Getting groceries in NYC=Hello Michelle Obama Arms

I meant to publish this post last week (when I actually went grocery shopping) but I got distracted by a

job interview I had on Wednesday. It went well and right now I'm just waiting to hear back from the company about whether I will move forward in the process. As my dad says we're just praying for an

open door or a closed door, whatever God's will may be :) More blog posts about the job hunting process to come in the future.

In other news...after battling a wicked stomach bug for several days last week I finally felt well enough to venture out to the supermarket. I know my husband is happy about finally having food in the apartment! He has been a very helpful husband, making me dry toast and going to the corner market at 1am to fetch powerade. That is true love right there.

Back to the grocery shopping ...I did sell my car when I moved up here, so naturally one of the things people wonder is “How do you get groceries?” Now I for one, LOVE to go grocery shopping. I love pinning recipes on Pinterest, making lists and trying new foods.

Since I can only buy the amount of groceries I can physically carry from the grocery store to our apartment,  I only buy the groceries I need for a week. I've learned it does take some serious arm muscles to haul my groceries home. If I didn't have some muscles before, I certainly do now.

It took a few weeks but I like grocery shopping here. I can walk to the store (it’s about half mile), get my groceries and take the subway back home. Today was a little chilly but the sun was shining and it was nice to get out and walk, especially since I had been cooped up the last few days. It forces me to plan meticulously about what I'm going to cook that week and buy things accordingly.

If I forget something I can also just walk a few steps outside our apartment to get some fresh produce. I usually get my meats and frozen items from Foodtown and then just buy the produce from the corner market. It's very convenient, especially when I forgot something at the grocery store. 

There’s also a Whole Paycheck Foods near Chris’ office and our gym in the Lower East Side (which is about 30 minutes from our apartment) that has an infinite amount of great things. Some of my favorite things to get are their local specialty cheeses and on occasion a piece of tiramisu for Chris and I to share for dessert that night. Even though it's expensive to shop there, the meat at Whole Foods is the best I've found. I just have to be careful and not go grocery shopping right after I go to the gym. Otherwise I buy the whole store.

 For Easter they had these adorable chocolate bunnies and some beautiful flowers for sale. 

This is the Whole Foods on Houston Street (pronounced HOW-ston, yep I mispronounced it for weeks) It's a part of the trendy So-Ho (meaning "South of Houston" street. Just in case you're ever asked that question on Jeopardy) neighborhood. Some serious shopping can be done here!

So after getting some groceries it was back to our apartment on East 2^nd Street. Don’t let the sign fool you, there is lots of honking. Welcome to New York!

Time to unpack!