Pabs the prodigal aunt has arrived, in fact she's been here nearly a week. We've spent the week eating and checking out the sights of Bellevue. The weather has been marvellous! Blue skies, crisp air and not a spot of rain.
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| A beautiful Washington day |
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| Even with amazing weather, Pabs is still averse to a short afternoon stroll |
On the weekend we took Pabs to our favourite food haunts in Bellevue, the famous Blazing Bagels; best bagels this side of New York. Then we took Pabs to Whole Foods and I think she's found a second home. Despite the extortionate prices, the range is probably the best in terms of fresh food that you can find. They also have a proper butcher with meat, not shrink-wrapped. It's kind of refreshing.
We finished the night off at the Crab Pot where we ate our weight in crabs and still had more to bring home. Since becoming adults, the actual "when" this happened is up for debate, Pabs and I decided that we no longer needed to do presents and instead we share a nice meal out. Something we both enjoy doing. We really did try to take Pabs somewhere classy but we mentioned Crab and I think she went deaf on all other suggestions! Having said that, I've been here three times and even though it's kitsch and they give you bibs....love this place! So from Manly Pavillion last year to the Crab Pot this year.....hmmm
On Sunday we got up nice and lazily and took a trip to Red Mill Burgers...Pabs it seems, had a craving for an amazing burger. We arrived at 11, hoping to get in early but alas we were foiled. Red Mill doesn't open till noon. We stepped inside the ubiquitous Starbucks nearby and enjoyed a drink before hitting the burger joint. It was just as amazing as I remembered! Yummmo
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| Food first |
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| Rose joined us for our burger venture |
We've spent this week driving around, we got Mani-pedis on Monday at the local nail place. The shop was run by a man and since we overwhelmed him by providing the custom of 2 women, he had to call his wife in to help. I've got bright blue toe-nails to welcome Baby Ginige into the world.
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| Apologies for the fat swollen feet! |
Pabs got to experience the wonder that is Walmart, the shop that sells everything. In search of awesome winter boots that she can travel with, we discovered that some our fashion sense was just not up to scratch. Apparently this isn't what we should be wearing;
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| Sensible Timbaland boots aka...not fashionable |
This is;
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| Silver, platform boots with fleece lining. Only $17 and can double as a high vis wear too. |
We did the same on Tuesday, but met some friends for lunch at the French Bakery to enjoy pastries and proper coffee. You wouldn't think the home of Starbucks would have such a hard time producing REAL coffee....but alas...it's true.
Wednesday was a long day of shopping in between meeting Nuwan at work so Pabs could experience Microsoft and more importantly the Microsoft cafeteria. Actually it was a day of Microsoft with a trip to the Microsoft store as well.
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| Now that is someone excited about being at the Microsoft stor |
We originally planned to watch Les Mis but a quick regroup at lunch and we concluded that we had not finished our shopping. This is a conclusion women often come to I think....besides Bellevue square is huge and Pabs was lumbered with an extremely pregnant woman who needed to sit down often. Pabs bought up the place, I just bought some lippy.
Now we wait, Ammi gets here tomorrow so we're hoping that that's what Baby has been waiting for. Come on Baby Ginige, it's time to come out!
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