I would just like to state for the record that while I prefer Zooey Deschanel in pretty much every way to Katy Perry, I am all in favor of the ongoing "feud" between the factions of people trying to illustrate just how much better one is over the other. This is a win-win situation people ( Read more... )

Microwave: installed (not without a couple of little glitches ( Read more... )

We're kicking off this anniversary weekend with the most delicious riesling I've ever had, from Bowers Harbor Vineyard up near Traverse City ( Read more... )

On Wednesday we took the day off and putzed around in the morning with Drew, then Seaves and I headed up to Traverse City when Drew's Grandma arrived for babysitting duties. It was an amazing couple of days, with almost too much to tell, but here's some of it, bullet-point style (and maybe some corresponding pictures):

( Adventures! )

Yes, the glass is almost as big as my head.

mmm...Pinot Noir...mmm


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Last night's dinner was exquisite.

Here is a rundown with pictures and descriptions. mmm...decadence...mmm

( SO GOOD. )

Seriously, tonight's dinner is going to be unbelievably good. We're going to Dusty's, where we recently experienced dining delectation at the Tapas & Tasting event. Tonight is a six course meal, each course paired with a different wine. The wines will all come from the Mayacamus Vineyard in California, the featured vineyard for this month. Let' ( Read more... )

So this weekend has flown by. Friday night was really fun. Claire and I went to Harrison Road House for dinner and then out to the Kellogg Center for a benefit for the MSU Museum. Harrison Road House was only partly full when we got there, but *mostly* full by the time we left, with the games starting and everything. We walked from our house, ( Read more... )

Last night was pretty awesome, but I am feeling the effects of it today.

We went out for dinner at Dusty's with Seaves' boss and her husband. The dinner was in a special room at Dusty's and the setting was intimate--only 16 people at the event, which was the first "Tapas and Tasting" event in March. We had the oddest experience being seated, ( Read more... )

Claire's Dad and Robin are here and we are already heavy into the Box-O-Wine. With ice. Yes, we are classy, classy people ( Read more... )