My Birthday Weekend

Sunday morning I had a tasty brunch at a new spot on the Upper East Side, La Pulperia, where I opted for coffee instead of alcohol and enjoyed the Lobster and Baked Egg entree. You can not really go wrong with Fresh Maine lobster, frame baked egg, herbs, crema de blue cheese, fresh cream, and truffled scented grilled bread, it was delicious! 

And then I went shopping because it is was my birthday and why not. My friend Laura wore the cutest top to my birthday party the night before and she told me she had just gotten it on sale on Banana Republic so I went to see if I could find it.  It turns out they had it, there was one left in my size, it fit, and it was only  $10.99 – winning!  And I have decided this season I would like a Military green army jacket but this one at Banana was just not cutting it, the fit was too loose. 

As you may have seen on my birthday wishlist I wanted an annual membership to the bike share program here in New York City and my parents were wonderful enough to buy it for me. I was planning on spend Sunday afternoon lounging in my apartment and working on the blog but the number of people renting bikes outside my window was just too temping and I decided to go on my inaugural ride. I rode around the Upper East Side at a very leisurely pace exploring the bike lanes and ended up on the East River path before returning my bike after five miles and 38 minutes. This is definitely a present I will use frequently! 

The weekend ended with dinner at one of my favorite places, Fig & Olive.  This NYC hotspot has been one of my go-tos since I moved to the city more than three years ago and I have been to every location.  My brother and I enjoyed assorted crostinis to start in addition to their fresh bread and trio to  of olive oils.  I had my favorite bronzino for dinner, my brother had the veal, and to end we split the cheesecake. 

Thank you to all who were a part of making this birthday so special!