The Life and Times of Todd and Vicki: 2011

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Married Life!

Whew!

As most of you know, it's been kind of a whirlwind last six weeks for Vicki and I. In May we were in the Dominican for our wedding for a week from the 17th to the 25th. The weekend of June 18th we went to San Francisco to celebrate Vicki's birthday. The following weekend we were back in Iowa City for a small wedding reception with family and close friends. This past weekend, over the 4th, we took one night and went camping up north near Prescott Valley and Cottonwood.

With everything that has been going on, this blog hasn't been updated much. Expect that to change! I'll throw a couple links below to some pictures of our travels, but I'll also be putting up a blog post about each trip in the near future. In the meantime, take a look at the pictures and check back here often!

Click Here for pictures we took in the Dominican

Click Here for our Wedding Photographer's pictures

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Wedding Reception in Iowa City

As most of you know, Vicki and I got married in the Dominican Republic on May 22. While we couldn't be more excited that a few of you were able to join us, many more of you were not able to make the trip. And since we'd love to see as many of you as possible, we have decided to have a cocktail reception in Iowa City to celebrate our marriage!

The reception will be on June 25, 2011, from 2-6pm at Atlas World Grill. The address is 127 Iowa Ave, Iowa City, IA 52240 (downtown Iowa City). We'd love to have as many people as possible at the reception, but we do ask that you RSVP by June 10th by emailing me. And of course, kids are more than welcome to join us!

After the reception we will enjoy a night out in downtown Iowa City to relive our college days. Please feel free to join us for that as well.

If you are in need of a place to stay for the weekend, the Heartland Inn on the Coralville Strip is offering a special rate for us. Their number is 319 351-8132. Just ask for the Smith-Macek rate.

Please see the "Wedding Information" links to the right for more information regarding our wedding (including pictures!) and our reception. We are looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible!

Friday, March 25, 2011

Phoenix Bachlorette

I thought in honor of our upcoming wedding on the beach, I'd change the background to display a taste of the big day!

My work girls in Phoenix threw me a bachelorette party. It ended up being a complete success! We started drinks at a martini bar, AZ88, since I love martinis. It was a very swanky bar. We moved the party on to dinner at a Spanish Tapas restuarant: Tapas Pepin. The food was absolutely amazing, and the atmosphere included flamenco and salsa dancing. We ended the night at Martini Ranch, where a band, Rock Lobster, was playing 80s music (and some newer music!).

The work girls at AZ88: Cherame, Evelin, Erin, Saidah, and me

Rachel and I

Me opening goodies: a pink boa, feather crown, bride martini glass, and necklaces for everyone.

They sent Todd a list of questions to answer. I had to guess how he answered, and take a drink for every answer I got wrong.

Everyone

Tapas Pepin

Frog legs: absolutely amazing!!!

Snails were yummy!

A very small sampling of food for the night. Since it was Tapas style, we got to share and try so many things. Yum, yum, yum! I want to go back!

I was "forced" to flamenco. I was a good sport.

In line at Martini Ranch

Enjoying the show!

The night turned out so amazing! Meanwhile Todd awaits his bachelor bash in Chicago..... and I'm awaiting a girls weekend in Kansas City! Wedding countdown here we come!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

San Diego

Vicki and I decided to take a quick trip to San Diego the first weekend of December to celebrate my birthday. We left Phoenix on Saturday morning and were back Sunday afternoon. But we managed to pack quite a bit into that short time. Check out the pictures!