Sunday morning was spent at the zendo in Brooklyn. It's always so fulfilling to attend the Sunday service. Each time I go I realize that I want to go more often. Something about a room full of people being quiet together is incredibly satisfying. And the sounds in the room during the liturgy, the chanting...it is incredible. It fills me up from the center of my being.
After the zendo I went over to Ryan and Alexandra's apartment. Geoff met us there and we ate a delicious Alexandra-prepared vegetarian lunch. We walked a bit in their beautiful Brooklyn neighborhood and stopped at an adorable little restaurant called Sweet Melissa's for some wonderful made-right-there ice cream. Butterscotch-vanilla ice cream...heaven. This place has a beautiful backyard dining area with flowering trees and umbrellas over the tables; it reminded me of our trip to Ojai, CA last summer. The warm sunny day certainly helped that association.
Following our ice cream feast, a few stops were made to purchase a blender, a couple of peaches, and some vodka. We headed back to Ryan and Alexandra's pad to make some fruity frozen vodka drinks and hang out on the roof. Perfection. It really was a perfect summer Sunday. The only thing missing was a midday nap.
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