When I last wrote, I said that Charlie and I were going to Saint Rocke to watch the Bears game. We did just that! It wasn't too eventful of a night. We got steak nachos, a bacon and pear flat bread, watched the game, chatted with some of the employees that we know, and called it a night.
Me & some fellow Bears fans @ Saint Rocke
The next day, Tuesday October 2nd, we celebrated our first official anniversary. I say official, because we have two anniversaries. We celebrate the anniversary of our first date as well as the anniversary of the day that Charlie officially asked me to be his girlfriend. Who wouldn't want the opportunity to celebrate twice a year?! ;) Since we both had to work on our anniversary, and we are trying to save money, we decided that we would celebrate at home that night. I got home from work later than Charlie, and he had apparently been working extremely hard since he had gotten off. Dinner was being taken off of the stove, I was handed two ice waters and ordered to follow him. I followed him down the hall, down the stairs, and out on our pool deck. Charlie had set up a whole fancy dinner for me! Black table cloth (borrowed from Saint Rocke), candles, a bottle of red wine, and a delicious meal. We had homemade risotto (his first time making it ...and if you didn't know, it's a tough dish to mess up. What a brave man!), broccoli, onion, pineapple, & chicken stir fry, and spring rolls (from the Thai restaurant down the street). After a wonderful meal, half a bottle of wine, and great conversation later, we headed upstairs for dessert. Dessert was on me. I wanted to make a cheesecake, but I also wanted to make chocolate covered strawberries. I decided to combine the two and make chocolate covered strawberry cheesecake. Paired with the rest of our bottle of wine, it made for a great ending to our meal. Charlie also got me a beautiful bouquet of my favorite flowers, daisies. To go above our bed, I made him two canvases with lyrics to our song (Life is Better With You by Michael Franti) to go alongside a blown up black and white photo canvas. All in all, it was a great anniversary, and I wouldn't have wanted to spend it with anyone else ;)
Dinner ...how romantic! And dessert :)
The next few days we didn't do anything too eventful. Friday night Charlie went to see one of his favorites, Big Gigantic, at the House of Blues while I had dinner and went shopping with Lisa. Lisa and I went to this awesome new place at Del Amo Mall in Torrance called Stacked. All ordering is done through iPads, which are on every table. They have appetizers, burgers, pizza, salads, mac&cheese, ice cream sandwiches, and milkshakes. In each category on the menu, they have pre-made meals (as like any restaurant), but they also give you the option to 'build-your-own'. We started the meal with an incredible spinach and artichoke dip, accompanied by homemade chips. I built my own turkey burger on a brioche bun with avocado, tomato, sautéed mushrooms and onions, and pepper jack cheese. Lisa did a build-your-own salad with about 10 different toppings and two different dressings.
The next morning, I did a solo hour and a half hike up in Palos Verdes. I love hiking and doing it with others is great, but a solo hike kicks ass. Every time I go solo, I'm a bit scared (who knows what's out there?!), but I love to wander around and explore new trails. Later in the day, Charlie and I met back up and grilled out while Murph and Luke came over to hang out. I left the boys to go babysit in Hermosa for a new family. The babysitting went well ...and only lasted two hours! With being done at 9pm, I had time to go out too. Charlie and I went to Saint Rocke to see One Drop Redemption. After a few cocktails and a little dancing, we called it a night pretty early.
Sunday we went to the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair. We did some promoting for Saint Rocke (put fliers under windshield wipers on cars), got some food, and walked around to see all of the different vendor's arts and crafts. I can't remember what we ended up doing that night, so it must not have been very memorable.
The following Wednesday, Charlie got a promotion at work! He hasn't actually got a written offer yet, so we're not sure what the extent of the promotion is at this time. More to follow :) After a successful day at IROCKE, Charlie wanted to go see VibeSquad (I don't consider DJ's bands ...so what do I call them?! A group? An artist? a DJ?) at The Roxy, so that's exactly what we did. Although the music is definitely not my scene, I went without complaint to support Charlie.
That Friday, we decided to stay in. October was supposed to be 'save money month', but somehow, we have managed to go out almost every weekend night ...plus some nights during the week. I finally found a night that Charlie didn't win tickets to a show, and I took full advantage of it. I made chili and pumpkin banana bread to eat, Charlie's boss hooked him up with some Punkin beer, we bought pumpkins at Trader Joe's, and I bought Pet Cemetery. It was a fun-filled night of sipping on beer, watching scary movies, and painting pumpkins!
My trifecta of sports teams!
Tanner's carmel apples
Saturday I did a solo bike ride! 13.5 miles ...not to toot my own horn, but I kicked ass. After a quite afternoon, I went on another babysitting job! After sitting for a few hours, I met Charlie in Culver City, and we headed over to a post-apocalyptic party, hosted by Charlie's friends Josh and Max. I wasn't very excited about going (only because I didn't have a clue as to what to wear!), but after putting together a fun outfit, we decided we'd go see what it was all about. They had a photo booth, a band, and a great little party in a production studio. We also got to see some friends (like Syreeta!) and meet new people.
Sunday we met Murph for lunch at Pho Sho (our favorite Thai restaurant) in Culver City and ran some errands. Once we got home, we headed over to my dad and Lisa's. My dad had been in Peoria re-doing one of his rental houses (that my sister is moving in to), so we hadn't seen him in 5 weeks. My dad ordered us all Dominos (his favorite), and we watched game 1 of the NCLS. My dad (and whole family for that matter) is a Cardinals fan, while I am a Giants fan. Unfortunately, the Cardinals took game 1, but it was fun getting to watch the game with family!
Out for lunch @ Pho Sho
Since Sunday, this week has been pretty relaxing. Last night Charlie and I got tickets to Led Zeppelin's Celebraiton Day. For those of you who don't know, Led Zeppelin's last concert together was in 2007. They filmed the show and are releasing it on DVD in December. It was in theaters for one night only (2-3 nights in some cities), so we had to see it on the big screen. Honestly, the video quality wasn't as great as I thought it would be, and the theater we saw it in could have had better sound. However, as always, Led Zeppelin put on an incredible show. To see Jason Bonham (drummer) get to fill in for his late father was amazing. Jason definitely takes after his dad on the drums, and Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones still have it. Now only if they would go on another world tour. *sigh* As always, I feel as if I was born in the wrong decade.
So there it is, now you're all caught up :-D
Charlie is headed to Bassnectar at The Palladium tonight while I have a nice, solo night in! This weekend will be a good one, so I will have lots to fill you all in on next week.
Peace, Love, & Orange October (GO GIANTS!)
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