DATE DAY.

Date day.

Cafetasia @ 85 Avenue A, NYC, 10009.
I am now absolutely in love with this place. The food is amazing, the staff
is lovely and the prices are beyond reasonable - Especially during Happy Hour.

My boyfriend and I ordered 2 small plates and 2 main dishes,
all of which to share with each other.
Everything was delicious.

Small dish #1 - Crispy Spring Roll Tempura (2$): Glass noodle, carrot, jicama and
scallion, served with pineapple vinaigrette dressing.

Small dish #2 - Fried Chicken and Shrimp Shumai (2$): Served with chili honey sauce.
This was our FAVORITE small dish, it was so awesome...
When we return, I'm ordering several of these.

Extra small dish/side order - Coconut Sticky Rice (2$): This was a little disappointing,
but I still ate it... I expected more of a coconut flavor and the rice
was a tad overcooked, a little on the mushy side.

Main dish #1 - Grilled Salmon (6$): Topped with 3 flavor sauce, served
with mixed vegetables and Jasmine rice.
This was our absolute FAVORITE main dish... Beyond words.

Main dish #2: Grilled Chicken Sa-tae Sandwich (6$): Served with
homemade potato chips and cucumber salsa.
This was tasty, but a little too much sauce on the sandwich.
I really enjoyed the chicken and cucumber combo.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art @ 1000 5th Avenue, NYC, 10028.

Mastaba Tomb of Perneb - Ancient Egyptian, circa 2381 - 2323.

Inside of the Tomb of Perneb.

Statue of Kaipunesut - Ancient Egyptian, circa 2528 - 2520 B.C.

Temple of Dendur - Ancient Egyptian, circa 15 B.C.
I've taken so many photos of this Temple, but I just have to keep re-posting, since
each photo captures so many different aspects.

I really love this photo that my boyfriend took of me.

Us, being mini in the Sculpture Hall.

These were so gorgeous, I wish I had one for myself...

Blur.

The Death of Socrates - Jacque-Louis David, 1787.
This painting is one of my absolute favorites...
It doesn't help that I'm a huge Philosophy nut.

Christ Carrying the Cross - El Greco, 1580's.
This painting against the ruby velvet wall covering was just striking.
Really reminded me of my time spent in Spain last year.

Venus and Cupid - Lorenzo Lotto, circa 1520's.

Modern Photography exhibit.

Walking Gun - Laurie Simmons, 1991.

...We had a really long and wonderful day. We actually started the day with visiting Target on Flatbush Avenue (expect a haul within the next few days), where I purchased some great goodies. We then came home, got ready and headed to lunch then to the Met. Afterwards, we came back home, ate some more then headed to a party that my boyfriend was hosting deep in Williamsburg. Aside from our date day, life has been pretty lovely. I've been doing good in school and having a nice time with my ladies, as well. I know that I haven't been blogging as frequently as I'd like to be, but sometimes it's just such a hassle. I definitely post more often on Tumblr and Twitter, so check me out there, if you'd like. I've also been procrastinating pretty badly when it comes to filming a vlog, but I do plan on filming a collective haul covering the past month or so and a "Fall Favorites" video. I apologize for the wait, but I appreciate that my followers have been bearing with me! You guys are dolls and I hope everything has been grand for each of you.

Thanks for reading.
XO