Things I love about NY/NJ

I think we've found the perfect mix of living here - NYC and Manhattan during the week, NJ and Hoboken during the evenings and weekends. I love it. Definitely in the groove. Trev's getting there too, although it's harder for him as he's not here all the time.

This weekend we've done more of the stuff we used to do in STL, so it definitely felt more like our ol' comfy routine. Friday we had a couple of beers, then went home and ordered Chinese food to be delivered. Saturday we both had a massage then went out to dinner, I also cooked the filling for Shepherds Pie. Sunday is chores, the gym, and good ol' fashioned British cooking! It's funny how the simple things make you feel more like home. I just love it.

Places we love to go:
- Bar 41. A place to meet my colleagues and friends for a quick beer after work. The subway is right across the street. As you can imagine, it's on 41st St right by work. We're well known in here, and drinks are always waiting for us. Monica is awesome (she's the bartender!). Food here is pretty good too.
- Green Rock. This is where I meet Trev when I get off the train on a Friday (if we're not in Manhattan). We always feel like we're 20 years older than everyone else, but the food is OK and the music is good.
- Josies. This is a good brunch place. Both in Manhattan, there's one on the upper west side, and one near where we used to live. Awesome!
- Blue Water Grill. Again in Manhattan, right at Union Square. It's primarily fish or sushi, but it's so easy going and the food is so good, we go back again.
- EM. Sushi place in Greenwich Village. Awesome.
- Gaslight. The newest addition to our list, we actually can walk to it in Hoboken. They have a good martini menu and the food is awesome. Mainly Italian, but American too. Really liked this
- Trader Joes. Not a restaurant, a grocery shop. We found them in St Louis, and have located one here. they have a lot of organic food. The hummus and tomato soup is out of this world...haven't found better yet
- IKEA. There are 2 within a 15-20 min drive...and one only has 3.5% sales tax. We've been there a lot as you can imagine!

On the house front, we'll be closing while I'm in Scotland, but that shouldn't be too much of a problem except I can get any time off to sort stuff out. I guess our weekends will be busy busy. Yeah!