Mangos, Maricor & Macarons

My wonderful cousin was in town today for work. She made it a point to see me before and after, and I feel so loved for that.

We started the day with brunch at First Watch, complete with morning tonics [and no, not alcoholic].

good morning tonics! 

We went our separate was after that; I had the day at my disposal; fortunately I have a husband who obliges my unplanned requests to go lumber shopping in the middle of the day. I've had my written plans in place for a couple weeks now and continuing the mini library upstairs, and am so thankful that he goes along with these things. I don't know how I got so lucky... even if we both decided halfway through circling laps through Lowe's that we didn't feel like getting the entire sum of material we'd originally planned. This would do for now.

gosh. i love him.

Our DIY plans fizzled as soon as we got home from Lowe's, when we both looked at each other and admitted neither felt like starting on that specific project. Rob's been working on a motor rebuild, and I owed it to him to have time for that, instead of hoarding him to help me build a bench. I took the opportunity to run a couple errands.. and some other unplanned stops:

i will pencil this place into any agenda... and on any day. 

Macarons are kinda sorta YES and ABSOLUTELY YES in my book. I was craving some blackcurrant today, and of course one thing led to another and well..

blackcurrant

*Sigh.

i'll just take 1.
..... pair of boxes.... please. 

I circled back home, relaxed for a couple hours while I waited for Maricor to wrap up at work. She eventually finished, and Rob and I met her at Chuy's for dinner. If there's anything I'd ever wish in an imperfect world, it would be that all my favorite people lived closer. 

♥

Our first HOUR was spent waiting past other parties who'd arrived long after us, and we were a little skeptical on how the rest of the evening would fare in terms of service. We were proven so wrong, so quickly, by the awesome server named Bobby, who not only made us smile every time he came by, but gifted us a free sopapilla at the conclusion of dinner.

If it's possible to have a spirit animal for a night, well.. Bobby... ya nailed it.

sopapillas = divertidas ;) 

I couldn't have asked for a better self-paced Saturday, except for maybe one including Sydni. Next weekend, though. Next weekend. 

For now, we're fed, happy and calling it a night. 

Happy Saturday! 

xo | cms

Pre-Memorial Day Celebrating

This is how my day started!

good morning!! camping = success!

We left our campsite and showered for the next thing on the agenda for the day. I didn't really have a lot planned specifically, which was kind of nice, so I figured we'd start with breakfast at a place I know we both love... [First Watch!]

my little breakfast architect... ♥

With our bellies full, our first stop was a desperately-needed visit to the storage unit. That place is temporarily housing all of our stuff, and we needed to ditch some of our camping gear and decipher what did and didn't need to stay in the car for the time being. I took my time diving into the unit; Sydni was more than content to hang out outside waving to all the airplanes and kicking a ball in the grass until it was time to go.

...And go we did!
... To the park.
...... For THREE hours. :/

we love the park...

..&& we love the ice cream truck even more ;)

Haha. I don't know how we managed to lose track of time that way, but before we knew it, it was the middle of the afternoon and we decided to call it a day at the park. After an impromptu stop at Jack's Aquarium & Pets [something of a preview for tomorrow's trip to the Newport Aquarium?], we took ourselves back to Becky's with the intention of weaving a nap into the mix [thwarted of course, by existence of the iPad...]. That barely stuck, and before we knew it, Becky was back and the three of us were right back out the door northbound a ways for her cousin's Memorial Day BBQ.

kiddos (:

Sydni made herself right at home with the other kids, and we didn't have a horrible time, either! Many thanks to Becky's cousin Brandy for extending the invite to us!

just a little fire to finish the night.. yenno :p

We just made it back to Becky's, and I just put a very sleepy girl to bed. I'm about to crash, too, so we'll leave it at that and see you in the morning!

xo | cmd