Fun Weekend

Friday night Jeff and I tried a new restaurant in town. Well, actually it's an old restaurant that just changed owner's and names. The food was not great and same for the service. We did however have a nice table outside to enjoy the view of the lake and the cool weather. On Saturday I traveled to Atlanta to hang out with my friend Barbara. We walked around the Mall of Georgia for 2 hours and didn't buy a thing. Then we had lunch at one of my favorite restaurants, Mimi's Cafe. We tried some beignets, my first beignets ever, that were interesting but not great so I don't think we'll order those again.
Then it was off to Homegoods. I've never been to one but the commercials have really peaked my interest. It was a TJ Maxx Homegoods and I almost bought a new comforter set for next to nothing, almost. I wish we had one closer (I wish we had lots of things closer) because I could see myself stopping by on a weekly basis and making a killing on clothing and decor. We also went to World Market. This place is awesome and I can't wait to go back around Christmas time to buy oodles of stocking stuffers, which I mistakenly called "stuffing stockers" while at the store. They had so many miniature food items that my family would love.
It's like a Pier 1 but with food items as well. It was a fantastic day filled with good food and great company. On Sunday Jeff and I went to see Water for Elephants.
I read the book years ago and loved it. It's always a mix of excitement and apprehension when seeing a movie based on a beloved book. On one hand you can't wait to see the characters come to life on the big screen and on the other hand you know there's no way a movie can capture everything about a book. I don't want to say too much but I did enjoy it and it's true what the critics have been saying, the elephant steals the show.