I really wish I could say I was done with bedbugs...

actual bedbug bites (on me)

..because living like this is awful

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Challenge

For the next 4-6 weeks (I don't know exactly how long it is), my sister is studying animals in South Africa.  I challenge you to send her something in the mail.  Got a "Baby's First Communion" card? An inappropriate postcard? Want to write a haiku? Draw a picture? SEND IT TO:

Laura Zint

P.O Box 548, Sonpark, Nelspruit, 1206
Mpumalanga, RSA

Note: Postage to South Africa is 98 cents

Penny Vs. Paper

Birthday time!

I'm not one to really get overly excited about birthdays. My birthday usually comes and goes, maybe accentuated with a nice meal.  But, for Craig, I like to do something a little bit special. Birthdays can't go without dessert and presents!  So, I took Craig out to Dylan Prime in Tribeca for a special birthday dinner.

The food? TO DIE FOR. Seriously, I would put Cabernet Sauvignon Butter on everything and it would be perfectly okay.

"Pork Belly Tater Tots"

Don't be fooled, there was absolutely no "tater" in these tater tots. It was basically deep fried bacon. And it was delicious.

Craig's meal - The Carpetbagger. A steak stuffed with oysters. Sounds really gross but it was absolutely delicious.

My filet mignon with the Cabernet Sauvignon Butter, the best mac & cheese ever made, and green beans.

The dessert menu wasn't anything you couldn't get anywhere else, so I left it up to the birthday boy to decide what he wanted to make a birthday wish over. And what did he pick? Crepes!

So we trekked across to the East Side to the teeny-tiny Creperie and had a delicious crepe stuffed with chocolate, brownies, ice cream, and whipped cream.

Craig, I hope you had a great birthday. Here's to many many more!

Someone has a birthday tomorrow...