Chowdahhhhhhh

Okay I know. No post in over a week. I suck. Yada yada yada. 

Anywhoo....

This past weekend, Pete and I went to the shore. Not just any shore. The Jersey Shore. And we fist-pumped all the way there. 

Okay just kidding. We didn't fist pump, but we did go to Jersey. Long Beach Island to be exact. 

And it. Was. Awesome. 

I had never been there before, so everything was new to me. Pete used to go as a child, so we used his childhood memories to steer us toward what places to go to during our stay. We left on Thursday after work, so by the time we got there, it was too late to beach, but not to late to eat, and we went to the most random restaurant ever called "Buckalews" (on a side note, this was not something from Pete's childhood, we were just hungry) The name should have been enough to deter us, but oh no. Not us. We went right in and sat down. 

The atmosphere was your normal irish pub setup in the front, but then in the back, behind the service kitchen was a side room set up as a sushi bar. Yes, sushi. At an "irish pub." Weird. There were also three menus. There was the "pub" menu, which was all bar food, the "tavern" menu, which looked exactly like the "pub" menu, and the sushi menu, which was bigger than both of them, because you know, thats what they serve in a pub. Yes, I am serious. 

Not being deterred by this already strange situation, I decided to get the crabcake sandwich and new england clam "chowdah." Little did I realize that the big "thing" in LBI was "chowdahhh." It was everywhere, and every restaurant claimed they had the "award winning' recipe, even though they all tasted the same to me. 

Needless to say, the food was "okay" and we didn't go back. And I forgot to get a picture of the randomness. And I continued to eat chowdah everywhere we went for food. At some point, Pete starting saying chowdah in a JFK Boston accent, and everywhere we went he continued to order it in that voice. 

I know your all thinking WTF is she getting at here, but this is just the beginning. Next up I will tell you about what happened the rest of the weekend, and it only gets more interesting from here...

Is it Fall yet?

I dont know if it's the heat, or my love for the season in general, but I can't wait for fall. 

There. I said it. 

I promised myself that I wouldn't say it until after we got back from the beach next week, but I can't help myself! There is just something about the season that just gets me. Maybe its because its the season when I got married. Or because fall means pumpkin spice latte time from Starbucks, or maybe it's just my obsession with boots, but I. Can't. Wait. 

 Here are some of my Pinterest finds for fall fashion: 

I really do have an obsession with boots. In particular, brown boots paired with tan or off white shirts. Gah! I can't wait!

In other news, our friend Mike sent Pete an ant farm in the mail. Yes, you heard that correctly. An ant farm. That glows neon blue when plugged in and Pete won't stop staring directly at it. If I don't post again it's because the damn ants got loose and ate me in my sleep. Seriously, I am already getting skeeved out.

Weekend Recap: Canoeing, Shower, Wine and Brunch

This weekend was eventful. Probably because for me it started on Thursday. Yea, thats right.  Four day weekend. Boom. 

Actually, I spent Thursday doing laundry and having lunch with my mom and met some coworkers for din din. Friday is where it started to get interesting....

Since we both had off, Pete and I decided to go canoeing. We live near a river, and one of the local bars offers canoe and kayak rentals during the day. In retrospect, we should have each gotten a kayak. I should have known that within five minutes of being alone in the water, someone would think it was funny to start rocking the canoe back and forth to see if we fell in the water. That got old. REAL FAST. 

Not only did the canoe-rocking begin, but once we got out far enough, the water was actually really shallow (I'm talking less than two feet shallow) and our canoe got stuck. In the middle of the Schuylkill River. With no one else in sight. Obviously I made Pete get out and free the canoe from the shallow waters but even that was drama since his paddle started floating away and we almost got separated trying to grab it (me in the canoe and him in the river). After that, we got lost. As in, we missed the turn listed on the map (read: we couldn't FIND the turn listed on the map). 3.5 hours into what was supposed to be a 2 hour trip, we returned, had a beer, and went home. I don't think I ever want to go canoeing again. I didn't take any pictures because I didn't bring my camera due to my fear of my camera getting wet. Rightfully so. 

Saturday, afternoon I went to a baby shower for my co-worker. She is having a baby boy in September and I can't wait to meet him!  Here are some pictures:

Me, Sandra, and the gift I got her. Its in a Noah's ark gift bag because his name will be Noah!

Me and the lovely ladies I work with: Erica, Tracy, Sandra and me. (PS I don't know why my bangs are doing the "curtain" in these pictures. Time for a haircut I guess...)

