July 26, 2025
SoHot Hotpot & BBQ
Raleigh, NC
**First time at a HotPot. That was sooo good. It reminded me of the Brazilian Steakhouse we went to for Dad's b-day. Wait was about 35 minutes after we arived. The hostest told us our table was ready and walked us to what I thought was the back of the restuarant, that actually led to another room and sat us at the last table. Jazzy ordered us the vegetarian and Lousiana something broths.
Highlight: The beef bulgogi (w/ that sauce).
Rating: 10/10. Wish I would have been hungrier. Would come back in an instant. It's asian food summer and this was a great way to end it.
July 27, 2025
Two Roosters: Icecream
Durham, NC
Took a break from "packing" (aka. laying on my bed stressing about leaving) to go get icecream with Mom and GMARaye. Mom and I both sampled multiple flavors, her, a dairy free mint (not a fan) and the Sola Cinnamon Donut, and I, the Coffee Burbon and Dark Chocolate Mint Chunk (10/10). GMA, without sampling a thing stepped up and ordered the Blackberry Hibiscus (the best flavor in my opinion). Overall, 10/10 icecream and envirnoment. The best whites around. Little kids running around in the lawn, so very cute.
Highlight: The cutest interaction was one of the girls that was really shy slowly trying to make her way over to the group of kids already playing, when one of those girls ran up to her and they put their heads together, they had both realized that they were both wearing glasses. 10/10 cuteness scale.
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