Catticus LOVES goldfish!
Yeah, I know. I'm weird. And a little gross...
7.27.2009
7.22.2009
My Birthday!
Even though I'll be 29 tomorrow, I'm just like a little kid, I swear.
I am SO EXCITED that Aaron and I are taking the day off to go to Disneyland! I'm totally going to get the "it's my birthday" sticker and wear it all day too. :)
I'm also super excited because tonight is girls night, and we're going out for wine! Usually it's just the girls from Aaron's group of friends (who are now my friends too of course), but tonight a few of my other friends are coming too. One of which I haven't seen in MONTHS, so it should be really fun. Also, a couple friends of ours just got engaged over the weekend, so we definitely have a lot to celebrate tonight!
Saturday we're going to a Dodger game too. I just love stretching out my "day" as long as possible!
I am SO EXCITED that Aaron and I are taking the day off to go to Disneyland! I'm totally going to get the "it's my birthday" sticker and wear it all day too. :)
I'm also super excited because tonight is girls night, and we're going out for wine! Usually it's just the girls from Aaron's group of friends (who are now my friends too of course), but tonight a few of my other friends are coming too. One of which I haven't seen in MONTHS, so it should be really fun. Also, a couple friends of ours just got engaged over the weekend, so we definitely have a lot to celebrate tonight!
Saturday we're going to a Dodger game too. I just love stretching out my "day" as long as possible!
7.21.2009
Dining out on the cheap!
Have you ever used this site?
A friend of mine turned me on to it a few months ago, and it is awesome. They offer deep discounts on "gift certificates" to various restaurants all over the country. I've bought several, although I've only gotten around to using a couple so far (I have a stack of them at home waiting for us to go out to eat!). My friend uses them all the time. People always ask if they really work, and the answer is yes they do!
Here's how it works: Each restaurant puts up a certain number of "gift certificates" for sale each month, which you can buy for a discount - usually $10 for a $25 gift certificate. Most restaurants require you to spend a minimum of $35 on your meal if you're using a $25 certificate, so really it's more like a coupon in my opinion. All in all, you spend $20 (plus tip, which is automatically added on to your bill) for a $35 meal. Not bad.
What's better though, is the website has deals all the time where you can get 60%, 75%, or even 80% off the discounted price if you sign up to get email promos. Today I purchased two $25 gift certificates for only $2 each (using the promo code NAPKIN)! Yeah I have to rack up a $35 check when I use one, but that's only $12 I'll spend on a $35 meal. Plus I am noticing more and more restaurants participating. Aaron is thrilled because one of his favorites just showed up.
Give it a try! The NAPKIN promo is good until July 28.
A friend of mine turned me on to it a few months ago, and it is awesome. They offer deep discounts on "gift certificates" to various restaurants all over the country. I've bought several, although I've only gotten around to using a couple so far (I have a stack of them at home waiting for us to go out to eat!). My friend uses them all the time. People always ask if they really work, and the answer is yes they do!
Here's how it works: Each restaurant puts up a certain number of "gift certificates" for sale each month, which you can buy for a discount - usually $10 for a $25 gift certificate. Most restaurants require you to spend a minimum of $35 on your meal if you're using a $25 certificate, so really it's more like a coupon in my opinion. All in all, you spend $20 (plus tip, which is automatically added on to your bill) for a $35 meal. Not bad.
What's better though, is the website has deals all the time where you can get 60%, 75%, or even 80% off the discounted price if you sign up to get email promos. Today I purchased two $25 gift certificates for only $2 each (using the promo code NAPKIN)! Yeah I have to rack up a $35 check when I use one, but that's only $12 I'll spend on a $35 meal. Plus I am noticing more and more restaurants participating. Aaron is thrilled because one of his favorites just showed up.
Give it a try! The NAPKIN promo is good until July 28.
7.15.2009
Counting Down to our Road Trip!
I'm so excited about our road trip I could pee my pants! But don't worry, I won't. I am a lady after all.
We'll be heading out in just 7.5 short weeks, and we'll be gone for two weeks.
Here's our route (the red line is our route there and the blue line is our route back home):
We already have the basics planned out, like how long we'll be driving each day and what cities we'll stay in each night. Plus we have four major stops planned - a Dodgers/Diamondbacks game in Phoenix, a Royals game in Kansas City, a few days visiting Aaron's cousin in Iowa, and a visit to Denver on the way home. Aaron's dream is to have visited every major league ballpark in the country before he kicks it. I think that's a cool idea, so we're getting started now. And he's always wanted to go to Denver. I'm excited about the adventure of a road trip, but Aaron took some convincing, so we decided to throw those things in for his benefit.
Most of our days will consist of 6 to 10 hours of driving. That is a LOT! So I've been spending some time on this website looking for fun and funky roadside attractions along the way. Ya know, to break up the monotony of just driving, driving, driving... Most are just photo ops of old Route 66 relics. Personally, I am not a Route 66 fanatic, so I don't really care to see a bunch of boring old worn out stuff. I only want to see the cool old worn out stuff! Thank goodness for the internet.