Saturday night I went to a wine tasting in town. I impulsively bought a Groupon for it a while back, and almost forgot about it! Good thing I didn't because it was amazeballs. Seriously soo yummy and delish. I brought my friend Katie, and not only did we drink wine, we also snacked on food prepared by the winery to go with each wine. Again, delish delish delish. Of course, it wouldn't be a weekend night without drama. I got home and tripped coming up our stairs. Needless to say one of my wine bottles broke and there was wine everywhere. Red wine. The hubby was kind enough to clean it up for me though, and I just went to bed. I guess I owe him one. 

Me with my delish white Sangria!

 Katie with her wine purchases at the end of the night. They gave us a 20% off discount because we bought more than 6 bottles. Yea, were kinda a big deal.

Sunday morning I had brunch with my college pal Catherine who just moved back to the area. I didn't take any pictures, but since she is back now, I will be hanging out with her more and more, and eventually will get pics to prove it. As for the brunch, it was great to catch up, and the food was soo good. I got tomato and avocado eggs benedict. Nom. Nom. Nom. 

Did anyone else have as interesting a weekend as I did?! I'd love to hear about it!

Movie Reviews: Magic Mike and Katy Perry Part of Me

Yes, I went to the movies AGAIN. I find that I go in spurts, and sometimes I won't go for a couple of months, and then when I go again I go multiple times in a span of like two weeks. This time was no exception. 4 movies in three weeks. This time it was two movies of my choice, Katy Perry Part of Me and Magic Mike. 

So, Magic Mike. Channing Tatum and Matthew Mcconaughey are strippers. Do I even need to give a review on this?! Just go see it. I do have to say though, the ending is kinda dumb, but whatever I still give it a 5 out of 5.

Katie Perry Part of me. I have to say, I didn't know what to expect when going to see this movie. I love Katie Perry, and I was hoping to see a little into her life, which is exactly what it was.  I'm glad it wasn't just a movie of a concert. While it did follow her along her world tour, it also showed home videos from her childhood, gave interviews to family members, and even talked about her relationship/divorce from Russell Brand. No joke, an one point I almost cried. She is awesome. Oh, and did I mention that we saw it in 3D and got sweet Katy Perry edition 3D glasses to keep (which I can use for future 3D movies that I happen to "stumble into without paying" ?! I was Katy Perry for halloween one year, so obviously I"m a little bias, but this was also a 5 out of 5 in my book.

Summerween

So I've been posting for a while now that we were going to a costume party this summer. Well, that party was last night, and it was awesome! I decided to go as the Hamburgular (I know, not the same as the Black Widow or Dora the Explorer as I previously mentioned, but way more fun), and my costume turned out great! I'm not usually good at making my own costumes, but I have to say, this one was one of the best. Here are some pictures from the night: 

Me and Pete, AKA the Hamburgular and Bruce Lee. Obviously we didn't do the couple thing. We wanted to go through the Burger King drive through at the end of the night as a joke, but were too tired

Pete's cousin Carla and her boyfriend Danny aka an Angel and dude with an afro(?)

My Brother-in- Law, Joe and his Girlfriend Liz, AKA Tarzan and Jane

My other Bro-in-Law Pat and Sister-in-Law Kate, the lovely Hawaiians

 Sal, the Master of Ceremonies and party thrower extraordinaire. Or, you may know him as Rambo.

The Worst Costume award. In case you can't see the trophy, its a horse's arse. This went to stupid Samurai dude. I SWEAR HE IS THE SAMURAI DUDE EVERY YEAR. Serves him right to get this award. Usually if you win worst costume, you are not allowed back to the next party. Only time will tell...

The best costume award winners. Rosie the Riveter and Tom Hanks in Castaway. Rosie got a tiara and Tom got a wrestling belt with a pumpkin on it. Personally, I think the Hamburgular should have won, but whatevs. I already have a tiara anyway.

4th of July Recap

Yesterday was a busy day. We started off by going to a parade down the street from my parent's house, and ended it with a birthday party for our nephew/4th of July party at Pete's sister's house. Pete bought fireworks like he does every year, and they set them off at the end of the night. As usual, I could barely watch them for fear that something would go wrong. In addition, that was when I realized that I need a legit "blogging" camera (hint hint), and that my iPhone doesn't take great pictures once it starts to get dark. So, alas, I only have pictures from the parade: 

Red, White and blueing it up.

Old Fashioned bicycle men at the parade. My favorite part!

My coworker and her super adorable daughter, who joined us for the parade!

The mummers also made an appearance.

The crowd loved this navyman. He was fun!

I hope you al had a great day as well and stayed hydrated.  IT.WAS.HOTTTTTTTTTTT.

Fabulous Fourth

Happy 4th of July Friends! 

I Hope you have a fabulous and safe holiday!

Let Freedom Ring!!!