Sushi and Shopping

What a perfect Saturday! Today, we went to the Galleria, ate sushi, and made it home in time for Tom to watch college football.

Tom needed some new shoes and after searching area stores here, he decided that we either needed to go to the Galleria or The Woodlands. Now that Chuy's has made it closer to home, we don't head to The Woodlands as often so we loaded up for a trip to the Galleria. WOOHOO!!!

Although Tom knew he was looking for something in particular, Lauryn and I are easily distracted by window displays. In previous visits, we would primarily look at clothes, shoes, and bags. This time, she discovered JEWELRY! Cartier, Tiffany's, just run of the mill jewelry stores, right? Lauryn did stay true to the Disney Store and Build-a-Bear, but has added a new love for Michael Kors. Thank you, Project Runway! For everyone's sake, we stayed outside the store and looked at window displays.

I have also decided that my new favorite store is Ann Taylor Loft. The Loft has a great program called "Loft Loves Teachers." If you can produce a school ID badge, you get 15% off the entire purchase. I LOVE sales!!!

Although the shopping was great, the highlight of the trip was definitely lunch! I had been craving sushi for a while now and the Kona Grill has great sushi. We have offered Lauryn sushi (well, not really, it was a chicken thing at the area sushi bar) and she was not impressed by it. Then again, we weren't thrilled with the chicken thing, either. After picking some of our rice off the rolls, Lauryn decided she was ready to try sushi. YAY! We ordered a shrimp tempura roll for Lauryn and she LOVED it!!! Tom and I only got a few pieces because Lauryn downed it! We are so proud of her!

Tom and Lauryn checking out the Shrimp Tempura Roll.

Getting ready to take the first bite.

And the verdict is in: TWO THUMBS UP!

The last big event for today was the beginning of college football. Although the Longhorns are not on TV, Tom wore his burnt orange and has been checking the score. He's cheering for BYU to beat OU. This would be great for UT. Not so great for TCU... Speaking of TCU, how in the world do they not have a game today?!?! Go Frogs! Hook 'em!