I was up at 9:00am and out by 10:00am to go to the Farmer’s Market with Elsa and Rosemary. First, Elsa came up to the apartment with five boxes from the office. I now have three from Tifney and five from Elsa, so that should get me started!
Rosemary arrived and took Elsa’s spot in front of my apartment to park her car and jumped into Elsa’s car with me. We drove to the the Farmer’s Market, which is on Normal Street off University Avenue in Hillcrest. We got a great spot, because someone was just leaving as we drove up.
Admission is free, but the prices inside are higher than you’d think. I guess everything is organic and fresh-picked, so you are getting what you pay for, but you kind of think the prices will be less than the supermarket, and they’re not. It was a really nice Farmer’s Market with tons of organic produce and lots of other great food to try or buy.
There was all kinds of fresh, organic, no preservative hummus, jams and jellies, cheeses, dips, and salsas, and we sampled them all! They also had jewelry, crafts, clothing, soaps and decorative items. I bought a piece of cheese and three grapefruits.
We sat and had “breakfast” – a tamale (mine was sundried tomato) and then had hot chocolate and coffee as we continued to walk around. When we were done, it was about noon and we had been there for two hours. Rosemary’s sister and her friend also joined us for a while, so we were a group of five walking around, enjoying the beautiful weather and all the colorful displays.
We got back in the car and Elsa dropped us off at my apartment and went home, but Rosemary and I got into her car and continued on to La Jolla Village Drive and saw REVOLUTIONARY ROAD.
It was a beautiful movie, but very depressing. I love the 1950s and really enjoyed the cars, clothing and décor, so that was great. Kate and Leo did a wonderful job, but it is a sad story.
After the movie we went back to BJ’s Pizza, where we had gone last time before the movie, and we had the exact same lunch – a salad with grilled shrimp and the spinach and artichoke deep dish pizza. Both were as delicious as we remembered!
Rosemary and I could talk for hours and hours and never run out of stories to tell each other. I guess when you make friends with someone later in life you can spend the rest of your lives trying to fill each other in on all your adventures, escapades and experiences. She’s had a very interesting life, and has had many different jobs in many interesting places. She’s a great storyteller, so it’s always fun to hang out with her.
After dinner she drove me back to the apartment. The first thing I did was call Eric. He’s feeling MUCH better and is ready for the work week ahead of him. I’m so glad his cold is better, because it’s horrible to have to go to work when you’re not feeling well.
Then, I started voting for Stacie again. Jimmy said I should keep posting the link, so my friends and family can continue to vote (the Top 10 will be decided this Friday!!!), so here it is: http://www.cbs.com/specials/grammys/moment/video_player.php?vid=390.
I would SO appreciate it if you could all continue to vote, and also send the link to your friends and family and ask THEM to vote. This is a big deal for us, and I’d like to see her go ALL THE WAY!