Monday, Monday...la la la-la-la-la-la

I can't believe it...I was just a few miles from my favorite shoe store in the whole wide world and did I get to go? NO!! Why does being an adult suck sometimes? I was going to go following my meeting and my co-worker invited me to lunch. What could I say? "No, I can't go to lunch, shoes are more important." Sheesh! I guess I am going to have to work it in before Wednesday. If you are in Franklin and get a chance, go to Marti & Liz. It is a great shoe store.

A good day...

I had such a good day today. Cindy, Lisa and I ventured into unchartered territory by heading to to look for knock-off purses. We all share an affinity for purses and as much as I would love to pay hundreds for a purse, I can't bring myself to do it since I change out purses so often. I am more discriminatory about my purses, but I love to look. I didn't find anything I liked but it was fun to go...although I will take Chinatown any day.

Cindy and I then went to lunch with our friend Krista. She just got married and we had fun catching up and hearing about the honeymoon. From there, I hit tthe road and headed to Nashville. I have to be there for work and gladly went up early to see my friend Kim.

Kim and I have been friends for almost nine years, which is so hard for either of us to believe. I spent the night with her in the hospital when she had kidney stones, I was a bridesmaid in her wedding, and now I am helping her celebrate motherhood. Little Parker was born on February 11. I got to see him a few weeks ago and it is amazing to see how much he has changed. He is more alert and more responsive. He fell asleep in my arms and I could just sit there and hold him for hours. After Brian got home, I got Kim out of the house for dinner. We had a great time catching up. I can't wait to see them again.

All in all, it was a great Sunday.

My Sunday

I really need to get some work done but instead I am blogging. I am heading to Nashville this afternoon for work and have a feeling my work will take place in my hotel room. I am excited because I am going to visit my friend Kim tonight. She had a baby in February and I will get to see how much Parker has grown. I am also going to see my friend Lori. Her husband was diagnosed with leukemia and at Vanderbilt hospital.

I am about to hit the shower so I can go with my friend Lisa to Third Street. They say that it is like Chinatown with all the purses for sale. It will be an adventure and I will let you know how it goes.

After purse shopping, we are going to meet some friends for lunch and then off to Nashville.

Dinner

So, I went to dinner this weekend at two restaurants- Sauces on Friday night and Rain on Saturday night. I wanted to write a quick review of each.

Sauces (www.saucesmemphis.com)
Sauces is two stories with the ground level serving more as a bar and the downstairs level as the restaurant. For lunch, Sauces has great sandwiches, flatbreads and salads. The She-Crab soup is delicious!! For dinner, you can also order fish and steak. The fish can be cooked to order, which gives you many options. The restaurant is known for its mojitos and is trying to build its wine list.

Friday night I ordered the Medallions Chesapeake. It was supposed to be steak medallions topped with lump crab meat and lobster sauce. Instead, it was a cut of steak (no medallions) that was a little fatty and overcooked. The steak was served with amazing mashed potatoes (which says a lot since I am not a potatoes person) and green beans.

Everyone else had a great meal. My food was good, just not quite what I thought I was getting. It is worth going back, though.

Rain
I went to Rain in Cordova last night. I am not a ususal Cordova visitor, but had been wanting to try this restaurant for awhile. My friend, Christy, did the wall finishings and some of the art work so I wanted to see her handiwork. Rain is like Villa Castrioti, in that has a great atmosphere, and you hate to see it stuck in a retail strip center.

I went to Rain with my sister and our friend Lisa. We are all sushi conniseurs on different levels (I lean towards all raw meat, while they like cooked fish to various degrees). We ordered seven different rolls among the three of us. My rainbow roll with different fish on top was ok. Some of the white fish was tough, telling you it wasn't as fresh. The best roll I had was the R&R roll. It is very spicy with wasabi fish smelt, but the kick is worth it. My sister's favorite roll was the Crazy Crab roll. It had a good mix of flavors with the avacado and chili sauce.

Will I visit Rain again? Probably. SPR will always be my favorite, but when in Cordova...

Regeneration

Well, I just recently joined Twitter and it has made me realize how much I miss blogging. So I decided to get back into blogging. I am going to try and keep it up, if anything for me.

So, I hope you enjoy...