It’s the middle of November and fall is well underway in the city! I can’t complain about our days of beautiful blue skies and sunshine with a tad bit of cold in the air. Our cold of the upper 40’s and 50’s definitely doesn’t compare to the touch of an early winter a lot of my friends and family are experiencing right now though! So for those of you reading from snow-covered grounds here is your escape back a season to fall for the next couple of minutes!

We decided to explore the park before all of the leaves had fallen off the trees and the view was very pretty! Check out the photos from above. All shades of yellow, orange and red filled the trees, which in the reflection of the water looked picture-perfect. I could spend hours in Central Park and not get sick of the scenery. While we were in the park we saw two different wedding parties taking their photos, and a couple of other photoshoots. Iconic, and alluring to New Yorkers and tourists alike. 

While walking through the park we also ran into the ice skating rink that is already open, so hopefully there will be an ice skating post coming soon! 

Any of you that know me well know that I’ve always been a Mac and Cheese junkie. In fact, I can’t remember a time when I didn’t love it. From a very young age I was requesting the blue box from my Mom and trading my little smokies for kid’s school lunch mac and cheese. I believe the trade was 3 little smokies for a scoop of mac and cheese so I’d say I made out in that deal. Even as I grew up my love for my cheesy pasta has yet to be something I’ve outgrown. 

So you can kind of understand my excitement when I found out about a place in the East Village called S’Mac that is solely dedicated to all that is cheesy goodness Mac and Cheese! I found out about it a couple of weeks ago, but this was the week I finally got to go check it out (Thank you Chris!). Aww, can you say a happy Anna and tummy? I can! I kept it classic and got the 4 cheese and was impressed. I got a Nosh, which is there smallest size, and couldn’t finish my last couple of bites because it was so filling. 

Needless to say, the food was delicious and the atmosphere was homey, which I love finding places like that in the city!

It had been a very exciting week of mail this week and I felt the need to give some blog shout-outs! First, I cannot thank all of my friends and family enough for all of their support in my move! There is not a day that goes by that you guys are unappreciated! Second, thank you to everyone who has gone out of their ways to stay in touch and maintain strong friendships despite the little added distance. I love you guys! :)

Special thanks this week goes to:

Sara: for the great updated newsletter! Going on three years of newsletter, and going strong! Haha, your updates never fail to put a smile on my face!

Danielle: for the adorable card! It really made my day to have a little piece of my best friend in the city!

Jacob: last but definitely not least for sending me a loaf of my favorite Dave’s Killer Bread! I am savoring each and every bite of it’s pure deliciousness. Thank you for helping keep my addiction to this bread alive!

So thank you to all of you amazing people that make my life as great as it is! From newsletters and cards to emails and phone calls I really appreciate it all! Now I’m trying to contemplate what I can start sending to all of you guys! My only issue is most of my favorite things here are food… and unfortunately a dish of fettucini alfredo would probably not look so appetizing after a week in the mail. That’s actually not a very good mental image at all.. Until then, all of my thanks and love!