zoup it up!

tomorrow is dad’s

71st

birthday!!

(i’ll save the official happy bday wishes for one more day).

today was the perfect day to go out for a birthday lunch – i finished work earlier than normal for a sunday, and mom and dad’s schedule was open. tomorrow/monday is much more hectic!

i have been wanting to try zoup for ages!! and mom and dad are already fans. with today’s blustery weather and wintry temp, soup sounded like a very tasty option, indeed.

our uptown zoup

we met at 1 pm and had to wait for a table. from what i hear, this busy-ness is pretty typical. zoup has got a good thing going!

photo of the day: sunday november 25th:

our booth at zoup!

[i asked a departing mom to take our photo, please. she did a great job – wayyy better than mr coffee culture customer, the other day!].

our order:

make that two lobster bisques and a shrimp + crawfish etouffee!

what a delicious lunch! soup is so warming, and the zoup soups get an A rating from all of us (hot, flavourful, filling). (zoup has a wide-ranging menu: soup; salads; sandwiches; or, you can combo up any of those options).

we finished off our outing with a present-opening ceremony:

surprise!

i’m still feeling toasty warm! from the soup or from our fun birthday visit??!

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it’s grey cup sunday! i could care less about the football, but i DO want to catch the half-time show: JUSTIN BIEBER (!!), carly rae jepsen, GORDON LIGHTFOOT (!!) are among the performers. canada, what is going on, this entertainment line up sounds fitting for the super bowl!