The Great Gatsby (and New Clothes)

I was supposed to finish my edits today,

but I also had some shopping to do.

I literally have no exercise shorts or leggings here, except for super ugly,

yet warm and waterproof leggings perfect for winter that I won't wear at home, but are fine for NYC.

However, turns out I don't like to wear ugly outfits in New York either.

 I ended up making a pile of donation clothes--things I'd brought from SLC that I didn't wear anymore

but I still kinda liked the idea of them. 

Is it any surprise I didn't like them any better here?

The stores I wanted to browse were on the Eastside so I combined shopping with exercise

and walked across the park, down to J. Mclaughlin on 72nd & Lex,

Anthropologie on 72nd and 3rd, then up to 86th and 3rd for Athleta and Lululemon.

I would love to have other stores that I love to shop at in New York.

(Remember when it was special to go to NYC and shop at H&M and Zara?!)

But I just stick with the oldies but goodies. 

Came home with two new dresses, leggings for exercise, shorts and some long sleeve casual shirts.

(They're actually sweatshirts, but I'm really hoping they give a nicer vibe than that.)

We have three shows lined up for this trip, which we're both excited about.

First, dinner at a new pizza shop--Mimi's--across the street (87th and Broadway).

Great slices, garlic knots just okay. Tomato dipping sauce a little tart.

We'll be back for the pizza.

The Great Gatsby gets 7 out of 10 stars.

Costumes, story, acting, and dance numbers all great.

In fact, one of the dancers had body language/mood that reminded me of Donna Murphy.

Loved that.

The songs were good, but not catchy.

Fun to see. Glad we did. We want to reread the book.

(F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby were my favorite in high school.

I can't remember why and now I want to try to rediscover what drew me to him.

The in your face materialism combined with tragedy? 

Because the plot and not tying up in a bow felt edgy? Probably.) 

Climbing in bed as soon as we're home to try to adjust forward 

a few hours this week before going to Europe.