I am in love with this sweet little springlet that I might accidently have bought, which, on the whole, fits very nicely. But I just don't know how those 1950s ladies made their waists so teensy. It is possible that I might need a belt so my new Amanda-loves-bagels belly doesn't pop that sweet bottom buddon.
Let us talk about the bagels that are making me not fit into my may-have-accidently-bought dress, just briefly: I have never before given a second thought to bagels, except, of course, as a convenient excuse for eating cream cheese, which no one is allowed to eat by the spoonful. My first weeks here were spent looking at bagel-wielding New Yorkers with disdain. "Really?" thought me. "Bagels, New Yorkers?"
But now I am mad about bagels. And it isn't just me and my new New York-ness; people are everywhere with their bagels, like this really and truly jogging lady I saw carrying a bagel by the hole while she ran. Please, friends, tell me: WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE BAGELS? WHY ARE THEY SO DELICIOUS HERE? I would like to fit into my dress.
18 maids a-milking:
Bagels are delish (especially the jalapeno variety) but they're also scarily equal to five slices of bread. So I vote for cinnamon toast instead.
Those 50's ladies, my mother was one, kept their waists slim with martinis. I don't know how it worked, but they did. Had to be gin martinis of course. Maybe it was the olives.
That dress is adorable!
And I really only eat bagels in NY. I don't know why. At home, I can take them or leave them and I usually just leave them. In NY, there is nothing closer to heaven than a salt bagel with loads of cream cheese.
Damn those bastard bagels and all their bagel-y goodness! Fie!
Emily, if I didn't already know, your comment would have given away your non-new-yorker-ness. You are adorable, but one can not stay away from bagels in the city.
'Manda - Bagels are made properly in NY. That is why. They are boiled, as they need to be. Elsewhere people think they can skip that step. So, obviously you'll be eating bagels. You'd be crazy if you didn't. But I'd try to limit my intake to say, two a week. Oatmeal is also wonderful. In the summer, you'll get to discover that east coast peaches are THE BEST IN THE WORLD, and you'll want to put them on your oatmeal. Then in the fall you'll discover that apples in NYC are better then any other apples anywhere, so you'll want to put those on your oatmeal. All this should help.
Also. It's NYC baby. You should be walking off those bagels, every single day. That's why New Yorkers are thin. The extensive speed walking.
Also anger. Are you working on that. Yelling or throwing up your arms in frustraition a little bit every day helps you work off the bagels.
it IS our water. Best in the country- makes for the most delish bagels. Just be sure not to skip the walking about- otherwise the bagel weight adds on!
Fury. Walking. GIN MARTINIS!
Also, mostly oatmeal (it's my usual breakfasting food), and sometimes cinnamon toast. Check and double-check.
Ok this post might as well be mine today. I was just internally complaining about my bagely induced gut this morning. I woke up felling especially lardy and resolved to start the master cleans detox tomorrow. And guess what i did as soon as I got to the office and my boss brought in a bag of piping hot bagels and lox? Hmmm take a guess?
I must point out, that despite their many flaws, you can never accuse bagels of containing lard. Or even hanging out near lard. Or causing lard.
You know, with the Kosher-ness. That is all.
I am so going to the bagel place for lunch today. I'm going to walk there angrily, arms overhead, so that the calories don't count. (It is only two blocks away, I'd better get very angry.)
I love the dress. I want to see it on you, even if you have to suck your A-l-b belly in.
Oh dear. Have you had the pastrami yet?
I like the dress, tell us if you really bought it!
sigh. bagels.
bagels are probably the greatest food ever. bagels in NY anyway, when I was there I averaged about 3 a day. luckily i was only there for a short holiday, so no major repercussions. still love a bagel at least once a week though. mmmmmmmmm......
cute dress btw!
I hate it when I accidentally buy something sweet and summery! It happens more often than accidents should. Very lovely.
And thank you, Amanda, for moving to New York a few months before I will. It's like having my own scout to explore the urban frontier. Five slices of bread deliciously disguised as a well-worth-it-waste-increaser? Check.
Ah! I totally found that dress on etsy and waited 3 days and then went back to buy it, but alas it had been sold! Why you... :)
Oh, Katie--glad to help! I wish you luck in your first three weeks or so. They were the toughest for me.
Sorry to swipe it from you, Kimbirdy. I maintain that it was an accidental purchase. PLUS, you can eat more bagels now. :)
I think of this post everytime my boss brings in bagels.
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