What I Love Wednesday.

I thought I would share what I am loving this Wednesday morning.

I love:

Seeing The Hobbit in 3D on Monday. I adore date nights with the boy. It is so much fun to go out in public and act silly.

My brother's rendition of how to wrap Christmas presents.

My company Christmas party date.

Putting together my best friend's "hostess basket." I got her a few things from downtown Petoskey. Cranberry wine, Mango Habenaro Salsa, and blue chips. Perfect items for my favorite hostess.

Getting reminders from lunch's fortune cookie.

 

Thanks to Pinterest... I will be making these the next 2 days for our company wide potluck.

 OR

What I love most?
We are about to be hit with a huge snowstorm.... I put a red dot on the map to show where I live.

It's going to be a very white Christmas! Bring it on. I am finally ready for some (or a lot) of snow.

 

What are you guys loving this Wednesday? I want to hear.

Great Wine Paired With A Bad Movie.

After cleaning my apartment and making dinner, I decided to just chill and catch up on TV shows I have been neglecting in my DVR... That was when my boyfriend knocked on my door. He just smiles, holds up a bottle of my favorite wine, and says "its a movie night." While Mike was preparing some appetizers in the kitchen, I poured us some pretty heavy pours and we got ourselves situated in front of the TV.

I have been wanting to see The Apparition, a scary movie starring Ashley Greene for awhile now, so I figured it was the perfect pick for the night. Boy was I wrong.

We hated it.
Between the wine and the two of us trying to be funny, we ended up ruining the movie by pointing out EVERYTHING that is wrong with each scene. Needless to say, I will be completing the movie on my lunch break today because I need to know how it ends, but we ended up turning it off and getting another bottle of wine out of the refridgerator.

The rest of the night was spent on the couch with a glass of wine in our hands just talking and laughing. It was beyond perfect. Sometimes you just need nights like that.

Nights with no plans...

Nights of staying up...

Nights of hanging out with your best friend....aka your boyfriend.

Such a goodnight! (bad movie and all.)

Grown Up Dinner.

Last night I attended an amazing dinner at my favorite restaurant, Noggin Room, located in the Perry Hotel. One of Michigan's own beer companies, Short's Brewery, teamed up with the Noggin to deliever a night of great food with complimenting beers. My boyfriend and I have been wanting to get involved with these events for awhile now, so when this one starting being advertised we decided to mark our calendars. I usually never take pictures of my food (mostly just my alcohol) but I had to do it for this dinner. Absolutely stunning presentation and delicious combinations. Here's the five course run-down:

First was the Loaded Bloody Mary Inspired Beer:

Vodka poached shrimp, garlic brined cucumber, and pickled peppers

Pork Empanada

Corn flour pastry filled with pork carnitas, salsa roja, and guacamole

Beer Selection: Cerveza de Juli

Buffalo Bratwurst Slider

Buffalo sausage patty, red cabbage kraut, pickled onios, smoked Jarlsberg and Thousand Island dressing.

Beer Selection: Noble Chaos

Dry Aged Filet of Beef

House aged beef tenderloin medallion, coffee and cognac laced demi glace, blue cheese and walnut crust with a roasted grape garnish.

Beer Selection: Wizard

Candy Corn Baked Alaska

Golden sponge cake and peach ice cream surround with meringue flambe {it came out on fire!}

Beer Selection: Peaches n Creme

Overall, it was a perfect evening. We had a reserved table of 3 couples who happen to be my most favorite people in the world, so of course there was plenty of laughter and good stories. The host was very funny and insightful too, so we will definitely be attending these dinners in the future. Another thing is this night made us feel so grown up. We paid a pretty penny for this meal and it was worth it. Now if only I could cook like that so we could have grown up dinners all the time... Here's to hoping!

 

So check out Short's Brewery. Their beer is one of a kind and simply fantastic.

Anniversary: Part 1

In the matter of a few hours, I will be climbing into a car with the boy to head up north Michigan to the beautiful Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island. I can barely hold in my excitement. Sorry boss man, this girl probably won't be doing too much engineering work done because I am in a constant daydream.

