Yes. Please, and thank you.
6.07.2009
Burrito brothers is my hero
6.04.2009
5.27.2009
a big upcoming wedding season
So we were married last September. We were planning on a Nov 1st wedding, with a rehearsal dinner on Halloween.. but it didn't work out. Actually, everything worked out better as it was.. so that's a plus.
Weddings are wonderful things to be a part of... until you get into the logistics behind them. We had a relatively small wedding, but you would've thought we were planning for 300 or so folks coming out... and now two of my friends are jumping into the same exact situation.
Adam Brown, a groomsmen, and buddy of mine from high school is getting married late this september in Florida. Thankfully, I don't have to dive into a tux for this one. Also, it's a nice trip to Florida for us. We'll be in Bradenton, over on the western coast of florida.. during prime hurricane season. Fun times. I know they're planning an indoor (in a church, nonetheless) ceremony, so that will help.
Bill and Jen (our pals in New Bern) are tying the knot on Halloween day.. outdoors.. in New Bern. I'll be the best man for this one, and I'm still avoiding a tux.. amazingly. They're planning on a rather large (in my opinion) ceremony of 150+ folks on the invite list. I know that the New Bern Convention Center is on hold for the reception, and that they're looking at catering options from this point. I'm a little jealous that they get to go through with a Halloween wedding, but I'm happy for 'em just the same.
Please, though.. no more weddings this fall... m'kay?
Weddings are wonderful things to be a part of... until you get into the logistics behind them. We had a relatively small wedding, but you would've thought we were planning for 300 or so folks coming out... and now two of my friends are jumping into the same exact situation.
Adam Brown, a groomsmen, and buddy of mine from high school is getting married late this september in Florida. Thankfully, I don't have to dive into a tux for this one. Also, it's a nice trip to Florida for us. We'll be in Bradenton, over on the western coast of florida.. during prime hurricane season. Fun times. I know they're planning an indoor (in a church, nonetheless) ceremony, so that will help.
Bill and Jen (our pals in New Bern) are tying the knot on Halloween day.. outdoors.. in New Bern. I'll be the best man for this one, and I'm still avoiding a tux.. amazingly. They're planning on a rather large (in my opinion) ceremony of 150+ folks on the invite list. I know that the New Bern Convention Center is on hold for the reception, and that they're looking at catering options from this point. I'm a little jealous that they get to go through with a Halloween wedding, but I'm happy for 'em just the same.
Please, though.. no more weddings this fall... m'kay?
5.26.2009
5.14.2009
so last night kinda sucked...
6 months ago I had my wisdom teeth removed under the expert care of William Rabe. He's a great oral surgeon and I would recommend him highly... so don't think that my rant has anything to do with him, his practice, or anything like that.
Now that the disclaimer is out of the way...
After having my teeth removed, I knew that there was the possibilty that the remaining teeth could shift around a bit after having opened up a bit of space in my mouth. What I didn't realize is just how bad it would hurt if, say, a molar decided to run amok.
Last night, I think that's what happened. The top left molar (I think that's the #1?) started hurting above the tooth up into my jawbone/ear/eye/etc. I've never had something persistantly hurt like that before... and that's even comparing it to post-surgical pain from the wisdom teeth. The only comparison I can think of would be someone banging a wall anchor into my molar and slowly spreading it open over the course of a few hours.
I thought that I would take advantage of the last percocet that I had from the oral surgery to help me doze off last night, but it didn't work. Yeah, a percocet didn't really cut through much of the pain at all. Not fun. After 3 or so hours with very very mild relief, I finally took 2 more advil and tried to sleep it off.
Miraculously, it isn't throbbing in my head this morning so far... but it does indeed feel... different. Here's hoping that tonight won't be a replay.
Now that the disclaimer is out of the way...
After having my teeth removed, I knew that there was the possibilty that the remaining teeth could shift around a bit after having opened up a bit of space in my mouth. What I didn't realize is just how bad it would hurt if, say, a molar decided to run amok.
Last night, I think that's what happened. The top left molar (I think that's the #1?) started hurting above the tooth up into my jawbone/ear/eye/etc. I've never had something persistantly hurt like that before... and that's even comparing it to post-surgical pain from the wisdom teeth. The only comparison I can think of would be someone banging a wall anchor into my molar and slowly spreading it open over the course of a few hours.
