Another beautiful weekend:
Friday's dinner and a movie turned out to be a complete success, despite the fact that we forgot to load up on the liqueur prior to the movie outing, which made me worry about my ability to sit through a 2 hour movie next to a person who is actually "into" movies. But "The King's speech" was both engaging and emotional and was based on actual historical events, so we both really enjoyed the story and the acting. I will omit a review, since so many others are way better at it, and i am in no way a movie critic.

The Japanese restaurant was right next to the theater, called Torafuku. It promised authentic Japanese cuisine, and it delivered on the promise. The miso appetizer was good, although not worth the $7 in my personal opinion, just because it was miso and not fish, but i am, clearly bios, because C loved it and raved about it long after dinner. Something called a "sushi ball" was new for me, it was sushi rice compacted into a patty with a choice of fill-in wrapped in sushi paper. I had the one with baby anchovies, and enjoyed it very much. Next time i will try it with smelt row. I think what made it exceptional was their sushi rice -- it was simply delicious! Also, the fish itself, i felt, was of a superior quality.

Saturday we had a late start, C picked up S from K pretty late, and i was actually waiting for them for quite a while before they showed up. But, i guess, the extra "talking time" was good for K, so, whatever keeps the peace... The kid was badly in need of a nap, but we pressed on with the daily agenda, which was a big mistake, because she was constantly in a pre-cow state, wanting everything we didn't have, from chopstick, to fish, to juice, to bubbles. But we were well rested, and very much in love, so we handled it well, and remained in harmony. Harmony is actually what makes or breaks a day, and i think sufficient sleep and good intimacy is the key to cultivating harmony.

We tried to follow up on the doctor's note that we needed for the pre-school, but they were already closed - bummer. A trip to the nail salon, potatoes with mushrooms, and finally a nap for the kid followed. The funny part is that the kid loves all the industrial smells, just like me - and kept asking me to let her smell my freshly painted nails, even the next day - i had to explain to her that it only smells while the paint is fresh -not sure if she understood though.... Subsequent outing to Menchies followed by a late evening stroll in Beverly Hills completed the day. One complaint - Menchies must always carry the dulce leche flavor -- it is the whole point of going to Menchies, as opposed to Yogurt Land.

Sunday's syrniki were exceptional, a $7 tvorog was part of the reason, but definitely the skill of the syrniki maker was the defining element. We enjoyed our breakfast outside, as the kid blew bubbles of the balcony. It warms my heart that she takes so much after me.

My parents were celebrating their 41 anniversary, so we decided to join them remotely and cracked a bottle of champagne, which was both pleasant and effective and made our playground outing that much more fun. We finished the day at Cheverichnaya, where i had their 7 mares soup for the first time. I did like it, although La Baron still holds the 1st place (lunch time better than evening though). We crashed as soon as we got home, and slept nicely from 7pm until the morning, although not without a nightmare for me, about an escalator and the kid disappearing to the other side of it, just like my grandmother told me once a chicken did... Yeah, i know it doesn't make any sense...