A lot of slush here in Manhattan, but not enough to keep us inside! Catherine's noon fitting was cancelled, so we decided to head out for brunch around 10.  We were both craving pancakes. Took a stroll past NBC and Rockefeller Plaza just in case Justin Bieber was hangin around before his SNL rehearsal! (He wasn't.) Satisfied our pancake craving at Burger Heaven (weird) , stopped in at the Free People store, and headed home.  Cath got busy with homework, mixed with watching live runway shows from Lincoln Center on line.

Around 3 we boarded the subway to take Cath to tonight's job, the Reality Fashion, Reality Aids Benefit.  http://realityontherunway.com/ Yup, she's gonna work the runway with "today's hottest reality TV stars"!  She's already tweeted pic of Lil Kim (hip hop artist and Dancin' With the Stars) and Deena from Jersey Shore.  wow. After I left her at the theater, I wondered around to get a sense of where I was.  Quickly surmised that I was in Chelsea, and remembered my friend Kim had mentioned a couple fun things to do in the area.  Found the highly recommended ABC Carpet and Home Store, which was REALLY fun to poke around in. Then found myself at the Chelsea Market near the subway.  Bought some fruit, bread and muffins at a bargain!!!

As soon as I got up top back home, a text came in...Catherine needed jeans, which they had failed to tell the girls.  Figuring her job is my job this trip, I came up to the apt, grabbed the jeans and headed back to 18th street (from 50th street) on the subway.  Dropped off the jeans and got back on the subway to home.  Decided this might be a good time to stop by the grocery store to pick up some cheeses for our Chelsea Market bread among other things. Really thought a glass of wine would fit well with the evening, but the thought of carrying a bottle, along with my other three bags of groceries, 6 blocks through the slush and cold put an end to the craving. Good thing.  Realized when I got back to the apartment that there is no wine opener here.  Of course. Truly, this has to be the worse stocked kitchen in NY. On a positive note, we have been able to find Skinny Pop popcorn here!