The Miami food scene is conspiring to make me fat. I blame Twitter. Food truck food court right across the street from my building. Some week I’ll break down and go. Tonight, I’m craving sushi.

Two very tired boys reflected in the lobby desk after our w-a-l-k to the vet’s house to refill Nembu’s thyroid medication.

Feets. Big blog post with lots o’ pics to come.

Tea pot at Tokyo Noodle Bowl.

Taken at the Miami Beach Antique Show. Things I learned today: they make necklaces that look like strands of pearls from opals; there are a ton of antique diamond ring settings I really like; blunderbusses are even more amazing looking in person; I need to remember the art of Charlie Harper; Tiffany glass is very beautiful in person; they just don’t make books as beautifully as they used to; Tiffany also makes a ton of silver items, like silverware; loose diamonds are very pretty; there is a lot of deco design we really dig; and ship’s binoculars/spy glasses are really cool looking.

Today was a day of food. I had the very rare treat of lunching with a couple of friends/former coworkers this afternoon on a wind-swept and sunny veranda overlooking a marina/channel in Fort Lauderdale then hit up my favorite restaurant in all of Miami, Michael’s Genuine, to celebrate my DH’s birthday.

Lunch was fabulous–I forgot how much I missed those girls–and we had a really perfect, cathartic afternoon. Complete with good food & booze.

Dinner at Michael’s Genuine is always great. It’s really down to Earth, genuine even, and has a great quality/seasonal and local where possible ethos. This is a place that makes a simple dish like a quarter chicken taste so good, my husband wanted that instead of a big juicy steak for his birthday dinner. And that’s really saying something for a carnivore like him. We also had the ridiculously tasty hand cut potato chips with French onion dip, a mussel dish, cheesy grits, and perhaps one of the 10 best dishes I’ve ever put in my mouth: popcorn ice cream for dessert.

My day has left my belly past full and my psyche satisfied. Thank you, ladies.

Pics: lunch with the ladies, chocolate mousse tulip cup with lunch, birthday “Popcorn and Peanuts” dessert at dinner.

Today’s picture was supposed to be tied to the Penn & Teller show my DH (dearest husband) and I were supposed to attend, but the fates conspired against us, and home we are. Upon leaving for the show we discovered that not one, but both of our vehicles had a flat tire. What are the odds of that?! And, one is 4WD and the other is a big work van, needless to say, spares just weren’t in the cards for us traveling the few towns over to get to the show. Boo.

And we were all dolled up, too. And, since exactly two of the 7 or so dresses I own fit at this particular moment in time, I was even inadvertently dressed to at least the 8s in a silky party dress and sky-high heels. All dressed up & nowhere to go.

At least we haven’t seen all the Penn & Teller “Bullshit” episodes on Netflix.

What is that I see through the window, cooking low & slow?

You know you’re jealous;) Just a portion of the Star Wars Legos we have chillin’ in the dust on our headboard.

What? You mean other 30-somethings don’t have Legos lining their only available horizontal surface? Screw that. Legos are frakin awesome.

Out to dinner in Fort Lauderdale with a dear friend. I’ve known J for going on 15 years. We’ve been through a lot of crap in that time, and I’m happy to count him amongst my closest friends.