In Lieu of Washington...

Matt and I set out for a couple nights in Ogden as our spring break getaway. I came home from work on Monday, packed a small bag, and we were on our way - but not before stopping at a gas station for snacks of course. About an hour later, we made it to our room at the Alaskan Inn in Ogden Canyon. We settled in a bit, watched some Cash Cab, took a nap, then went out for dinner at El Matador. This was a Mexican restaurant recommended to us by someone who lives in Ogden. Apparently it won an award for best Mexican restaurant in Ogden by City Weekly or something. It wasn't too bad, but I wasn't overjoyed by the place. After dinner, we drove around to explore the city a bit. When we were satisfied with that we headed back to our hotel and "rented" a movie from their collection.

In the morning we ate a complimentary breakfast served to our room, which was pretty good, especially the raspberry hot chocolate. We then got ready for the day - which was an interesting experience in a room that had only a tub, no shower! We then left the hotel and decided to drive further up the canyon to satisfy some curiosity. We drove through Eden, around Huntsville, and eventually up to Powder Mountain. We then decided to go to the movie theater and see if anything of interest was playing. At first we couldn't find the movie theater, then we realized it was in the mall. I didn't know there were theaters like that anymore. We went inside, walked around the mall a bit, and then looked over movies. Nothing was of interest and we decided we were hungry anyway, so we went to Historic 25th Street and ate lunch at Rooster's. This is where I ate the best pizza I've ever had. It was a prosciutto and asparagus pizza with a cream sauce and fresh tomatoes. Mmmm... After lunch, we drove around some more and again found ourselves back at the hotel, watching tv and taking a nap. No Offense to all you Ogden people out there - but we didn't find a whole lot of activities. We finished off our night by eating dinner at Artisan Grille and "renting" another movie. The getaway ended with another complimentary breakfast and swift check out. 


Although I was pretty disappointed about not being able to go to Washington, we still had a good time in Ogden. And since we weren't gone for the whole week, Matt was able to play in the XRHL championship game, where his team took first place for their division. 


Sadly, I'm not that great at remembering to bring my camera for pictures. I wish I would've had one of my awesome pizza. But oh well, enjoy the few we have.

Rooster's Brewing Company and Eatery

Artisan Grille

There were a few people finishing up their meals when we entered, 

but they left before we ordered so we actually got the whole restaurant to ourselves.

Alice and the Blue Plate Diner

On Tuesday, Matt and I met with some some Subaru friends for dinner at the Blue Plate Diner. If any of you have watched Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives on the Food Network, you may have seen the episode where they feature this restaurant in Salt Lake City. I was very excited to try it, since I've wanted to go ever since seeing the DDD episode. I got "The Greek" eggs benedict and Matt ordered his favorite hamburger - cheese, bacon and avocado. We thought the food was pretty decent, but I was far from impressed with the service. (Yes, we did have a party of approx. 28, but we also made preparations in advance and were pretty much the only people there.) And although it was fun and tasty, I left wondering if it was really worthy to be featured on a Food Network show.

On Wednesday my mom and I went to see Alice in Wonderland in 3D.  This being my first experience with the newer 3D movies, I was a bit nervous I'd get motion sickness. I was pleasantly surprised to realize that after the first little bit, I hardly remembered I was wearing the glasses for it. I really enjoyed the movie, I feel like Tim Burton gave the story a cool twist and creative perspective. The costuming was really awesome. I also think it would be great fun if the Cheshire cat would consider being my pet.

Thursday we went to dinner with my mom and the monkeys. Those kids are pretty funny. I think every time I see them they get so much older. Milo told us some very interesting things while dining. One of them being that Mason told him ice cream was ice and scream mixed together, which Mason quickly objected to. And in response Milo replied, "Well you said it was ice and something mixed together."

Today I spent most of the working - but got a tasty jamba juice, courtesy of my mom.  And tomorrow looks like it'll be the same. Next week is Spring Break for Matt, Yipee! We did have some plans to go to Washington for the week but sadly, it didn't work out last minute. Now we'll just be using some gift certificates I got for my birthday in order to stay a couple nights in a hotel. At least it will be some sort of getaway. And on the bright side, we won't have to get the girls babysat. By girls I mean our rats, Lyla and Roxy.

Ok, that's enough rambling for now. This was mainly just to keep up with my new year's resolution and stay on top of blogging.

P.S. Sorry if there are numerous punctuation, typos, and/or grammar errors in this post. It's late and I don't really feel like proofreading.

Farewell Olympics. See you again in a couple years.

I'll miss...

Watching this speedy man break records

Being entertained by this lovely duo

Seeing this man grab the much deserved gold medal

Rooting for this woman to overcome her injuries

Feeling excitement when this guy flips crazily in the air

And the intense moments that came with the two amazing games against Canada, played by this valiant team

Thank you, USA Olympic athletes for reminding me how proud I am to be an American and providing unlimited viewing pleasure for the last 16 days. Now onto London and then hello, Sochi - Where hopefully I'll once again get to watch that speedy man break records.

Did you see this?

I look forward to the grammys every year and this was my favorite performance this time. A friend of mine thinks Green Day is too old and wonders why they're still around. Well, this is why. Because they're cool. How many other punk rock bands have a broadway play after one of their albums? If you haven't already, watch and see.

P.S. If you have no love for Green Day, I have no love for you. jk. that's sorta mean. but seriously, no negative Green Day comments allowed.

Flashback to about two years ago when Matt and I were at Bed Bath and Beyond putting together our wedding registry. While scanning items and adding to our list, Matt suggested we go with plastic dishes rather than others. His reason being that I am typically a klutz and would most likely break our dishes (Although said in a much nicer way). I told him that I didn't like plastic dishes and we were going with the ones we'd already picked out. I happily added them to our list and we received them as a present. 

Fast forward to present day. I have broken two bowls and one plate. I'm convinced it's just the quality of dishes we have.