Katie and I had a girls' day out on Saturday. We went shopping and had lunch with another mom and two of her daughters. It has been too long since our last girls' day, that's for sure.
We found some cute summer tops for Meghan at a second-hand store, inexplicably named (in English) Don Don Down on Wednesday.
We moved next door to the air-conditioned, TJ Maxx-like-store that must be part of the Avail group, since they accept Avail gift cards.
Katie found some open-toe, scary-high-heeled clogs.
We laughed at the giant pink stones on this pair of high-heeled flip-flops.
These boots are cute. Too bad Meghan doesn't need any.
By the time we finished--Katie scored two pairs of soccer shorts and a cute summer sweater--we were hungry! So we headed to the mall.
But not so hungry that we couldn't stop to try on flowing, tiered, cotton skirts on our way to the food court. Three lovely skirts were purchased.
And then it was lunch time. Cute ceiling in the food court.
My favorite lunch shop is:
You choose your meal and pay at a ticket machine. Then, take your ticket to the counter. You can order a drink there. I chose iced tea, and got it free with a coupon from my last visit. Notice the little foil-lidded cups of cream and sugar syrup that came with my tea.
In a few minutes, the food arrives on a hot cast iron plate. You carry it to your table and wait for it to finish cooking and cool off. This would never work in the States. Someone would burn their fingers and sue the company. Thankfully, I can enjoy this delicious curry beef in Japan. Yummy!
Katie's friend had a hankering for a taste of home.
Katie chose the katsu curry. A fried pork cutlet smothered with curry sauce and vegetables over rice. Also very yummy!
After lunch, we shopped in the mall. I wish I had taken some pictures in the stationery store. Japanese stationery stores are awesome!
Aeon department store is ready to help you with all of your rainy-season needs.
I accidentally failed to get photos of Baskin Robbins, where the girls stopped for a snack before we went home. The line snaked all around the shop. But service was efficient, and the girls were out before their moms got back to meet them.
Perhaps not so accidentally, I also failed to photograph Mr. Donut, the establishment into which the moms stopped while waiting for their daughters. The donuts were for Sunday's brunch. Really. They were. ;-)
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