I am in Minneapolis for work right now, but I'm meeting Amanda in Indiana for wedding planning this weekend.
We have some serious decisions to make, so expect some serious blog posts!
Fun date on the Ave.
Paolo's almost done with school this quarter at the UW. Usually I'm sad during his class days, but last week was great. I had most of the day off of work so I went to Seattle to spend time with Paolo before class.
We went to the U-District and got haircuts. He needed a haircut and I needed a trim, so we went to Rudy's. It was a little funny because Paolo's haircut was more expensive than mine, the reason it was more expensive was because he got a style that pushed him above and beyond.
Weird.
After haircuts we went to Thai Tom. It was so good with fast service and amazing food. The haircut and dinner was basically 45 minutes, so he was off to class.
I decided to see a movie in Wallingford after hitting Starbucks for dessert. I had a lowfat muffin with a coffee.
I saw 500 Days of Summer and it was great. After snacking on a large popcorn during the movie, I went back to The Ave. to wait for Paolo. While waiting I splurged on gelato.
The wedding diet begins now.
We went to the U-District and got haircuts. He needed a haircut and I needed a trim, so we went to Rudy's. It was a little funny because Paolo's haircut was more expensive than mine, the reason it was more expensive was because he got a style that pushed him above and beyond.
Weird.
After haircuts we went to Thai Tom. It was so good with fast service and amazing food. The haircut and dinner was basically 45 minutes, so he was off to class.
I decided to see a movie in Wallingford after hitting Starbucks for dessert. I had a lowfat muffin with a coffee.
I saw 500 Days of Summer and it was great. After snacking on a large popcorn during the movie, I went back to The Ave. to wait for Paolo. While waiting I splurged on gelato.
The wedding diet begins now.
Camping we did
Paolo and I took vacation from work Friday so we could enjoy a weekend of camping.
It was not a weekend. It was a total of 12 hours.
We started off Thursday evening eating at The Hub in Tacoma (sister to the Harmon) and left for the Cascades super late. We packed the car and left at 7 p.m. We knew we were rushing it, but thought we would have plenty of time to set up camp.
Scott told us to go to this amazing campsite off a forest service road near Crystal Mountain and we decided to try it. That was the wrong decision, considering we were in my little Ford Focus. It was like driving on chunks of razor sharp rocks. We drove 1/2 hour up this road of chunks and turned around before we even reached the top. We were almost there, but Paolo was having heat flashes and practically hyperventilating.
So, it took us 1/2 hour to drive down. We had no camping spot, and it was dark.
I had an idea! We could drive to the camp site that was 1/2 mile down the road where we saw quite a few tents and RVs and pitch the tent using the headlights. Paolo refused and said, "There is a hotel up the road that we can stay at. It will be to hard to put the tent up in the dark."
We drove to Alta and they had no vacancies.
I asked the receptionist at Alta if the campsites down the road would allow us to stay without a park pass. She said we were supposed to have one, but the ticket fee was the same price as the park pass. We didn't really have a choice anyway.
We drove down the road where we thought Buck Creek Camping Resort was and we got lost. First we ended up at a Christian Camp and then we were next to an abandoned airstrip. We drove a little ways trying to get back on the highway, but no luck. It was pitch black. We saw a few campfires near the airstrip and decided to try and set up camp there.
We put the tent up in 5 minutes and got all of our stuff inside. I packed a beer for each of us to cheer and then we were off to sleep after minutes of hearing Paolo complain about how hard the ground was. Here we are inside the tent:
At 11:30 p.m. the neighing, bucking, and braying began. Paolo was exhausted and I was a little weirded out.
"Paolo, there are horses right outside our tent!" I said.
Paolo responded, "What?!"
No joke, we pitched our tent at a horse-people campground. The horses neighed and bucked all night and we slept from 1 a.m. - 5 a.m. I don't know what Paolo had to complain about. Here are our horse neighbors:
And here we are before packing up:
It was not a weekend. It was a total of 12 hours.
