DATE DAY.

Date day.

Cafetasia @ 85 Avenue A, NYC, 10009.
I am now absolutely in love with this place. The food is amazing, the staff
is lovely and the prices are beyond reasonable - Especially during Happy Hour.

My boyfriend and I ordered 2 small plates and 2 main dishes,
all of which to share with each other.
Everything was delicious.

Small dish #1 - Crispy Spring Roll Tempura (2$): Glass noodle, carrot, jicama and
scallion, served with pineapple vinaigrette dressing.

Small dish #2 - Fried Chicken and Shrimp Shumai (2$): Served with chili honey sauce.
This was our FAVORITE small dish, it was so awesome...
When we return, I'm ordering several of these.

Extra small dish/side order - Coconut Sticky Rice (2$): This was a little disappointing,
but I still ate it... I expected more of a coconut flavor and the rice
was a tad overcooked, a little on the mushy side.

Main dish #1 - Grilled Salmon (6$): Topped with 3 flavor sauce, served
with mixed vegetables and Jasmine rice.
This was our absolute FAVORITE main dish... Beyond words.

Main dish #2: Grilled Chicken Sa-tae Sandwich (6$): Served with
homemade potato chips and cucumber salsa.
This was tasty, but a little too much sauce on the sandwich.
I really enjoyed the chicken and cucumber combo.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art @ 1000 5th Avenue, NYC, 10028.

Mastaba Tomb of Perneb - Ancient Egyptian, circa 2381 - 2323.

Inside of the Tomb of Perneb.

Statue of Kaipunesut - Ancient Egyptian, circa 2528 - 2520 B.C.

Temple of Dendur - Ancient Egyptian, circa 15 B.C.
I've taken so many photos of this Temple, but I just have to keep re-posting, since
each photo captures so many different aspects.

I really love this photo that my boyfriend took of me.

Us, being mini in the Sculpture Hall.

These were so gorgeous, I wish I had one for myself...

Blur.

The Death of Socrates - Jacque-Louis David, 1787.
This painting is one of my absolute favorites...
It doesn't help that I'm a huge Philosophy nut.

Christ Carrying the Cross - El Greco, 1580's.
This painting against the ruby velvet wall covering was just striking.
Really reminded me of my time spent in Spain last year.

Venus and Cupid - Lorenzo Lotto, circa 1520's.

Modern Photography exhibit.

Walking Gun - Laurie Simmons, 1991.

...We had a really long and wonderful day. We actually started the day with visiting Target on Flatbush Avenue (expect a haul within the next few days), where I purchased some great goodies. We then came home, got ready and headed to lunch then to the Met. Afterwards, we came back home, ate some more then headed to a party that my boyfriend was hosting deep in Williamsburg. Aside from our date day, life has been pretty lovely. I've been doing good in school and having a nice time with my ladies, as well. I know that I haven't been blogging as frequently as I'd like to be, but sometimes it's just such a hassle. I definitely post more often on Tumblr and Twitter, so check me out there, if you'd like. I've also been procrastinating pretty badly when it comes to filming a vlog, but I do plan on filming a collective haul covering the past month or so and a "Fall Favorites" video. I apologize for the wait, but I appreciate that my followers have been bearing with me! You guys are dolls and I hope everything has been grand for each of you.

Thanks for reading.
XO

FEEDING MY SOUL.

Greek fries.

Greek salad.
This is one of my current favorite things.

Chicken souvlaki & the Greek burger.

Delicious lunch date with the boyfriend @ Souvlaki GR.
116 Stanton Street, NYC, 10002.
This is actually my most recent favorite place to eat...
So amazing (and extremely inexpensive).

On Friday, I made dinner for my boyfriend, his best friend and his best friend's girlfriend.
Dinner included fresh homemade wine tomato sauce over spaghetti with chicken cutlets,
shrimp, lobster tails and garlic bread.
It was a hit.

This past Sunday, my boyfriend and I took his 3 little cousins and younger brother to Dave & Buster's. It was my first time visiting the one in Times Square. Let's just say I wasn't a fan. The games were bleh, so we decided to eat, simply to occupy ourselves while they ran wild... That was a HUGE mistake and a waste of money. The food sucks, same goes for the service. On the bright side, my boyfriend won me a huge Barney doll... On the first try, might I add. Aside from that, the visit was pointless. We came home afterwards and I cooked dinner for everybody: Tomato and onion stewed chicken with potatoes over white rice, with green beans on the side. Another hit... As you can tell, and I'm sure not the first time you're noticing, I really enjoy cooking/baking. I find it extremely enjoyable. Anybody else enjoy cooking as much as I do? If so, what's your favorite meal to prepare? Anyways, I'm planning on my next blog entry being a haul since I recently just picked up some goodies, so stay tuned. It would and should have been this post, but I was too lazy to film the vlog... I apologize.

Thanks for reading and I hope all is well, darlings!
XO