Happy New Year!

Happy 2006! Yesterday, I got back into New York in time to ring in the New Year. The Boy cooked me a nice dinner of lamb chops and mashed cauliflower, accompanied by glasses of Asti Spumante. Normally, I don't like the taste of lamb, but the Boy managed to season and bake it so that the flavor was irresistable. Afterwards, we walked about 15 blocks, checking out the bar scene and what everyone else was doing, as we made our way over to Payard Bistro for dessert. We got there just a bit too late. They had just wrapped up their dinner/coffee/dessert hours and were now beginning the transformation into a New Year's club. So, we walked another 15 blocks back, and the Boy made a giant cookie topped with ice cream for me instead. We turned on the TV and watched Carson Daly host the yearly Times Square event (happy that we weren't standing out there in the blistering cold) until the ball dropped and the new year was here.