This weekend was just busy enough to be relaxing while still getting out of the house. Friday night Chris and I met up with Pete and Sarah for dinner and a movie. We saw Run, Fat Boy, Run which is one movie that I had heard pretty much nothing about. Turns out it was very predictable, but also super cute!

Saturday Chris was planning on helping his friend move but that was moved to Sunday due to lack of moving truck availability. So instead we cleaned and ran some errands that need to be done. It was nice to spend the afternoon together. Saturday night Chris went off to hang out with some co-workers & play in a poker tournament which my brother and I went to First Ave to see a show. Before going our separate ways we all had a drink at Buster’s which is always enjoyable. The show at the 7th Street Entry was Le Loup and The Ruby Suns. I had only listened to a few songs from each group online prior to going to the show and I have to admit, my first impression was wrong. The Ruby Suns opened and I felt like they could have used one more person on stage. The group of 3 didn’t have a full time drummer but instead used a drum machine. I guess maybe I’m just old fashioned but I thought they seemed a little rushed trying to get the drum beats all going before getting into the song. Le Loup was excellent. Josh immediately mentioned that the 7 people on stage seemed a bit like Arcade Fire and he was right. They had intense energy, they all worked well together and everyone appeared to be having a good time. For a music lovers review, check out what Josh had to say about the show here.

Sunday was my relaxation time. I am participating in the Raw Diva’s Body Enlightenment System which began with a fast that was scheduled to start at 6pm on Saturday evening. Well, technically I didn’t start at 6. I was done with dinner by 7 but had a couple more beers afterwards. I feel only slightly bad about that…I still had a 19 hour fast and I think that the long haul is much more important than one mistake. So, I updated my blogs, followed up on some of the blogs I haven’t read in a while and read some of John Grisham’s The Appeal. Chris and I watched I am Legend tonight and much to my surprise, I enjoyed it. Perfect way to end the weekend, snuggled up on the couch with my man!

Earlier this month Chris & I went to a Wild game at the Xcel Energy Center. I was able to secure some tickets through the concierge at the new office building Four51 moved into. Tickets are hard to come by (every game sells out!) and we had been talking about going to a game so I was really excited to find them.

On Monday March 17th (yep, St Patrick’s Day!) we got off work a little early and headed to St Paul. Our seats were super fun. We had rail seats on the club level which means that we didn’t have to get up to let anyone out & we were sitting up above everyone. The game was great - it was close until the end when the Avalanche pulled their goalie and the Wild were able to score on the empty net. The Wild were/are in the playoff hunt and the energy was great at the X. Wild WIN 3-1!

Major League Baseball decided to start the season in Japan with the Boston Red Sox taking on the Oakland Athletics. Apparently musician John Mayer was able to score some pretty good seats behind home plate. Thank you to Steve for passing along this great clip of Mayer’s commentary:

Is he a comedian or just a guy who knows nothing about baseball? Comedian is my guess…I am pretty sure my mom even knows enough about baseball to understand a basic at bat!

And, since I seem to be on a roll with You Tube videos…here’s a good Twins commercial that is on TV right now titled “The Sandlot”:

I think that’s my favorite so far this year. Anyone else have a different favorite? Although Santana is gone, the one with him and Joe Nathan last year was the best!

Check out this funny video. It’s a tetris game that is taking place in an auditorium. The best part is that they are not set up to win!

Tonight I worked late and Chris had to stop on his way home from work so we got a little bit of a late start. We had already talked about checking out this Greek restaurant (Michael’s Cafe…I can’t find a website for them but here’s the yahoo listing). Unfortunately, that listing does not have the current information…they are closed on Monday’s! Lucky for us there are ton’s of restaurants on Chicago in that area.

We had dinner at Pepito’s and it was very, very tasty. The only complaint I have is that my frozen strawberry margarita wasn’t the best I’ve ever had. The food…no complaints. We had Nacho Conchita’s (both chicken & black bean…black bean was better) and then i had a veggie enchilada for my meal. Once we had stuffed ourselves we decided to walk down to the Turtle Bread Bakery to take a look. I’ve been talking about trying to make homemade bread and Chris had told me that this place was probably as close to homemade as you could get without actually baking and I think he’s right! Next door is Pizza Biga which is run by the same company and they make wood fired pizzas. I’m sure we’ll go back & try that out sometime too.

Then…oh…my…goodness…we had the most amazing ice cream I’ve ever eaten in my life. Seriously…delicious! Now, it could just be that I haven’t had much ice cream lately and that I’m anxious for spring, but Pumphouse Creamery has become my favorite ice cream spot. We had Southwest MN Strawberry…yummy!

Chris & I had a fun Friday night playing cards and watching movies. We’re house sitting at my parents house & this was just what the doctor ordered as far as a relaxing night.
Movies we watched:
No Country for Old Men - Didn’t really like it.
Hook - Well, we didn’t actually watch this. I picked it from the Free HD Movies on Demand and Chris vetoed it. But, I own it on DVD and I LOVE IT!
Karate Kid - Yes, believe it or not, this is the first time I have watched this movie. I really, really liked it! Fun. And Mr. Miyagi is simply adorable!