We started off Thursday evening eating at The Hub in Tacoma (sister to the Harmon) and left for the Cascades super late. We packed the car and left at 7 p.m. We knew we were rushing it, but thought we would have plenty of time to set up camp.
Scott told us to go to this amazing campsite off a forest service road near Crystal Mountain and we decided to try it. That was the wrong decision, considering we were in my little Ford Focus. It was like driving on chunks of razor sharp rocks. We drove 1/2 hour up this road of chunks and turned around before we even reached the top. We were almost there, but Paolo was having heat flashes and practically hyperventilating.
So, it took us 1/2 hour to drive down. We had no camping spot, and it was dark.
I had an idea! We could drive to the camp site that was 1/2 mile down the road where we saw quite a few tents and RVs and pitch the tent using the headlights. Paolo refused and said, "There is a hotel up the road that we can stay at. It will be to hard to put the tent up in the dark."
We drove to Alta and they had no vacancies.
I asked the receptionist at Alta if the campsites down the road would allow us to stay without a park pass. She said we were supposed to have one, but the ticket fee was the same price as the park pass. We didn't really have a choice anyway.
We drove down the road where we thought Buck Creek Camping Resort was and we got lost. First we ended up at a Christian Camp and then we were next to an abandoned airstrip. We drove a little ways trying to get back on the highway, but no luck. It was pitch black. We saw a few campfires near the airstrip and decided to try and set up camp there.
We put the tent up in 5 minutes and got all of our stuff inside. I packed a beer for each of us to cheer and then we were off to sleep after minutes of hearing Paolo complain about how hard the ground was. Here we are inside the tent:
At 11:30 p.m. the neighing, bucking, and braying began. Paolo was exhausted and I was a little weirded out.
"Paolo, there are horses right outside our tent!" I said.
Paolo responded, "What?!"
No joke, we pitched our tent at a horse-people campground. The horses neighed and bucked all night and we slept from 1 a.m. - 5 a.m. I don't know what Paolo had to complain about. Here are our horse neighbors:
And here we are before packing up:
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
Dress Hunt Two
A week and a half ago I went with the soon-to-be mother-in-law to try on wedding dresses. After a not-so-fun couple days of work I thought it would be fun to let loose and do something wedding related. I went to an actual boutique called Pearls and Lace where they carry designer dresses that you see in all the wedding magazines. I have been so lucky to receive hand-me-down wedding magazines and also my mom and sister-in-law bought me subscriptions. Thank you!!
I really like Maggie Sottero and Allure, and I can picture myself picking one out with my mom when I go home in two weeks. Mom has seen all of the dresses I like and she has been giving me feedback on my choices.
Here is an example of what she might say, "Amanda, #1, love the cut and style of this dress, pretty sparkly though. #2, good choice, like the simple look with a little bling. Dress #5 very figure flattering. Dress #6 looks too tight across low abdomen, don't really care for all the junk in the trunk. Love the waist band. "
It is great to have honest people in your life.
I really like Maggie Sottero and Allure, and I can picture myself picking one out with my mom when I go home in two weeks. Mom has seen all of the dresses I like and she has been giving me feedback on my choices.
Here is an example of what she might say, "Amanda, #1, love the cut and style of this dress, pretty sparkly though. #2, good choice, like the simple look with a little bling. Dress #5 very figure flattering. Dress #6 looks too tight across low abdomen, don't really care for all the junk in the trunk. Love the waist band. "
It is great to have honest people in your life.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Seattle Day
Yesterday was a big deal. We started the morning off running a little over two miles, and then we split an amazing breakfast at Shakabrah (On Tacoma's 6th Ave aka The New Ballard).We decided to hit the Sounders game, so Paolo scurried around on Craigslist and found us AMAZING seats.
