Monday, November 22, 2004
I know I have been blogless for quite a while, and I promised Jean I would try to be better about this, so here's a rundown on my weekend.
I drove up to Old Town on Saturday morning to meet Luann and some of her other girlfriends so we could try on and pick the bridesmaid's dresses for Luann and Andrew's wedding (congratulations on their recent engagement!). It was a great time trying on the different styles and we made our decision in less than two hours! Afterwards we headed to lunch at Portner
s. The crab bisque was great and I also got a crabcake sandwich (most of you know this, but if there are crabcakes on the menu I always get them. I have a running tally in my head and some of my favorites are Duner's in Charlottesville as well as 1789, Mie N Yu and Old Ebbitt in DC.)
After lunch, we shopped a bit in Old Town and headed back to get ready for our evening. Luann and Andrew had made dinner reservations at Oceanaire, so I stayed for wine and appetizers. The wine was excellent and so were the calamari and crabcake appetizers! Someday I may venture out and get the $69 grand appetizer that the table next to us ordered, complete with a lobster crowning the top. A bargain, I say. We had a really nice time at dinner and I am so excited to be a part of their wedding!
It was time for the Oyster Riot, so I walked a few blocks and met Jean and Harold just as they were arriving. It was so great to see Jean (who took the Verizon package at the same time I did) again after a year and to spend some time getting to know Harold, who I had only briefly met once before - he is such a nice person and I can see why they are such a great couple! Together we navigated the various varieties of oysters and definitely found a few keepers and also a few that might have been better thrown back. I think that Washington was probably my favorite state for oysters but there were a few from Prince Edward Island that were also quite good. We also had several wines and appetizers including shrimp, dungeness crab claws and passed hors d'oeuvres. All in all, a great night for a seafood fiend, however, as much as I couldn't believe it, i did start to feel the dimishing marginal utility of each additional oyster the longer we stayed, but it was great to have the company of Jean and Harold!
Luann and Andrew met us and we headed back to Alexandria where we listened to the contenders for their wedding band and went through old pictures to use on their weddding website until 3am or so. After we finally awoke and had breakfast and went through some more pics, I headed back home just in time to play the Shrek 2 game that Haywood bought for Sierra. It's a little different so I will try to practice while she is at school today so we can play some more tonight.
Sierra's got a short week at school, just today and tomorrow, so hopefully we'll have a chance to do something fun over the next few days. I am making my Thanksgiving shopping list right now and I plan to start earlier this year on prep work so I can enjoy the day more and not snap at everyone to get out of the kitchen. On Friday, my friend Alexa, her husband Evan and their two daughters (one of whom I haven't met yet, as she was just born this year!) will be swinging by for a visit before they head home to Savannah and then another college friend and her beau visit the following day and we'll go up to Great Falls to celebrate Luann's engagement. A busy week, so I'd better get started on things right now... until next time....
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I drove up to Old Town on Saturday morning to meet Luann and some of her other girlfriends so we could try on and pick the bridesmaid's dresses for Luann and Andrew's wedding (congratulations on their recent engagement!). It was a great time trying on the different styles and we made our decision in less than two hours! Afterwards we headed to lunch at Portner
s. The crab bisque was great and I also got a crabcake sandwich (most of you know this, but if there are crabcakes on the menu I always get them. I have a running tally in my head and some of my favorites are Duner's in Charlottesville as well as 1789, Mie N Yu and Old Ebbitt in DC.)
After lunch, we shopped a bit in Old Town and headed back to get ready for our evening. Luann and Andrew had made dinner reservations at Oceanaire, so I stayed for wine and appetizers. The wine was excellent and so were the calamari and crabcake appetizers! Someday I may venture out and get the $69 grand appetizer that the table next to us ordered, complete with a lobster crowning the top. A bargain, I say. We had a really nice time at dinner and I am so excited to be a part of their wedding!
It was time for the Oyster Riot, so I walked a few blocks and met Jean and Harold just as they were arriving. It was so great to see Jean (who took the Verizon package at the same time I did) again after a year and to spend some time getting to know Harold, who I had only briefly met once before - he is such a nice person and I can see why they are such a great couple! Together we navigated the various varieties of oysters and definitely found a few keepers and also a few that might have been better thrown back. I think that Washington was probably my favorite state for oysters but there were a few from Prince Edward Island that were also quite good. We also had several wines and appetizers including shrimp, dungeness crab claws and passed hors d'oeuvres. All in all, a great night for a seafood fiend, however, as much as I couldn't believe it, i did start to feel the dimishing marginal utility of each additional oyster the longer we stayed, but it was great to have the company of Jean and Harold!
Luann and Andrew met us and we headed back to Alexandria where we listened to the contenders for their wedding band and went through old pictures to use on their weddding website until 3am or so. After we finally awoke and had breakfast and went through some more pics, I headed back home just in time to play the Shrek 2 game that Haywood bought for Sierra. It's a little different so I will try to practice while she is at school today so we can play some more tonight.
Sierra's got a short week at school, just today and tomorrow, so hopefully we'll have a chance to do something fun over the next few days. I am making my Thanksgiving shopping list right now and I plan to start earlier this year on prep work so I can enjoy the day more and not snap at everyone to get out of the kitchen. On Friday, my friend Alexa, her husband Evan and their two daughters (one of whom I haven't met yet, as she was just born this year!) will be swinging by for a visit before they head home to Savannah and then another college friend and her beau visit the following day and we'll go up to Great Falls to celebrate Luann's engagement. A busy week, so I'd better get started on things right now... until next time....
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