sunday in the city

A lot to share about this beautiful Sunday in the city! A run down of today:

1. Purchased hand towels to use as makeshift towels for picnic in Central Park

2. Packed picnic lunch courtesy of Whole Foods

3. Found the perfect spot in Central Park right next to the baseball fields (games included)

4. Studied & read & watched baseball & picnicked for a few hours

5. Made it to Levain Bakery for the BEST cookies EVER!

6. Finally discoverd the mystical Trader Joe's Wine Shop. They only sell wine & we stocked up!

WOW! So much going on today! The temperature is perfect - a nice and sunny 85 degrees. Warm in the sun, blissful in the shade. We opened the window in our apartment and now have a nice little breeze. I have my second Anatomy exam tomorrow, so we tried to make the best of my need to study. A picnic in the park made studying tissues and cells not so bad. C is back to work tomorrow. I love these weekends we have together. There is no one else I'd rather be with - he makes drinking wine out of plastic juice glasses an adventure :)

We are thinking of the Alexander McQueen exhibit this week, a photography show nearby, and a movie. Will be in touch!

Our spot in Central Park

Our picnic lunch (notice the new, spiffy hand towels as the place to sit and put our lunch)

Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Raisin Cookies at Levain Bakery

6 oz of Butter, Butter, Butter deliciousness

The cookies at Levain Bakery

To learn more about this heavenly bakery: www.levainbakery.com

On Friday, we went to this beer and wine bar "anotheroom." It was great - if you are a bat.  The bar had not a single light on (a few candles only).  It was pitchblack and made the dreary, rainy 8:00pm evening seem bright and cheery.  BUT, it has a great selection of microbrews and wine.  We'd go back :)

The Chelsea Flea Market on Saturday.  We did find a really neat collection of corkscrews.  It reminded us of this quirky and fun corkscrew museum we went to in Provence, France. 

 Here it is if you fancy a look: http://www.domaine-citadelle.com/anglais/historique.html

Last, but NOT least...Trader Joe's Wine Shop. Several bottles of Le Ferme Julien, our favorite, was brought home with us as well as a Vino Nobile from Montepulciano (our favorite town in Italy) for under $15.  Could this be the real deal?!?