It helped that we’d arrived a good 40 minutes before the bell. It gave us plenty of time to find a park and avoid the drama that was last year’s attempt. A resident of one of the side streets near school was forced to come out and help direct traffic as three lanes of traffic attempted to squeeze down his narrow, winding street. He was actually very calm which makes me think he’s well used to the drama of living between two sprawling schools. We celebrated my parking win with a cool drink at the local cafe as we watched the rest of the neighbourhood get ready for the first day of school.
It’s become our tradition to go on an adventure by train on that last day before the school year begins. This year’s destination was the International Airport.
It is so nice being at the airport without bags or the stress of having to clear customs and actually travel. The sense of excitement in the air was contagious and I was surprised at just how much I enjoyed strolling around without much purpose.
Where decorations for the Lunar New Year were on display.
We had lunch at Maccas (where else) where I gave in to my craving McCafe’s take on the Iced Latte. They are seriously the gold standard of icy, caffeinated beverages.
Homemade with a teaspoon and a bit of Moccona is a good substitute but your heart may still say Macca’s afterwards.
Where I got another three red pens to replace the last three I bought in December but have since lost. I wonder if their being Muji will somehow make them immune to getting lost on my desk. Not feeling very certain of this right now but they do look very pretty and they did come home packaged in a paper Muji envelope that Master SSG has since put in the recycling for me.
Speaking of Master SSG. He had a lovely time testing out the stationery stamps.
And here he is helping me test out pens using his own sketchbook.
Of course we ended the day with gelato. And of course I had to have the Chandon Rose and Strawberry flavour. It was delectable.
For reference, Master SSG’s strawberry version is on the left. It’s a deeper pink and sweeter.
Did you or will you be starting the school year in 2019? How’s it been?