Two Days

Yesterday I went to Dad & Ma's at 1:00 pm for my birthday dinner and the Patriots/Dolphins game. Ma fried chicken wings for us. So good! They gave me a pound of coffee and a 50 dollar bill. Georgia came by for awhile to hang out with Ma, and Sarah & Jon stopped in on their way home from a weekend in Portland, ME (the real Portland, as least as we in New England see it). After I left I realized I had forgotten my cell phone, so I circled back. A fun time!

Today I got up at 9:00 am, and after breakfast (2 eggs scrambled, ham steak, fresh broccoli, multi-grain toast, orange juice and coffee) and 2 episodes of "Riding a Unicorn", I made an errands run. Target for laundry detergent and an 8" frying pan; Pet Smart for cat litter ($3 coupon, plus $2 in customer credits); and Starbucks, for my first pumpkin spice latte of the season. I missed drinking these, but at $7 a pop for a venti-sized cup they are way too expensive.

I made my first batch ever of somen noodles at 4:30. They are best eaten cold supposedly, so I added shrimp, cucumber slices, and soy sauce (leave out next time, ugh). It was decent.

And in the evening I had some Deep Purple Cow, a black raspberry ice cream (with chunks of white and dark chocolate) from of all places, Life is Good (a favorite clothing company of mine). It's exclusive to Market Basket, so I made a special trip earlier in the week. It tastes amazing, but is a bit sweet to have too often.