Last weekend made me feel like a Seattleite more so than ever before. On Saturday I had dinner with my friend Eric at Mamma Melina. This fine fair Italian restaurant is located near University Village. It was a warm and sunny Friday, so we spent the early evening walking around and shopping in order to develop a strong appetite. Mamma Melina has their own wood fired pizza ovens, so I knew I had to try one. I had the Melina Pizza, which is a mushroom truffle pizza. It was delicious! Eric had the gnocchi, which was in a sauce that you would typically find on penne alla vodka. I think I liked his better than mine...
After dinner we felt like watching a movie, so we rented Waiting for Superman from Amazon.com. It's been awhile since I have had such a strong reaction to a film that I have seen. This particular documentary is all about our broken education system in the U.S. Not only was the film educational, but it is incredibly personable. The individual personal accounts of children trying to apply to schools because their current public school is so terrible, was very gut wrenching. I think everyone should see this movie, but definitely have a box of tissues nearby.
On Sunday I went to Madison Park with Martina and Jackie, two of my friends that I studied abroad in Italy with. We got some handmade ice cream from Scoop Du Jour Ice Creamery before heading down to the beach. This particular beach defies the typical definition of a beach because it's a beach mainly made up of grass, with a little bit of sand. Also, when I think of a beach, I think of ocean water, but this particular beach is on Lake Washington. My friends and I sat on some towel, soaked up some sun, and did some reading. It was the perfect summer day.
No comments:
Post a Comment