Taking a page from Gala, I’m going to start doing a weekly entry of Things I Love Thursdays. There are just so many wonderful things going on now, why not give them all a little shout?

Things I Love Thursday

  • The NYC Season Change — You can almost pinpoint it to the exact day. It seems as though, year after year, there is a certain time of year when summer’s wrapping up, it’s humid, it’s humid, and then WHAM- just like that, it’s fall. Two nights ago we put an extra blanket on the bed, and while lounging after a shower today I swapped my silk robe for the jersey one. Break out the boots and sheerling because it is finally here!
  • “The Turn” – Along the same lines, this was summed up in a post over on TGR, that “the Turn” is the moment when you feel winter approaching and start to get amped for ski season. Almost like you have a shortness in breath because you know soon snow will be falling and shortly thereafter you will be heading up north and strapping on your boots. That feeling.
  • Corgi slobber — Love a toothless wonderdog, love his slobber.
  • Swing Dance Lessons — Our new series of classes start next Tuesday and I couldn’t be more excited. We’re up to “Intermediate” level now, which means triple time steps and faster spins and turns. I had a little “prep” lesson with our instructor, Margaret Batiuchok, today when I stopped by to pay her for the next series of lessons. It was sort of funny because she showed me some of the new turns in the lobby of her building, and I had Linus with me because we just dropped by while I was walking him. So her and I are swinging around as she is showing me a double turn, and people are coming and going because it is close to rush hour, with Linus sitting there tied up to a luggage trolley. I was amazed at how easily I remember some of the steps from our first series of lessons!
  • Contemplating moving, and not freaking out — Years ago, my former self would flip out at the mere prospect of moving a dozen blocks (yes, one of them was a 5th floor walkup, but still). Now, facing the prospect of relocating to San Francisco, I am surprisingly mellow about it. I’m proud of myself. There’s a lot of things here that would need to be squared away (like aforementioned months of swing dance lessons which we just paid for!), but I’m taking it in stride. We’d get it all done. And moving could be really cool. Now it’s just a matter of bunkering down and waiting to see what offers end up on the table, which could really make the decision for us anyways.
  • My Dragon Mask!- I ordered this beautiful dragon mask custom made on Etsy, and received it last week. I have something really special up my sleeve for Halloween, and this is just a small part of it, but WOW what craftsmanship. It’s an exquisite piece.