Happy Ending! February 8th

Okay, so this is not the happy ending I was originally looking for, but it's happy none the less! Sadly after sitting in rice for nearly 2 days, my poor old Motorola V360 would not come back to life. So alas, I had to head over to the nearest T-Mobile store (which is actually conveniently up the block from me!) to check out some new phones. I ended up getting the Samsung Comeback in pearl white plum. I was able to keep my same number and plan. Unfortunately though, even though the SIM card in my old cell phone was not damaged, it pretty much didn't store a damn thing! So I had to re-enter numbers and I have a LOT of pictures to upload to the new phone! But the good news is, I LOVE this phone. It's easy to use, adorable, and it's basically like a mini computer and a digital camera all rolled into one!! So that means my pics will be even better quality now! :) And the best news yet, is since I've been a loyal T-Mobile customer, they gave me a $300 phone for around $60 bucks! (I have to mail in a rebate to get $50 back, but still, an amazing deal!) Here are the pics of the new phone...

Front view.

View of the phone when it is open.

All and all, as much as I miss my old phone I'm kind of glad this happened, because had it not truly been an act of God, I never would have gotten rid of it! lol And technology has come a long way in over 4 years. The texting and in general, typing is WAY easier on this phone, since you have a mini computer keyboard. Plus it's lightning fast... I'm still getting used to the camera feature though, but I decided to test out my phone tonight.

Here's my dinner...

Penne in a sauce with olive oil, red wine, and a little garlic, with sun-dried tomatoes, peas, and mushrooms. I like many versions of this dinner, and you can use anything... sherry, white wine, red wine, etc.

And Peanut...

Notice how clear these pictures are?! They really show how orange Peanut's coat is, and how white his white parts are! lol :)

He's getting to be such a big boy now... he's almost 11 months old!!! Where did the time go?!

Thanks for all the well wishes on my phone fiasco. Luckily though, I think it turned out for the best. You know, I'm not one to handle change well. I don't like it and I avoid it when I can. I'm not one of these people who runs to the Apple store to be the first one in line whenever Steve Jobs unveils a new gadget. I'm the type of person that only gets a new gadget when my old one breaks down! lol

What type of person are you when it comes to all the new technology out there?

P.S. ~ I forgot to mention the Superbowl! I'm happy the Saints won, being that one of my best friends is from New Orleans, plus Reggie Bush is hot! :)

Possible Tragedy! :( February 6th

My beloved cell phone, the same one that I've had since November 2005, the same one that I use to take all my pictures with, somehow got mixed up in the laundry today, so it ended up going in the washer! :( So now it's drying out in a bag of rice... which is a trick that's supposed to help dry out the phone so I could still use it! So keep your fingers crossed!! I LOVE that phone and I really don't want to have to get another one. And today's mishap was just an extra kick while I was down, being that I now have a head cold too! :( I was able to at least catch up with an old friend from High School yesterday and have dinner at Chat 'n Chew before I started to feel really sick. I've got all my usual herbal meds, so I hope I start feeling better soon. I swear, I don't think I've felt good for more than 3 consecutive days in the past 3 months!

Anyways, here are some of the pictures I was able to upload before the fiasco with my phone! Let's hope that these aren't the last pictures from my phone! :(

A Trader Joe's chocolate lava cake with whipped cream. These lava cakes are AMAZING! Better than what you'd get in a restaurant, only WAY cheaper!

Another lunch at Wild Ginger... and this time I tried a new item off their menu!

First I had their awesome spring rolls... they came with a little garnish on them for some reason, but they were the same great-tasting spring rolls that I always get when I go there.

Instead of my usual steamed veggie dumplings, I decided to try their shumai, which are japanese-style spinach dumplings. They came with similar sauce, and were just as good as the dumplings I always get... in fact I almost prefer these better!

And of course, my beloved pineapple fried rice! This is truly my favorite thing to eat, and it's amazingly good for you too!

I love to finish off this meal with a vegan chocolate chip cookie from Whole Foods (warmed up in the microwave, of course!).

Luckily I was able to get some really cute pics of Peanut in the laundry (before the phone fiasco). Here they are!

That's all for today, wish me luck!

P.S. ~ Does anyone know what happened to the Peanut Butter Bliss blog again?! :(

Brunch, Blog Lunch, & Baked Goods! February 1st

Can't believe February is here already! It is the best month of the year after all (and I say that because my birthday is this month... although getting older is not that thrilling anymore. lol) But I digress... I really want to thank everyone for their responses to my last post about birth control pill issues! It seems you all confirmed what I already knew-- I'm not alone! Nearly EVERY woman I know on them, is suffering in one way or the other because of them. It's really such a shame... The ironic thing is, women used to do much better on them! And that's back when they were supposedly stronger (like in my mother's generation), so go figure! I'm not quite sure what I'll be doing, but I'm glad to be off those damn pills. I feel SO much better already, and it hasn't even been 2 weeks since going off them!

Anyways, yesterday I went to brunch at one of NYC's most popular vegan restaurants, Blossom (on 9th Ave. between 21st & 22nd St. in Chelsea). I haven't been there since LAST winter, which is why I haven't featured them on my blog before. I'm glad that I went again, because they really do have the BEST french toast and the quality of their food is terrific (even though their service is a little lacking).

I got the french toast with berries, and instead of getting the tempeh bacon that comes with it, I asked them to substitute it for soy sausage (because I really didn't like the tempeh bacon when I got this dish before). And it turns out I was much happier with the soy sausage (they're the small little triangular bits at the 4 corners of the plate in the pic).

For dinner Mom made vegetarian lasagna (which has mushrooms instead of meat). I had some last night, and will be having left overs tomorrow night too-- it's that good!

At brunch yesterday I decided to text my friend Missy (who runs the Missy Maintains blog) and asked her if she wanted to meet me for lunch at Sea Thai Bistro today. She couldn't wait to go back, and neither could I, since we hadn't been there since October (see here)!

For my appetizer I got the usual spring rolls of course! :)

And my entree was my new favorite-- broad rice noodles with broccoli, egg, & black soy sauce. It was delicious as always!

After lunch on my way home I made a quick detour... I felt like something sweet, so I went to the NEW Baked By Melissa that opened up on 14th St. right by Union Square! There used to just be the stand in Soho, but now they've opened up a whole store!! And when I saw this I thought... God help me! Especially since I live so close by to this one! lol

I got 6 mini cupcakes in these flavors (from left to right): s'mores, cookie dough, red velvet cake, peanut butter cup, cookies & cream, and one of their newest flavors, cinnamon (which might just be my favorite!).

We still have some boxes to sell and get rid of since we called our move "off." But Peanut has been having a field day, as boxes are one of his favorite things! :)

Where's Peanut?!

Here he is on top of the un-opened boxes... he loves to chew them, but in this pic he looks like butter wouldn't melt in his mouth!

What did I do, Mummy?!

That's all for today my lovelies! And please keep the comments coming! I love to hear what my readers think, experience, etc. (and I try to answer your questions in the comments, so please check back!).