Tuesday, dreary Tuesday.

Looks like a whole week has gone by since my last post. Time flies when you're ...

Let's see. So much has happened.

Last Wednesday I met up with my old friend Steve Penn. We worked together too many years ago to count at Dimac, or maybe it was even called Direct Mail Corporation of America back then. It went through a few name iterations. He's a writer, but now owns an ad agency in Minneapolis. He'll probably read this, so I want to make sure to say a lot of nice things. Haha. Actually we had a great time. No awkward uncomfortable silences. Each of us had so much to say that we sometimes talked over each other. We enjoyed some nice wine and little semi-vegetarian appetizers (cause I don't think those mini-cheeseburgers he ate were veg!), at the Algonquin, then headed off to see Lyle Lovett at the Beacon Theatre. For St. Louis folks, think The Fox. Very similar feel. Now Steve wasn't previously a fan of Lyle's, but he is now! I'm a huge fan, which people sometimes find very odd, but then again, many people find me odd in general : )

Me going to Lyle Lovett

Early Friday morning, like the crack of dawn, Olivia and I headed to LGA airport to fly to Austin, Texas! We stayed in my friend's condo that is downtown in the city. It was a lovely, relaxing weekend with my girls. Got to meet the apparent future husband of my daughter Alexis! His name is Brandon. Love can happen fast when you least expect it. They are so cute together, and I've never seen her happier. At least with the boyfriend. The roommate from hell, that's a whole other blog in itself.

The Alamo

We went to see the Alamo in San Antonio, which is very much smaller than you would imagine, and ate along the famed Riverwalk. In Austin, Olivia and I were excited to spend time in a Super Target, a mall and a really big grocery store, as NYC does not have those things. Imagine life without Target??!! We enjoyed cooking in the very modern and huge kitchen—blueberry pancakes, pasta con broccoli, brownie batter and way too much food in general! We slept late, read books and hung out together. It's been such a long time.

Sisters!

  Me at The Alamo 

Libby and I left for NYC Monday morning. It was strange to feel excited to be going "home"—home that is now New York, a little apartment by the Park. We were too tired to take 2 buses and a subway, so we opted for the expensive taxi, which we never do. Right back to reality this morning with Olivia off to school and me looking for work. It's a dreary day outside my window, but the construction is active, and there is music on the street. I feel strangely happy.