Insta Friday: That's IT?!? Edition

It was a quiet week for me over on InstaGram. Sorry about that.

Friday, I stopped in to see my newest favorite Starbucks barista Jamie, doing her thing! Sister wrote my name with a cute little heart on my decaf americano - with sugar free caramel syrup (her suggestion, delish). They called my drink for "Kim Heart". Loved it.

Friday after work, I headed downtown to buy a few snacks (um, I may or may not mean red vines). And I spotted this craziness.

At first I thought it was some sort of flash mob. And then I called my brother in law, who suggested it might be planking (have you heard of this phenomenon?). I believe it quite possibly could be a planking flashmob. But I'm not sure. I feel like they are just lying on the ground, not necessarily planking.

A few seconds later they got up and made a new formation.

Also could have been some kind of weird youth group car rally.

No. Clue.

Also, not an instagram pic, but I'm sure you'll live.

Also, speaking of flash mobs - have you seen this video? Cracks me up every time, "WE ARE!"



Saturday morning, I took my laptop, bible, kindle, iphone and journal over to my favorite coffeeshop. I have been there quite a few saturday mornings lately, and the girl knew my order and started getting it ready before I even got to the counter.
Large Coffee and Almond Croissant.
I think that officially makes me a regular. And that makes my favorite coffeeshop my ABSOLUTE favorite coffeeshop. :)

The other night, Ellen and Cindy hosted a little ballpark party. Giants were on the road, but that didn't mean we were short on Garlic Fries, Hot Dogs, Red Vines, Cracker Jacks, and of course, HoCho (or hot chocolate). Giants lost. But we still won with all of the deliciousness.

And we also used wikipedia to learn a LOT of baseball facts. That's what happens when six girls watch a giants game without any boys around. Haha.

My dear friend Betsy turned "Michael Jordan" years old tonight, as her funny friend Christy stated (Hi Christy, are you reading now!?! This is your official {insert whistle here} shoutout! I joined her and some friends for Sushi.

If you know me at all, you know that I must REALLY love Betsy.  This girl doesn't do sushi.

I hardly do fish. Although, I do love a good fish stick.
And fish and chips.
And, I will eat it if its what is served.
Just no shrimp.
There are some lines I do not cross.
Anyway, I found the fish free section of the menu, and got these little puppies.
Avocado Rolls.
I actually liked them.
The seaweed was a little oceany for my taste. But I'll do almost anything for avocado.
Well, except eat shrimp.

I also ordered some Futo Maki.
Also, a sans fish item.
They had fresh veggies (carrots and cukes) and an egg custard which was kinda sweet. I liked the egg custard, but the combo of it all, including sea weed, wasn't my fav. It was also kind of awkwardly wide.
Final verdict, I liked them. But probably would just stick with the avocado rolls next time.

And that concludes this week's InstaFriday.

Stay tuned to see what next week holds on the good old CuppaKim bloggity blog!

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Where You Been, CuppaKim?

No blog in over a week?

Whoops!

I guess you could say I haven't had a lot of material.

Or.

Too much material.

No time to blog?

Or lazy?

A little of both.

Anyway.

Here is a little update.

Last Saturday, Laura, Margaret and I headed out to the Maker Faire.
I was expecting something a little bit nerdy, a little bit rock & roll.

Unfortch, I got a lot nerdy. And um, the closest thing to rock & roll was some strange guy singing his own scream-o karaoke into some weird microphone that put lightning bolts on the screen, while he dj'd from his own computer. I didn't really get it. And I left that exhibit quite quickly.

There were also cupcake cars.

And a neon light show exhibit. Which I did like.

As for the rest?

Um, well, I guess I can say, I have checked the Maker Faire of my bucket list.

Not that it ever really was on it.

But I'm set for life on that one.

Then Tuesday, a group of us headed to the Giants game again! Woot! Woot! AND, my mom went to her very first game at PacBell SBC AT&T Park!!! Props to Marge for sharing her beanie w/ my mom - it matched her knitwear ensemble perfectly.

I also played a bit of poker...and DOMINATED. My poker name isn't "All in Kim" for nothing!

Then Monday night, Jessica invited me to crash her dinner plans with these fabulous ladies.
It didn't take much convincing.
It also was a bonus that we were going to Cheesecake Factory.
Can't.
Resist.

Wendy told us the story of how her own cousin survived the tornado in Joplin, MO. And lost everything. She is organizing an amazing fundraiser through her blog, "Shop for Jop" - which is kicking off in a week! I am excited for such a tangible way to help a friend help her loved ones.

And, after 3 summers of agonizing over whether or not to purchase a beach cruiser - I found a deal I could not refuse, and with the final push from my sister, committed! My sweet ride arrived yesterday, and one of the perks of having a bike mechanic as a dad, is um....that he is a BIKE MECHANIC. So when it says assembly required, all you have to do is call dad! :)

But don't worry - I pumped up the tires. I'm pretty good at that.
A little too good.
I was about to load my bike to take it home, and my dad was like WHOA WHOA WHOA your tire is about to blow!

Whoops.

And I opened the box.
And handed him wrenches, and grease. You know. Bike mechanic assistantly duties.

I'm pretty good at that too.

Anyway, it's a sweet ride for sure.

So you see, a lot going on.

Just not a lot of blogging.

Consider this a little catch up post!!

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