Days with Esther

Esther had off work yesterday and today while Jonathan had to go back to work, so it was just us girls hanging out during the day. 

Yesterday (Wednesday) was a laid back day, we started it by walking down to Pioneer Cafe to eat breakfast. I ordered a chocolate croissant (yum-o) and my very first drink with lightening white espresso in it, a wide-eye chai. White espresso is lighter in taste, but contains 30% more caffeine and also has this peanut accent to it, it was good and blended well with the chai.

Esther had an appointment in the Eastlake area of Seattle, so we both drove there and then I got to wander around for about an hour and a half all by myself. I ended up walking out to the docks and taking a few pictures and then walking down the main st to a French bakery. I splurged and bought a strawberry tart, it was phenomenal, probably the best I had ever had. I ate it and read a book that I had bought at Elliott Bay Book Company until Esther was done.

After Esther and I met up, we headed to the Washington Park Arboretum and walked around for quite a bit. It was beautiful. All the tulips and daffodils are still in bloom, and all the trees are starting to blossom. 

For dinner we stopped at Romio's, and Jonathan and I shared a glutinous pizza while Esther was able to order a gluten-free pizza. It's so great that Seattle is more health conscious than most other cities because I think it definitely helps Esther feel like she still has some options while eating out.

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Today was Esther and my shopping day... :)

She took me to Pike Place Market again and we got coffee on the third floor of Lowell's. The sight was extraordinary from the 3rd floor; you could see West Seattle and the tops of the Cascades in the distance. Afterwards we visited some of the more big stores, such as Anthropologie, Urban, Nordstrom, etc., but also explored a few of the endless local shops. We then stuffed our bags in the car and drove to Wallingford for another appointment and then ice cream at Molly Moons.  This might sound crazy, but Jonathan suggested that I get the balsamic strawberry ice cream, so I did and it was really different, but it was really good! 

And now I'm back at the house and will soon be picked up by Josh Chiu for another night out 'n about town.