This past Saturday we ran several errands. First we started the day with our usual bagels. Troy got two asiago bagels and one super onion and they were all really fresh and soft, which was excellent. Then we walked to a framing store in our neighborhood to have a new poster framed that will go in our kitchen. It's not an actual frame though, more like putting it on a thin block with a small border. It will be ready to pick up in two weeks, so we'll take pictures of it then so it will be easier to understand what it looks like.

After that, we walked to a few stores including Whole Foods looking for some natural air freshener. While at Whole Foods, we also picked up some wine and strawberries. Those strawberries were so sweet, probably the best I've had in a while. I'm looking forward to getting more berries now that they're almost in season here.

We watched the Sounders game and then went to a place called Foot Solutions to try to get some kind of inserts to help my plantar fasciitis go away. They have machines there that test where the pressure points are on your feet as well as the high of your arches. I told them I'd had heel pain for a few months. I knew I had high arches, but mine are extremely high. The inserts I got from Academy a few months ago were really just pads and didn't offer any arch support. Apparently my arches (especially on my left foot) have been collapsing and stretching that muscle that attaches to my heel, causing it to hurt. So they recommended I get some special arch supports to help. They also have a metatarsal pad on them to help with some calluses that have been building up slightly on the balls of my feet.

I'm not sure why I'm having this problem at such a young age, but I guess my arches just haven't had much support for years probably and since we've been hiking and walking much more the past two years, it's just gotten worse. Hopefully these inserts will help my heel get better and prevent further injury.

Anyway, after the foot store, we went for a short walk in a park nearby and then stopped at Kerry Park on the way to dinner. The weather was awesome on Saturday, (and Sunday for that matter) so I couldn't resist going to Kerry Park to take in the view. I don't think I'd ever seen Mount Rainier more clearly. We got several nice pictures too. Don't miss the panoramic picture at the end of the photo album!

We had dinner at our favorite Thai restaurant, Djan's in Wallingford. We tried the tom kha soup and it was really good. It had tofu, mushrooms, green onions, onions, and coconut milk in it. I had the pad thai, which I was actually a little disappointed with because it tasted a little sweet, as if it had ketchup in it. Troy had some kind of stir fry with rice.

It was a nice, busy weekend. I'm looking forward to next weekend as well; we'll be going to the Cheese Festival at Pike Place Market and U-district Street Fair.