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Biggest excitement of yesterday- I finished Season 1 of Lost. Yes, I know I'm behind the rest of the modern world. Everyone else is currently enjoying the mysteries being revealed in Season 6. But I got a late start. Anyways, it's been a looooong week, and a night at home on the couch watching a group of strangers struggle for survival on an island was exactly what I needed. Not exactly a Friday night that lives up to the NYC nightlife standards, but I sure enjoyed it.

Manhattan's New Hot Spot

So, not much happened today, but I wanted to let everyone know that despite the tortilla fracaso, yesterday was not ALL bad. Actually, it ended up being pretty good. A friend of Fer's is opening a new restaurant here in Manhattan on Friday, and last night we got to go and try out the food in their new space. The restaurant is Hecho en Dumbo, which used to be located in Brooklyn (Dumbo actually!) and I had been there a few times before and always liked it. But they've moved to a really cool new location in the Bowery, their menu is bigger now, and the food is still awesome! They specialize in Mexican antojitos, and if you ask me they do it pretty well. So go check it out, if you think my opinion is worth anything :-)

This is the end of "Fiesta Days"

This is a tortilla española that I made for my K-1 Spanish class this afternoon since they had earned a "Fiesta day!" with good behavior. You'll notice that a large portion is still on the plate because many of them did not want to try it. I had also planned for us to make guacamole together but had to abandon that effort halfway through, as I discovered that the avocado I had brought was extremely unripe. Several of my students voiced their disappointment in today's fiesta, stating that they "thought it would be funner." I predict that we will not be having another fiesta day in the near future.

Look what came in the mail!

My mom and dad sent me this adorable new chapeau that they picked up on their recent travels. The only thing I love more than getting packages in the mail, is when cute hats come in packages in the mail. Thanks Mom and Dad!

Weekend Update

Don't get too excited- this post probably won't contain any Seth Meyeresque ready for SNL humor. It's late and I'm not functioning at full capacity, so I'm going to try to stick to just the facts and catch everybody up on all the fun of the past weekend. Fer's dad braved the weather and came to visit New York, and we tried to show him the best the Big Apple has to offer despite the slush and snow. On Saturday we went for a wintery promenade on the Highline park, which I've been wanting to visit since it opened this summer. It was lovely even in the winter, so I can't wait to go back in warm sunny weather. Lots of people were out there making snowmen and one couple was sculpting a snow "sunbathing beauty" lounging on one of the wooden chaises.
Our walk brought us to Chelsea Piers where we engaged in a serious pairs bowling competition- Fer and I vs. Hector and Patricia. First match we demonstrated our bowling prowess and won by a large match, but our opponents really stepped it up in the rematch and we pulled an exact draw! I blew our chance to pull ahead in the final frame, when I bowled a strike...followed by two gutters.
And of course such an excellent weekend had to include some feasting! On Saturday night we went to Landmarc, where our friend Angelo is a chef (he once made soup for the Pope!). He was so nice and sent out all sorts of fancy appetizers and an awesome dessert- a huge bowl of ice with a sampler of 12 small cups of their different ice creams.
Ok, this is getting long, but I have to mention brunch at Paprika in the East Village on Sunday. I had green eggs over grilled polenta with tomato salsa that was brunch nirvana. New favorite!