My Anxiety Ridden Weekend...

This past weekend I made the brave decision to stay upstate with the girls by myself!  It was a long four day weekend (MLK on Monday and Professional Development Day ((for Isabel's school)) Tues)... so I thought why not? Valentino took the bus back to NYC Sunday night ...and that is when the anxiety began...What was that noise on the deck? That scratching on the roof? Knock on the window? How does anyone look outside when their lights are on inside? Furthermore...If I want to look outside when the lights are on inside and I turn the lights off to do so...what if someone is looking back in? And if there is someone looking back in what do you do in that case? Scream? Wave hello? Invite them in for dinner?

For all of you permanent house dwellers I don't know how you do it? Apartment living feels so much  more secure to me. Here in Brooklyn it is virtually impossible to break into my apartment... and there are so many people around it feels more like dormitory living (without the bad food and vomit)!

 I suppose it will just take some getting used to...Besides I guess it wasn't the scariest part of my weekend really...that prize would have to go to my visit to the local mall yesterday!

In case you didn't believe me... these tracks were on the deck this morning... proving that either Big Foot or a Black Bear paid us a visit last night.