I Found My Camera Cord Thingey!

I lost my camera cord thingey for a while there, leaving me unable to post pictures but I've found it and in what has now become a tradition on this blog, I'm posting pictures covering almost six months!  It has been a long, cold, bitter winter in New York and I must admit I'm glad to see its backside as it runs away with its tail between its legs.  Run away winter, run away like the coward you are - take that!

I enjoyed the first snowfall of the year with my co-workers (not knowing at the time how long and snow-filled the whole season would be).

The Shake Shack is, of course, my dietary staple (hell on my health, I'm sure).  Throughout the fall, Rustin and I met up once a week for a pow-wow and a seriously great burger and amazing concrete.  We told ourselves that it wasn't going to get that cold and we could totally hack the cold because it was worth it.  Well, all I can say is that it's a good thing that the Shake Shack opened up an Upper West Side location that is indoors because my life might have ended without my beloved shack burger and fries!  (By the way, did a taste test when I was home in California - compared the Shake Shack to In-N-Out and sad to say, I love Shake Shack more!  My law school roommate's husband Kyle will be proud to hear me knock In-N-Out from its high and mighty pedestal.)

Christmas found me hosting a score of visitors in NYC - law school friends, family etc.  There were many opportunities to snap photos in front of the Rockefeller Christmas tree.  I love New York City at Christmastime - I've never experienced Christmas like Christmas in New York.

Christmas at home was great.  I got to spend almost a full 10 days at home in well, not so sunny Southern California, enjoying family time and being away from work.   I even got to bake my good old (emphasis on old) friend Bart a birthday cake for his like, 39th birthday.  I'm pretty sure in this picture he's wishing that he was so lucky as to have me in his life for more than just one night.

Despite my joy of Christmas in New York, by February I had had just about enough of cold. Good thing that I had the foresight last November to book tickets to Belize.  Thank you American Airlines and incredible $150 roundtrip airfare to lovely South American countries by the ocean!  Following two planes and two boat trips, my friend T. Bentley and I arrived to our own personal paradise.  Four days of nothing but sun, sand and trade winds - life doesn't get any better that that.

Despite the long winter, I had few joys - good friends, lots of eating at fabulous restaurants (including Le Cirque - eek!) and the joys of being in a city that both heightens your senses and dulls you to life ... but that's a topic for another time.  P. Collet is always there to pull me to my senses though and remind me of the truly important things in life.  

Thanks P!