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Kansas State Fair

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Ching under Food and Drink, Things to Do.

I had to work at the Kansas State Fair last Tuesday. Brian was still on vacation so he decided to keep me company. I only took off Monday as a vacation day. Brian took both Monday and Tuesday off.

It was a very windy day and Brian actually helped to keep the tent up.

I didn’t get to walk around, but Brian took some photos.

He really enjoyed looking at the campers.

Brian liked this one because it had a patio.

Brian took photos of the military vehicles also.

We want something like this for our front patio.

There were plenty of food vendors at the fair.

Check out this giant slide!

I was worried that Brian would be bored hanging out at the fair while I worked, but I think he had a good time walking around and taking photos of everything. Lucky for us, Tammie was there to fill so I could get away for lunch. She recommended a Methodist booth at the Cottonwood food court, so that’s where we ended up eating.

Brian got the roast beef with mashed potatoes and gravy and a side of mac and cheese. I had the chicken and noodles, some green beans, and corn.

I’m so glad Tammie recommended the church’s booth because the food was really good. I would definitely hit them up again next year. What about you all? What were your favorites at the fair this year?

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Christmas Cards 2012

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Ching under Free Stuff.

Guess what. Shutterfly just gave me 10 FREE cards so I made some to use for Christmas. I love, love, love getting FREE stuff!

5×7 Folded Card

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Brian Joins the Mug Club

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Ching under Food and Drink.

Now that we no longer live by Granite City, Brian finally joins the Mug Club. Story of my life. LOL. I am going to miss this place.

We went to Granite City after our final walk through at the apartment on Monday. Found out they had great happy hour specials.

We shared Idaho nachos and a prosciutto olive flatbread pizza. It was just enough food for the two of us.

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Granite City actually has great flatbread pizzas. Believe it or not. It’s sad that we’re only realizing this now. We could have been eating there all along when we lived across the street. Oh, well.

Besides the great deals at happy hour, we found that that their Saturday brunch is only $9.99, which is a pretty good value. I believe Sunday brunch is only $14.99 and it includes prime rib. There’s not many places in town you can eat brunch buffet for those prices. No wonder they’re usually busy around that time.

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Unpacking

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Ching under Life.

Here are some gems we found while unpacking.

We found Brian’s footed pajamas!

Unpacking is so much fun. You never know what you’ll find. And yes, you are reading that correctly. Brian is an ordained minister. He wanted our house blessed so badly, I don’t know why he didn’t just do it himself. LOL.

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Lazy Sunday

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Ching under Things to Do.

Brian and I rewarded ourselves with a lazy Sunday today because last Sunday was quite hectic, with Brian’s mom’s birthday lunch at Olive Garden and then we had to clean the old townhouse right after.

Brian shampooed the high-traffic areas.

We were pretty satisfied with ourselves until we came back for our final walk through with Linda on Monday. We remembered to clean everything but the oven. We’re hoping to still get most of our deposit back, though.

We weren’t lazy all day today, but we did take it easy after last weekend. We began our day by having a nice breakfast on the deck. We love being out there and listening to the fountain, even more so now that the HOA replaced the fountain with a bigger and better one. It even lights up at night.

After breakfast I got busy with dishes, laundry, and unpacking a few remaining boxes and moving things around in my closet. I opted to skip the gym today because there was so much to do. It worked out because Brian wanted to get his hair cut after mowing the lawn.

We decided to familiarize ourselves with the neighborhood by checking out a couple of nearby stores. There is an Asian market on Harry and Greenwich, which is really convenient. Dong Huong’s prices are quite higher than the prices at Thai Binh, but it’ll do in a pinch. Also, they have fried tilapia!

There’s also a liquor store in the same area, but I think we’ll still end up shopping at Groves. No one can really compete with their prices.

We got a little carried away with scouting the neighborhood and ended up on a couple of dirt roads. We did find our way eventually but Brian decided he wanted to go to Flint Hills National before going home. Lucky for us there was an open house today so we were able to enter the highly exclusive gated community.

I’m really glad that Brian enjoys browsing open houses also. Most guys don’t. I’m fortunate that we get to enjoy it together.

The terrace has to be my most favorite part of this house. It’s got a built-in grill and a grand fireplace that sits between two sets of French doors. It’s partially covered and is an amazing space for outdoor entertaining.

This is the amazing laundry room with a sink for hand washing your delicates and plenty of counter space for folding clothes. Huge windows bring lots of daylight in also.

This is a guest room with an en suite bath, but the built-in bookcases made us think this was meant to be an office or study. This is the bathroom that’s attached. I’m not sure why there’s a bow on the toilet seat cover. Brian thinks they do that so you don’t use it. I think it’s a bit strange.

The great room is vast and has a fireplace at both ends.

I loved the master bathroom. The chandelier just makes it look so elegant.

Brian loved the shower. Who wouldn’t? It’s huge!

This house has more fireplaces than most houses have rooms. This is the fireplace in the basement, which is just as grand as the ones on the main level.