Another Sunday

Today is just another Sunday and I am alone.  Since Dan, Caroline, and Natalie escorted me into Brooklyn yesterday, I didn't even approach Caroline about possibly getting together today.  Besides, she was in a bit of a mood yesterday and I felt it was best that we take a bit of a break from each other.  Why do I always feel that everyone's bad mood is my fault?  I've got to learn to walk away and realize that her mood probably has nothing to do with me.

We spend a beautiful day with Lauren, Shahab, David, and Kelly.  I truly love them.  So glad that I am finally getting to know my niece Lauren and nephew David now that they live on the east coast.  Plus, Shahab and Kelly are delightful additions to the family.

We walked around a very gentrified DUMBO and visited the "new" Brooklyn Heights (the old Brooklyn Heights now populated by middle and upper middle class people, "farm-to-table" type restaurants, and boutique stores).  This is not the Brooklyn Heights of 37 years ago when David and I lived in Brooklyn - for sure!  Sadly, the River Cafe, one of Brooklyn's best restaurants at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, is gone - a victim of Hurricane Sandy.  But it looks like almost everything else is back up and running.

Today I have to do some grocery shopping for food I plan to make for my dinners with the kids this week.  And relax before the cycle starts all over again.  Jessica, Mike, and Sabrina should be getting back from their trip to the Outer Banks some time today.  Hopefully I can get to see them for a bit -- I really miss them.

Now it is time to try and get crazy dog Lucy back into the house.  Lately she only comes in when she wants to.  I am so tired of chasing her around the back yard -- not even a yard I want to go into since David refused to cut down the trees and sod the ground -- it is wild and fenced in - perfect for dogs.