spontaneity

return to spontaneity

this weekend was such an experience and so fulfilling...
hadn't had such a nice experience like that in awhile.

non-planned, generally spontaneous trip out of our present town.
with kids.
now TWO kids.
toddler and newborn.

they did really well in the car and both slept. and dh & i got some chatting time. we left w/o a plan, and w/o a specific location. only headed in a direction and made stops along the way whenever we wanted. stopped at a convenience store on steroids - that's how i describe "buckee's" - almost-grocery-store-sized-place with row upon rows of snacks. all branded with their crazy-lookin' beaver.

the whole store was branded. branded with the cartoon beaver. from all packaging & foods to the bathroom soap dispenser.

a pack of usually 99cent-sized gummies was $3.99
and i usually think the 99cent ones are slightly overpriced. haha...
i guess ppl really can charge for branding and ppl really will pay for branding.

like apple products.

i could totally now go off on a tangent about branding as i follow my stream of consciousness, but i will abstain.

now back to the weekend.

food. wonderful, delicious food! only 2nd to NYC in this nation. Houston.
Chinese food. YUM!

friday night: hot pot on a chilly night and pan fried flat noodles followed by fruit "bing" & red bean boba drink.

saturday morning: taiwanese breakfast at classic kitchen. everything a girl like me could ask for and want! all for under $30. dan bing, mung bean dan bing, hot fresh soymilk, you tiao (oil stick/fried dough), xian dou hua, scallion pancakes, fried dao xiao mian (knife carved noodles)...

Ikea...and...getting my hair done...(got my hair dyed & totally hacked off my hair, but i like it)

and more and more...