"GRITS are given a free pass to get their fingers dirty on a good piece of barbeque..." -Fannie Flagg, author of Fried Green Tomatoes

Big Apple Barbeque Block Party and my hair still smells like a fire pit. Stephanie and I went to Madison Square Park to see what it was all about. Well, A LOT of people like barbeque in Manhattan, I'm guessing there were about 1,000 people there. Because barbeque is sort of confined to the South I wasn't sure what it was going to be like or how it would taste, but it was delicious! There were BBQ places there from all over the country (including the barbeque/coleslaw sandwiches from Memphis). The blues music and Sperry deck shoes gave me that summertime feeling...

We continued on an adventure, walking towards Chelsea. We ran into a Tasti-d-lite along the way and stopped in for the peanut butter and coffee combo.

In Chelsea there is a Goodwill boutique. Yes, boutique and Goodwill in the same sentence. I had read in the New York Times about this being a "recessionistas" dream store... well, we checked it out. I found a bit of Ann Taylor LOFT stuff in there. Except, one problem it all had SAMPLE stamped on it! So, I bought the 10 dollar dress with hopes that Tide-to-Go can help me out. If not, I'll just have to wear a cardigan with it. There's always more than one way to skin cat, Ann Taylor.

Highlight of the Day: steph and I laughing over a cab driver winking at us as he zipped by...
Highlight of the YEAR: Kenny Chesney at the Leon County Civic Center, and I just bought tickets!