plasticmom=plasticann

plasticmom is in town for a visit and the similarities in taste are eerie, all purchases from REI:

p.ann: p.mom, I got you this [yellow] spork, I have one at work that I use all the time.
p.mom: [ha ha ha] I have one already.
p.ann: What do you mean you have one already. You asked me to buy you one last fall.
p.mom: I didn't know we were talking about the same thing. I bought it at the camping store.
p.ann: Well, you can have this one too if you want a different color
p.mom: I already have a yellow one.
p.ann: Geez!

p.mom: I wear my sandals everyday, they're very comfortable.
p.ann: Oh, your CROCs?
p.mom: No, the ones with the rubber front and the holes in it. I tried them on in Seattle.
p.ann: Oh, my Keen sport sandals.
p.mom: I wear them everyday.
p.ann: [confused] Did I give you my shoes?
p.mom: No, I went home and bought myself the same shoes
p.ann: Blue?
p.mom: How did you know?
p.ann: Because mine are blue.

So this week, p.mom bought a pair of the Keen trail shoes exactly like mine, but half a size smaller which is funny because I bought my Keen trail shoes because MGDub was wearing them when she came to visit last winter. All in all, MGDub, p.mom and p.ann all have the exact same pair of shoes in three different sizes.

Silvertones

Adam had the morning off from work on Monday so he met me for lunch downtown and we checked out Silvertones on near Park Street. I'd been once before with some coworkers and greatly enjoyed my grilled ham/cheese sandwich so I was looking forward to going with Adam. We ordered the Mac & Cheese and the Steak Tips and both were really delicious. We actually ordered the Steak Sandwich, but they brought us the Steak Tips by mistake, but we ended up keeping it because it looked good. Mac & Cheese was really cheese and gooey and the Steak Tips were nicely marinated and grilled. I even had leftovers for lunch during the week. It reminds me a little of Paramount on Charles Street. Comfort food, nice and consistent and reasonably priced. (Steak Tips were $12, Mac & Cheese was $8 and the Grilled Cheese w/ Fries is $6.)

Happenings

It's been a busy few weeks here, we were in Baltimore early February where we visited our friends Adam, Meredith and they baby Zmma. I hadn't been in a long while so it was fun hanging out. Highlights include delicious gelato at Pitango in Fells Point. We tried the vanilla, hazelnut and coffee...all amazing. We even checked out this tortilla factory store where we bought a big stack of fresh tortillas for less than $2. Then there were the delicious cupcakes at I think the Baltimore Cupcake Company. The blueberry cupcake was delcious as was the chocolate peanut butter. Then we mostly hung out around home the rest of February. I'm a little obsessed with BerryLine frozen yogurt in Harvard Square. It just tastes so refreshing. I've tried their original, orange and peach, orange is my favorite. I can't seem to get enough of this stuff and I've caught myself scheming to find opportunities ot go, I particularly enjoy it with cocoa puffs. Last week I went to Detroit for the day, real exciting. Looking ahead to next month, plasticmom is coming to visit which I'm very excited about. Then we're going to CA for our godson baby Zhor's baptism on Easter. After that, it's back to Baltimore for Corinna's bridal shower. I'm honestly looking forward to April when all the activity will hopefully die down. Time sure is flying, I guess that's a good thing, means we're having fun.