Last night was only part one of our anniversary extravaganza. We had an amazing dinner at my favorite bar... (yes, you read that right) at the Noggin Room then we scooted out for a movie date to see Lawless. Once we got back from the movie, we curled up and indulged in a little ice cream cake I picked up. It was delicious due to it was just cookies 'n creme ice cream rolled in cookie crumbs. Of course I topped it with a little 1 year candle. Sorry but we thoroughly enjoy the mussy lovey-dovey stuff.

 

Overall it was great laid back night... now its onto part two which is complete with:

• Golfing
• Waterpark fun
• Bar crawl in the city
• Riding a ferry over Lake Michigan
• Spa treatments
• Picnic on a horse-carriage ride

Can you see why I cannot wait to get up there? Anyone else in the need for a little vacation getaway? I want to know all of your weekend plans, loves.

Tis the Season... To Be Scared.

I am one of those bizarre people who love to be scared. Nothing tops a good scary movie or a haunted house… Thankfully for me, I found a boy who loves it as much as I do. Now it’s become a competition of sorts as we come up with things for us to do on date nights that will prove whose the strongest/bravest. This little journey of ours is about to be kicked up a notch as this week and weekend are chock full of scary events.

Tonight after his hockey game, we will be plopped down on his couch watching American Horror Story on FX. I can’t say enough about this show! It’s brilliant and weird and scary and wayyy beyond normal. It has so much promise and I hope it doesn’t let me down anytime soon… Especially since it’s now become “our” thing to watch the episodes together next to the fireplace.

Plus, I love love love Connie Britton. Ever since Friday Night Lights {one of my favorite shows of all time}, I have been a huge fan of hers. She is amazing in this show. Who would have thought she would be perfect for this role on the show? Anyone else watch?!

Tomorrow night…after another one of his hockey games… we have midnight tickets to the premiere of Paranormal Activity 3! These movie tickets were a gift that was JUST handed to me an hour ago. The boy is taking this whole Halloween Scare-a-thon seriously. So I will let you know how that goes… but after the first 2 movies, I can’t see why this one won’t be as bizarre and off-the-rocker like the others.

I love Halloween season…. Something about all the ghosts, demons, blood, gore, and the fact that all of this is okay for one month out of the year. We are sure living’ it up!

Anyone else like being scared? Seen any good horror movies lately? I want to know!

Weekend Plans.

Only 9 hours of work left until I get to yell “it’s the weekend.” Then the craziness starts.

Things to do:

Get the iPhone 4S. My phone has had a great run and now it’s ready to be upgraded. I am very excited about this since lately my phone decided it’s too weak to power my apps or allow me to have long conversations. Out with the old and in with the new!

I will be ordering these puppies in a few minutes once my paycheck is deposited. Red and white TOMs! Love love love. Pretty fitting for my beloved Miami Redhawks and Detroit Red Wings. I think its the perfect hockey shoe while the boy thinks I am crazy because they don't "look warm." He should know by now that cuteness over warmth!

My little brother has a football game tonight… ohh and its homecoming and he’s on the court! VOTE FOR JOE! It’s crazy that he is a senior and got his pictures back yesterday. Makes me feel old.

Joe hugging the ball after his game-winning interception last week.

Date nights. This weekend will be full of dates with the boy. He told me last night that “I have to get in my Sarah-time right now because once winter hockey season starts (next week) I won’t be around much.” It’s true. He will be playing games 3 times a night while also being the referee for the other teams’ games. Goodbye boy, goodbye.

So what’s more romantic and a perfect date then a haunted house an hour away? Every October in Wolverine, Michigan a company hosts the scariest haunted house ever. I haven't been in 3 years, so I know it will creep me out like the first time I've gone. They even added a haunted swamp behind it... Yikes. This girl's biggest fear is getting lost in the woods so I can only imagine how much I will freak out once I am being chased through the woods.

Lastly, my best friend sent me this card in the mail and I nearly died laughing. It’s sad but true. I am getting it framed due to the fact its kind of a rule I live/date by.

With that note, I am going to crank out hours of engineering work so I can start enjoying my sports-centered weekend of football and hockey. What do you guys have planned this weekend?