I Like To Do Things.

Do you ever have days where you just want to do things?  Not just one thing, but plural--things.  That was yesterday for me, and so I did, things, that is.

The day began with the Santa Monica Farmer's Market.  The Santa Monica Farmer's Market on 2640 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90405 is a great way to spend a Sunday morning.  Honestly speaking though, any farmer's market is a great way to start any morning.  They're just so full of goodness.  That's an understatement actually.  They're so full of greatness that I wish I could just bottle it up and eat it. 

Speaking of eating, there was a lot of that going on at the market.  The market is filled with vendors selling items from homemade pesto to vegetables to juices and breakfast burritos.

We left the market with a pouch of Habanero pesto, a nice baggie of squash blossoms, and the most gorgeous-smelling bundle of lavender.

From there, we made our way over to Santa Monica's Coopportunity Market on 1525 Broadway (16th & Broadway), Santa Monica, CA 90404.  In all honesty, this was kind of like a farmer's market in the form of a grocery store.  It would be a great place to head to on days the Santa Monica Farmer's Market isn't up and running.  If you're into the whole clean eating, juicing, mason jars, and kale type of scene, this place can be your home away from home. 

After that and a bit of aimless driving, we ended up at 1100 N. Main Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA 90027.  Well, to be exact, we ended up in the parking lot of the address listed above, and to be even more exact, we ended up at Ricky's Fish Taco stand.  Let me just say now that this has been on my to do list since ever so naturally, expectations were running ridiculously and unnecessarily high.  Let me also just say that despite this, Ricky's did not disappoint, not even in the slightest. 

Just a forewarning, Ricky only operates on the weekends.  He's usually there Friday, Saturday, and Sundays, from 11:30 to 4:30 pm.  Because of this, lines run long around the lunch time rush, but no worries!  The line moves fairly quickly, but to help it move even quicker, I'd advise to have your smaller bills ready.  Yesterday, Ricky had fish and shrimp tacos and Horchata.  The tacos run three dollars a pop and the horchata I believe was one dollar a cup.  I ended up with one of each and it was beautiful.  The experience was beautiful.  The food was beautiful.  The crunchiness of fish was ridiculously beautiful.  And I left that parking lot one very fat but very, very, happy camper.

Remember how I told you how much I like doing things?  Well, I was being serious.  The day didn't end there.  In fact, the day didn't even come close to ending there. 

We hit up Urth Caffe on 451 South Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 next for some dessert and drinks.  By this time, it was a bit after lunch time and the place was hustling and bustling with Sunday brunch-ers.

We ordered a Bavarian fruit tart, a green tea latte, and a monkey granita, which was espresso in a fresh banana milkshake. 

Need I say any more...

All my friends who know me could probably vouch for me when I say that I am a huge believer in balance and moderation.  Shop in moderation, eat in moderation, breathe in moderation...only kidding.  But really though.  I believe most things in life should be taken and done in moderation; however, when it's a day before you're about to jet set off to a completely different part of the world, forget moderation and please, follow my lead and stuff your self with fish tacos, cake and organic coffee.  Trust me.  You and your now smiling soul will thank me.

From Urth Caffe, we headed to the American Apparel Factory Outlet where we could not only walk off what we just had, but also shop.  In other words, we could kill two birds with one stone, and boy did we.  

If you're ever in the area and I don't know, you're in need of some wardrobe staples, just head to that giant pink building on 747 Warehouse St, Los Angeles, CA 90021, park your car, walk up the stairs to the factory outlet and release your inner shopaholic.  You may leave with a slightly lighter wallet and your soul might not be smiling, but I can guarantee you that your inner shopaholic's soul will definitely be grinning.  Mine's was.

And that's all folks.  Only kidding.  We headed home after that, but the day was still young and the adventures were far from over, but that can wait for another day.  As I said, I like to do things, but most of these things don't involve typing on a computer screen, so until next time, happy adventuring!

Yours,

Kimmy