Day 329: Shopping in NYC

I found a dress, a fabulous dress, and I bought it without looking at the price tag for the first time in my entire life.  Far outside my standard boyish, conservative style, it looks amazing.  Perfect for a midnight wedding on New Year's Eve!

We spent the day shopping and getting ready for a birthday party for Evan and Colin, who will turn 33 and 29 on Dec. 8 and 9.  In recent years we have not been able to spend birthdays together, so we decided to celebrate early.  Unfortunately, the heating pipes in Colin and April's apartment sprung a leak and they were not able to come.

Cupcakes are a hot commodity in NY and one of Evan's favorite things, so we bought six specialty cupcakes.   Evan's was a chocolate milkshake cupcake and Colin's is a pecan pie cupcake.  The rest of us got chocolate frosted mini cakes.

I don't think anybody does their own baking or cooking here.  The restaurants were mobbed today as people crowded in for brunch.  We tried another restaurant on Amsterdam and had a delicious and filling meal.  I can't gain an ounce or the dress will not fit for the wedding on Dec. 31!

View from Justin's apartment