Been Long Time

Bad dream last night and into the bathroom to pee about four times...Something is certainly not right with me and the thought of traveling to Mt. Kisco again to see the urologist is pissing me off as my week is tight.

The second anniversary of my mother's death was 10/26 and I spent the day with my aunt, cousin and sister. We had brunch at the diner, went to see Dan in Real Life and hung out at my place watching TV and eating pizza. It was so good to be with them. So good. Certainly made the day easier. I decided to wait to scatter her ashes. I went back and forth trying to figure this out - what to do - where to go...I feel a bit mad like Meridith in Grey's Anatomy who kept her mother's ashes in her closet and then dumped them in a Ziploc and brought them to work. Maybe over the summer I'll be ready for this. I am still lonely without her, which is something I can't seem to shake.

My sister stayed for almost a week and I just love having her around. She's maturing; so am I. We went to Chinatown one Sunday and she bought two little turtles on the street. We named them Flea and Frusciante. They're adorable.

The family is slated to move around November 15. This will be a great thing for all of us. Maybe we'll all be able to spend time together again.

*break* have to go pee...

Friday we went to eat at Sac's, an Italian restaurant on 30th Avenue that makes great coal oven pizza. The problem is that their Italian food is not all great even though the place is always hopping. I had papardelle pasta that we probably the worst I've ever had.

Saturday we went to Mario's in Westport, Conn. for Dan's grandma's birthday. I haven't had a steak since Buenos Aires and it was phenomenal. The problem with eating steak is that you feel so heavy thereafter. Coupled with two glasses of Cabernet, I could have fallen asleep on the restaurant floor.

During my time in Ithaca, I spent most weekends at a movie. Two indie theatres were less than 5 miles away and I soaked up as much as I could. At these theatres I could also get apple cider and homebaked chocolate cookies for .75 cents each. I miss that. I miss going to the movies by myself. So when Dan said he wanted to go to Sean's to watch football on Sunday, I had my chance! I went to see Gone Baby Gone all by my lonesome and it was fabulous. Casey Affleck is a cutie. Ed Harris was spectacular as usual (and very sexy). Props to Ben Affleck (whom I used to love) for revitalizing his career.

And now I go back to work.