What an enjoyable Saturday! I woke up early this morning to go get breakfast with my friend Rosanna. Her and I worked together at the school I used to teach at. It was really nice seeing her. We went to Panera for breakfast. WOW, within 10 minutes of us getting there it became extremely busy! But we had a seat, so we were fine. However, I wouldn't suggest going to Panera on a Saturday after 8 am!
Rosanna and I are never at a loss over items to talk about. We spent about an hour and a half chit-chatting but I think I could have spent three! But I was starting to feel guilty over taking up our seat even though we had finished eating.
After breakfast I went over to Walmart and braved the Walmart crowd. We needed a few necessities and I wanted to look at toys for Maddy for her birthday. I bought some books, coloring books, a few toys. If they aren't for her birthday then they are for Christmas. One way or another, she'll get them by the beginning of January! I just don't want to shop too late and miss out on toys I'd think she'd like at prices I'm willing to pay! I WON'T spend a lot of money on toys!
I brought home a couple egg souffles for lunch for Matt and I from Panera. Maddy was down for nap when I came home. After she was up, we all got ready and went out to Trader Joes, the drycleaners and Whole Foods. Maddy LOVES to shop. The issue is now she's starting to reach for things on the shelves. At Trader Joes we picked up their Pumpkin Granola that I love to add to yogurt and oatmeal. I bought three bags and for the price it's a steal! Soooo good too. We also bought six bottles of wine and we used up the rest of the Gift Certificate from my parents. At Whole Foods we bought their 365/7 house brand garlic pasta sauce (3 of them actually) since they are all natural, low in sugar and DELICIOUS. We bought a couple marinades too--a Thai one that is just delicious. We gave into their cake bar, but neither Matt nor I were very impressed when we ate it. Eh, I've had better! Maddy came home and had her afternoon nap, only about 45 minutes since we were home so late.
When she got up, we ordered in Thai from a new Thai place nearby and it's great!! We still have quite a bit left over for tomorrow lunch or dinner. Maddy, Matt and I played for a while before she needed to go to bed. I put up some new video and pictures of tonight.
Speaking of video, I finally figured out what was wrong with my uploading ability!! I was having issues uploading larger videos (4+ min) even though they were well within the range I can upload. Turns out the applet I was using was the issue, not the video at all. When I uploaded differently, they went up without a hitch! YEAH! So you'll see a few larger videos that will take a while to download. I normally tried to mention those in my caption so you'd know it would take a while.
Ok, well, I'm off to hang out with Matt, watch a bit of Tivo'd tv and enjoy a glass of wine! Goodnight!
Tea of the day: Adagio Green tea in the afternoon
WO of the day: None, eating Friday was a 3