A good day.

So today after I dropped the kiddos off, I met up with my friend Aimee (who is soon to be moved out of state). We went and walked around the Japanese Gardens at the Arboretum, marveled at the size of the koi in the pond, and were amused by a small Asian boy there with his grandparents. From there we went down to Madison Valley (which neither of us had known existed) and ate brunch at Cafe Flora, which was delightful. Yummy beignets, awesome pesto, excellent cheesy grits. I recommend if you're in the market for good food, and especially if you're looking for good vegetarian/vegan food.

From there we went window shopping up and down the street -- so much fun. I haven't done that in ages. Saw all sorts of knick knacks I want, including glass writing pens with multiple colored inks, hot-air balloon mobiles, burnout velvet silk scarves, gorgeous bedding, totally comfy and gorgeous lingerie, and a perfume I think I really, really like (and may go back and purchase -- cabbage rose and citrus, believe it or not).

From there we drove down to Pike Place and wandered around. I discovered that the tea shop there has jars suitable for sun tea, that the French restaurant there seems tempting, and that the cheese shop nearby is incredible -- their goat's milk cheddar is awesome even if you're not the least bit lactose intolerant. Now I have cheese curds. I'm very pleased.

Also, there's a Chinese import shop that's high end, but it has this shirt/jacket style in various silk brocades that I would die for. I have decided that when I lose weight, that will be my reward. It'll be a little pricey but so, so worth it. Walked down by the waterfront, looked out over the sound, finally found where the Aquarium is... just a wonderful day over all. I had a great time. :)

Music lyrics meme!

Stolen from bruceb.

Step 1: Get your playlist together, put it on random, and play.
Step 2: Move the cursor to a random spot in the song from the first 20 songs that play.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song the lines come from.
Step 4: Cross out the songs when someone guesses correctly. [[only I'll probably cheat and just italicize them with the correct guess identified therein, like Bruce did]]

So, these are all taken from my writing playlist. I have more than one, but this is my primary one. Some of these will likely be dead easy, but that's okay. :)
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