Weekend recap

I know this is very late, but I didn’t want to break my streak of posting about each weekend. Since we had a "midweek weekend", the real weekend was much more laid back. Friday, Geof and I went to dinner at Outback and then came home for a night in front of the TV and played with the dogs.

Saturday, I got together with my friend Barb who is expecting her 2nd baby boy in September. I’m thrilled for her and Nate! We headed off to the mall to browse around and grabbed a quick lunch at Ruby Tuesday. I dropped her off, came home and then my mom came over to visit Geof and I. Since it was her weekend, I picked a movie that I knew she would love. We watched A League of Their Own. I knew a picked a winner as soon as it was over because she kept going on and on about it. It really is a great movie.



Sunday was Mother’s Day and we took my mom to brunch at a restaurant in Media called, Generation’s. This place blew me away. We went into the room with the buffet and my eyes popped out at all of the food. You could also order fresh pancakes, omelettes and waffles from the server and it was all included. We left completely stuffed and didn’t eat much the rest of the day. We got my mom a purse that she wanted as her gift and she absolutely loved it. She was so cute toting it around.


This is the purse we got for my mom

The weather was beautiful all weekend and it was nice to take it easy for a change.

Celebrate Sex and the City 2 Giveaway!

I was thrilled when I was contacted to do a giveaway for a gift certificate for two to the Sex & the City Hotspots Tour in New York City operated by On Location Tours. Like most ladies, I’ve always been a huge fan of the show and have been more than a little curious about visiting the spots where our four favorite ladies, Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda frequented.

The tour makes the following stops as well as many more:
-Stop at "Scout," the bar owned by Aidan
-Enjoy cupcakes like Carrie and Miranda at Magnolia Bakery
-Go on location to the art gallery in SoHo where Charlotte worked
-Shop at the hottest boutiques & stores in Greenwich Village
-Visit Buddakan, site of Carrie and Big’s wedding rehearsal dinner
-See new locations from Sex and the City: the Movie



The best thing about this gift certificate for two is that it never expires! That’s right ladies. If you’re planning to visit New York City in a few weeks or a few years, you can still use this prize. I know that the next time I visit the NYC, I am certainly going to be taking advantage of this tour.

To sweeten the deal, I am personally going to give the winner a copy of the first Sex and the City movie on DVD.



There are several ways to win:
1. Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
2. Follow my blog or let me know that you’re already a follower (1 entry)
3. Blog about this giveaway or post a link on your blog (2 entries)
4. Twitter about this giveaway @ChicnPink (2 entries)

Rules:
1. This giveaway is open to US Residents only
2. This giveaway will close on 5/17/10 and the winner will be chosen via Random.org
3. Once the winner is announced, please email me with your name and shipping information

Good luck!

Midweek weekend

Geof and I took off on Wednesday and Thursday this week and I’m sorry that I’m just now getting back to blogging. I promise to get caught up with you this weekend! Here is what we have been up to.

Wednesday
Drove down to Harrisburg to see SafetySuit play an acoustic show at Harrisburg Area Community College. The show was special and different than any one that we had ever been to before. It was similar to watching a live episode of VH1 Storytellers being played out right in front of me. We got some background on certain songs and the meaning behind them as well as getting to hear two songs that they had never played acoustic before. They did some Q&A and it was a very intimate environment with a great crowd. Our friends from the cruise, Elizabeth and Josh met up with us at the show and I also bumped into Tracy and her friends that we met at another one of the SafetySuit shows.


Us with SafetySuit


Us with Josh and Elizabeth

After the concert, we headed to downtown Harrisburg with Elizabeth and Josh for Cinco de Mayo. We got to checkout some cool spots, like Hardwar Bar, which was very similar to Coyote Ugly, Molly Brannigans, great Irish bar with an interesting drink called “The Trashcan” and The Quarter, which had a New Orleans theme. We stopped for a late night slice of pizza at 2nd Street Pizza and it was delicious. The owner used to own a shop in NYC and it reminded me of that style. We went back to Elizabeth and Josh’s house and crashed there.


Ladies dancing at Hardware Bar


The Boys at Molly Brannigans...who knows what they're doing with the shirts I nabbed at Hardware


"The Trashcan" - for the record I did not order one of these


Geof excited for Cinco de Mayo margaritas.

Thursday
We said our goodbyes, headed back home, got Panera for lunch and then got ready to head down to the University of Delaware for yet another SafetySuit show. It was outside on campus and a gorgeous day. Some of their fans from NJ and NY also came down for the show, so there were a lot of loyal fans in the crowd. The show started around 4pm and went on for about an hour. They did a meet and greet, we said a quick hello (since we just talked to them the night before) and wished them well recording their second album, since it will probably be awhile before we see them again. It was great, as always. Geof and I headed to Don Pablo’s for dinner and headed back home. I got this really weird sunburn that is kind of just of the one side of my face. I told Geof that I look like two-face.


