Girlie Day

Today I went on a picnic with a girl from church. I'd made the plans earlier this week and completely forgot as the week just FLEW by. She emailed me last night so we set up a picnic for today at the Arboretum. I made a baby greens and spinach salad with avocado, chicken, and Italian raspberry dressing that is the mildest yummiest raspberry dressing I've ever had - not at all tart. I made a sweet raspberry sauce for the strawberry, orange, mango, peach, grape, and apple fruit salad I brought. Yum!

She took off and the boys and I trekked down the path to feed the ducks... and the geese... and the fish... and the turtle... and the blue small crane looking bird. The geese attacked us for a few minutes, but the boys got to pet a duck (probably not the most healthiest thing to do, I know!) and watch the fish swarm around one piece of bread.



Afterwards we met up with my neighbor and her precious baby girl, mom and one of her fun sisters, at Whole Foods for Jamba Juice and Rice Dream bars.

Tonight I went to dinner at Cheddar's with a friend. We ate light and then ran by Costco for a meal for a couple at church with a new baby that's been in and out of the hospital. Then to Cheesecake Factory for Kahlua Creme Coffee cheesecake and took it to eat ate by the fountain at the Arboretum (again!). She went to Cali on vacation and brought me the cutest skirt back from Gossip on Melrose. Fun fun!