I Heart Trader Joe's...

Hopefully, this has never been a title of my blog in the past. If it was, please forgive me.

Work has been fine this week and the weather has been getting a little better each day. That is excellent.

I had a wonderful dream the other night that I was Julie Andrews. I adore her; she is wonderful woman who used to possess the most beautiful voice ever. Her diction was great and tone was pure. Unfortunately, because of some complications during vocal chord surgery, she can no longer sing the way that she used to. I told a few people that if I could sing like anyone, it would be Julie Andrews.

Monday night, I had choir as usual. We are rehearsing this new work entitled "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace" by Karl Jenkins. This is a very interesting work and it's growing on me. There is a wine and cheese party for the director on Saturday night. I'm going with a few of the older ladies in choir who live near me, and it should be fun, I think.

Yesterday, I picked up the discounted museum passes to Plimoth plantation (Mary, Natyra, and I are going there on Sunday!) and I also went to Target to use the gift card Mel and Yvette (my stepsisters) gave me for the shower. I bought "The Audacity of Hope" by Barack Obama for Brian. I figure that even though we are voting for Nader, we can still read the books by the other candidate we like. I also bought some mineral blush from Maybelline because I love the mineral loose powder I bought from Katherine. By the way, I will buy some from you the next time, Katherine. :) Target is such a great store; that is one of the reasons I registered there for the wedding. Brian and I had gnocchi and green bean casserole for dinner and then I talked to Paul and my brother on the phone. I'm trying to plan a trip to Philadelphia in May or June. The flights there are relatively inexpensive, and I would rather fly than drive because of the hullabaloo that is the Eastern seaboard traffic jam of Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey combined. Paul and I will probably go to Amish country and I can also observe him teaching in New Hope. i miss traveling and wish I could do it more often. And Eliot just told me that he and Sarah will travel to Italy for their honeymoon! As in the words of Napoleon Dynamite, "Luckyyyyyy."

My friend Gouri and I had dinner at Panera bread in Westborough this evening. It was nice to see her; she is a really good person with a kind heart. I just wish we could meet up more often. She has good advice about parenting and life in general. And I like to talk to her about the differences between the United States and India. It's very interesting. I asked her what she likes most about the U.S. tonight and she said she like the roads and feeling very connected because she can drive everywhere. However, she doesn't like the education system as much as in India. There are a lot of problems with kids in the United States. I'm sure I wiil learn more about that in the new few months. I dropped Gouri off at her house and went to Trader Joe's, my favorite grocery store on the planet. It's like a smaller, cheaper Whole Foods with a unique theme and a very friendly staff. I can't wait to try the shrimp gyoza I bought!

Gotta go because Top Chef is on Bravo right now! My favorite show of the moment!