Molly and Me
Posted on October 19, 2012 by Ching under Babies.
Guess who got to see Molly on this week.
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Arkansas Valley Interurban
Posted on October 18, 2012 by Ching under Food and Drink.
We had a lunch meeting at AVI the other day. That’s when I found out that AVI stands for Arkansas Valley Interurban. Who knew? I thought it was the head chef or owner’s initials or something. LOL.
Isaac ordered the special, baked tilapia. I was tempted to order it too, but our server didn’t mention that it came with rice so I had to pass. I can’t eat tilapia without rice. That’s like eating pancakes without syrup for me. It just doesn’t happen. Those two things go together.
Instead I got the fish tacos. I remembered that I liked it when Brian ordered it the last time we were at the restaurant. It has been several months, but I have a good memory. I was right. I enjoyed it this time just as much as I did the last time. And, I got to eat all of them this time. Instead of just having a few bites.
If my memory serves me right, Darcy got the Brooklyn. It looked really good too.
Darcy and I both got the truffle fries. Brian loves the truffle fries at AVI. He likes the flavor of the truffle oil and he likes thick fries. I like them too, but I like the skinny ones served by the Flying Stove much better.
Anyway, if you’ve never been to AVI for lunch, I highly recommend it. It’s a nice place to eat and the prices on their lunch menu are quite reasonable. The food is pretty good also. I’ve liked almost everything I’ve tried.
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Souvenir From Hawaii
Posted on October 17, 2012 by Ching under Travel.
Thank you to Jay and Becca for the beautiful wooden wine bottle holder that they brought back from Hawaii for us. We love it!
As for the bottle of wine that you see in the photo… You might recognize it from this video. There is a story behind this and someday Brian will share it with you. For now, it’s a fun inside joke between us and a handful of friends.
If you are fortunate enough to be the recipient of this bottle of wine one day, just know that you have become part of the family.
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Fall 2012 Parade of Homes
Posted on October 16, 2012 by Ching under Things to Do.
Misty, Brian, and I had a great time looking at houses on Sunday. We even ended up in Benton purely by accident. By the time we realized we were headed to Benton, we were already committed and it was too late to turn back. On the plus side, we got to check out this beautiful house situated on 2.5 acres at Stone Post Farm.
Brian enjoys checking out the houses on the Parade of Homes for ideas. For instance, he wants to do something like this in our basement because we have a huge storage area behind the bar that has great potential.
Our favorite house, out of all of the houses that we saw on Sunday, was the waterfront house on Driftwood at Harbor Isle. As soon as you walk in the front door, you’re greeted by the amazing view of the water.
Incidentally, it was at this house that we found an invitation to a Halloween party down the street. Brian and I are already going to Hideki’s Halloween party that same night (and he throws amazing parties) and also RD’s County Line in Mulvane for The Fabulous Fleshtones’ Halloween party, but I really want to go to this other Halloween party also mostly out of curiosity. I really want to see the people’s house down the street and I’m very curious what kind of people live in these amazing lake houses.
Brian says that seeing the invitation doesn’t mean that we’re invited to the party. Although, I think that was clearly the intent of leaving the flyer there for the public. What do you think? Do you think Brian is right?
By the way, if you haven’t checked out any of the houses on the Parade of Homes yet, you have one more weekend to do so. The Parade of Homes continues this Saturday and Sunday. We may visit some more houses that we had to skip on Sunday in the interest of saving time so maybe we’ll run into you.
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Ching Plays Fifth Wheel
Posted on October 15, 2012 by Ching under Confessions, Food and Drink.
I had a great time hanging out with the Dills and the Phelpi at The Port of Wichita on Friday night, despite being the fifth wheel since my hubby was out of town on business. The Fabulous Fleshtones performed out there on Friday night and were awesome as always. I hadn’t heard them perform in a long time and it was very nice to see everyone. Doug’s wife Tammy was even there that night.
I was very bad that night and ate like a pig. I inhaled chips and salsa, and scarfed up my crispy chicken sandwich like I hadn’t eaten in days.
I don’t know what it is, but I’m inclined to pig out when people around me are actually trying to eat healthy. What is wrong with me?
The food wasn’t bad, but I was very disappointed that they no longer served the fried veggie platter, which was my most favorite appetizer to get over there. I had my heart set on stuffing my face with battered and deep fried broccoli, but I was denied. What a bummer! I had to settle for chips. That might be a sign, though. Someone up there is looking out for me and keeping me from getting fat. They’ve got their work cut out for them, though. LOL.
The Port of Wichita is actually a fun place. I used to think of it as a biker bar, but lots of different types of people go there. Not just bikers. Unlike other bars, the food is actually decent. And, the live music on weekends is a bonus. Show up before 8:30 PM and you won’t have to pay cover.
We almost had to pay cover on Friday night because Jay and Becca got lost picking me up. We got there at 8:29 PM and Jay managed to talk them out making us pay. LOL.
April hadn’t seen the house yet and, even though Jay, Becca, and Cory had already seen the house, it was everyone’s first time coming over since we moved our furniture in, so we decided to all hang out at my place. It worked out great because I conveniently live down the street from The Port now.
April, Becca, and I headed home first around 11-ish. The guys followed an hour later. They took forever because Jay got lost again. LOL. We talked to Brian who was watching us through the home security system.
We spent most of the time hanging out on the back deck because it was a beautiful evening. The fireplace provided enough warmth to make the deck cozy. Except, we realized that our house is not kid-friendly at all when I singed my hair. I was standing in front of the fireplace and I guess leaned back just enough for my hair to land on the fireplace. The metal is so hot that it singed my hair. It made a sizzling sound and made a disgusting the burnt hair smell. I had no idea that the metal would get that hot. I can just picture kids burning their hands on the hot metal of the fireplace. Good thing Brian and I don’t have any children or we would be in such big trouble. We’d probably be frequent customers at the local ER.
Anyway, thank you to Cory, April, Jay, and Becca for keeping me company on Friday night. Although you guys did keep me up so late that I felt like poop the next day and never made it to Zumba (thankfully my own Zumba class was canceled that day, but I did want to go to Gina Ann’s class — unfortunately, I didn’t feel well enough to be be able to go). So yeah. Not only did I eat horribly all weekend, but I also skipped my workouts. I was a total bum. =P
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