I like pumpkins

I'm just so so excited because it pretty much seems that fall is here. The past 2 days were perfect weather. Crisp, cool, breezy, perfectly sunny. The picture of fall. I cannot imagine more perfect days- unless of course I didn't have to do so much homework and I was with all my friends and family- but we can't have everything we want, so the perfect weather will have to be good enough.

I can't wait for the rest of fall- I want the leaves to start changing colors, the light to change to that perfect amber color (it's starting to already, if you catch it at just the right time), to see pumpkins everywhere...Speaking of pumpkins, Eric and I have a new hobby- baking loaves. Last week we made banana bread, which would have been more aptly named banana-butter bread. And tonight we made pumpkin bread! AND I LOVE ALL THINGS MADE WITH PUMPKIN!

Let's see, besides this great weather, what else is new? I have an interview! It's on Monday at Parson's The New School for Design. My schedule and future schedule are both a little crazy, so we'll see how much I can twist their arm to convinve them that I'm worth hiring. Otherwise, I think it might be back to the drawing board again- but cross your fingers.

Friday night Eric and I went to a very "New York" bar- a Belgian beer garden. But it actually felt like being in the middle of Europe when we were just right in the heart of the West Village. Then some of our neighbors had a GIGANTIC party. Not as fun when your neighbors have a GIGANTIC party and blast music (even if it was great ones like the Spice Girls) all night long when you're not part of that party. We're just hoping it's not too frequent of an event.

Today, we took the subway up to the Cloisters at 190th street. It's a monastery/museum that's really pretty. We actually didn't end up going into the Cloisters themselves, just walked around the park that it's in and read some really great books about marketing and audio processes. It was right along the Hudson and you could see the George Washington bridge and there was a lot of "wildlife" (aka even more squirrels and pigeons...but they were in a much happier, natural habitat I guess). It was a lovely way to spend a fall afternoon.

Since we were so far uptown, we decided to venture back into the Bronx to go to Target again. While, sure, it's nice to go to a wonderful place like Target, this was just not an enjoyable experience. It's too bad when Target makes you more tired and stressed out that when you began. It should make you happy and full of warm fuzziness. I mean, come on, it's Target!