Event: Lululemon's Zin & Zen Yoga

My best co-worker buddy is bff's with bernie who is a mega runner. Do you know anyone else that has ran an ultra marathon? That's 50 miles friend! So yeah. She runs. And her running has made her an ambassador for Lululemon. Unfortunately that title has expired and so has her store discount. So SAD! With age, i have become quite the frugal shopper with what little shopping i actually partake in these days. But man. Something about the stuff at lululemon makes me want to buy everything! It's freaking crazy expensive though. And the irony is that i don't even really work out all that much to be buying all this yoga and running tanks. Their clothes come with a concept that the employees make sure you are aware of every time you go in. I find it kind of annoying cos they'll ask you what activity do u do and i'm like ... uh ... walking? And even that's a LIE! Haha. So anyways. Lululemon held this yoga event over at the OMNI hotel and miss bernie was kind enough to extend an invite to me. It was pretty cool doing yoga outside next to the pool. My muscles were shaking cos i have not done yoga in a loooong time. And the sweat was pouring down my face. My favorite part was the end where we just laid on our backs staring up at the sky. It was very peaceful. I almost fell asleep. I was done.

Restaurant: Pho Binh Trailer

10930 Beamer Rd
Houston, TX 77089

The only time i ever really want to eat pho is after a night of drinking and i need to eat something that i think will soothe the uneasy feeling in my tummy. In other words, i do not eat pho all that often. After years of hearing about the pho binh trailer in the southeast side and how good it is that white folks are even going there, big poppa and i finally decided to venture all the down to that trailer for some pho. Twice. First time, no more chicken for pho ga. So we left. Second time? Again no more chicken! I actually just really wanted a pho ga kho. This time we just stayed and i ordered a pho bo vien and gave big poppa all the bo vien. The pho and broth were not so significantly better any other pho i've had. I think the pho places that have stood out to me would have to be pho thai bing duong and pho ve dem. Even as small as the trailer was, the turn over rate was pretty fast so we waited only ten minutes before getting a table. I mos def would not drive all the way out here again just for this pho. By 2pm, the place pretty much emptied out.

Trippin': Washington D.C. - The National Museum of Natural History

10th St and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, D.C. 20560

There really is no shortage of people in the mall area. The day that we were here, miss flowerchild dashed through a light drizzle of rain from the smithsonian visitor's center over to the end of a long line of people trying to get into The National Museum of Natural History. I visited this museum with my parents as a child. I can't tell if my experience here was from my own memory or from the hundreds of photos that my mom took. Gee. Can you guess where I got my trigger happy fingers from? I think i remember hanging off the rails that lead up the stairs to the entrance and doing flips on them. I don't think a lot has changed since then. Haha. And then i also remember seeing the big african elephant in the middle of the lobby area and putting on some headphones to listen to the commentary. I really need to ask my mom about looking for those photos. We had very little money back then but things just seemed so much simpler. Or maybe i just didn't know better. It was right after this long road trip i had with my parents that my mom became pregnant with the middle sistar. My life as an only child was over.