time well spent
So Lori and I have spent quite a bit of time together in the past few days. I am definitely going to call it time well spent. I haven't spent that long straight with someone without getting sick of them in forever. We did a few things that deserve mentioning;
Ikea. I finally went to Ikea! Yeah, it was worth seeing, but I'm not sure it lived up to the hype I've heard? It was interesting seeing some of the "rooms". It gave me some ideas for what I want to do to my house.
The 40 Year Old Virgin. This movie opened this weekend and I thought it was really funny. It's definitely worth going to see. Do you like to self help? I can see many jokes coming out of that movie into my day to day conversations..
Va Bene. Great food! Va Bene is an italian restaurant (and apparently trendy happy hour/friday night bar spot) at 48th St / Chandler in Ahwatukee. The most impressive part of the meal to me was the prosciuitto wrapped shrimp we had for an appetizer, and the tiramisu and creme brulee we had for dessert. For entrees we both had pasta with seafood. Mine with shrimp, mussels, clams, and scallops in a red sauce, Lori's in a creamier sauce with salmon. The entrees were good in my opinion, but not amazing. The appetizer and desserts stood out as amazing though.
Super Size Me. I had started to watch this documentary during my flight to/from Sacramento, but didn't make it too far. Guy had also told me that I need to have the DVD itself so I could watch the extras. So we rented that, and I was a big fan. I suggest every fast food eater rent that film and read Fast Food Nation in close succession. Don't forget to watch "The Smoking Fry" in the DVD extras. Interesting.
First Watch. Apparently Lori had gone to one of the locations of this place when she lived in Florida and loved it. The closest one to Ahwatukee is at Central and Thomas. It was a bit of a drive, but really good breakfast food. I'm a fan of Mexican-style breakfasts.. so the "chickichanga" I ate with chorizo was quite tasty. I'm not sure if it's worth a 25min drive on even a semi-regular basis, but I would definitely go there if I was in the area.
I've already written a book, you don't need to know any more. Needless to say, spending time with her, and doing the above was great fun.