my small break from my busy summer

This summer has been pretty hectic for me. I have had so many projects and experiments that I barely had any time to play! It doesn't feel like summer to me at all, except for the weather which decides to cool down the minute I wear a skirt.

Anyways, I digress. I got to spend my day with my two lovely dancing queens! (They are both tango aficionados. They are so good at it that they compete!) Well, it's always such a joy to hang out with these two. We spent the good part of our afternoon just chatting and giggling at a cute little cafe in Sherman Oaks, called Watercress.

picture was taken from www.watercresscafe.com

as well as this one~ =)

I didn't/couldn't take any pictures at Watercress because we were too busy catching up and laughing. Everything in Sherman Oaks was cute to me. It had so many cute cafes and such and Watercress was one of them. The interior is small and gives off a cozy feeling. It s agreat place to go to for brunch with your girls. However, the service was eh~ Not rude but just eh~ I got the tomato, buffalo mozarella and basil panini but they forgot to add the tomatoes! And for a twenty something dollar tab, we put in $35 expecting to get change, but they thought we were just tipping them...A LOT... -_- But we didn't walk away angry because the ambiance was great and I think we were all just happy to see each other and spend the day together~

Then for dessert, Vivi and I went to Sweetharts which is run by Melissa Joan Hart (who was the star in "Sabrina the Teenage Witch." Now I really have to rave about this place. "Soooo cute!!!!" was all I kept saying at Sweetharts. It is the CUTEST ice cream parlor/bakery/candy shop.

I got the ice cream red velvet cupcake. Everything there is a bit on the pricey side, but everything was "soooo cute"!!!! It is a little girl's dream place! The decor kind of reminded me of Alice in Wonderland. I absolutely adored Sweetharts. All in all, I had a really cute day with my Cal cuties and that make me a very happy Janet~ =D

Vivi, one of the sweetest girls you'll ever meet!