1. best reason to break out your winter gloves: the opening of the ice rink
at rockefeller center
601 fifth avenue
between 49th and 50th
212.332.7655
opens friday, october 15th
www.therinkatrockcenter.com

2. best fall tote for schlepping: celine's boogie tote in paprika
$1050.00 and available at
www.bergdorfgoodman.com


3. best place to get married in the caribbean if you can't spend a fortune: charter a sailboat for a small wedding party, and marry on a deserted island
www.moorings.com


4. best place to get married in the caribbean if you can spend a fortune: bruce willis' private house
at parrot cay
just 20 minutes off
provodenciales island,
and 3 hours from new york
www.parrot-cay.com


5. best luxurious way to sip hot chocolate: the continental porcelain mug
in hermes' safari pattern
$95 each and available at
www.hermes.com


6. best reason to skip your usual evening routine: the metropolitan opera
at lincoln center
tickets from $25 and up
www.metopera.org


7. best place to buy erotic toys: fantasyworld
192 seventh avenue
at 11th street
212.727.2001  


8. best reason to dine on bleecker street: the malfatti
at august restaurant
359 bleecker street
between charles and west 10th
212.929.4774