In Like a Lion

So we had our first real snow fall of the season last Thursday. It is funny to think that people freak out at six inches but then again I am from the Midwest (land o' snow). It is really beautiful here when it snows. Parts of the city become almost silent. Despite the cold I did have some fun this weekend.

Saturday I went over to my friend Alisa's apartment in the financial district. She had been testing all kinds of chocolate recipes which we sampled. Then we headed over to the Upper East Side because one of her friends won an hour keg at an Irish pub. It really was not a keg, it was just an hour of coors light draft for the winner and his/her friends. It was a really funny pub. The TVs only play sports games with teams from Boston, most of the music was circa 1996, and there were Beer Pong tables (that seems so unhygienic in a public place but oh yes I'm old and a party pooper when it comes to Frat like games). But we really did all have a great time.

Sunday I met up with my friend from college Sarah and her husband Joe. It was warmer out and sunny so we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. Our plan was to have lunch at Grimmaldi's (which is a pizza place under the bridge on the Brooklyn side) but the line was insane so instead we went next door to Joe's Cafe which was really nice and had a great view of the Manhattan skyline. Sandy and Terry had a pre-Oscar dinner party for some friends which was very fun. Sandy made a Mussel soup and a lamb pasta which were both out of this world. We then retired to watch the Oscars...yay Javier Bardem.....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Work has been really busy. We are getting ready for registration. In an effort to have advisors available more often to the students we are staggering our hours. So my new shift is 8-4 which I like because I miss rush hour and when I do leave work at 4 it is nice to CURVES (and the subways) to be less crowded. Tomorrow I will have no such luck as it will be a 12 hour day. Oh that busy time of the semester. But now it is time for bed.