The weekend

My weekend was pretty fabulous, here are some possible weekends why:

On Saturday, Sean and I's federal tax refund was deposited. We decided to spend some of it on presents for ourselves, to replace items we have had for five years. Sean got a new ipod, I got a new bathrobe. (I know, you're thinking, wow Ruth those are not equal in price. No they're not, but you'd be surprised how much a Ralph Lauren bathrobe costs...)

We watched some epic-good movies, Toy Story 3 and the King's Speech. And Knotting Hill, top romantic comedy in my eyes.

On Saturday night, we had dinner at Vesta (http://www.vestavino.com/), a wonderful Italian restaurant a few blocks away from our apartment, that emphasizes local ingredients and free range, hormone free meat. They have a roasted garlic soup that is sooo good. Sean enjoyed his pile-o-meat and I had fluke with cabbage and chickpeas. Then we had the house special Little Baby Jesus Cake for dessert with macchiatos. Even with all these delicious parts of the meal, the best thing at Vesta is the wine on tap that they have specially made upstate. Vesta is a tiny restaurant, and after seeing many many people come in a be turned away, we will always make a reservation. Someday soon I will write about the original artwork that graces the walls of Vesta's bathrooms.

Today we went to Mass on the Upper East Side, then met an old friend of Sean's and his fiancee for brunch. The plan was to go to Alice's Tea Cup (http://alicesteacup.com/) an over the top restaurant with an Alice in Wonderland theme that allows little girls (and boys?) to wear sparkly fairy wings when they visit. Apparently it's "girly" but the food it great. Must be, cause there was a four hour wait for brunch. I don't know about you, but in four hours, it's time for me to eat dinner! We went to a place around the corner with good coffee and had a nice time catching up. On our way out, we stopped back at Alice's to get scones to go. They were excellent, and came in a bright pink bag. Fitting.

Tonight we made a batch of hummus and garlic soup to eat for lunch. And we're listening to Josh Ritter, who I have officially convinced Sean to love.

MSU did not miss out on March Madness!

All reasons to be happily relaxing on Sunday night.