Alabaster Bookshop

I love book stores, new and used, happening upon one is always a delight. Today near Union Square I discovered a very quant used bookstore named Alabaster Bookshop. It was a wonderful find and really made my day.



A favorite quote of mine….

A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy. ~Edward P. Morgan





Right now as I type I am multi-tasking, trying to watch the Olympics but it is so hard when this little face won’t stop staring at me…

Magic Seasoning

After having a week filled with working 10 hour shifts, I was so excited to have a day off and even more excited when I came upon my favorite seasoning at the grocery store. Not that I had been doing a diligent search but when ever I happened to be in a store I would look for this Magic Seasoning and hadn’t come upon it till now.



I made a pita with lettuce, feta cheese, diced tomato, with chicken covered in seasoning.





It was delicious, and really hit the spot.

Taste of Spring

Today on my way to take Bradley to the Vet I was reminded of Spring as I walked down 5th Avenue in Brooklyn. I love when the Deli’s start having the flowers and fruit out near the street. It is one of my favorite parts of the warmer days here in New York. It was the first day in awhile that I thought of Spring and those thoughts make me long for that feeling of new life that rest in the air with the changing of seasons.





Bradley had the same response to his shot as last time and as soon as we arrived home, he zonked out.





The last few months of learning how to take care of Bradley has taught me a lot about responsibility, patience and brought me to the realization that yes I do have a anger problem after all….



Nothing brings a girl down the path of self-discovery faster than when one of your favorite shoes is completely destroyed. So tonight I went out and bought myself a new pair of shoes and Bradley a new bone to chew on.

Gratefulness

A few nights ago some of my good friend’s that I have babysat for here in Brooklyn, threw a little girls night together to thank those of us that have spent time caring for their children. It really was a great night, with good food, laughs, and comfort.





I walked away from the evening feeling so blessed to have these friendships in my life, such wonderful women that would take time out to bless me in this way. God has filled my life with many loving caring amazing people from my family to friends in Florida all the way to here in New York and I feel blessed.

Buffalo Wild Wings

Well one thing I know for sure if I ever end up moving from New York, among the list of things I will miss, most definitely the food will be at the top. Every corner you turn there is something new to try from chain to mom and pop restaurants and a million in between. I had this false perception that when I moved here I would lose all this weight because I would be walking every where, I just forgot to calculate all the amazing food that would be tempting me every where I turned. Today I bought a salad with chicken covered in a garlic sauce from Buffalo Wild Wings. It was AMAZING!



I also went to target and bought a variety of containers to organize, and went through all my clothes to get rid of the things I no longer need. Why is that so difficult? You know when you have a shirt you haven’t worn in a year and then you can sit there and so easily justify why you should really allow it to continue to clutter your life. I am proud of myself though, for the most part I stuck to the purpose. Bradley wasn’t much of a help though. Every time I turned my back he would jump in one of the containers. I am pretty sure he knew what he was doing, just having fun giving me a hard time….

Posh Pets

Today I was so excited to have the day off and be able to relax. I made an appointment with a groomer here in Brooklyn. I was torn because I never think dogs look right after a hair cut, there is just something kind of unnatural about it. I mean nobody goes out in the forest and trims all the wild animal’s hair… so why do we do it to dogs? I’m not sure but my rebellion against the grooming profession didn’t last long as I am already tired of feeling like I don’t do enough of a good job giving him baths and the hair although cute, I know it was getting in his eyes all the time. Not to mention when I took him to the vet, the vet was talking to Bradley making comments like, “oh Bradley how can you see with all that hair in your eyes?” You have to love the moments when your vet is pretending that he is talking to your dog when really he is trying to send you messages.

Here are a couple before pictures taken this morning…





Three hours later we had a happy reunion but capturing a picture was more than challenging. I think he was just so excited to be back home, he wouldn’t stay still and so I got about 15 blurry shots like these two below..





Until finally..



I promise to write about more things other than Bradley, he is just a big part of the fun in my life right now and I can't help it. :)

Bradley's Next Snow Adventure

Well this past Monday my phone came to the end of it’s life. But as an old song from my high school days, says…..every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end or something like that. All that to say I bought a new phone, a Blackberry, I have heard they are addicting but not as much as the iphone so I am feeling fairly safe. I was very excited to see that I could take video with them so today I took one of the snow and Bradley. I made a bunch of ridiculous sounds just trying to get Bradley to look at the camera…..it didn’t work. You can see his favorite fire hydrant, everytime he sees it he gets so excited and runs towards it, typical dog interest. ;)



The following are some pictures of my walk around the neighborhood today...