Sunday started with brunch at Capsuoto Freres. I decided to surprise Mom by taking her there because it’s where we used to go to celebrate special occasions when I was a little girl, and we haven’t been there in years. Their brunch didn’t blow us away, unfortunately – we both got the Eggs Benedict, which arrived on a weirdly unadorned plate and wasn’t good enough to stand all on its own – but the meal was rescued by our very wise decision to pre-order the restaurant’s famous chocolate souffle.
After brunch, we headed over to Daffy’s on Broadway, where I found this quite awesome blazer for $69, marked down from EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS. Seriously. I didn’t end up buying it, because I realized that I mostly wanted it because it’s an EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLAR BLAZER, which makes just about zero sense. I ended up going home with a paper-thin, navy blue tank top for $13 (originally $80!), and Mom made a bunch of great finds. She didn’t end up buying the blazer pictured above, largely because we both noted that it reminded us of my living room, and while I adore my decor, “It looks like your wallpaper!” is never a great reason to buy an article of clothing.
While we shopped, Mom and I talked and talked like it had been years since we’d seen each other, rather than just last week, and she gave me the kind of brilliant life advice that only a mother can give. She’s just the best, ever.
I’m not a big cupcake person (or a big sweets person, for that matter; I’d rather have a pickle), but I couldn’t resist picking up a few Baked by Melissa mini cupcakes for Kendrick on the way home. Pictured above (clockwise from top): Peanut Butter & Jelly, S’Mores, Chocolate Chip Pancake.
