what a weekend

happy monday, friends. i hope your weekends were as enjoyable, relaxing, productive and filled with good people and delicious food as mine was. it was one of those weekends that although i didn't want it to end, its perfection was enough to satisfy.

friday night andy and i had a long dinner at the Nicollet Island Inn. it's a little more old-fashioned than we typically choose, but was delicious and quietly romantic. and they had a 2-for-1 three-course special. who can turn that down?

saturday morning we took a stroll around Lake Harriet with a couple of fantastic friends...

...then grabbed a late breakfast at Victor's 1959 Cafe, which is now in the running for one of my favorite saturday morning spots. a brightly painted, out-of-place in a charming way, cuban hole-in-the-wall (can you be both brightly out-of-place and hole-in-the wall?) restaurant, Victor's served up some incredible food at very reasonable prices. the eggs, cuban toast, fried yuca and pancakes were so good that once our food arrived, all conversation ceased. it's a small place, so be prepared to wait if you're there on a weekend morning. however, vale la pena (it's worth it).

then came sunday, a day of rest. except i did nothing of the sort. up for an early soccer game (we won), then home to discover two incredible finds on Craigslist. i spent the rest of the day picking up find number one, loading and unloading, rearranging furniture, picking up find number two, loading and unloading, and rearranging again. but, let me tell you, i was grinning like a little girl eating her first piece of birthday cake. i've been searching for a dresser and dining room buffet for months. months, i tell you! and in one day, shazzam! the two pieces honestly transform the space. now, if i can just find some dining room chairs- ugh.

oh! and i forgot to mention that this funky red lamp was also "acquired" this weekend. a $5 base from a thrift store, plus an old shade from a good friend, equals "huzzah!"

that is all for now.