Monday, May 25, 2015

Memorial Day Weekend: Staycation

Michael and I had this running joke that we were doing a 'staycation' for Memorial Day Weekend. His family was out of town, and it seemed like all of our friends were out as well. Staycation's are kind of nice though, it allows you to relax in the comfort of your own home, and gives time to get those pesky chores, like laundry or grocery shopping for the week, out of the way.

Saturday night, after a chill day of writing (for me) and working (for him), we made it out to Ballard for our date night. Since we hadn't gone to Walrus and Carpenter since the end of last summer, we decided to revisit and then go out for drinks at Bastille.


Walrus and Carpenter has the best oysters in Seattle. If oysters are what you want, this is the place to go.


They also have really good garden, seafood, and meat plates too, but we decided to go all seafood buy getting friend oysters (not pictured), grilled octopus, and sardines. Sardines were definitely a standout and flavor packed.



They also have THE BEST DESSERT! If you know me well, you know I love desserts and the bread putting is to die for and the best dessert you'll fine in Seattle. It's hot, cool, sweet, salty, creamy, all wrapped in one.


After that we got sparkling rose at Bastille before heading home.




Sunday was low key as we made a home cooked meal together and spent the day drinking rose. I got a little bit tipsy while writing which was good and bad at the same time because it really sparked my creativity, but then reached a certain point, getting tired after a glass or two. Still no regrets. I'm making immense progress with the WIP. Cannot wait until it's done!

Today, I felt a bit under the weather. I think it's the grey getting to me. It's so cloudy here that I don't think I've seen the sun since Thursday. Internally, I'm also feeling a bit unbalanced and could use another day off, but maybe getting back into routine will help too.

By the way, we also saw 'Ex Machina' today. It was so trippy. If you're into light sci-fi films, I recommend it.

Hope you all had a good three day weekend!

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  1. I really want to go see Ex Machina! Glad it left a good impression on you. And yeah, that bread pudding looks amazing. :)

    Sounds like a fun weekend! Well earned!

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  2. You should see! it! Definitely a good one to watch!

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  3. Yum, octopus! I've only had it raw. Ate a tentacle once. Took me about ten minutes of o put it on my mouth, but it was good. ^_^

    Glad you had a good weekend! I did, too. It's rained everyday where I am since Friday. It's nice. Lol!

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    1. haha yes, It's kind of a strange texture. If I didn't grow up eating it, I think I'd be afraid to try now. Good to hear you had a good weekend too! You like that rain? I've had enough this season to last me all summer!

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  4. I have a bottle of Scotch that I'm only allowed to drink when I write. I don't always have a glass, but the option is nice, especially when I'm feeling a little restricted and/or unsure about what I'm writing. It turns off my need to be an anal-retentive editor while writing, which gives me a little more freedom to figure out the words that come next. Hemingway always supported it: "Write drunk, edit sober."

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    1. Nice, Scotch! And yes to the Hemingway quote! I can definitely agree with that. Funny how a drink, can relax the mind, and that bothersome editor on the shoulder ;)

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  5. Oh gosh, how I love to stay home and relax! Glad you were able to relax and get some writing done :)

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    1. Thanks Karla! I hope you were able to relax too!

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  6. Staycations are terrific too. The meal looks awesome (as usual). And yay to getting so far on the WIP!

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    1. Yes they are! And thanks! Love all of the support from fellow bloggers/writers. You keep me going :)

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