Thursday in NYC ~ breakfast, lunch, dessert + friends + shopping + dinner date

First, let me say a big *thank you* for everyone's prayers and comments!!!

The unbloggable is still present and difficult....

but yet it can be possible to have a nice day today with sunshine in NYC

even though some things are quite difficult at present, to say the least. 

So on to today...

I ended up having breakfast with Mr Husband at his work, yum!

Then I went to TJ Maxx.... and found the cutest red rain jacket + 2 fiesta ware serving dishes, 

at all really good prices (the fiestaware was at least 50% lower than normal!)...

I don't show pictures of myself or others (unless I have permission)

on my blog, but well, I guess these pictures are about as close as you will get. :) 

Pretty typical me for NYC, including the headphones that are actually gaming headphones

(I don't do gaming at all, I use them to talk to people on my cell phone!),

 longish blue jean skirt,boots, 

long curly-ish brown hair that has not been cut in many months.  Typical. :) 

Well, I went to lunch with a friend, that was really nice

and then went to Trader Joes, stocked up on kombucha and such things...including

veggie Marsala burgers for Lent! 

I am really excited about my red jacket find and I had been wishing for another bowl

for when we do our dinner Walton's dates (great way to do something

that is relaxing and fun for us as a couple)... so that I could have 2 bowls for popcorn 

and 1 bowl for salad... so that's a real blessing!

It may be nerdy/geek-ish to love the neatness that the bowls bring to 

the coffee 'dinner' table, but I am just so pleased with this.

Now if only the dinner table looked so good...

Tomorrow I will be home and DV will be putting the clutter to rights!

I finally got some things done in letter writing yesterday, 

but the 'creative clutter' from it has not yet been put back...

I am thinking of making a special chicken dish in that new shallow

casserole dish I bought today for Saturday/Sunday night...

since (gulp) Sunday is Meatfare already!!! 

(ahhhh, so early!!!)

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My Husband and I enjoyed another Walton's dinner date...

we had chatted during the day, went into NYC together and

had breakfast together, so I was more OK with us having

another dinner date (i.e. we still need to talk)....

It was great to get out today to NYC.

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I also listened to some great homilies in NYC while

walking around with my red cart and headphones...

This one:

https://soundcloud.com/christthesaviouroc/2018-02-04-the-brutal-honesty-of-the-prodigal-son

and

https://soundcloud.com/christthesaviouroc/2018-01-28-a-simple-humility-test 

Quite good and I love that it is Canadian also :) 

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Well, I am still having what seems to be allergy issues

when at home... like I have a cold

but yet felt fine when in NYC.

I am supposed to see an allergist at some point about that...

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I better get off to bed now though, it's late.

I just wanted to capture a nice happy day 

in the midst of a time that is quite difficult in ways

for Mr Husband and I right now,

though thank God the problems are not in our 

relationship, what a treasure marriage is!

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Thanks again SO MUCH for your prayers.

You all are the best encouragers! 

May God help us all and Have Mercy on us!!!