Chrissy's Blog

I obviously stole this from my sister. But I forgot to take a picture this day! I’m really slacking off at this. I feel as thought I am moving into hibernation mode. This happens to me every winter. I basically just want to spend all my time curled up in a blanket alternating between napping, watching movies, reading, and eating. This is definitely not what I should be doing. I am homesick for my family, my friends, my Reno, my Seattle. But, now, I’m in New York City. I should be getting involved and exploring all the opportunities here, or I am never going to like it here. I am aware of this. But, in the winter, it is so hard to push oneself.

Anyways, my sister was visiting for the weekend. We stopped at some novelty shops in an alleyway by Think Coffee. We found some great animal mittens. This one is a cow. My sister bought be monkey ones the following day.

The night before the big Thanksgiving parade, Macy’s has an event in the Upper West Side where people can see the balloons being inflated. It was insanely crowded with police blocking off subway exits and streets for blocks around. It took us a good half hour before we were in viewing range. The most interesting part of our night was on the walk home where we saw a group giving out free hot chocolate. They were carrying signs and wearing t-shirts saying “Jews for Jesus.”

It was a pretty run-of-the-mill day, but when I came home, there was a care package from our friends Drew and Danguole of Reno. It was such a great surprise. We ate a ton of delicious cookies and watched “The Jerk.”

Travis went out with some co-workers. So I drank beer, ate pizza (lots of it), and watched Law & Order SVU.

Boyfriend and I took a pleasant Sunday stroll through the park to the west side where we went to the Natural History Museum. Mainly we wanted to see the Imax movie “Hubble” and the dinosaur bones. We ended up spending the entire day there. It was fun AND educational!

An uneventful day. I took this picture before going to bed. I suppose this picture is for anybody who wants to see my New York apartment. Basically, just my mom. Our little railroad apartment. The picture is taken from the bedroom. You can see the living room, the entryway, and the kitchen. Beyond the kitchen is our bathroom. It ain’t much, but it’s home.

For dinner we went to Hummus Kitchen down the street. Boyfriend got a kebab, and I got a delicious falafel. Since it was a wild and crazy Friday night, we splurged and got hot apple cider with brandy.

After work I walked along Broadway to explore some bookstores. My main goal was to go to Strand which is a Greenwich Village attraction with (as you can see) 18 miles of books. Along the way, though, I stopped in at Shakespeare and Co. I found myself happier there. It had a tenth as many people, and it was cozier. I like Strand, but the people who work there are not very friendly. They seemed stressed out and like they just want to get through the line of customers. It’s actually kind of how we operate at Think, so I understand that sentiment. So many bookstores to explore in the city, so little time.

I know I’ve already posted a picture of the buildings across from me. And I’ve previously gushed about fall. But I was in awe of the contrast of this yellow tree and the red brick. What was more amazing was that only three or four days later, this tree didn’t have any leaves.