Yesterday was a great day,
filled with great food!
I had lunch with two of my
favorite people, my best friend Rachel and her mom, Dian who I call “Ma”
because she is like a second mother to me.
I love spending time with these two ladies! Whether it’s a road trip, early morning breakfast meet-up, or
lunch or shopping date, they make the hours slip by like seconds! I feel so comfortable with them and can let
my hair down, so to speak, and be my real
(crazy/dramatic/silly/random/OCD/sarcastic) self and they don’t even get scared
away!
We ate at Mi Luna, a Spanish
Tapas restaurant, in Rice Village.
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Mi Luna is an old favorite,
although I hadn’t eaten there in almost a year. We ordered several Tapas, including some of my favs like
Empanadas and goat cheese with marinara sauce and garlic toast, and beef kabob
skewers over Saffron rice.
DELICIOUS!!! It was Ma’s first
time eating there and she really enjoyed the food. Rach and I considered ordering some Sangrias but since it was
only noon on a Friday, we decided to be good.
I regret that decision now, though; we totally should have done it. I mean, it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere,
right?!
After eating, we walked
around the many shops in Village Arcade, which is famous for lots of little
shops and restaurant.
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I love this area and used to
frequent it often when I lived inside the loop with some college roommates back
when I first moved to Houston. We
shopped for clothes and makeup. Rachel
is THE person to shop with if you really want to get serious about it – she
really knows her stuff!! Shopping with
her is like shopping with Stacy and Clinton from TLC’s “What Not To Wear,”
which happens to be one of my favorite shows.
I may or may not follow both of them (and of course, Carmindy too) on
Twitter. #crazyfan
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Shopping kind of turned out
to be “window shopping” since neither one of us really bought anything. I take that back, I did buy some body spray
from Victoria’s Secret…but refrained from going crazy on the makeup (another
obsession of mine!) even though we went to MAC and Sephora. Hubs, aren't you proud of me? Man, I’ve come such
a long way. #progress
Afterward, I came home and
took a nap. I have a CONFESSION to
make: I slept through the Olympics Opening Ceremony even though my daughter
kept trying to come and wake me up like I asked her to, and even though I was
being a grumpy napper and shooing her away.
I finally woke up around 7:30, got dressed and went out and ran 2.6
miles in 24:39 minutes with a pace of 9:30min/mile. #proud
#usuallyslowerbutnottodaysucka
After coming home and
cleaning up, I was fortunate to catch the repeat of the Opening
Ceremonies. The Parade of Nations literally
made me cry; I’m such a baby sometimes!
It’s just unfathomably amazing to me how the Olympics magically brings
so many people from different cultures, backgrounds, languages, heritages, all
together in one place at one time. And
for that one night, everyone is so united – and EVERYTHING else is put aside:
language barriers, wars, civil unrests, and religious differences. It’s all so absolutely incredible! Of course, the next day things are different
because the competition begins but for one magical night, all the rest falls
away and is forgotten.
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I thought the ceremony was
fantastic and loved all the little surprises they included. Great job, London!!
While watching the
ceremonies, my hubs came home from work and it was then that I realized 1. that
I had not eaten since noon, and 2. that was almost 12 hours ago, and 2. no
wonder I could feel a huge headache coming on.
The solution? Late-night Pho.
We went to one of our
favorite Vietnamese restaurants, Pho 24, since it stays open reaaaaaly late. We love the atmosphere of
the place, love how the owners always greet us like we’re their long-lost
personal friends, and (of course) love the food! The little one and I ordered
our all-time favorite, the Pho Tai. If
you’ve never tried Pho, I encourage you to go out and try it TODAY!! Pho, in case you are wondering, is a rice
noodle soup with the most flavorable broth and meat. I favor the steak, which is super-thinly sliced and served raw
but actually cooks in the steaming hot broth while you stir it around a bit.
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| Pho, with the meat cooking in the broth. |
I am convinced Pho is the
cure for everything. Or at least, it’s
cured many of my ailments over the years.
Colds, body aches, tummy aches, hangovers (tried and true from my partying
days!), Pho cures anything that aches!!
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| Pho Tai once it's been sturred around. |
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| Chargrilled Pork Bánh mì (Sandwhich) |
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| Hubby's food. Yum!! |
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| Hubby getting his food ready. |
Only this crazy little
family does things like go for Pho at midnight on a Friday. We are so random and I love it!
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| Little one enjoying her Pho. She's becoming a pro on the chopsticks! |
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| I'm doing a happy dance on the inside. |
One last thing I have to
tell you about! I downloaded the
Instagram Collage app to my Ipod while we were at dinner. (The restaurant even has free Wifi too, does
it get any better?!?)
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| Late night Pho! |
Having lots of fun playing
with it! Expect to see lots more
collage pics like that one. Kind of
like all of the # you saw in this post!
J
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