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August 30, 2003
Savory
The other night I went out with my good friend. He had told me that he had a surprise restaurant for me... both of us being driven by the satisfaction of our stomaches, we tend to hang out together in establishments that leave us with little to say other than "Mhmmm," "Ohhhhh," and sometimes "Wow." The surprise restaurant was exactly the type of place that leaves a "wow" on your tongue, in your pocketbook and the slight little niggle in the back of your mind wondering how such a great find could be located in a strip mall in Encinitas. I knew that my husband would love this restaurant as well and, for date night last night, I surprised him. For me, it was sorta anti-climatic since the menu is a monthly creation and we ordered 3 of the same things I had had the first time around (although The Husband wasn't up for trying the escargot which I did try for the first time and, I have to say, was very "Ohhhhhhh"). Anti-climatic but still fantastic and I even left room for the warm bittersweet chocolate cake (a definite "Mhmmmmm"). The two of us have been trying to figure out how to stimulate our near-extinct "social" life. I don't really mean going out with friends but, rather, what we do when we are together. We generally eat, go to the bookstore and go home. Last night we decided to mix things up and we went to a local bar/club. We went early and there were few people there, we had a drink and then we thought "We have a beautiful house, empty, with a nice jacuzzi...what are we doing sitting here with terrible music, expensive gross wine and no interest in actually socializing with the people in the bar?" So we left... I feel sorta disappointed but, for the most part, content with it.
We found out the teacher and other student's in The Son's kindergarten class yesterday. We have heard the teacher he got is wonderful. Our next door neighbor is in class with him and another boy down the street is as well. He is really excited to start school. I'm only a little nervous. He is so ready and so excited that I think his emotions are taking the edge off my own.
I haven't been to a yoga class yet. I started my moon and so will likely try to practice on Monday. I am trying to massage my feelings about this by reminding myself that everytime I have taken a "longish" break from yoga, I have come back to my practice with some breakthrough. I do know, however, that it has been a long enough break because I am now starting to dream of yoga... and I often will be standing or sitting somewhere and just feel the need to stretch out somehow...
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