Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

10 DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING!! 14 DAYS UNTIL MEXICO!!

So today I had a very busy and somewhat stressful morning, so I decided to get my spirits up again by going out for a yummy sushi lunch... mmmmm.  If I do end up moving back to Iowa shortly after the wedding, this may be the last time that I get to enjoy my favorite Chicago sushi place...

Outside of the restaurant.  It might not look like much, but it's the best for all-you-can-eat sushi!!

Round 1: 3 eel, 3 salmon, 1 mountain roll (avacado & cucumber inside, tuna on top with chef's spicy sauce), and an American dream roll (shrimp tempura, tobiko, cucumber, eel, avacado).

Another view of my first plate.  The mountain roll was amazing.

Second plate: Crunch roll, 2 tuna, 2 salmon, 2 eel, and 2 massago.

I'm not sure exactly why, but it is so fun to look at pictures of sushi later :)  This way when I move back to Iowa, I can remember this yummy place. 

Sunday, June 26, 2011

13 DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING!!

So a lot has gone on since my last post... I probably should mention that I went to Las Vegas last weekend!!  I met up with Christian and the Seago brothers (Jon, Matthew, & Jeremy).  For the most part we went around together as one bachelor party, but I also knew 2 other bachelors out there (Foster & Willie).  They went around with Marschman, Jake, and Foster's brother Torrie and their dad.  That makes 11 of us all together!  We all stayed at the Imperial Palace.  Here are just a few of many pictures:

Christian met me at the airport for our first beer of the trip!

Matthew at the slot machines in O'Sheas casino.

Elizabeth is such a wonderful fiance... she had a bottle of Patron delivered to out hotel room!  BEST FIANCE EVER!!

Christian & Matthew playing video poker at O'Sheas.

Christian having an artist draw his caricature at the top of the Stratosphere.

Looking out over the city...

View from the Stratosphere.

Myself, Matthew, Christian, Jeremy, & Jon on top of Vegas!

...yet another view from the Stratosphere.

Jon having his picture drawn.

Jeremy & his caricature.

There was a snake-handler on out on the strip that let us take a few pics with his boa.

Jeremy with the boa.

Walking along the strip at night.

Foster's brother Torrie teaching me how to play craps.

The craps table.

Needless to say, I didn't exactly win big... but it was a great time for sure!  This weekend I worked on Saturday, and Elizabeth drove back to IA for her cousin's wedding.  Lots of wedding!!  Really I didn't do much other than work this weekend and catch up on a few things around the apartment... laundry, etc.  After I had the kitchen all cleaned, for some reason I decided to cook a huge meal and make a mess again.  I found a recipe online for Eggplant Parmesan, and mine turned out just like it was supposed to. YUM!! I didn't take any pictures of my work, but you can just follow the hyperlink to get an idea. 

I'm looking forward to seeing all of my family & friends for the big day!!  It's so close!

Friday, June 10th, 2011

Let's see, what did I do today... I dropped Elizabeth off at the train stop like usual and went to work.  Since it is Friday I only had to work until 2:00 or so which was nice.  I actually got to come home, relax, and do absolutely nothing for a couple hours.  It was everything that I thought it could be :)  After I picked Elizabeth back up from the gym, we went out to Portillo's for a very traditional Chicago supper.  Portillo's will definitely be on of the area restaurants that I will miss when we move back to IA.  I had a Big Italian Beef sandwich with sweet peppers, and she ordered a cheeseburger with french fries (no onions naturally).  Then we both ordered a chocolate cake shake because they are absolutely delicious. 

I'm looking forward to Las Vegas very much... Seago sent me a text message today admitting that he is a little scared to go, which I think is hilarious.  He is so unsure of what he's getting into that he is honestly scared.  I love it. 

I'm also rather enjoying the series between the Mavericks & Heat at the moment because there is a good chance Dallas will pull it out.  I can't stand Lebron James.  If you ask his for change for a dollar, you will only get 75 cents.  He never gives you the fourth quarter.  Haha.  So yeah, hopefully Dallas can win either game 6 or game 7 in Miami and close this thing out. 

Time for bed.

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

It's one month exactly until the WEDDING!!!

I've been fitted for my tux, the RSVPs are coming in pretty well, and it's starting to finally come together :)  We still have a few loose ends to tighten up, but in all I think that we are pretty ready for everything.  Also, I've got one more week until VEGAS!!

It gets even better because CANCUN is also getting close!  We found out last night that we will have free tickets to watch Shakira.  She is having a concert right at the resort we are staying at.  More exciting for Elizabeth than myself, but it's still cool that we will be able to go for free.  Plus getting to see the Mayan ruins, having all the good food & alcohol we want all week, and enjoying the pool/spa/relaxation will be awesome!
Check out my honeymoon resort here.

I can't wait for everything!!  In a side note about my previous post, the Cubs managed to lose the next 8 games in a row after we watched them.  Glad that we picked the right one to see!