Campus at University of Delaware where the concert was being held

I hope that everyone has been having a great week and Happy Friday!

Weekend recap

Friday, Geof and I went to Spice (one of our favorite restaurants) and had dinner. They serve Indian and Thai food, but we always go for Indian when we dine there. We hadn’t been there in awhile and I forgot what I was missing. It was so good. Geof had Matar Paneer with Chicken and I had Chicken Tikka Masala with Paneer. We also split some Garlic Naan. Everything was delicious.


Spice

After dinner, we headed over to the movies to catch the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. I went in with low expectations and because of that, I wasn’t completely disappointed. I’m a huge fan of the original and it used to terrify me as a kid. The remake might do the same for the younger audience and it made me jump a few times, but it didn’t even come close to being as good as the original. Overall, we had a really nice date night though.


A Nightmare on Elm Street

Saturday, Geof and I took the dogs, picked up Subway and headed over to my mom’s house for lunch. The dogs loved running around the yard and playing with her dog, Happy. The weather was gorgeous and we made it a nice afternoon.


Pretty Azaleas at my mom’s

Saturday night, our friend Jess and her husband Jay came over and we headed to Dave & Buster’s for dinner and games. The night started out fine and then got worse with bad service and cold food during dinner. We were sitting there for over 2 hours. The four of us were in such a foul mood once dinner was done, that we didn’t feel like playing games, so we just headed home. What a disappointment.


Jay and Jess before D&B


Geof & I at D&B with our "Snow Cones" before dinner got bad

Sunday was the day that we were looking forward to all weekend because our friends Jessica and Amanda from the cruise were in town for two different concerts and they brought their friend John. We were able to meet up with them before their flight back to Minnesota later that evening. They came to our house for a bit and then we headed to Barnaby’s for lunch and drinks. It was a blast and I love these guys. I don’t think we stopped laughing the entire afternoon and we were really sad to see them go. It was great to have them here and I really hope to make it out there to see them next time. Amy and Chad are also on that list too. It is awesome the friendships and bonds that can be formed just by being away on vacation together.


Jessica, me, John and Amanda - please excuse the fact that we're in my basement


All of us at Barnaby's

8 Things Tag

It’s time to catch up on some awards and tags that have been passed along to me. This is the first of a few that I need to post.

I was given the 8 Things Tag from Join The Gossip. Leeann is such a sweetheart and we have become good friends through blogging. It’s too bad that we live on opposite coasts, because I think that we would be great friends. It’s a good thing there’s email. We both enjoy music, especially live music and that’s what got us talking. She is beautiful and one of nicest ladies around!

8 TV Shows I Like To Watch:
1. Desperate Housewives
2. Biggest Loser
3. Gossip Girl
4. Vampire Diaries
5. How I Met Your Mother
6. Melrose Place (this is probably getting cancelled)
7. Keeping up with the Kardashians
8. Grey’s Anatomy


I secretly wish that Geof and I could be friends with Barney, Marshall, Lilly, Robin and Ted.

8 Favorite Places to Eat & Drink:
1. Newtown Grill
2. Don Pablo’s
3. Spice
4. Cheesecake Factory
5. Jones
6. Dilworthtown Inn
7. Chart House
8. Melting Pot


This is the historic Dilworthtown Inn. Geof took me here after he proposed at Longwood Gardens.

8 Things I Look Forward To:
1. Traveling
2. Continuing to get in better shape and keep at it
3. Becoming a parent someday
4. Getting our dream house someday
5. Meeting blog friends. I’m going to be meeting up with Trish next month and Gwen and I constantly talk about this. Once Lis has her baby, I hope we can get together. If Leeann makes it out to Philly this summer, I’d love to see her too.
6. Summertime (pool time and BBQ’s)
7. Sex And The City 2 coming out in the movie theater
8. Spending time with friends and family

I cannot wait to see this movie.

8 Things That Happened Yesterday:
1. Worked
2. Made chili and biscuits for dinner
3. Took the dogs to the groomers
4. Caught up on Gossip Girl
5. Found out the my friend’s father passed away :(
6. Had my weekly weight-in and was down 3.2 pounds (really only 1.4 since I gained the week before from vacation). Down a total of 18 pounds.
7. Caught up on blogging.
8. Made plans for the weekend



8 Things I Like About Winter:
1. Scarves
2. Christmas (the holiday, the lights, the cheer…everything)
3. Gingerbread Latte’s from Starbucks
4. Skating season
5. Snow (in small amounts…nothing like what we had this past winter)
6. An excuse to stay inside to have a lazy day on the couch
7. Comfy hoodies when I’m bumming around the house
8. Being near a fireplace

