Home alone for a month, living the singles lifestyle of ordering/eating out instead of cooking. >_>;;
1) Little Caesar's
2) Domino's
3) Pizza@
4) Burger King
5) Townhouse
6) Marlow's Tavern
7) Hungry Howie's
8) Vietnamese deli
9) McDonald's
10) El Leoncito
11) Firehouse subs
12) Little Caesar's
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Cute Food from Canada
Dim sum: swan (fried tarot dumpling) & pears (glutinous sweet dumpling)
Adorable wedding favors (filled w/ gummy fruit candy)
Friday, July 26, 2019
Amazing Shopping Spree & Prize Drawing
Amazing Jewelry & More threw a one-year anniversary party w/ treats & specials for preferred customers (on their email list). They served Firehouse Subs ham/turkey sandwiches w/ dill pickle & brownie, fruit/veggie/cheese platters, & sodas/wines. They even had a great singer/guitarist performing and a cute mermaid. ^^
They did prize drawings for special gift bags every 15 minutes, and since I had time, I kept sticking around for "a little while longer," until it was practically for the whole event, from 5pm-8pm. XD; Of course, staying in an accessories shop for 3 hours inevitably resulted in a shopping spree. ^^;; Their business strategy certainly worked on me! My haul:
Buy 3, Get 1 Free Sandy Snaps: $3 x 3 (+1) = $9. Cat hair clip: $3.
Lotus/Lily Pad Necklace & Earrings Set: $4. Custom-Made Magnetic Dark Blue Stone Bracelet: $8. Light-up Oinking Piggy Clip-on Keychain: $5.
Tree of Life Sandy Snap (base) Necklace: $7. Fairy Sandy Snap (button): $7.
Total: $43 - 2 x ($10 off every $20) = $23. Pretty good deal!
Each customer received a free goodie bag. Mine contained a wood(?) spiral "bangle-style" bracelet, an owl charm bracelet (good thing I didn't buy this), & a sample of artisan soap.
Finally, after almost 3 hours (& several voided selections b/c the customers had already left), my name was called! I won the second-to-last prize drawing! XD The gift bag is so pretty. The prize inside is even prettier: a layered gold chain necklace!
Bonus: sample of artisan soap.
Overall, a pretty good night. =)
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Epic Day Out w/ Fam & Friends
I had a bad headache this morning so I'd planned to stay at home, but I'm so glad I changed my mind and decided to go out w/ R&J & Sara because it was an awesome day!
First, Sara picked us up and drove us to Oviedo, which I've never been to. After a brief errand, we went to The Town House for breakfast, snagging the last table. The restaurant has an interesting mix of country food w/ Greek cuisine, a modern country chic decor, and very welcoming staff. I ordered the Gyro meat omelette w/ olives & onions (good), w/ tzatziki sauce home fries (yum!), & biscuit (meh, dry).
We killed some time at a Publix and bought drinks & snacks that are hard to find elsewhere, like specialty chips, cookies, chocolates, & nuts. I just got ginger ale and Oreos (BOGO w/ Sara), but we all shared/sampled each other's snacks in the car, which was fun.
Next, we visited The Coop Antiques shop. I do love looking through all sorts of collections in one big antique mall. Of course, my favorite thing to look at is jewelry, and within minutes, I spotted a lovely, unique necklace that reminded me of one of Mom's special pieces. It was $45, so I wasn't going to get it, but Sara said it was perfect for me and said she would buy it for me! :o I tried to tell her no, but she insisted (b/c she didn't get me a bday present ^^;;). I couldn't let her buy such an expensive gift for me, so I decided to buy it myself. ;P She left her purchases at the counter while she continued to browse, and while she was in a different area, I went to the counter and told the sellers I wanted to purchase the necklace myself before she got back. She was none the wiser until after she checked out and wondered why the total was so low. XD; I thanked her for the kind gesture, and even though it's a bit of a splurge, I'm glad I bought the necklace. It's described as an antique gold-tone dragon frame over jasper stone (chalcedony quartz):
After that, we went next door to another antique mall. ^^; Just walking around, pointing things out to each other, and sharing commentary was so fun! R was definitely in a shopping mood and in addition to a few items for herself & J, she bought a pretty purple glass ornament/sun-catcher for me ($5):
Next, we drove to Waterford Lakes. We browsed a couple of shops then picked Marlow's Tavern for lunch. We didn't know what it was, but as soon as you step in, you can tell it's like a Ruby Tuesdays but more chic. Since it was our first time there, they gave us a free order of JT's Kettle Chips w/ gorgonzola cheese, scallion, roma tomato, & bacon. It was quite tasty! I ordered their "Best Burger in Orlando" Black & Blue Burger w/ gorgonzola, apple-wood smoked bacon, on toasted sesame brioche roll. It was really good, but honestly, I liked R's Royale burger better, w/ double wagyu (HQ) beef, American cheese, pickle, on buttery sesame brioche. The fries were standard good, but their house recipe dill pickle was upsetting, just a salty cucumber. XP
It rained hard while we were eating, but luckily it stopped by the time we left. We drove to my place to watch Super 8. I was the only one who hadn't seen it yet, and I really liked it. It was a charming coming-of-age sci-fi adventure movie.
