Showing posts with label love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label love. Show all posts

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Love Love Love

I know it's cheesy and cliche but... HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! Even though today is the day, I've already had a pretty whirlwind Valentine's celebration this weekend!

Friday night, Antonio and I got all dressed up and headed into Baltimore to have a delicious dinner at Fogo de Chao. Neither one of us had ever been there before and let me tell you, it was certainly an experience! It's an all you can eat Brazilian steakhouse and super yummy. You start out with the massive salad bar, which along with regular salad bar items had fresh asparagus, mozzarella balls, a-maz-ing cheeses, and some different salads. I had been told ahead of time to not waste my belly space on the salad bar though, so I just took a small bit of everything to try. (It was amazing FYI)

Once you've finished your salad bar selections is when the meal truly starts. Each person at the table has a small card with a green side and a red side. Green literally means "yes please, bring me meat!" and red means "ok, let me eat for a minute". (I let Antonio turn his card first because I was a little nervous.) When you turn your card the Gauchos come around with huge forks of delicious, tender, perfectly cooked meats that they cut off right onto your plate for you. There are 15 different kinds and I tried almost every kind. My favorites were the bottom round and bacon wrapped (!!!) filet. They also had their own wine cellar right in the middle of the restaurant. I tried a Riesling that was great. I am definitely a lover of red meat AND wine so this was a perfect meal! I cannot wait to go back very very soon!

Yesterday, we spent the day relaxing at home before going out again that night! We're really becoming party animals these days! I got a text from my Phi Mu little asking if I was interested in going to a show in Baltimore where three of our favorite local bands were playing. Of course we were interested! A bunch of local bands were playing in Power Plant for "Pirate Rob's" birthday bash. (If you know why this Pirate Rob gets such a huge birthday party, please let me know. Either way it was fun, though) I used to work with the lead singer of one of the bands, so I've been sporatically going to Bond and Bentley and Pasadena shows for years, so I knew that they would put on a great show, which they definitely did. They played a lot of new music, all of which was superb! I had only seen Ballyhoo live once before, but they were equally as awesome! I'm definitely going to have to hunt down some more of their music on itunes. It was also awesome to get to spend some quality time with my little while she's home in MD! Her husband is away so I got to play her Valentine for a little while last night!

All in all it was a great Valentine's weekend and I couldn't have asked for better! Today, I plan to relax a little more and possibly go to the gym. (Don't hold me to that though...) How are you all celebrating this day of love with the people you love?

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

MY HEART

An interesting post I was tagged in...

"with as much creativity as you can muster, show your heart in: a picture, a poem, a song (or piece of music), a phrase (or quote), an item of clothing, a place, and (just for fun) a Disney princess. if you want to join in, tag 6 more blogs."

A Picture

I know I'm not going to be able to choose just one so here is the first: A photo of Antonio and I on our recent trip to Florida. First of all, my heart clearly belongs at the beach. Also, it most definitely belongs to the silly kid in this picture. Of all the pictures I requested we take last week, this one shows off our relationship the best. Being ourselves: silly, young, happy, and in love. He accepts me for me, and more importantly, loves me for it too. That is something so so rare and priceless these days.

Next: My family. Mom, Dad, big brother and my two beautiful nieces. This one was taken on my brothers wedding day in October. It was a beautiful wedding and so much fun. They support me no matter what. I decided I wanted to be a teacher, even though everyone knows there is not much financial growth in that field. They told me to "Go For It" anyway. Both of my parents are proud to tell everyone they know that their kids are a teacher and a firefighter and that makes me really proud. My family is definitely different and can be extremely frustrating in so many ways but in the end, they're mine. I wouldn't be who I am today if they weren't.

Last but not least: My friends. Now, I want to make it clear that this photo is not at all representative of all of my friends, nor how I feel about them. This picture, however, shows us being us. Hanging out, laughing at nothing, immediately jumping to the sorority squat pose when a camera comes out, taking care of each other, and just enjoying each others company. I have so many pictures that could convey all of this but this post would be much longer than necessary. The friends who I'm referencing here, know it and I love, admire, and thank them more than they realize.

A Poem
"Oh! The Places You'll Go!" - Dr. Seuss (ok so it's a book. It still rhymes)

A Song

Ben Harper "She's Only Happy In The Sun"



A Quote
"If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own backyard, because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with." The Wizard of Oz

"be UNAFRAID of lifes' changing tides. each new day gives a chance to sail our ship upon new seas..."

An Item of Clothing
My bathing suit and a comfy cover up


A Place
Siesta Key, FL (any beautiful beach really... but only if my favorite people are there too)


A Disney Princess
Ariel - she lives under the sea DUH