The Life and Times of Todd and Vicki

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!

View from our Hotel.

Our Hotel

This is how you do breakfast. On the coast with a crab and shrimp

stuffed omelette topped by creamy lobster sauce. And a mimosa.

Vicki in front of the Hotel Del Coronado.

The Pacific Ocean.

Waves rolling in.

Vicki's first ever steps in the Pacific Ocean.

I've been in the Pacific Ocean before, but I still love it.

The two of us.

San Diego, December 2010.

Vicki and I at a wine bar in San Diego.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Thanksgiving 2010

This year we hosted Thanksgiving at our house. Its always a lot of work, but I enjoy cooking for others. We probably had a little more food than we needed, but I love having lots of extra leftovers! We did some prep before, including making the homemade noodles the Sunday before. It was our first attempt at them, and I say they turned out more than perfect. I gave Todd the job of peeling potatoes the night before. That ended up being a mistake, as the potatoes clogged our kitchen sink. So we started Thanksgiving morning with a plumbing problem. I hate calling plumbers, as growing up, dad was the plumber. We tried draino and then liquid plumber and nothing helped. So we proceeded with Thanksgiving, assuming the sink would have to wait until the next day. That meant I could run my dishwasher either. However, one side of the sink was draining fine, so we could get by. After suffering all day with a compromised sink, Chris brought up the idea of plunging it. What do you know-it fixed the problem! Here's some pictures of the day.