Saturday, March 29, 2014

March Madness

Have I mentioned how much I love College Basketball?  Particularly, University of Kentucky basketball.

#8 Kentucky beat #9 St. Louis, #1 (and undefeated) Wichita State and last night we beat #4 Louisville.  I won 2 bets from picking KY over Louisville which made this Sweet Sixteen win so very sweet. 
I will say that if Louisville had won I was going to root for them all the way.  I've grown fond of that team since I went to a few of their games this year. 

We are now down to the Elite Eight and have a tough game this Sunday vs. #2 Michigan.  But I have the Cats going all the way! 

Ohhhhhhh. C! A! T! S! Cats!  Cats!  Cats!!!

Go Cats!

Monday, March 24, 2014

Asheville, a timeline!

I love a good timeline.  Don't you?  This past weekend I went to Asheville, NC for my friend, Carly's Bachelorette party.  My adventures below, if you're interested.

Friday 
11:00am - Hit the road!

1:30pm - Picked up Carly's friend, my new friend, Natalie, in London. 

5:00pm - Checked into our hotel in Asheville.

6:30pm - Dinner at Curate.

8:00pm - Drinks!  UK game!  Dancing!  Slefies!  Shots!  At Pack's Tavern.

? - Called it a night.

Saturday
12:00pm - Brunch at Mayfel's.  The bloody mary bar was a serious highlight for me.





2:00pm - Another bloody at LAB followed by some shopping.

3:00pm - Wicked Weed for some solo time.  I drank a delicious Mango Jalapeno Blonde Ale, watched the Louisville basketball game and made some bar friends.

4:00 - Met back up with the crew at Barley's for a beer and the rest of the game.

6:00pm - Back to the hotel to get ready and shower Carly with gifts!



8:00pm - Dinner at Blackbird.  Predictably, I ordered the cheese board.  Lindsey wanted the fish special, with chicken instead of fish.  COuld they do that?  The chef was so amused he came out and asked her exactly what she wanted.



10:00pm - Back to Wicked Weed to end the night. 

Sunday
9:00am - Headed home.

3:00pm - Met friends at the Village Pub for the UK game.  We played the #1 and undefeated team Wichita State and won!!!  A most excellent end to the weekend.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Happy Birthday, Julie!

I'm into dinner parties.  Especially 30th Birthday dinner parties.  So, I threw one for my friend, Julie.

Cute Mexican Coca-Cola place cards by Katie.
Guests:
Julie & Andy
Katie & Lyle
Abbey & Mike
Laura

Drinks:
Frozen Margaritas.  1 cup tequila, 1 cup contreau, 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, squeeze of agave and a pinch of salt.  Blend with lots of ice.
Mexican beers.
Sangria (courtesy of Abbey)

Snacks:
Various salsas from Trader Joe's
Guacamole Bruschetta (courtesy of Katie)

Dinner:
Chicken enchiladas
Black bean and spinach enchiladas
Refried beans
Spanish Rice

Dessert:
A huge homemade donut from Holtman's


Happy 30th Birthday, Julie!! xoxo.