Perhaps perfection doesn't exist, but today came quite close. For me, it's a day of good food, good tea, spending time with my favorite person. A much needed relaxing Sunday was in order and I was determined to have just that.
After completing my morning routine; the daily standard floss, brush, skincare, makeup, green smoothie and supplements, and a comfy hoodie and leggings outfit later, we headed out for the first part of our day. Much needed caffeination.
I've been really getting into tea lattes. English Breakfast with oat milk foam and a shot of vanilla. There's a farm shop in my city that makes it perfectly. The foam is heavenly and thick, even though I choose a non-dairy milk and the shot of vanilla just adds a little bit of flavor without too much sweetness. I also love that they use all Arbor Teas. A lose leaf company that is V approved. Though I do wish there was a wider selection of black teas. Most establishments around here only carry Earl Grey and English Breakfast and the bergamot in Earl Grey is not my cup of tea. Perhaps a nice Ceylon or Assam would be a great addition?
Downtown Ann Arbor was crawling with people more than usual. Several students in their graduation cap and gowns. Admittedly, I'm excited for them to leave for the summer, so we can finally have our city back in peace. After getting our caffeine hit, we headed out of town to treat ourselves to some sushi. Traffic on the freeway was insane. We were perplexed as to why that might be so on a Sunday. Perhaps because of graduation? Perhaps because of the two freeway accidents? We quickly decided to exit the freeway and take local so as not to be just sitting in the traffic. Of course, I needed to use the bathroom halfway to our destination. Mainlining a 16 ounce tea latte will do that to a person with a bladder the size of a chickpea. So we stopped at a local grocery store to use the bathrooms and we were then off.
Finally, reaching the Japanese grocery store, we started selecting our rolls from the cooler. Usually, I would never recommend purchasing sushi from a grocery store fridge, but this particular Japanese grocery has very fresh rolls as makes it in house and we always select the ones that are made freshest. They are nice enough to put the time of preparation on the labels. We got a few raw spicy salmon rolls, shrimp tempura and cooked pollack roll. The last one was a different pick for us and did not disappoint. We also grabbed some karage, but it seemed to have been a bit frozen when we bit into it, so we saved it for dinner.
Polishing off all the sushi was easy and we still had room for more, but we decided to save room for dessert later and walked it off a bit. We visited the store next door that had some Japanese stationery and several gacha machines. I was hoping to find a machine with my favorite kpop group members, but sadly no luck. The stationery selection was a bit lacking too. So we just decided to head to our next stop. DESSERT!
In the spring and summer, we like to frequent an ice cream shop in this small town. My usual order is a mint chocolate chip ice cream in a waffle cone, with hardened chocolate and I also prefer to have a cup, so I can break up the pieces of the waffle cone and eat it with a spoon. Today, I decided to go a bit extra with nuts and whipped cream. I always ask for a kiddie scoop, but to me, it looks like a medium. I have no problems finishing it though. The line to the place went around the building, but if you're smart, you order inside. There are two areas to order. Outside, where they have a window and also inside of the ice cream parlor. I'm not sure why so many people choose to order outside and wait in line for so long. Perhaps they want to enjoy the weather? But introverted ass V doesn't like to deal with that shit, so we don't do that.
The drive home was so relaxing. The weather was beautiful and sunset was a gorgeous pink, purple and orange. I really needed today.
I hope you're able to take a day to relax, enjoy the weather, eat your favorite foods. Whether it's a solo self-care day or if you're sharing it with your favorite person or people. Because you deserve it. Treat Yourself!
Lots of Love and Good Vibes!
-V-
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