Spring Cleaning

So it has been a while. Lots going on here but I need to wait before I can officially announce some things. In the meantime here is what I've been up to in the Big Apple.

-Theater-My friend Joe took me to see Driving Miss Daisy with James Earl Jones, Vanessa Redgrave, and Boyd Gains. Love it!

-Music-Esther, Linda, Linda's cousin Annie, and I went to the Carlye Hotel for a cabaret show. It was my first time at the Carlye and it has blown The Plaza and the Algonquin out of the water as my favorite NYC landmark hotel. We had cocktails at Bemelman's Bar (although I apparently missed Tommy Lee Jones leaving the hotel). We then had dinner at Cafe Carlye before Paulo Szot's solo act. Hands down, it was the best cabaret show I've ever been too. I hope he comes out with a solo album.

Esther, Michael, Mark, and I went to BB King's to see The Macabeats-the all male accapella group from Yeshiva University. If GLEE had an Orthodox Jewish club, this would be it.

Museum: Esther and I went to the Cooper Hewitt Museum for the Van Cleef & Arpels exhibit...cause we are sisters who love our jewelry.

Restaurants: In new restaurants (as in new to Paula): Esther and I have been to Mile High Deli (a Montreal style deli in Brooklyn) and Pascalou (a French bistro on the Upper East Side).

I went with my friends Carrie, Tiffany, Theresa, and Katie to Pacifico (a Mexican restaurant in Brooklyn). Theresa, Katie, and I also went to Tea Salon in Park Slope it is a tea house/restaurant.

Carrie and I went to Piper's Kilt (an Irish Pub in Eastchester). Seriously best burger I ever had.

Carrie, Tiffany, and I have a new regular place, Cafe Amrita on the North End of Central Park.

My friend Ally introduced me to a new Sushi place, Nomado 33 in Kips Bay.

Shopping: Carrie has been taking me with her to Yonkers and Eastchester for some shopping trips. No unusual stores but a much more peaceful shopping experience going to the Eastchester Ann Taylor Loft or the Yonkers Cross County Mall than it is shopping at the 34th street Macy's.

Good thing I've been shopping though. My closet's getting pretty bare. I've been making lots of trips donating clothes.

Doing really fantastic with the weight loss and gym. I've added some cardio-toning to my routine and I'm now down 81 pounds since mid July.