Penn Yan? Is that in China?

I'm here in Penn Yan for the weekend at my parents house, enjoying the lovely Fingerlakes and the Easter holiday with family. (Side note: Someone started laughing uncontrollably when I told them I was from the Fingerlakes the other day. Apparently people have heard of it now thanks to the Lawrence Welk sketch on SNL.) I arrived yesterday and did some wine tasting with my parents around the lake- the new Anthony Road Riesling is awesome! Manhattanites should check out the Anthony Road booth at Union Square Greenmarket. Then we went to Seneca Farms for ice cream in the evening. (Haha, I tried to link to their web page, and it seems they don't have one. It's pretty apparent from the crowds there last night that they're not lacking for publicity.) Anyways, if you've been there, you know- and while it might not be the best homemade ice cream in new york...it might be.

Today my grandma will be here and we'll have Easter dinner together. Missing Mary Beth of course, and probably crying over our Easter eggs, wishing she was here :-)

It Might as Well Be Spring

The weather finally decided to get with the program today and show some beautiful spring weather. I celebrated by participating in my favorite of spring activities- taxes. Seriously, I did do my taxes today. But theeeennnnnn, I went to the Bronx Zoo with Fer and we ran around looking at all the animals in nice warm weather and it was the best spring day ever! Oh, and I bought these sweet daffodils for the apartment this morning, and brought the springiness inside too. What a day!

Tuesday's Gone

And I'm happy about that! After a looooong day at work, the day is done and I can look forward to my Wednesday off. Fer and I have big plans to enjoy the improved weather tomorrow (more on that...tomorrow). For now, I'm going to celebrate Tuesday night in my favorite way- dinner at Petite Abeille! Get the moules ready you magnificent Belgian chefs! And crack open one of those half-price bottles of wine if you please.

Staycation, All I Ever Wanted!

Staycation, time to....stay at home. So sorry that I haven't updated in recent days, but I was away on a staycation. Ha, lame term I know- I hated it too, until I appropriated it for our awesome NYC "getaway" this weekend. We had planned to go away to Philly for a weekend trip in lieu of an actual spring break trip (since I have to stay and work at my internship- boo, hiss!). But we had problems with the bus scheduling, so instead, we made the best of things and decided to enjoy the fantastic destination that we are lucky enough to live in! Sometimes it takes something different to make you really appreciate the place you are- which was definitely the case this weekend. So we did a lot of fun stuff, but I think the best was Saturday night when we went to see God of Carnage on Broadway. It was hilarious and the house was pretty empty so we got to move up to great seats in the first row of the balcony! Afterward we went to a cute French bistro, La Bonne Soupe, where they have an amazing fondue. We drowned ourselves in cheese and wine and toasted to our fantastic staycation!

Tooth Talk

Ack, sorry, it's been too long since I posted- blame Hunter College and the schoolwork they have seen fit to assign me in recent days. (Done in May!! Can't wait!!!) Anyways, big news of the day- I went to the dentist for a checkup and cleaning today (for the first time in two years, ahem). I went to a fancypants "dental studio" in Tribeca, because I got a great deal on this site Lifebooker (check it out for discounts on health and beauty shtuff). Anyways, let me break it down for you:

Pros of the experience:
No cavities! I'm an oral care champion! Bravo!
A massaging chair which gently soothed my back throughout the whole examination
Giant TV that showed my X-rays so I got to see them
Pretty swanky set-up in general, looked very spa-like
They took impressions of my teeth to make whitening trays- soon my pearly whites will be blinding in their pristine glory

Cons:
Dental hygienist said I'm grinding my teeth too much at night and need a night-guard (boo, expensive, and not cute!)
Dentist said I have gum recession from brushing my teeth too hard and may need a gum graft at some point (what?? does that really exist?)
No free toothbrush/toothpaste at the end- is it so provincial of me to expect such niceties?

Anyways, overall, a good experience and I left with my teeth feeling sparkling clean, which I love. Enough about my chompers now. I'm sure you're thinking the same thing.