Here are a few gems I've found:
-A wild-west theme park in ruins
-A giant meteor crater
-Cadillac Ranch, of course
-A huge pair of legs
I'm really hoping I'll be able to post on here from the road, so if you're lucky, this blog will be a little more interesting for a while. Otherwise, you can come by our place and enjoy the scrapbook I make after we get back!
Woohoo! I can't WAIT!
We'll be heading out in just 7.5 short weeks, and we'll be gone for two weeks.
Here's our route (the red line is our route there and the blue line is our route back home):
We already have the basics planned out, like how long we'll be driving each day and what cities we'll stay in each night. Plus we have four major stops planned - a Dodgers/Diamondbacks game in Phoenix, a Royals game in Kansas City, a few days visiting Aaron's cousin in Iowa, and a visit to Denver on the way home. Aaron's dream is to have visited every major league ballpark in the country before he kicks it. I think that's a cool idea, so we're getting started now. And he's always wanted to go to Denver. I'm excited about the adventure of a road trip, but Aaron took some convincing, so we decided to throw those things in for his benefit.Most of our days will consist of 6 to 10 hours of driving. That is a LOT! So I've been spending some time on this website looking for fun and funky roadside attractions along the way. Ya know, to break up the monotony of just driving, driving, driving... Most are just photo ops of old Route 66 relics. Personally, I am not a Route 66 fanatic, so I don't really care to see a bunch of boring old worn out stuff. I only want to see the cool old worn out stuff! Thank goodness for the internet.
Here are a few gems I've found:
-A wild-west theme park in ruins
-A giant meteor crater
-Cadillac Ranch, of course
-A huge pair of legs
I'm really hoping I'll be able to post on here from the road, so if you're lucky, this blog will be a little more interesting for a while. Otherwise, you can come by our place and enjoy the scrapbook I make after we get back!
Woohoo! I can't WAIT!
7.10.2009
7.09.2009
Fortnight
In case you were wondering, today marks the two-week countdown to the birthday of someone very, very near and dear to my heart...
ME!!!!
I'm really excited because we (Aaron and I) are ditching work and going to Disneyland that day! I got my free voucher in my email today, so I'm ready to roll.
We're also going to the Dodger game the following Saturday, and if I don't get on the jumbo-tron, I may just throw a fit! Which, if I do it right, will get me onto the jumbo-tron. This right here is a girl who thinks ahead.
Furthermore, I would like to see some friends and/or family around K-day. Maybe Friday night for dinner and drinks? Any takers?
ME!!!!
I'm really excited because we (Aaron and I) are ditching work and going to Disneyland that day! I got my free voucher in my email today, so I'm ready to roll.
We're also going to the Dodger game the following Saturday, and if I don't get on the jumbo-tron, I may just throw a fit! Which, if I do it right, will get me onto the jumbo-tron. This right here is a girl who thinks ahead.
Furthermore, I would like to see some friends and/or family around K-day. Maybe Friday night for dinner and drinks? Any takers?
7.06.2009
I'm still here!
Whoa it's been a little while since I posted anything here. Bad blogger! No cookie!
Hmmm I could really go for a cookie right now too, so you know that is punishment enough.
Aaron and I had a lovely 4th of July weekend. We were busy bees on Saturday! First we headed down to the street fair. I don't know why we keep going every year. I guess it's force of habit from when we used to live downtown and the "push 'em pull 'em parade" would start literally right in front of our apartment. It was always fun to watch people, their kids and dogs dressed up and their wagons and strollers decorated in red, white and blue. Then we'd just ride our bikes down Main St. to check out the street fair. Well, this year it hit me how GD many people go to this thing! It was insanity. Aaron estimated there were at least 10,000 people. So we bought some cookies, ate lunch at Jersey Mike's, and boned out.
After that we enjoyed some bbq, washoes and debauchery at a friend's house down by the beach, then popped by Aaron's youngest brother's housewarming party, and finished the night off with a (literal) bang back at the beach! The day went by so fast, I can hardly believe the weekend is already over! And that saddens me... sigh...
Now to prepare for my birthday, which is only 17 short shopping days away!
Hmmm I could really go for a cookie right now too, so you know that is punishment enough.
Aaron and I had a lovely 4th of July weekend. We were busy bees on Saturday! First we headed down to the street fair. I don't know why we keep going every year. I guess it's force of habit from when we used to live downtown and the "push 'em pull 'em parade" would start literally right in front of our apartment. It was always fun to watch people, their kids and dogs dressed up and their wagons and strollers decorated in red, white and blue. Then we'd just ride our bikes down Main St. to check out the street fair. Well, this year it hit me how GD many people go to this thing! It was insanity. Aaron estimated there were at least 10,000 people. So we bought some cookies, ate lunch at Jersey Mike's, and boned out.
After that we enjoyed some bbq, washoes and debauchery at a friend's house down by the beach, then popped by Aaron's youngest brother's housewarming party, and finished the night off with a (literal) bang back at the beach! The day went by so fast, I can hardly believe the weekend is already over! And that saddens me... sigh...
Now to prepare for my birthday, which is only 17 short shopping days away!
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