documentary night with the Campbells

Gb, aka Glennbruce, aka Gangsta-bruce, is one of the coolest people I know in Memphis. He has an equally awesome family and it's always fun to get together with them to have dinner or a movie night, or in the case of Saturday night, both! We have a shared appreciation of documentaries, so that's what we tend to watch. Unfortunately, it had been quite awhile since our last movie night, so I added this goal to the list so that we could get them going again.

The movie was 'Between the Folds' a documentary about origami, so we had a bit of theme going this time around. Gb's wife, Jenn, is an enthusiast like myself, so she brought over some cool books and papers. I even pulled out my dollar folding book which the boys got excited about, and Ari made a really nice stingray. I thought about it afterwards, even the dessert the Campbell's brought was a folded peach pie delight!

Here's a preview of the movie. I'd highly recommend it even if you're not crazy about origami.

Unfortunately, I didn't remember that this was on my list (#99) until after the fact, so I didn't take any pictures.
However, Jenn left a crane behind, so here's a lil' taste of our night.



las tortugas deli mexicana

 

Yep, tortugas are turtles, and definitely happy ones.

For lunch today I went to this unassuming eatery in a little strip mall type of place by work. This restaurant had been recommended to me so many times that it had become embarrassing that I hadn't been there yet. People would say..."Oh, it's so fresh!" "The tortas are the best." "The guacamole is to die for!" and on and on and on. In a meeting right before lunch, Christine noted, "That Las Tortugas is my new addiction." Austin agreed, "Yeah, it's so good and the owner buys all the ingredients himself." OK GUYS, JEEZ, I'LL GO ALREADY!

Even though it had a lot to live up to, I was still impressed. The food was very fresh and delicious and you could tell that they really are passionate about what they're doing. The owner's son took my order and even though there was a long line, he took the time to explain where they buy their meats and cheeses even though I didn't even ask. And because I was a first-timer, he insisted that the cook ladies give me some free guac to try on the side. Mmmmm and I'm so glad they did. Not quite as good as Mom's or Lexi's, but def up there. My only complaint was that it was a little pricey at $12 a sandwich, but I'll always cough up extra dough for fresh and local. Two thumbs up!