It’s rare that I’m out past 10 these days. But when you add in dinner, drinking wine, coffee and ice cream then donuts all with great friends. Yeah, totally a fun and much needed night out.
Last night Scott and I got to hang with two of our favorite people, Ben & Kat. We (ok, Scott) tried ramen at Sukiya Ramen. I had a tasty chicken yokisoba dish. We then checked out Pindustry next door. I say checked out meaning we walked around to get a feel for it. We realized it might be fun to visit on a different night where we want to hang, play games and drink and not mind the loud factor. I’m excited to check out again… but last night was more about the company and talking just the 4 of us….not yelling over eachother and a hundred others.
We opted for Indulge Wine Bar and talked and laughed on the patio while trying out new wines ?. We watched the sunset and rain clouds roll in and then flood us with a glorious cool rain. The storm cleared the patio of patrons besides us with our table having amazing umbrella placement. We had fun listening to the rhythm of the rain on the streets with the fountain in the square as we talked. I got chilly after the storm moved in so Kat walked with me to Old Navy around the corner right before they closed so I could find something warmer than just my tank tops. I found a cute long cardy… and it has pockets. We hung out more and decided we needed coffee and ice cream… all at once… that has to be Heaven… just down the street.
Heaven lives up to its name. Ben introduced us to an affogato. Gelato (any flavor) added into a shot of espresso. Oh my goodness… yeah… the taste and texture was exquisite. I had hazelnut gelato in my affogato, so did Ben… twinsies. I wish I could describe the dance my tastebuds performed in that first taste. The cold and warm… the gelato and coffee melding together in a creamy, tantalizing cup of pure happy… heaven or as close to it… in a cup.
But what night out is complete without well, donuts? Ok, sush. It was a night of fun with friends and cravings and Voodoo sounded yummy. So we headed to Voodoo Donuts where we could tease our tastebuds again and people watch because Broadway is fun for that late at night.
This morning I enjoyed some of my apple fritter with my first cup. Then had fun looking and planning for Halloween gnome making while waiting for the deck to dry out enough to enjoy my time in the sun.
Now, sun and music and of course coffee.
Happy first and mid-morning cups my loves ☕