i feel so pretty!

i got a posh frock! it’s beautiful and flowy and and pretty and long and delicate. it makes me feel like such a girl! i haven’t owned a proper “dress” since my grad dress, eleven years ago. i usually dress up in skirts and shirts since i have such a hell of a time finding a dress i like which fits properly. this time, i actually had to choose between TWO dresses i liked equally well and looked equally good on me. it was amazing! i’m thinking i’ll get just a tiny little alteration to it to make it fit perfectly and i still need to find a small coverup to go overtop. oh, and now i need new shoes to go with it. *sigh* it’s so persnickity being a girl!
after shopping, the four of us went out for a sushi buffet! of course, if anyone i know heard that i was going for sushi they would probably feel a little dizzy and wonder if they’d taken the red pill. it was so much fun. being born and raised in north america, a buffet to me means food laid out and a self-serve queue to fetch your own grub. not at manyo’s. you order off the buffet menu and they bring it right to you. it’s so very civilized.
i was exposed to a whole new range of sushi. i’d seen dynamite rolls and california rolls and heard of sashimi and nigiri sushi, but never had it right in front of me. i’d most definitely never eaten raw fish before. although, i must admit, i wasn’t overly brave about it, but i did try my first tuna roll (tekka maki), a crab sushi, yakisoba (my new favourite food), another noodle dish, vegetable tempura and a lot of kappa maki (cucumber rolls – my favourite). i watched everyone else eat their squid, oysters, tofu, salmon, tuna and scallops. if they’d ordered more sashimi, i was almost worked up enough to try it, but i wasn’t about to volunteer — there was enough pressure when i ate the tuna roll. the final verdict? the buffet is a stellar way to get introduced slowly to sushi and try new japanese food items. i think we’ll definitely be back. i might even try the squid next time.