Library Card.... check!

Well, I finally actually COMPLETED a goal!  I got my Sac Public Library card.  Amanda and Deacon have had theirs practically since we moved in.  I finally got mine today... like 2.5 years later.  Oh well, at least now I can go with Amanda and Deacon to story time when they go.

Another Ethnic Restaurant Down

Lunch today was at Cafe Mediterranee in Davis. Amanda wanted me to come to Davis for lunch and I had been talking about wanting to get some Mediterranean food so when we passed this place, Amanda said, "Stop!" I got the beef shawarma plate and Amanda got the grilled chicken breast plate. We got a total of 4 sides combined, Hummus, Babaganoush, Taboulleh, and Potato Salad. The meats were freshly grilled and quite good. The Taboulleh was a little heavy on the parsley (or lacking in other ingredients) for me. Both the Baba and Hummus were tasty but a little bland. And I wasn't aware that potato salad was Mediterranean... though it was pretty good with bell peppers and fresh dill.

All in all, a decent meal.

Café Méditerranée
113 D St

Davis, CA 95616
(530) 759-7007‎

Games!!!

So it occurred to me today that one of my goals is to play games with Amanda... Now, when I wrote the goal, I was thinking cards and board games and things like that. But since Fathers Day, when Amanda gave me Mario Kart Wii, she and I have played that together several times... some last week and some this week. That means I'm 2 weeks into my goal to play games with her at least once a week for a month.... And I didn't even know I was making progress on another goal!

More dining progress

Well today Amanda and I ate lunch out at a new (to us) ethnic restaurant, the Bangkok Garden in Natomas. Amanda and I have a fondness for Thai food, but unfortunately haven't had much of a chance to get much since her surgery. So we decided to try a new place today. Amanda got her usual Pad See-Ew and I got Panang Curry. They have a spiciness scale a little longer than most Thai restaurants (mild, medium, hot, very hot and Thai hot - most restaurants leave off the very hot). I got very hot and it was quite good. Our lunches included a cup of soup which was refreshingly tangy and a touch spicy. The portions were quite generous.

On a side note, they were out of the usual Pad See-Ew noodles so they made Amanda's dish with Pad Thai noodles. We also overheard them tell someone they were out of their usual egg rolls... strange to be out of two common items.

Oh well.... the list marches on.

Bangkok Garden
3230 Arena Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 285-0608

Progress - Mmmm Exercise

Well, I haven't gotten quite the bang up start that Amanda had, but I figure I'm getting pieces of some of the big ones started. Today marked the 8th day in a row that I walked Milo. Now, because of vacation in July, this isn't going to be able to count toward my walking Milo goal, it will count toward my walking or running daily for a month goal... which is now 26% done (as long as I don't miss any days.

Woo hoo, progress!

Starting Strong

Well, Amanda and I ate lunch at Pluto's in Davis today. While there are a few locations in the Sacramento area (2 or 3) I don't think I'd consider it a chain. {EDIT: Turns out there are 8 in Northern California... still counts in my opinion.} So, that's one of my new, non-ethnic restaurants.

Pluto's is sort of a cafeteria style restaurant, similar to Jack's Urban Eats (also a Sacramento area eatery). You can get salads, sandwiches or entrees all made to order. They also have several homestyle sides you can get. I got the Tri Tip sandwich and potato rings (curly fries). Amanda got an asian style salad with turkey. Both were excellent... but the fries were just OK.

Pluto's
500 1st St # 13
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 758-8676

Day One

Well, I've let Amanda talk me into a new project... though I'm thinking I might regret it. To the right, you'll see a list of 101 things that I've set out to try to accomplish in the next 1001 days (roughly 2.75 years). Amanda's been doing it for like 2 weeks and already has 4. At that rate, she'll be done in a year. I can only hope I'll be as efficient!

Oh well, here goes...