I thought that I would take advantage of the last percocet that I had from the oral surgery to help me doze off last night, but it didn't work. Yeah, a percocet didn't really cut through much of the pain at all. Not fun. After 3 or so hours with very very mild relief, I finally took 2 more advil and tried to sleep it off.
Miraculously, it isn't throbbing in my head this morning so far... but it does indeed feel... different. Here's hoping that tonight won't be a replay.
5.11.2009
mother's day weekend...
As far as Mother's Day goes, I think we did right by our folks.
Kristen and I took mom and my sister out Saturday to Ganache in Greensboro. If you've never been, I can absolutely recommend both lunch and dinner menus. I opted for a cup of she-crab soup with a bit of sherry on the side, and then a bowl of shrimp and grits. They were local stone ground grits and freshwater NC prawns with a few medallions of incredibly tender andouille sausage... and it was swimming in a red gravy and smoked gouda. I only wish I had carried my camera in to document it all. Kristen with with a gourmet Bayou mac and cheese: Fusilli pasta with smoked cheddar bechamel, sauteed giant prawn, and cajun breadcrumbs. Sis had their crabcakes served with Old Mill grits, a creole remoulade, and collard greens. The crabcakes were more spherical than I had imagined and almost convinced me that they were hush puppies.. until they were broken open to reveal some jumbo lump crab meat. Finally, mom dove in to a Tartlet Ganache. Veggies, egg, and cheese with a side salad. We were all sharing bites here and there from all of the plates, and I can outright openly recommend any of those four plates mentioned.
Dessert was a different world... 4 cups of Kona came out, followed by a 5 plates. We split one macaroon which was easily the size of an open hand. Sis had a piece of white raspberry chiffon cake, Mom went with a Mocha Cake (with kahlua laced buttercream), I had a piece of Bailey's chocolate crunch cake, and Kristen went with a piece of really good Key Lime Pie. We rambled around Greensboro for a bit longer, taking care of an ipod return at Best Buy and picking up a few things at Harris Teeter.
Again, I need to get my camera back out. Dinner saturday night was homemade hibachi steak and shrimp and fried rice with a local egg scrambled in it.
Yesterday was an outing to Bonefish and Henry's Gelato (try the chili chocolate if you go) in Aberdeen with Kristen's folks... and that's the reason I'm going try to put together my own version of Bang Bang shrimp for a salad tonight.
... maybe this time I'll have the camera out. I kinda need to snap some pics of the new truck too.
Kristen and I took mom and my sister out Saturday to Ganache in Greensboro. If you've never been, I can absolutely recommend both lunch and dinner menus. I opted for a cup of she-crab soup with a bit of sherry on the side, and then a bowl of shrimp and grits. They were local stone ground grits and freshwater NC prawns with a few medallions of incredibly tender andouille sausage... and it was swimming in a red gravy and smoked gouda. I only wish I had carried my camera in to document it all. Kristen with with a gourmet Bayou mac and cheese: Fusilli pasta with smoked cheddar bechamel, sauteed giant prawn, and cajun breadcrumbs. Sis had their crabcakes served with Old Mill grits, a creole remoulade, and collard greens. The crabcakes were more spherical than I had imagined and almost convinced me that they were hush puppies.. until they were broken open to reveal some jumbo lump crab meat. Finally, mom dove in to a Tartlet Ganache. Veggies, egg, and cheese with a side salad. We were all sharing bites here and there from all of the plates, and I can outright openly recommend any of those four plates mentioned.
Dessert was a different world... 4 cups of Kona came out, followed by a 5 plates. We split one macaroon which was easily the size of an open hand. Sis had a piece of white raspberry chiffon cake, Mom went with a Mocha Cake (with kahlua laced buttercream), I had a piece of Bailey's chocolate crunch cake, and Kristen went with a piece of really good Key Lime Pie. We rambled around Greensboro for a bit longer, taking care of an ipod return at Best Buy and picking up a few things at Harris Teeter.
Again, I need to get my camera back out. Dinner saturday night was homemade hibachi steak and shrimp and fried rice with a local egg scrambled in it.
Yesterday was an outing to Bonefish and Henry's Gelato (try the chili chocolate if you go) in Aberdeen with Kristen's folks... and that's the reason I'm going try to put together my own version of Bang Bang shrimp for a salad tonight.
... maybe this time I'll have the camera out. I kinda need to snap some pics of the new truck too.
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