Nicky (my bestest & roomie from college) came to spend Thursday & Friday at our house. Last night she arrived around 4:30 pm, then we caught up for a bit & went out for dinner. Tom, Nicky, Steven (my brother in-law), and I ate at this place in Pawtucket called the "Garden Grill." It was so fabulous to have an entirely vegetarian meal...and actually have more than two items to select on a menu. It's officially my new "happy place." We had grilled sweet potato wedges for an appetizer. I drank a ginger lemonade that tasted heavenly. Main course was a butternut squash quesadilla (butternut squash, black beans, avacado, and vegan "cheese." It was honestly AMAZING. After dinner, we all took a ride to whole foods and bought these decadent vegan cupcakes with about a mile of frosting. YumTastic!
Today, Nicky & I woke up around 7:30, had a cup of coffee, went to Stop & Shop, ate brekkie, then headed out for a walk on the bike path. Then we took a ride to work to pick up my check, then to the bank. Next, we headed to Jackie's Galaxie for lunch. We ate avacado sushi rolls & Yasai sushi rolls (a mixed veggie sort) and had some nimche (lettuce, basil, bean sprouts in a rice wrapper with peanut sauce). After lunch, Nicky treated us to some fruit smoothies from the Coffee Connection. Finally, we went to the Wrentham Outlets for a few hours & shopped around a bit. It was a GREAT GREAT GREAT day. Sadly, Nicky had to leave around 4 pm :O(
Tonight, Tom & I went to a Hyundai dealership and priced out some vechicles. We have come to the conclusion that we are going to buy a car instead of an SUV b/c it is more fuel efficient. We will keep the blazer, which has 4WD for the winter time. So now we just have to save a little, then we're so buying a car. Still not sure what type though. Perhaps and Hyundai Sonata???
We also took a ride to Walmart tonight to pick up a few things, then went back to Stop & Shop to do some grocery shopping. And, alas, we are now resting. Have to get up for work early tomorrow...
