Discovering my own back yard

Okay not literally. I've been in my backyard, I know the garden, the rodents, the way the sun sets behind the trees. What I am discovering are the little gems my city has to offer. I have decided that at least once each week, I'll get in my car at lunchtime and pick up a meal at a place I have never been to before.

Yesterday's pic was Ronin's- a little Italian market down on Winthrop Street in Springfield. I orginally planned to pick up a canolli from La Fiorentina but then I saw a little sign that said "handmade panini's" I LOVE panini's. So I walked to the back of the building and went inside. Ronin's is a little place, but it's packed with lots of stuff you normally wouldn't find in a deli- like handmade pastas, king crab legs and calamari salad. I ordered the Chicken Parm panini with shredded cheese and lemon juice. It was DELICIOUS! And only $8 for the sandwich and the drink. So next time YOU are downtown and you want to meet at Ronin's- call a sista up and I'll meet you there!

So today is Sept. 11 and of course there will be a whole day of memorials on TV, honoring the people we lost in the attacks. I remember Sept. 11, 2001 like it was yesterday...I was working for the Urban League, I was newly married, and I watched the whole morning unfold on TV. I remember the people jumping from the windows to escape the fire, the people wandering aimlessly through the streets of NYC. It was a day I will never forget. And today I will pray for the people who are missing their loved ones today.

And of course it is raining today but guess who is in town? MICHAEL JORDAN! How awesome is that? I'm trying to figure out a way where I can get into the Hall of Fame so I can see him in person! But I don't have $700 for the ticket. Booooooooo.

So anyway, it's my last weekend before school starts again, and I don't have a whole lot going on (which is good!) I do have to officiate a wedding in the Berkshires tomorrow night and I'm checking out a new member info night at the church I've been going to for the past few months. We shall see how that turns out :-)

Hope you all have an awesome weekend :-)