Lovely week-end (I so adore how British people say WEEK-end, emphasizing the first syllable in a beautifully exotic way) full of eating, shopping, and laughing. Literally lots and lots of laughter. I laughed so hard several times over the span of the weekend that my stomach ached. I love my suitemates.

Friday night after work I headed downtown to L'Ecole again to eat with Suzanne and Andres. The appetizer (puff pastry with vegetables) I could have done without, but the main entree (crispy red snapper with tomato-fennel sauce) and dessert (apple charlotte) were excellent. What did we do after? Oh goodness, I have no idea.

Saturday was TARGET DAY! Happiest place on earth for me, I tell you. Bought practical things: a plate to replace one that had been broken, wet Swiffer wipes, foot scrubby thing, and jasmine scented candles. Then we went to DSW (big shoe store) where Tillie and I proceeded to try on exceedingly impractical heels. That girl has the longest legs EVER and she sure can run in those high heels! It was good times.

Then at night, Steve took us to Joe's Ginger which is an offshoot of Joe's Shanghai, one of the popular C-town hotspots. We were ravenous and irritable while waiting for our table--but it was worth it. Beef pan-fried noodles, special fried shrimp, chinese spinach, pork & crab tiny buns, and a free dish of pork tiny buns because the waiter made a mistake! We demolished the food in no time. I feel like I was eating eating eating straight for 15 minutes.

Have had many perfect moments over the weekend.