Tuesday, June 14, 2011

2nd Anniversary Celebration

The past two days have been great! Yesterday, we went to San Francisco to celebrate our anniversary.


We started our lil trip to San Francisco in Fisherman’s Wharf. We stopped at Bubba Gump and had an appetizer and a drink.

I went with the Blue Louisiana Lemonade (iPhone pic):

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It was tasty!

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After the appetizer we headed to the trolley on Hyde Street. It was so behind, we ended up walking to Union Square. Here is a view on the way:

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**Side note: my legs hurt today from walking there yesterday.


This month from June 1-15th they are having a thing called “Dine About Town.” With this, you can go to try different participating restaurants for lunch or dinner. It gives people a chance to try different cuisines. We decided to go with “Le Central.” It is a French restaurant located by Union Square.

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We tried a cab here from Cali(sorry about wine dribble):

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I got the crab cake.  It was ok. A lil too much breading and not enough crabmeat.

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Brian went with the French Onion soup.

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I got the Cassoulet.

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He got the rib eye. It was a little burnt tasting. Kinda like charcoal.

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I went with the Tiramisu. It was delish!

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Brian went with the Crème Brulee. He forgot to wait to take a pic and took a bite. It is the best I have ever tasted. Yummy!

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On the way back to our car, we were able to take the trolley back. It was fun!

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This afternoon we decided to go and try some local froyo at Twisters Frozen Yogurt. On Tuesdays, they have trivia and if you get it correct you get your froyo free! I was lucky to get the trivia answer right and I got my froyo free! Yay! I got the red velvet and crema de leche froyo with cheesecake, raspberries, cookie dough, and a dash of heath. It was a weird combo but delish!!

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The rest of the day was spent doing laundry and getting my stuff ready for tomorrow. Tomorrow is my first day at work. Wish me luck!! Bye!

Saturday, June 11, 2011

28th Annual Novato Art, Wine, and Music Festival

 

**This post is a day late because of the hotel wifi not working.

Hey everyone! We are here in Novato…still in the process of getting a lil casita to call home. Today we went to a festival...I am loving the Bay area!

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My husband got a pomegranate ale and I got a Chardonnay.

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We got a Linguica to share (was so hungry forgot to take a pic)..

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We also shared a Philly Cheesesteak…

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The buys from the festival:

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Crystal glass nail file:

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After looking at homes after the festival, we went to Whole Foods. We both got a salad from the salad bar and shared a small pizza dipped in the dipping sauce from our purchases…delish!

 

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Well off to bed. Ciao!

Friday, June 10, 2011

Road Trip Finale

The road trip was long but fun. We made it to Novato safe and have been looking for houses for the past few days. No luck at this time. I can’t wait to be able to settle in somewhere and be able to call it home. Here is a lil recap from the road trip…

We went on the tramway on the mountains in El Paso…

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We ate at Chico’s Tacos. If you ever go to El Paso, this is a place you have to try, it is a tradition there.

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Went to Orange Julius……

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Went to dinner with my mom…

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Went to the Grand Canyon…

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View from hotel (iPhone pic)

 

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Ate at Stromboli’s (huge Calzone)…….

 

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Tried local beer from AZ…

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My doggie sleeping on the road trip (spoiled butt puts her face near the a/c vent)

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Arrived to Cali…

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We tried a Chinese restaurant called “China Palace". It had great reviews in Urbanspoon and Tripadvisor, so we went for it. It is some of the best Chinese food that I have had in a long time. The vegetables were fresh and the food was made to order. We are definitely going to make it a regular place to eat.

Peppered steak……

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Pork Fried Rice……

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House Special Egg Foo Yung

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We went to Tar-jay and I picked this bottle of wine because of the beautiful label. The Zin turned out to be fantastic!

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Today while in the midst of house hunting, we decided to take a break and eat some lunch. We went to this place called Moylan’s Brewery. I forgot to take a pic of the food, but it was great! I did take a pic of the microbrew though. I went with the Irish Style Red Ale.  It was really tasty.

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Well off to spend time with the hubs… we got a long day tomorrow. Ciao!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Rock N' Roll Las Vegas 2011

I have officially signed up for the Rock N Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon!!



I am so excited!!! Also, I will be attending my first ever blogger summit...





Saturday, June 4, 2011

Long couple of Weeks

Hello from El Paso! It has been crazy! We have been working on our moving budget for the past couple of hours here at Starbucks, taking advantage of the free wifi! This is my first time blogging at a public place…I am such a newbie. Well here is a lowdown on the past couple of weeks…

My friend Tinia came over and helped me pack. We got some ice cream from the ice cream man and got some deformed lil ice creams:

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Mine didn’t have a bottom and hers had creepy eyes!


We packed up and started our road trip last weekend…it has been crazy trying to follow along for the ride behind my husband in a Penske truck. We have made it halfway already.

My going away from work…..

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Before loading the truck…

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Brunch at Los Cucos…the best!

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At Pappasitos with my family…

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Paradise at my padre’s house in Houston…

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Beautiful sunset in transit to El Paso.

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My husband has mad parking skillz…

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We went to a Bazaar last night and had some homemade gorditas….They were soooo good!

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Well off to go on the Franklin Mountain Tramway and eat dinner with the hubs! I will probably be blogging from my iPhone since I have had lack of wifi connection…. Ciao!