Oh, frigid temps. make for a difficult day shopping in the city. But when you are a determined & veteran shopper as I am, this is taken in stride....right into the door of every fourth shop you see to thaw out! KDP and I went into the city for some fun & serious shopping. We got a late start bc she's a work-a-holic and I can't get my act together lately. But, oh Bloomies was the first stop & I only get to the "mother ship" twice a year. This was an event. And a chance to dawdle and try on shoes. Oh the shoes. Beautiful shoes that looked great on us. It was then onto Coach where KDP became a member of "high society" (or the dark side as some may refer to) and bought a smashing little beige purse. Very sweet, very pretty, and will serve her well. We then checked out Lacoste, where I found a tshirt (or three) that I would like, but cannot see spending $50 for a single tee. Yup. $50. Do you know why? It has a little gator on it. Bloomies had the same exact shirt for a lot less. I will have to make a special trip back to the ship soon.
Build-A-Bear has become a stop of our's, as well, as Abby & Adam need to add to their wardrobe for the season...(this is KDP adding for them, as they do live with her). I love looking at all of the new items that they come out with & stand in awe wishing they had such a store when I was 3. Oh, don't get me wrong. I have done my share of shopping there. Bearamy has his Bavarian outfit on and ready to go to Munich in April. Today was just a browsing day, sadly, as the styles for the upcoming St. Pat's Day did not impress.
Keeping with the Irish theme, we were starving at this point (and beyond numb I must point out) and had no idea where to eat. We found a great pub on 47th & Madison that was quiet, smelled delicious, and had immediate seating. The pub is somewhat separate from the restaurant itself & the whole place has a very mellow atmosphere going on. There's music, playing low in the background, and the seating is a bit tight, but the soothing surroundings make for a great place to stop and eat. And the food was yummy. I had the chicken pot pie. Oh so good. And warm. And filling. It was a great meal on such a night. It warmed me inside and out. And I even had a piece of their Irish Soda Bread. I am very picky about ISB and usually can't find one that I like. This was so good I could have just had them toast a loaf and let me sit there with the butter & enjoy myself. (Can you tell I am just a bit Irish & German?) So nice.
We then high-tailed it back towards the car (all the way on 61 & Lexington). This isn't normally a long hike, but when you can't feel a darn thing because you are so numb from the wind, the nearest Starbucks isn't near enough. We finally find one that is about 4 blocks from the car and stop to sit, thaw, and drink. All was fine there except for the "off-balanced" guy in the corner seat against the windows. He was just...odd...and seemed harmless as long as you didn't make eye contact with him. KDP did, ofcourse, while I was adding milk to my macchiato, and he smiled at her. Now, this isn't such a big deal, but this is the kind of guy who may end up sitting at your table even when you decide not to move at all in hopes that he will not notice you sitting there. Thank god all he did was smile and forget about her. We tried to talk & thaw out, but I could see him clearly & kept an eye on him, just incase. He had about five layers of shirts on that he decided he needed to fix. So, off came three. And each one had to be lain across the top of a chair just so...in a manner that if it wasn't exactly how he wanted it to be there'd be heck to pay. He then turns to face the window, oh so discreetly so that the women sitting next to him, and KDP and me, would not notice that he unbuttoned and unzipped his pants, pulled them down below his butt and tucked his two shirts in. Now, thank god we couldn't see anything but the back of him & his shorts, pants & two shirts. But the people passing by on 57th got an eye-full. I think he forgot (or just didn't realze) that those were windows and not a solid wall that he was facing. You know, that people could see in just as well as he could see out. Well, that Starbucks is now off-limits for me.
We raced back to the car on 61st and saw a cute guy get into a very nice car. He made a bit of small-talk with the two of us, but it was such a waste because all he did afterwards was get into his cute car & leave us there waiting for our's. What a let-down. KDP wanted to follow him out but that's hard to do when you don't have your car yet. Slow attendant.
