Valentine's Day

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...