seeeester came to visit!

This past Saturday, my wonderful sister Miranda came to visit us! I was sooooooooo excited to see her, and to have a familiar face around here. To celebrate her time with us, we decided to go to a yummy burrito place we had heard only amazing things about-- Baja Burrito.

I'm pretty sure it was the best burrito that had ever graced my taste buds. (And I do not take these matters lightly.) We all opted for the steak burritos, and they were delish. Seriously...so good.

Next, you'll never guess where we went...we went to Sweet CeCe's again. Yes, that's right...TWICE in one weekend! We just couldn't let Miranda leave without experiencing our new favorite dessert place. Yummy, no fat dessert at that too. Holllla! As you can see below, Jonathan was obviously enthralled with his fro yo.

I decided to switch things up a bit and add some kiwi to my Original Tart and berries deliciousness. I was not disappointed.

And we have seeeester's approval as well. She thought the place was quite scrumptious, as promised. Just look at that happy face...

Next stop: off to see "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [abriged]" at Shakespeare in the Park. We sat on a blanket (nice and cozy with everyone around us...it was a tad bit crowded), drank IBC Root Beer and Orange Crush out of glass bottles, and enjoyed the show! If you missed it this past weekend, never fear...the show will be going on this Thursday-thru-Sunday at 7:30pm at Centennial Park. If you're a Nashvillian, go out and support our local theatre.

All in all, it was a very enjoyable visit with Randa Panda (a.k.a. Miranda.) I miss her already!

the day date: chef's market & sweet cece's

On Fridays, husband gets off of work at 12noon (woo hoo!) So, this past Friday we took advantage of the time and had ourselves a little day date. We put on our exploring shoes and went on an adventure in this new city of ours.

To start things off, Jonathan took me to Chef's Market in Goodlettsville for lunch. When we first walked in, I was overwhelmed with all the tasty things displayed in their glass cases, and written on their chalkboard menus. They have everything from salads, to sandwiches and wraps, to chicken casseroles, hot wings, pork enchiladas, and more! (view their full menu here)

After spending quite a few minutes deliberating over what to get...I finally decided on the hot chicken salad with sweet potato casserole, summer veggie medley, and an herb roll. Jonathan got the hot and spicy chicken wings with sweet potato casserole, green beans, and a butter roll.

Um, it was amazing. The only thing I didn't care for was the pecans in the sweet potato casserole...but once I picked those out, it was yum yum in my tum tum. And, they give you such large portions that I was able to box up half my meal and take home for later.

Next stop, Jonathan surprised me by taking me to Sweet CeCe's located on Harding Pike next to Publix here in Nashville. I had told him earlier that I really wanted to try this self serve frozen yogurt place, and by golly, it lived up to my lofty expectations. When you first walk in, you are greeted by CeCe's uber friendly staff. You grab your cup and choose from about 8 different flavors of soft serve frozen yogurt (my favorite is the Original Tart.) If you're not sure what flavor to try, they will let you sample them. Next, you can choose from many different toppings to put on your yogurt (you pay for your dessert by the ounce, so you can add as many or as little toppings as you want)...candy, cheesecake, brownies, berries, kiwi, and the list goes on...

I tried the Original Tart and Raspberry swirl topped with strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries. (My mouth is watering right now just typing all of this out.) Husband tried the Dutch Chocolate and Original Chocolate with berries and cheesecake.

We left with our tummy's full and our taste buds happy. We ended our day date by going to our home sweet home and relaxing with our sweet puppy Max. Life is good.