Brunch with a side of Bookstore. Perfect.

Sometimes you have just the perfect sort of day.   It starts with waking up from a great sleep.  My normal is to wake up to a screaming bladder about 4:00 am.  Eyes wide open.  Brain ready to roll.  And Jus' Kid'n thinking it's time for breakfast.  Today, I rolled over and fell back to sleep.  Perfect. 

Rick had reservations for brunch at a secret location.  He asked me to keep my eyes closed as he drove.  I didn't peek, but I did try to guess.  I leaned in to the turns, listened for the rushing traffic as we entered the freeway, noted the diminished light as we went under overpasses.  I almost guessed it, but I thought we were across the street from ... Napa Tavern in Westlake Village.

The company was ideal; the conversation interesting; the mimosa was sparkling; the array of food was deliciously varied; the coffee was hot; and I didn't eat too many desserts.  Perfect.

If I had to choose a favorite spot to spend a couple of hours on a Sunday afternoon, I'd probably always choose a bookstore.  Ah-ha!  Lucky me!  Barnes and Nobles was a short minute away!  This visit, I decided to browse the magazines.  I actually never made it past two shelves on one rack.  In short order, I found more than a dozen magazines that were calling my name.  The magazines and I retired to a well-lit corner and a comfy chair.  Perfect. 

I brought home a few "crafty" magazines and a "boxful of words."  I love words.   

I can't wait to get started!  Look at all the fun contained in those magazines: 350+30+230+400+ probably too many to count in the Paper magazine. I'm sure I can think of some interesting word play, too.  Hours and hours of fun to be had!!!  Perfect.

But wait, there's more!  Check out that low Shanghai Rummy score!  I won the card game! 

The night's not over.  There's a bit of knitting to be done on the Brandywine Shawl.  And a pretty good book waiting in my Kindle.


Perfect.