Most of the folks that read this blog know me pretty well. That being said, you know that I've almost always protested the idea of Valentine's Day. However, I'm now a supporter of the holiday as long as you make it your own! I still think the teddy bears, chocolates and flowers are silly, but it can be a really enjoyable day.
Brian and I started discussing Valentine's Day shortly before it snuck around the corner. He had suggested a while back that we cook a dinner together. I figured what better day to try that than V-day?! He's an avid disc golfer as well. I had played a number of times back in Minnesota and enjoyed it. Since we started dating, we've gone a few times and have had a blast. Therefore, we figured that would be another fun thing to do. As the day drew closer, I checked out LA Weekly to see if there were any interesting things to do in case disc golf was rained out. Yes, it rains in LA! I came across a sketch comedy show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Hollywood, called "Comedy is for Lovers."
The morning came and the sun was out, so after some coffee and breakfast, we headed to Oak Grove in Pasadena for a round of disc golf. (A little fun fact is that this is the first disc golf course ever made!) Upon arriving, there were cars everywhere and we quickly realized there was a pro tournament going on and we'd be unable to play there that day. Fortunately, Brian had played a course in Sylmar which was just a short drive down the 210. This course was pretty challenging for me, but Brian seems to be pretty good at keeping his girl calm when her competitive nature gets the best of her. :)
After finishing our round, we stopped by the store to pick up all the ingredients necessary for our dinner. We had planned to make a gorgonzola, walnut salad with grapes and a vineagrette dressing, chicken stew and dumplings and brownies for dessert. The cooking went pretty well, though we did burn the stew while trying to get the dumplings more done. It was still edible and the flavor was quite good. I'd say our bellies were satisfied!
Once dinner was complete, we got ready and headed to the comedy show. The performance was pretty cool! It was fun seeing some new comedians. The premise of the show was real-life comedy couples. The host was this guy dressed up as Cupid. Imagine a chubby white dude, in tighty whiteys with a nerf gun for arrows. Hilarious!
The show finished up around Midnight and closed out our Valentine's Day Adventure. We both felt that this will be one of the only V-days that is really memorable. I hope each of you had just as wonderful of a day as we did!!
Until next time...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Can It Be February Already?!?
Wow, an entire month of 2009 has passed and I have only posted one entry! So much for my attempt to keep you all more updated. January was definitely a busy month.
The second weekend of the month took me to Phoenix to visit Little and my parents who are spending two months in Mesa this year. I went directly to see my parents upon pulling into town. They are staying at this great resort community with enough activities to keep even the most ADHD person occupied. My Godparents and my dad's cousin and his wife are also staying in the park. We grabbed them and headed up to Tortilla Flats. This place was beautiful. It is a little town in the middle of the desert, which was a stop on the Apache Trail, I believe. We grabbed burgers and beer on a cute outdoor patio and watched a great band perform. After lunch we explored a little and then started the trek back. My parents and I spent the evening together, had dinner and talked. I then, headed over to Little's house in Surprise. We took it easy that night and got up in the morning and went back down to my parents' place. Saturday brought us to a swap meet and couple other stops. For dinner we went to this really interesting restaurant called, Organ Stop Pizza. Imagine a huge theater that has the largest pipe organ in the world, crossed with a pizza joint. So funny! It was really cool though, and everyone had a great time. After we finished up there, Little and I went to her place to get ready to go out. We only went to one bar because we ran into some of her friends and had such a good time, we didn't need to leave. Sunday morning Little and I met my parents for breakfast at the Black Bear Diner. They had a guy in a bear suit out on the street who was breakdancing and also came up and scared Little and I through the window. Quite the place and gigantic servings!!
The following weekend I spent with Brian, the guy I've been seeing who I know from high school. I guess that may be news to some of you as I only briefly mentioned him in a recent post! He and I went to a bbq at my co-workers' house. Heather and Matt hosted, but lots of work folks were there and they all loved Brian. We left the bbq around 5 and headed down the coast on the PCH. We stopped in Newport Beach and walked down the water, sat on the sand and had a beer. The ocean is a little intimidating at night, I must admit! We actually could see lots of stars though, which one doesn't get very often in L.A. Around 9pm we headed to his college friend's house in Irvine for a 30th Birthday Party. Seem to be a lot of those going around! The party was a blast and it was so great to meet a couple of Brian's friends.
January 30th was Brian's 30th birthday. Not only the big 3-0, but his Golden Bday as well! He had planned a trip with a bunch of friends up to Mammoth Mountain for a ski weekend. I went up on Friday and Jess joined me along with a couple of Brian's friends, who needed rides. The entire weekend was just awesome. We ate, drank, laughed, slept, and relaxed all weekend. Brian and I also decided we wanted to make our "hanging out" official, so if you can believe everyone...I'm taken. :) He's an incredible person and I feel so lucky to have our paths cross again. Hopefully some of you will have the opportunity to meet Brian and see exactly what I mean.
I must be clocking back in to work now. I miss you all so very much!!
Until next time...
The second weekend of the month took me to Phoenix to visit Little and my parents who are spending two months in Mesa this year. I went directly to see my parents upon pulling into town. They are staying at this great resort community with enough activities to keep even the most ADHD person occupied. My Godparents and my dad's cousin and his wife are also staying in the park. We grabbed them and headed up to Tortilla Flats. This place was beautiful. It is a little town in the middle of the desert, which was a stop on the Apache Trail, I believe. We grabbed burgers and beer on a cute outdoor patio and watched a great band perform. After lunch we explored a little and then started the trek back. My parents and I spent the evening together, had dinner and talked. I then, headed over to Little's house in Surprise. We took it easy that night and got up in the morning and went back down to my parents' place. Saturday brought us to a swap meet and couple other stops. For dinner we went to this really interesting restaurant called, Organ Stop Pizza. Imagine a huge theater that has the largest pipe organ in the world, crossed with a pizza joint. So funny! It was really cool though, and everyone had a great time. After we finished up there, Little and I went to her place to get ready to go out. We only went to one bar because we ran into some of her friends and had such a good time, we didn't need to leave. Sunday morning Little and I met my parents for breakfast at the Black Bear Diner. They had a guy in a bear suit out on the street who was breakdancing and also came up and scared Little and I through the window. Quite the place and gigantic servings!!
The following weekend I spent with Brian, the guy I've been seeing who I know from high school. I guess that may be news to some of you as I only briefly mentioned him in a recent post! He and I went to a bbq at my co-workers' house. Heather and Matt hosted, but lots of work folks were there and they all loved Brian. We left the bbq around 5 and headed down the coast on the PCH. We stopped in Newport Beach and walked down the water, sat on the sand and had a beer. The ocean is a little intimidating at night, I must admit! We actually could see lots of stars though, which one doesn't get very often in L.A. Around 9pm we headed to his college friend's house in Irvine for a 30th Birthday Party. Seem to be a lot of those going around! The party was a blast and it was so great to meet a couple of Brian's friends.
January 30th was Brian's 30th birthday. Not only the big 3-0, but his Golden Bday as well! He had planned a trip with a bunch of friends up to Mammoth Mountain for a ski weekend. I went up on Friday and Jess joined me along with a couple of Brian's friends, who needed rides. The entire weekend was just awesome. We ate, drank, laughed, slept, and relaxed all weekend. Brian and I also decided we wanted to make our "hanging out" official, so if you can believe everyone...I'm taken. :) He's an incredible person and I feel so lucky to have our paths cross again. Hopefully some of you will have the opportunity to meet Brian and see exactly what I mean.
I must be clocking back in to work now. I miss you all so very much!!
Until next time...
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