Today Richard & I decided to go up to Sunset Blvd. to have lunch. I haven't been to Sunset Plaza in a long time.. so I kind of wanted to check out the shopping scene up there too.
We had lunch at Le Petit Four. I tried to exercise my new "half" diet that my trainer put me on, which I've been doing since last Thursday. Basically I cut all of my portions in half (so ordering at a restaurant I have to immediately tell the waitress to stick half in a togo box so it doesn't tempt me) and I have to eat a small side salad before every meal. It doesn't mean I'm cutting my calories in half- because I'm actually eating twice as often now, every 3-4 hours. Well I figured since we're eating French, I could eat "light" and still get away with it. I skipped the salad and opted for lobster bisque instead. Then I ordered smoked salmon on toast points for the main course. Well I ate the entire soup... I felt guilty afterwards since I didn't have ANY vegetables... and I only ate half of my portion of the smoked salmon. But then Richard ordered Calamari and I had half of that. And he ordered sausage pasta and I had some of that too :-( Oh not to mention I had 2 pieces of bread/butter before the meal. Then afterwards we walked to Coffee Bean and I had a Pomegranite/Blueberry ice blended. So I failed miserably.
Anyhow afterwards we walked around to check out the boutiques. Unfortunately Oliver Peoples was closed... which sucked because I wanted to go look for some new oversized sunglasses... I am loving that oversized sunglasses are in right now because I've long preferred these over normal types because of the coverage... I can't stand wearing sunglasses where the sun can still peek in through the top or the sides... it defeats the purpose.
We checked out the H.Lorenzo parking lot sale... where I found the softest, cutest Marni brown hobo leather bag... even at 70% off it was a little too pricey. Oh well. And actually I thought that the sunset strip was known for its boutiques but I didn't see anything interesting. Mostly European labels and foo-foo overly embellished clothes- definitely not my style. I begged Richard to stop by Robertson on the way back so that I could get my window-shopping fix. Sunset was a disappointment.
When we drove back I noticed that the weather was turning nice. A little breezy but still light outdoors. Perfect for a long walk! We buckled up Moley and Lulu and walked north towards Brentwood. We arrived just as the Farmer's Market was closing down but we got a chance to stop by Peet's coffee to refuel Richard & the dogs. I swear Richard drinks so much coffee. He drinks a cup of hot espresso in the morning after he wakes up. At work he drinks espresso or he drives to Coffee Bean for a large iced americano. Usually on his way home he grabs another large. Then when he gets home he drinks some hot espresso. Then after dinner we sometimes go to Coffee Bean again and he gets another large iced americano. He can drink 4-6 large cups a day. Geez.
We had lunch at Le Petit Four. I tried to exercise my new "half" diet that my trainer put me on, which I've been doing since last Thursday. Basically I cut all of my portions in half (so ordering at a restaurant I have to immediately tell the waitress to stick half in a togo box so it doesn't tempt me) and I have to eat a small side salad before every meal. It doesn't mean I'm cutting my calories in half- because I'm actually eating twice as often now, every 3-4 hours. Well I figured since we're eating French, I could eat "light" and still get away with it. I skipped the salad and opted for lobster bisque instead. Then I ordered smoked salmon on toast points for the main course. Well I ate the entire soup... I felt guilty afterwards since I didn't have ANY vegetables... and I only ate half of my portion of the smoked salmon. But then Richard ordered Calamari and I had half of that. And he ordered sausage pasta and I had some of that too :-( Oh not to mention I had 2 pieces of bread/butter before the meal. Then afterwards we walked to Coffee Bean and I had a Pomegranite/Blueberry ice blended. So I failed miserably.
Anyhow afterwards we walked around to check out the boutiques. Unfortunately Oliver Peoples was closed... which sucked because I wanted to go look for some new oversized sunglasses... I am loving that oversized sunglasses are in right now because I've long preferred these over normal types because of the coverage... I can't stand wearing sunglasses where the sun can still peek in through the top or the sides... it defeats the purpose.
We checked out the H.Lorenzo parking lot sale... where I found the softest, cutest Marni brown hobo leather bag... even at 70% off it was a little too pricey. Oh well. And actually I thought that the sunset strip was known for its boutiques but I didn't see anything interesting. Mostly European labels and foo-foo overly embellished clothes- definitely not my style. I begged Richard to stop by Robertson on the way back so that I could get my window-shopping fix. Sunset was a disappointment.
When we drove back I noticed that the weather was turning nice. A little breezy but still light outdoors. Perfect for a long walk! We buckled up Moley and Lulu and walked north towards Brentwood. We arrived just as the Farmer's Market was closing down but we got a chance to stop by Peet's coffee to refuel Richard & the dogs. I swear Richard drinks so much coffee. He drinks a cup of hot espresso in the morning after he wakes up. At work he drinks espresso or he drives to Coffee Bean for a large iced americano. Usually on his way home he grabs another large. Then when he gets home he drinks some hot espresso. Then after dinner we sometimes go to Coffee Bean again and he gets another large iced americano. He can drink 4-6 large cups a day. Geez.
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