The Seattle Sounders tied 0-0 but it was an exciting game. Freddie was thrown out because a red card and I think if he had stayed in the game it might have been 1-0. I posted a picture of Freddie above. Most girls think he is pretty cute, but I think he is aight.Next, we went to Golden Gardens after stopping at Uwajimaya for drinks and Besalu for flippin amazing pastries. I sure do miss Besalu, but we have other things worth bragging about in T-Town. There we are soaking in the sun at the beach.
We planned on hitting UW and then shopping on The Ave, but we went to U Village where the fun began. We went to the Apple store so Paolo could look at a new backpack. We did our research and found out that you can buy the same Swiss brand backpack on Amazon for 80% cheaper. It's great being in the Apple store because #1 you can use their computer to look up prices on Amazon and #2 the people that work there are super nice (Customers always think Paolo works there because we are in there for two hours and he seems to where the same color of shirt the employees do. I think he secretly wants to work there!).So where was I? Oh yeah, we purchased new phone covers for our iPhones because the ones we originally bought weren't very good.
Then it was my turn to shop, so I went into a store called Mercer and purchased a pair of designer jeans and a Juicy Couture top. I couldn't believe it, but I thought the shirt would be perfect for engagement photos. The jeans I bought were called Degaine and I feel like a celebrity with my new clothes.
After U Village we hit The Ave for dinner and margaritas. We ate at Shultzy's and we were impressed with The Vesuvious and The German Plate. Our waitress was great and the food was pretty darn good, too.
This was the end of our busy day in Seattle and we were glad to get back home to T-town. Paolo says we take more advantage of things to do when we visit Seattle now, and I think he's right.
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
Our 1/2 Date
Tonight's dinner began with a blindfold. I planned a nice evening out with Paolo, but then I decided we should have a nice dinner at home. That's what I call a 1/2 date.
It started with Paolo sitting on the back porch with a blindfold on, then I brought out the beverages to try. The game was to see if he could identify all the beverages and then he could choose what he wanted with dinner.
I poured the drinks into little shot glasses and this is what I served.
#1 Strawberry Milk
#2 Cabernet Sauvignon
#3 Mocha Chocolate Milk
#4 Diet Coke
#5 Blue Moon
Paolo got #2, #4, and #5 wrong. He thought the Cab/Sav was Merlot. That's a tough one, I will give that to him. But Diet Coke and Sprite taste totally different and I have no clue how he thought Blue Moon was sparkling water. I recommend everyone try this.
Dinner was served using all the senses and we enjoyed mini-toast appetizers served with a variety of cheeses, open-faced sandwiches, fruit, and thumbprint cookies.
Thanks Metropolitan Market
It started with Paolo sitting on the back porch with a blindfold on, then I brought out the beverages to try. The game was to see if he could identify all the beverages and then he could choose what he wanted with dinner.
I poured the drinks into little shot glasses and this is what I served.
#1 Strawberry Milk
#2 Cabernet Sauvignon
#3 Mocha Chocolate Milk
#4 Diet Coke
#5 Blue Moon
Paolo got #2, #4, and #5 wrong. He thought the Cab/Sav was Merlot. That's a tough one, I will give that to him. But Diet Coke and Sprite taste totally different and I have no clue how he thought Blue Moon was sparkling water. I recommend everyone try this.
Dinner was served using all the senses and we enjoyed mini-toast appetizers served with a variety of cheeses, open-faced sandwiches, fruit, and thumbprint cookies.
Thanks Metropolitan Market
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
More engagement photos
Yesterday, Amanda and I celebrated knowing each other one year.
Obviously, A LOT has happened in that year, so we had a lot to celebrate. We ate an AMAZING dinner at Asado and then lobbied Sergio to take some photos of us in our backyard. Here's what turned out.
Obviously, A LOT has happened in that year, so we had a lot to celebrate. We ate an AMAZING dinner at Asado and then lobbied Sergio to take some photos of us in our backyard. Here's what turned out.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
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