Marathon Sunday in NYC

No only was the weather awesome for a run today but my husband and I decided to go to China Town to our favorite restaurant, pick up some shrimp from the seafood market on Canal street, and some of the mushroom soy sauce which I have come to love. It was not until I shopped at a grocery store in Chinatown that I realized that there were hundreds of kinds of soy sauces all different flavours. On the upper east side the grocery stores only carry Kikoman and La Choy. A world of soy sauces has opened up to me and I'm having a ball exploring this.


I am also intending to hit the Old Navy store, having seen their T.V. commercials that stated they had turtlenecks at a price of two for ten dollars just for the weekend. I desperately needed some turtle necks and I love a bargain so I made the plunge.

The plan was to walk to the subway of 86th and Lex, take the six down to Spring street walk down Broadway, hit Old Navy, and then walk up Canal to Chinatown.

As soon as we got to first avenue however the streets were closed and the runners were running.
Congratulations to all who ran this great race, I wish I had the guts but I'm getting older and I scared to hurt my knees. So we stood and cheered them on.
This was about 26 miles along on the race and I actually saw a girl who was a spectator take off her jacket revealing full runners gear, jump over the barries and join the race. Running with her arms up like she'd been running all along.
Big fat cheater, whoever you are!!!!!! I saw you!!!!

After about an hour the runners thinned out and we crossed the street to make our way up to the six train and took it down to Spring Street.

We got off we headed toward Broadway and to the Old Navy, I was terribly jazzed about those turtle necks. They looked warm and modern on the commercials and who could say no to such a deal. Two for ten dollars. Right up my alley.

As I entered the enormous store I looked right and left- no turtle necks. I made my way down the aisle to the back dragging my husband in tow. My eyes scanned the heaps of clothes...no turtle necks. Finally I found a supervisor. I explained that I was looking for the turtle necks that were on sale, two for ten dollars and advertised on the T.V. commercial. She looked at me thoughtfully. "No", she said. "Nothing like that here".

"But", I began. "Did you see the commercials?"
"Yes, I did", she admitted, "but here not here".

"Thanks" I said and walked away. I was sideswiped. I was fooled, I was a victim of false advertising. And I was hungry, really hungry. Too hungry to fight. Old Navy was lucky this time.

We walked up Canal to our favorite Chinese restaurant.
If you like dim sum this is the place and if you like football, they have a flat screen TV, so ladies it's easy to get your man to take you there on a Sunday afternoon. It's called Mandarin Court on 61 Mott street.

That's my husband watching football after eating a roast duck and sharing a little dim sum with me. He cooks the best shrimp so were going to pick up some at the local fish market where you will find the best seafood at the best priced in Manhattan.

After that I'm going to get my mushroom soy sauce, some hot chili pepper and some sesame oil.

Then were headed home to feed the dogs and cats and settle in for the night.

Am I blessed or what?