Yesterday was dubbed "UK" themed due to my long-time friend's departure to London today. Emma and I met for breakfast at Sideboard (a local town favorite) and both ordered English muffins which gave Emma the fantastic idea that we should pack the day with anything and everything British.
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Now, there are two things you should know about Emma and me. First, we love to eat good food together. Hence, Sideboard. (It has a hip and small town kind of feel to it with excellent food and drink.) Second, once we decide something sounds like a brilliant idea, we go all out. To say the least, we started throwing out even more hysterical ideas like making the Crown Jewels out of spray painted consignment jewelry, dressing up as the Queen's Guards, throwing a fancy tea party with wild hats and tiny finger sandwiches, wearing royal crowns, hosting our own Olympic Games (we got a real kick out of this one), making double decker busses out of posters and strapping them onto our bikes (also another great suggestion), dressing up as Sherlock and Watson...mustaches and all, watching Mary-Kate and Ashley's Winning London film, and speaking in our best British accents all day. So that's exactly what we set out to do.
After finishing our Blue Bottle Coffee and English muffins, we drove to Walgreens to pick up some red poster boards. On our way back to the car, I saw Christy's Donuts out of the corner of my eye.
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This donut shoppe has a special place in my heart because my father and I used to grab donuts on Sunday mornings before church. The woman who used to work here always threw in a dozen donut holes for free since we were regulars...so Emma and I had to get some donut holes in memory of my childhood. After our short pit stop for a dozen donut holes which we munched on throughout the day, we hopped back into the car and were on the hunt for our version of the Crown Jewels. We ended up driving to Berkeley because the thrift shoppes in Danville were a total miss but we scored big at the Berkeley Dollar Tree! We snagged some bling-ed out tiaras and adhesive mustaches which we put to good use later in the day. With tiaras in hand, we drove back home and threw ourselves an afternoon tea party.
Photo Credit: Emma Grager
After high tea, we stuck on some funky mustaches and watched Mary-Kate and Ashley's Winning London. An absolute must for our London themed afternoon! Afterwards, we ended our 12 hour day together with double-doubles in a double decker bus at In-N-Out. And I must say, it was the best decision we made all day.
I couldn't have asked for a better day or a better friend! Thanks for the years of fun and laughs, Nems. I hope London is everything you hoped and dreamed it would be. Smacks and Tacks! xx
Cheerio,
L
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