Mmmm...Gingerbread Latte's

8 Things On My Wish List:
1. Louis Vuitton Black Denim Neo Cabby MM Black Denim
2. iPhone
3. Christian Louboutin Cathy Patent Sling Back Pumps in Nude
4. A trip to Bora Bora
5. MioPINK Motiva Heart Rate Monitor Watch
6. Tickets to see Lady GaGa
7. Canon Rebel
8. Kendra Scott Danielle Earrings


Lusting after these Kendra Scott earrings for summer

8 Things I’m Passionate About:
1. Family
2. Friends
3. Music
4. Animals
5. Loyalty/Honesty
6. Trying new things
7. Travel
8. Work and blogging



8 Words or Phrase I Use Often:
1. “Like” (bad habit and hard to break)
2. “Whatever”
3. “Ew”
4. “Oh my gosh”
5. “Dude”
6. "Babe"
7. “Clearly”
8. “What’s up”

This probably started around when Clueless came out

8 Things I Learned From The Past:
1. It is possible to get over things that you never thought you could…relationships, deaths, etc.
2. Don’t let yourself be a doormat or let people mistake your kindness as a weakness
3. Things are never perfect. I used to get these big ideas about a party/event I plan going a certain way and it never does. I’ve learned to roll with it and have fun.
4. Never say never and don’t give up.
5. Be polite and gracious no matter how someone else acts.
6. Being a grown up doesn’t mean that you have to be boring. It's okay to act like a kid sometimes.
7. Working hard doesn’t always pay off or get you ahead. I think you need luck and the right people around you.
8. Let go of bitterness towards others and certain situations. Letting the anger fester inside only causes unnecessary stress.



8 Places I Would Love To Go Visit/See:
1. California (LA, Wine Country)
2. Bora Bora
3. Anguilla
4. Texas
5. Rome
6. London
7. Naxos, Greece (any of the Greek Islands really)
8. Aruba

Naxos, Greece

8 Things I Currently Want/Need:
1. Keep working on fitness/eating healthy
2. Make more time for myself to read/relax
3. Travel as much as possible
4. See live music more
5. Practice skating in the summer
6. Try new things with Geof
7. Visit a theme park this summer (I love all rides)
8. A bigger house


Dream house

I am now supposed to tag another 8 bloggers for this.

Ladies, you’re it:
1.Vynuss Vision
2. Pink Preppy Lilly Lover
3. Confessions of a Control Freak
4. Biology Gal
5. Saving the Best for Last…(fingers crossed)
6. Peeptoe Pumps and Pearls
7. Confessions of a Southern Belle
8. Sweet Southern Prep

All of the blogs above are fantastic and these ladies are all super sweet. Please pay them a visit. Thank you again to Leeann for tagging me with this!

Wednesday Randomness

We just got the pups back from the groomers and they look adorable! I had to share. I’m sure they’ll be a mess again in a few days, but for now I’ll enjoy the cute ribbons on their collars and the fact that they smell like little angels.

Mandy & Chase all fresh and clean

Last night, I went out with my ladies group and we did a spa night that was set-up at my nail salon. It was a blast. Everyone got manis and pedis (I just got a mani), had some wine, yummy snacks and listened to Lady GaGa on repeat.

The ladies

We had this really good blackberry merlot and those pink cookies were as soft as cake

Weekend recap & Giveaway Winner

This past weekend can be summed up in one word…lazy. That’s usually how weekends after a vacation are spent and this one was no different. Friday, I convinced Geof to download some Lady Gaga for Rock Band and he obliged. I rocked out on the guitar and he played the drums. We relaxed the rest of the night catching up on TV and called it a night.

Saturday, we went to the mall to make some returns and went to Gamer Doc so that he could get a new video game. We also hit DQ and treated ourselves to a Blizzard. It was so good, but heavy. Once we came home, we got Up in the Air OnDemand and watched it for the first time. It was really good and I thought the cast was perfect. I also thought it was interesting that they used some people that had truly been let go from their jobs and told them to either act as they did when it happened or to act how they wish they would have acted.



Sunday, I slept in way late and caught up on some Jerseylicious. I know that it’s a ridiculous show, but it’s a definite guilty pleasure of mine. My mom stopped over for a bit and we caught some of Sweet Home Alabama and Runaway Bride. She left and Geof made his infamous tacos for dinner. We spent the rest of the night relaxing.

This week it’s definitely time to get back to reality (and the gym).

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The winner of the Misikko Hana Professional Flat Iron giveaway is…

Lexiloo from Tea and Crumpets

There were a total of 132 entries and I used Random.org to select the winner

Min: 1
Max: 132
Result: 59

Congrats! Please email me you address and I will pass it along to the folks at Misikko!