Settling In

After a week of unpacking and arranging things in place, we were finally beginning to feel at home. This weekend was quite busy for us as I was in NYC on Friday night, spending time with my friend practicing a dance for her upcoming wedding. It was alos my first visit to her new apt on the Upper East side. After some serious dance practice, we headed out for some Indian food at Amma, a little restaurant with great reviews. Though it was a long wait for first our table and then for our food, it was worth it. The food great though a bit too spicy for us. So we cooled off with some Pinkberry on the way. Next morning, I was heading out of Grand central when I noticed a Magnolia's opened at the dining concourse. I dashed over and got a cupcake for my train ride back. It was great not having to wait in line and I simply loved their butter cream frosting but found the cake a little too dry.

On Saturday evening, we welcomed our first house guests. My in-laws came for a visit from MA. Late evening, we all headed out to dinner. Our first stop was at the Boathouse in Ossining, but the wait was too long. So we decided on Amalfi, an Italian restaurant in Briarcliff. It offered typical Italian pasta and meat dishes, a little pricey at about $20-25 per plate. The restaurant was specious and not too crowded. We had a leisurely meal and enjoyed the food. The clams in my mother -in-laws dish may have been undercooked as she was feeling quite sick on the following day :(

On Sunday, we did more shopping for houseware and had our first BBQ to kick of the summer. Despite predictions of rain, the weather cooporated.