The Boots/Tundra

Time: 1:04 pm
Mood: Cheerful (it's sunny outside!)
Song of the moment: U2 - Vertigo (it's playing on Much Music right now)

Wednesday I went shopping with Marta and Laura @ Limeridge Mall. Laura was in a total shopping mood (this was her first shopping trip in a long time.. and you could totally tell cuz she went on a spending spree!), and Marta & I were just there to tag along.. and do a bit of shopping ourselves. I had gone shopping last Sunday with Jimmy so I wasn't expecting to buy anything, but history as taught you (and myself), whenever I don't entend to do something, I end up doing excessively. The first store we went to was Bata, and as you all know, I have a major weakness when it comes to shoes. I actually bought a pair on Sunday (fun casual running shoes). I had been to Bata on Sunday and saw these black boots, tried on one boot but didn't think much of them. When I walked into the store, I showed the gals the boots and they liked them, so I tried on one boot again and eh.. I kinda liked them. So I thought I should walk around the mall and think about it (I need new black boots! ok I don't NEED them, but I need them). We continued to walk around the mall and shop (I ended up buying this scarf you tie around your waist, and a hat. yeah I know.. a hat! but it was cute.. and only $10!) and right near closing I decided to go back and try on those boots again. Laura went off to Sears to buy socks, while Marta and I went back to Bata. I tried them both on (not just one this time) and I loved them! But I noticed there was a dent on one of the boots, and they were the last pair of 7s the store was carrying. AGH! So I got the boots' item number and decided I would call the Bata's in Toronto and see if they had the same boots.

The next day, I called around to see if other Bata's had this boot. I called Fairview, Town Center.. even Yorkdale, and I got the same response from each store: Sorry, we don't have them. Actually the one @ Fairview mall said they have never carried that model. I was so sad after that. But then I decided I would go check out the stores on the weekend because I honestly had no faith in these Bata salespeople. Friday night, before I headed downtown to meet Jimmy for dinner, I popped by the Bata @ Fairview and *gasp* my boots! I found my boots! And the had one pair of 7s left :) So now I have the boots I had to have :) Hooray me!

Anyway, so after I got my wonderful boots, I headed downtown to meet Jimmy for dinner at Tundra. Tundra was part of Winterlicious, an event in Toronto that lasts approximately 2 weeks where some of Toronto's finest restaurants offer $20 lunch menus or $20-30 dinner menus. It gives a chance for not so rich people like me to try these high-end restaurants. The food there was excellent! One of the best Winterlicious/Summerlicious restaurants I've been to. I really enjoyed the food, the environment and the service. They had this sun-dried tomato bread spread that was to die for. It was kewls because we bumped into Harrison, a friend of ours. Him and his friends were sitting at the table right beside us (what a small world!). When Jimmy got there (he arrived before me) he was talking to the lobby receptionist (the restaurnt is located in the Hilton) and she told him that the food was great, and that he would definitely be back. I'm telling you, she's absolutely right! I would definitely go back!