We've had the Romance of the Century... in Magical Realism

Last Sunday we went to open houses - saw a place I loved, then went out on a mini-bender through the East Village. Great use of time.

Woke up at an ungodly hour on Monday, chatted with a far-away friend, worked from home. Did not work out. Did not do anything really.

Tuesday was back to normal - worked downtown, rowing class, my favorite yoga afterwards.

Wednesday was another good day - worked, headed uptown for vinyasa yoga, then the HIIT battle ropes circuit course. Very good workout. Showered and met A for sushi.

Thursday I worked from home since no one was going to be in the office, then met former diarist [Cat] at her hotel for a drink and High Line tour. It was a lot of fun. I tried to convince her to join Prosebox, but I don’t think it’s going to happen. She is doing well though, which is the most important thing. Somehow we always seem to meet up at inflection points in our lives, she is definitely someone I’ve been glad to know over the years.

Friday was a busy day at the office. Had a lot of meetings, including my end of year meeting. I got some very nice feedback plus a raise and a bonus so left work feeling good. Went to yoga with my second-favorite instructor, she is a lot of fun and doesn’t let us get complacent on a Friday evening which is nice. Showered afterwards and went for a drink and a bite at Cherry I kept it simple with a sake-tini (russian standard, sake, and cucumber) and A got a noisette (buffalo trace bourbon, soba tea, walnut bitters.) I had the lobster sushi roll which was rice and lobster with dehydrated orange and creamy sansho and A did the yellowtail jalapeno roll. After that we went to Pierre Loti for dinner and jazz. Very low key but nice.

Went home and straight to sleep before our wake up call at 4am on Saturday. Bah. Got sunscreened, packed, and took a cab to Coney Island for a swim. A volunteered at check-in/home base while we took the boats out and swam a 5k back. I was stroke for stroke the last 2 miles with another girl, but ended up pulling ahead of her at the end and coming in first! Found out later that she is an alum of my same undergrad swimming program, started a year after my sister graduated so 10 years younger than me. I was kind of chuffed, I have to admit. Maybe I am getting faster in my old age. Had a lovely lovely breakfast after and reconnected with two of my swim buddies from the Argentina trip. Good stuff. Here are some photos from the swim exit:

After that we went home, took a nap, A was zonked so I went to yoga, then came home and got washed up to go out. I had a brand new dress from the Roland Mouret collection for Banana Republic, plus a cute little purple veil with purple lipstick. I hadn’t shopped at Banana for ages, all of their stuff lately had been so played out, plus horrible vanity sizing to the point where I couldn’t order online anymore. But their Roland Mouret collection is amazing - fantastic lengths, accommodates my bust, and doesn’t gape at the hips/butt like everything else in the world. I bought most of the collection because his normal prices are way too high.

We went out to a Shanghai Mermaid party at the Norwood Club - it’s a private club right in our neighborhood so was excited to attend. The rooftop area was cute but very small, and there were many floors all filled with interesting furniture and art. I was happy to check out the space and get out for a bit but wasn’t amazed by the overall event, could have just been my mindset thought. Went home early a bit after midnight.

Woke up on Sunday, walked to do some errands, went to another open house, then met my mom for brunch at Rustico. She is so cute.

Monday I had an event in midtown so I did that in the morning, then walked crosstown to have sushi lunch with A, then went downtown to the office. Worked until later than usual, then went home. Ate some turkey with green apples, read a bit of The Goldfinch, and went to sleep.

Tuesday was uneventful, went to work, did the rowing circuit class, then yoga with my fave teacher. A made us grilled tilapia with salad including veggies from my mom’s garden. Yum!

Today yet another apartment purchase has fallen through, spectacularly, yet again. Can anyone guess what happened? Here’s a hint, three words, ALL CASH BUYER. Gah. I have given up hope of buying a new place until I have almost a million dollars liquid because apparently that is what you need to buy in NYC these days. Ugh.

In related news, yesterday was the 350th anniversary of NYC. Happy birthday to my one true love!

Last updated August 27, 2014