mara and i braved the tornado warnings and flash floods in search of dinner, desserts and dry places. we ducked into shop house just in time to avoid the downpour, catching up over spicy curry and organic tofu. we waited out the rest of the storm at one of my neighborhood favorites, kramer books, swapping book recommendations and geeking out over our favorite reads (oh reading for fun, how ive missed you these past two years!!). somehow, we managed to only leave with one new book each *i picked up the first game of thrones book after obsessing over the first season and have been chained to the book ever since. to congratulate ourselves on our restraint, we treated ourselves to cupcakes of the chocolate and peanut butter varieties. mara sensei-ed me in the art of cupcake sandwich making...i forsee many, many years of study ahead

***SO excited for allie rose to come back from her big european adventure tomorrow!!