. The peanut butter was great but very rich.

We then walked up to Lexington Ave. and caught the N train back to 34th & Herald Square. Unfortunately the station was on the wrong corner because at the right spot under Herald Square you can walk all the way underground to Penn Station. Instead we again walked in the bitter cold to the station and caught the 11:30 train to Newark and then the 12:07 to Westfield. It was such a fun, adventurous, and in some ways relaxing evening.

Once we got home we stayed up way too late and had wine and watched tv. I'm on almost no sleep. I can't really complain because I did it to myself. Hahaha.

Today - well, i'm functioning at work and then going home and napping for an hour or so before heading to the gym. I'm determined to lose weight. I'm having the hardest time doing it. I'm working out more, I changed my diet, I'm increasing my metabolism and it's been nothing but heartache everytime I step on the scale. I'm hoping my new love/hate relationship with the eliptical will change all of that.

I need to look like i'm working.... peace out cub scouts