Banana Blossom Thai Restaurant

Over the past weekend, my girl Mela and I cashed in our Groupon purchase for Banana Blossom Thai Restaurant, located in the up and coming Glenview District of Oakland. The area is so cute, not too busy but definitely not dull, and its perfectly situated next to plenty different cafes, boutique shops and other interesting "open late" restaurants in the area.

Our Groupon was $12 and we were able to redeem it for $25 worth of food! Steal!

We started with appetizers, which were amazing. I (Sade) ordered the Shrimp Rolls and Mela ordered the Angel Wings...we were extremely satisfied with both of the flavor packed appetizers!

 We hate to say that the entrees weren't to our liking, and its weird because we absolutely loved the appetizers and the Thai Ice Teas, but the food was definitely unexpectedly unsatisfying. Maybe we had high hopes because the appetizers were great! 

Mela's Entree

My (Sade) Entree

 We are in no way saying that the cooks at Banana Blossom aren't talented, or that their food is not appetizing. Where Banana Blossom goes wrong is their menu. The menu did not describe the entrees effectively enough. I (Sade) expected a platter of meat with a few sides, and Mela  expected her noodles to be spicy...(after all, the name of the entree is Spicy Crab Noodles). Neither of us finished our entrees, which is totally not so of foodies like us, who can always find the good in any meal!

 The setting inside Banana Blossom is so romantic. Its perfect for couples and a fun 'girlfriends night out'. They have succeeded in creating a relaxed, comfortable and cool ambiance that most restaurants lack!

After dinner, we strolled around the Glenview area and snapped a view shots! We hope you love it!

Sorry for the pic quality

 I made a little friend...random guy wanted to be in one of our pics! I told him he'd have to sign a consent form another time, because I'm posting the pic on my blog!

He said "oh my word ya puttin me on the world wide web"  Hehe! He was so cute! 

get it Meme! 

~Sade and Mela :)

I CAN do ALL Things!

source: Alvin Ailey http://www.alvinailey.org/

There is something freeing about this picture. There is something definitive about her that inspires all the fibers in my body to leap! Her body language pours out passion, freedom, resiliency, strength, grace, and so much more.

As we strive to make limitless living our life mission, this picture is one that we can go to and draw from. Its an instant indication that we are what we see in her! Its a reminder to not allow the FEAR that "we can't, we won't, it's impossible" to hold us back from our goals. A friend once told me that it is impossible to get to your destination while looking in the rearview mirror. And it's true!

This picture is a constant reminder that our goals are ahead of us and accessible! 


What inspiration do you draw from her?

-Mela

Who What Why...? What is Limitless all about?

We planned on opening a Subway. Or how about franchising a Redbox? We love coffee shops, so how about be we open a Cafe...Whoa, wait. HOW ABOUT we open a Laundrymat with free wifi and a small cafe inside? (Thinking, pondering, thinking) Whatever we do, it has got to be us.


Since the day chatted for hours in the Sierra College cafeteria, catching each other up on what we had missed from childhood until present (because WE WERE GOING TO BE BEST FRIENDS), we knew this bond would produce something great...

We would sit for such long periods of time, discussing what we DIDNT want to do, and how we knew we were meant for something far more atypical then what is expected of us. Go to college. Get a good job! Get married! And we should, shouldn't we? That’s what most people do, right? But the entrepreneurial spirits in us continued to break away from the norms over and over again.

 

We learned that we are creators. It seemed that everywhere we turned we were pushing to get out of the box, to live LIMITLESS! 

"I just want to be free!" became our favorite slogan! And what a risk "being free" has been. Quitting corporate jobs, relocating, going natural (google "natural hair journey"), starting a business, and of all fighting to live the life we want instead of what’s expected of us. We weren't sure how, what, or when, but we had faith in our God-given purpose. 

Limitless came about as we were sitting at the Emeryville Marina, discussing why our last blog was unsuccessful. It didn’t take us much time to realize that it was much too narrow for people like us. Not colorful enough, no room to grow as we grow, and definitely not widespread enough to hold our many many passions. Our new slogan became, “I just want to be LIMITLESS”…

And so we made that our lives mission.

Limitless is about doing what you love, instead of what is expected of you. It’s about experiencing new things, and opening oneself up to new and different possibilities. Its about not allowing FEAR to hold you from becoming the person God meant for you to be…HE did say that He didn’t give us the spirit of fear, right? (2 Timothy 1:7). We plan to share our journey of limitless living with you all, as we continue grow, strive for what we want and create lovely things. In the process we hope to inspire you to press. And most importantly, for those of you who are allowing fear to be your diversion, it is our prayer that this blog will aid you to spread your wings and FLY~   

-Mela and Sade