oh chicago.

and the token converse shot.

the puffin cafe.

just before i left washougal, my mom took us kids out to puffin cafe.

the restaurant literally floats on the columbia river.

the theme is caribbean food cooked by pirates :)

our drinks were served in mason drinking jars...very cute.

there were tons of signs displayed that we/i wandered around looking at/taking pictures of.

the food. polly got a boring burger (bacon and cheese), mom got montego bay chicken tacos with fried orca, colton got marley's nacho supreme and i got the bucaneer burger (comes with a slice of pineapple). both colton's and my meal (bucaneer burger) came with cotija cheese. the waffle fries were extremely good...polly saved hers for the end which was smart. but then colton and my mom kept begging for another fry. my only complaint was the diameter of my bun was about 4 inches while my burger/patty was approximately 2.5.

colton needs no reason to jump and jive.

happy birthday polly pop!!

you are gorgeous and tall yet still wear the same size shoe as me (yay! for sharing converse). you love your niece and nephew fiercely, pass on good reads, shop with me and let me sleep in your bed when i'm visiting. thanks for putting up with a sometimes oppressing older sister and turning out so loving (i take some credit). love you muchas muchas!!

one bonus to colder weather.

my feet turn to chucks for the winter :)

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just a day at the park

spring has been teasing me. we had a few really nice days in march then a week or so with tons of snow. saturday was gorgeous though so i took myself to the park. stocked up with magazines, a book, couple of treats and my water bottle.

unfortunately i was a wee bit lonely. i kept imagining that niece and nephew were there to play with. or lamia, jessica, duard and i were back together tossing the football and picnicing. also it's a little weird to doze by yourself. so i guess i need to find a park buddy. any takers?

and of course i took a solo shoe shot just for old times sakes :)

le converse

i am addicted to chucks or as the french say, 'le converse'.

i know some people say they don't provide adequate support for your feet however i've never come across that problem. besides did you know that wearing overly supportive shoes will cause you to not develop the balance and muscular support that we naturally need? just another plug for yoga :)

i love that converse are always the same. get a new pair in your size and it will fit just like your previous ones. plus they come in a myriad of colors and hey...they're way cool.

now i had the fortunate/unfortunate experience of visiting multiple converse stores in taiwan. and yes i was spoiled. color combinations that i could only dream of were available to me at half the price of converse in the us. oh to visit taichung just one more time for the shopping alone!

well today i was browsing at delias.com checking out the converse available and was enamoured with the above...especially the sky blue color. and i'm not sure i'd go for the slip ons but the spray painted laces are definitely a nice touch :)