Brooklyn Rocks!

Because of the torn meniscus in my left knee, I've pretty much been housebound so it heals. Well yesterday I broke out. Glenn and I decided to go to Coney Island for a while. He goes metal detecting on the beach and I sit on the boardwalk and knit. The boys are old enough to leave home alone for a few hours, so we did just that.
It was a beautiful day yesterday. Sunny but cool. Cool enough for me to wear my hand warmers! It was so nice to be out of the house I think I'd have been happy if it had been nineteen degrees and snowing outside. There were people walking and jogging up and down the boardwalk. I was happy to just be there knitting. Here's my sock in front of the landmark parachute jump at Coney Island.

Then we got hungry and decided to grab a bite. Glenn was nice enough to take me to my favorite breakfast (and dessert) place in the world:

Juniors! Home of the most delicious cheesecake. And their scrambled with lox and onions is fanfreakingtastic too. We had a wonderful brunch and talked and laughed. It was really nice to be away from the kids doing stuff we liked together.
I told Glenn about the NYC Yarn Crawl and he asked me where there were knit shops in Brooklyn. When I told him, he didn't hesitate in taking me there. He is truly awesome. So the first place we went to was Brooklyn General. There was a bench outside and Glenn asked if it was for the husbands. The woman who worked there told Glenn there was a comfy couch in the back for him if he wanted to sit. His theory is if you don't mind sitting in a yarn shop, you get the comfort of a couch. He chose the couch.
I was so happy to finally get to this store. I'd heard a lot about it and it was gorgeous.


They had a great variety of yarns and I could have spent all day there. The woman working there was helpful and sweet. I had a look around but didn't buy anything. I'd love to go back when I have more time and my knee isn't bothering me.
We then went to Stitch Therapy, another shop in Brooklyn. We met Kim there. Hi Kim! She has been going there for quite sometime and lives in the neighborhood. This store was small but very well packed. A nice variety of yarns and the young lady who worked there was helpful and very nice. I understand they're moving to bigger digs. Yay for them! Again I didn't have something specific I wanted to buy, so I didn't purchase anything but I was really glad I was able to go and check this shop out.

I was having some pain at this point so we headed home. I came home, put my leg up, whipped out my sock and watched a Bette Davis movie while knitting.
You ever have one of those days that's just perfect? Nothing special has happened but the person/people you're with are great and you're doing stuff you love. I've had a few of those days in my life where I just say to myself "this is the perfect day". Yesterday was one of those for me. Great weather, doing fun things and really enjoying the company I'm in. Thanks to my wonderful husband I was able to have a day I'll never forget. He rocks.
Oh and a word of advice. Don't knit with dpns on a boardwalk:

Those cracks are a lot wider than you think.