And that was it! Sara went home, and I drove R&J home. It was a full 12-hour hang-out, and it was one of the best days ever. :D
First, Sara picked us up and drove us to Oviedo, which I've never been to. After a brief errand, we went to The Town House for breakfast, snagging the last table. The restaurant has an interesting mix of country food w/ Greek cuisine, a modern country chic decor, and very welcoming staff. I ordered the Gyro meat omelette w/ olives & onions (good), w/ tzatziki sauce home fries (yum!), & biscuit (meh, dry).
We killed some time at a Publix and bought drinks & snacks that are hard to find elsewhere, like specialty chips, cookies, chocolates, & nuts. I just got ginger ale and Oreos (BOGO w/ Sara), but we all shared/sampled each other's snacks in the car, which was fun.
Next, we visited The Coop Antiques shop. I do love looking through all sorts of collections in one big antique mall. Of course, my favorite thing to look at is jewelry, and within minutes, I spotted a lovely, unique necklace that reminded me of one of Mom's special pieces. It was $45, so I wasn't going to get it, but Sara said it was perfect for me and said she would buy it for me! :o I tried to tell her no, but she insisted (b/c she didn't get me a bday present ^^;;). I couldn't let her buy such an expensive gift for me, so I decided to buy it myself. ;P She left her purchases at the counter while she continued to browse, and while she was in a different area, I went to the counter and told the sellers I wanted to purchase the necklace myself before she got back. She was none the wiser until after she checked out and wondered why the total was so low. XD; I thanked her for the kind gesture, and even though it's a bit of a splurge, I'm glad I bought the necklace. It's described as an antique gold-tone dragon frame over jasper stone (chalcedony quartz):
After that, we went next door to another antique mall. ^^; Just walking around, pointing things out to each other, and sharing commentary was so fun! R was definitely in a shopping mood and in addition to a few items for herself & J, she bought a pretty purple glass ornament/sun-catcher for me ($5):
Next, we drove to Waterford Lakes. We browsed a couple of shops then picked Marlow's Tavern for lunch. We didn't know what it was, but as soon as you step in, you can tell it's like a Ruby Tuesdays but more chic. Since it was our first time there, they gave us a free order of JT's Kettle Chips w/ gorgonzola cheese, scallion, roma tomato, & bacon. It was quite tasty! I ordered their "Best Burger in Orlando" Black & Blue Burger w/ gorgonzola, apple-wood smoked bacon, on toasted sesame brioche roll. It was really good, but honestly, I liked R's Royale burger better, w/ double wagyu (HQ) beef, American cheese, pickle, on buttery sesame brioche. The fries were standard good, but their house recipe dill pickle was upsetting, just a salty cucumber. XP
It rained hard while we were eating, but luckily it stopped by the time we left. We drove to my place to watch Super 8. I was the only one who hadn't seen it yet, and I really liked it. It was a charming coming-of-age sci-fi adventure movie.
And that was it! Sara went home, and I drove R&J home. It was a full 12-hour hang-out, and it was one of the best days ever. :D
Friday, July 19, 2019
Vietnamese Deli
Lunch w/ Dad
Taro Boba Tea & Vietnamese Meatball Sub (both delish!)
Roast Pork meal for Dad
Monday, July 15, 2019
Visiting the Kitties
Phat Pantha
Oreo getting high off of white flower oil fumes XD
Pinky~ (she remembered & responded to me T_T)
Serendipity (doo da)
Is Georgie high on white flower too??
Oreo w/ Mammao in the background
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