Our 2nd Anniversary!

Tuesday we celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary.

The time has really flown by and most of the time, it doesn't seem like we've been married 2 years...but then there are other times when it's like I can't seem to remember a time when we weren't together. Maybe I just don't want to.

To celebrate we went to Benihana.

Eating here wasn't exactly everything I had always dreamed due to some of the ruder guests at our table who looked like the belonged at a Star Trek convention or at their computer playing World of Warcraft rather than out among the public at a restaurant, but we still enjoyed ourselves.

Our chef's name was Thang and he was amazing and soft spoken. I love people who are easy on the ears! He was very attentive to my allergy and made sure that the Star Trek lady didn't get her nasty shrimp until all of my food had been cooked on the nice clean grill first!

I had a Buddha's feast (my typical special off-the-menu meal at most restaurants) and Matt had picante chicken.

And while eating, we got to stare at the cute little girl across from us. I asked Matt to steal her for me...but he wouldn't.
And after dinner I was still able to fit through these bars outside and pretend I was in prison! Nothing like a fat free meal!

When we got home we enjoyed Fre brut and the scent of these beautiful flowers that Matt sent me at work.

It made for a lovely 2nd anniversary evening.

Next week we will really celebrate when we leave for Madrid and Barcelona!

If you feed them....

They will come!

Oh to be a writer for animal products...

" Offering Kaytee Squirrel & Critter Blend on a regular basis, helps deter squirrels and other wildlife from eating at bird feeders. You may even be rewarded with visits from wild ducks, geese, turkeys and pheasants!"

Once reading that, of course we bought it for our rabbit friends! I can't wait for our wild turkeys and pheasants to arrive here in the city! LOL!

Origami Night!

As a ploy to get Matt away from his Blackberry, I suggested we do Sunday Night Origami and learn how to fold our napkins in style for the day when we finally have friends that come and eat dinner at our house.
Below are the designs we successfully folded!

The Gentleman's Shirt!
The Gentleman's Necktie!
The Royal Crown!

The Fleur de Lis!

The Bird of Paradise!Pocket Design #1

Pocket Design #2The Rose!

The Candle!

Quax

I absolutely LOVE going to Target a day after a holiday and grabbing all the 75% off items I can get my greedy little paws on!

Don't get me wrong...I don't buy crap that I'll never use...but I did buy all the furnishings for a Halloween themed bathroom a couple of years ago.

Who on earth needs a Halloween bathroom you ask? Well I do dang it! And my bathroom is going to be stylin' this October with my dancing skulls shower curtain and spider web bathmats! You just wait and see.

Anyhow, this year while making my after Easter stop to pick up some clearance Wilton bunny molds, Matt came upon the one item we eyeballed at the beginning of March and said was the most disgusting thing we'd ever seen.

Behold, QUAX!

Now our first reaction to this was, "Quax? Is it made out of wax? Why is it here with the candy?" followed by my tragic memory of those wax lips you use to get at Halloween time and how I was told to eat them thus creating my worst stomach ache of all the 80's.
Our second was, "Is it soap? It is shaped like a rubber ducky, it has to be soap."

But nay, it was neither wax nor soap, but instead white chocolate colored the colors of a rubber ducky.....deeeeesgusting!

Buuuut at a price of 75% off....who could say no to a little experimentation? Not us, so we bought that ducky!

Decapitation! Butt removal!
Surprisingly, this was not disgusting once you get past the idea of it looking like soap.
Thank heavens for 75% off sales!

Matt Turns 30!

Today Matt turned the big 3-0!

I had always imagined this day being a big spectacular deal, but to my surprise, that is not what Matt had in mind at all. Matt just wanted it to be low key and fuss free.

Last night we rung in the big 3-0 by toasting with some Fre' at midnight.

In Matt's left hand you'll see his birthday present. He finally got his Blackberry 8900.

Before our toast I gave a speech of the 30 reasons why Matt is awesome.

Tucker was a great audience...Matt on the other hand was paying more attention to his Blackberry. I guess ya can't win 'em all!

Saturday morning I awoke and ran to Einstein Bros Bagels to get Matt his favorite bagels; everything and green chili with cheese; to prepare him breakfast in bed.

Matt was very pleased; mostly because he got to use the bagel spreader that looks like a bird to spread his Sun Dried Tomato Schmeer.

Afterwards we washed the bagels down with some Cassis (currant soda)! A special treat we seldom get unless we go all the way to Henk's European Deli.And finally later that evening, we met up with my mom, dad, Kristi and Nathan for some tex-mex at Chuy's!

Here's Kristi and Mom during our wait of over an hour because they forgot about us...grrr!

(And no, Kristi didn't get stressed from the wait, that's an IBC root beer)

Here is a picture of how I've seen Matt ever since he got his Blackberry.

Oh to be as enticing to my husband as an electronic gadget. Once inside, the food was amazing!
I don't think I've eaten so much in years.

Me and Matt
Nathan and Kristi

Mom and Dad!

After dinner, it was back to our apartment for cake and the embarrassing birthday song that everyone hates sitting through...yet still people always sing it to you. Now that I think about it, it really makes no sense to do that to a person.... I'm going to make sure that doesn't happen anymore.

Matt's one request was a store bought cake that met all his specifications of deliciousness.

"3 giant gobs of icing was very enticing" as Matt put it.

Thanks Mom, Dad, Kristi, and Nathan for coming all the way to Plano to make Matt's birthday special. And double thanks for Nathan and Kristi for treating us to dinner. You are all amazing and we love you so much!

Easter Preperations!

I've been saying all week that I want to make friends with all the rabbits that hop around our courtyard. We decided that tonight was definitely the night to start with it being Easter eve and all.

After taking a walk around the park and telling all the bunnies to meet at our place around 8, we rushed home and I scattered lettuce outside. Unfortunately, no one showed.

What a waste of lettuce.

I also prepared for Easter today by:

Making Double Doozies!

Cookie Cups!
Putting Tucker in a purple collar.
And lining up this year's victims.

Yes the sideways facing-hollow-chocolate-bunny-head tradition lives on.

Matt and his bunny.

Me and my bunny.

Now that I've eaten the head off of this bunny on Easter eve, I'm sure to have great luck all year long! (Just as soon as I get over the allergic reation from the chocolate!)