it’s quite entertaining

Posted on April 7, 2013 by tandem in love

matt sent out a message to us, many moons ago, about his sister and brother-in-law coming into town {they live in vegas!}. he wanted to gather all of us {a group of us who, obviously, know them} together for dinner. that day finally came the other night!

i rushed home to find myself having no time to get ready {bummer!}. so off we went to one of matt + johann’s favorite restaurants, bread and wine. a super cozy and cutsey place on the inside.

it was great to meet up, again, with liz + josh! they just had a baby girl, stella!!! doesn’t liz look fab?! they are such a gregarious and jovial couple. it’s quite entertaining to hang out with them {throw matt into the mix and it’s just explosive!}.

we were the first to show up {and we thought we were running behind!} and slowly, one by one, everyone trickled in and the party really started! it was nice to have the corner table and area by ourselves, we were able to mingle and catch up with everyone there before we were seated for dinner. we reconnected with old friends and met some new faces! one big bummer of the evening? johann was traveling and couldn’t be there that night {insert sad face}. we missed him!

there were plenty of libations flowing, plenty of colloquial exchanges, and lots of laughter in the air. after many drink demands, we finally ordered our food. hubby charming and i started with the herb fries with a garlic malt aioli dipping sauce and the bay scallop crudo. our main entrees? pour moi…the coriander crusted tofu with eggplant, braised green kimchi, and chili broth. for hubby charming? the corned beef shanked ravioli. yum. the finishing touch? mud pie ~ nutella custard, ‘nilla wafer pudding, & hazelnut nougat!!

it was a very joyous time all together. who can beat fabulous conversations, food, and drinks?! winning combo, non?!

until next time my lovies!

xoxo

imaginary moments

Posted on April 3, 2013 by tandem in love

ahhhh, lazy days. those are sometimes needed.

i definitely slept too much today. is twelve hours too much? lol. anyhoo, i got up and proceeded to get ready to meet kt for our movie date. i walked over to prasino for our lunch destination. we sat by the window, all cozy and warm, and started our chat fest to catch up on all of life’s crazy offerings. as usual, we had to decide on our meal choices before we continued to talk or else we would never get an order in!

after lunch, i coerced kt into doing a little grocery shopping before our movie time! i needed to pick up a few things because it was that time of the month again, making sack lunches for the homeless! we hit our local jewel and accomplished what i needed to do and wanted to do early because, honestly, i just knew i didn’t want to go later in the evening. no way. dunzo.

once we got back to my place, we settled in to watch the hobbit {i’m a huge lord of the rings fan as well}! yes! we are such fans! i loved, loved the book as a kid. i read it over and over during my sixth grade summer. it was so exciting to watch the movie and relive the imaginary moments i had as a child; to be able to recite the lines from the book, too. as the movie went on, i couldn’t wait for bilbo and the crew to get to the misty mountains! well, all of a sudden the movie ended! argh! nooooo! i have to wait to see the other half?! bummer! but i was quite content to have seen it with my buddy kt! it was awesome!

afterwards, we just hung out and talked. it was quite a chill day. it was marvelous to relax and take it easy with my ‘leg’. 😉

[heart kt]

[strawberry blonde // so delish!]

[getting ready to watch the hobbit // yay!]

[yeaaahhhh, fab movie]

xoxo

easter sunday

Posted on April 1, 2013 by tandem in love

it was a whirlwind week! gosh, it went by so fast! i was so happy hubby charming was home {yay!}. i was excited it was almost easter. i was glad it was holy week. it was a whole lotta church this week {whoa}!

not much else going on this past week but going to mass every night. the easter vigil was a beautiful service and it is always so exciting to see people baptized or confirmed into the catholic religion.

our easter sunday was filled with a lot of eating + traveling. first on our agenda, picking up miss grace. we traveled up north, got the little lady, and traveled back down south to meet my family for brunch.

the brunch was delicious! we ate at the reel club. a brunch buffet filled with a variety and copious amounts of eats {what it should be like, right?!}. from endless amounts of seafood, kids food, breakfast, lunch, and yummy desserts choices {the chocolate mousse cups were divine!}. i personally chose a menage of breakfast treats. the croissants were delish! so buttery and flaky! who can pass up bacon and flavorful breakfast potatoes?! not moi!

after a fun filled time {crazy nephew antics included!}, we headed back to kim + terry’s for some more family time and photos. after a quick hang out, lots of gifts for grace {holy easter baskets! lucky gal!}, we embarked on our next adventure ~ to hubby charming’s parent’s house we went!

we met up with the fam as they were enjoying their brunch meal. we sat, we chatted, we nibbled, we hung out. it was relaxing and calm. it was great to catch up with hubby charming’s side of the family. grace played with daniel, aj, jake and she ate a lot of candy {oh boy}, there was no monitoring of that! it was a free for all {hey, it’s the holiday for the kiddo}. after much imbibing + noshing, the family soon trickled out one by one.

as everyone dissipated, aunt wendy really wanted to play farkle. yes, that wasn’t a misspelling, you read that correctly…it’s called farkle. i’m sooo not a game player. it’s not because i don’t have fun, it’s because i just don’t like learning how to play, amongst other reasons {hehe}. lazy, non? anyhoo, aunt wendy assured me that it was easy, and yes it was! i was completely amused and had a lot of fun!

soon, it was just the four of us; me, rich, dick and jane {grace’s step-dad so graciously picked her up from grandma’s, phew! one less road traveled for us!}. we chit chatted until the early evening and finally hit the road to our journey back home…a long, traffic filled journey {ugh!}.

all in all, it was a marvelous day! a day filled with family, laughter, fun, yummy eats, tons of candy, and lots of love. i hope everyone’s easter was just as great!