weekend fun

This past weekend was one of those great three days that you wish would never end. In fact, it was so fun that pictures were pretty much forgotten. Which is why I almost decided not to post about it. But then decided, I wanted to be able to look back and remember!


Friday night was spent in my favorite way ever - ordering in pizza and just chilling with Dave. I love staying in on Friday nights after a busy workweek. Then I feel refreshed and ready to go for the rest of the weekend. We tried Chizona's Pizza - amazing! You can read my review here.


Saturday after coaching my little gymnasts, I grabbed lunch with my brother at Pita Jungle. Who doesn't like Pita? My fave salad there is the Mediterranean one and I have my brother hooked on it too. After some shopping and relaxing, I met up with Dave and he took me out to a BBQ dinner and then we capped off the evening with cocktails at Sanctuary. Great band, great conversation, great atmosphere - and it made for the perfect night.


Sunday morning after I facilitated a Ch. 3 segment for work, Dave and I went to church. I've never been a huge church person, but we've found a place we both really enjoy. After making sandwiches for lunch, lounging and doing some Target shopping, we grilled burgers and rented Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. The movie was interesting and kept my attention - but was  crazy intense and some scenes, I couldn't even watch. There's your warning.

Here is our one, blurry iphone pic from the weekend, at Jade Bar

friday night date

Dave and I went to dinner this past Friday night and decided to try out the new O.H.S.O Eatery and nanoBrewery on Indian School Rd. in the Arcadia area. We had both driven by it a million times and were quite curious to try the new place.

We had a great time sampling several beers and figuring out what we wanted to try. Although my meal didn't taste amazing, I enjoyed our appetizer and Dave's brisket sandwich. You can read my full review here.

Our little beer samplers. we each picked one to try - his choice won.

Too much fun

Afterwards, we rented The Help from Redbox. I LOVED the book but fell asleep during the first 15 minutes of the movie.



holiday movies

Sometimes all you need to get into the Christmas spirit is a holiday movie. Here are my faves that I tend to watch year after year:

~National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation~

{who doesn't love this movie? it's hysterical!}



~While You Were Sleeping~

{not necessarily a holiday movie, but it takes place during the season}




~The Holiday~

{Another great movie that just takes place during the holiday time}


~Love Actually~

{a perfect romantic comedy to watch before Christmas}


What are your favorite Christmas movies to watch this time of year?