Happy 30th Birthday!!!!!!
You rock my socks off! I'm so lucky to have you as my partner through life! We will celebrate this weekend!
You are awesomesauce and I love you!
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
I Left My Heart in Chi-town
I've always loved Chicago. I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad time there and last weekend was no exception. We have several college friends that live in Chi-town and we decided to take a weekend to visit them. So we headed out Friday afternoon to Naperville, Illinois! Lucky for us, our friends, Bartels and Bill, had graciously agreed to let us crash at their place (thanks guys!!!).
The Three Stooges
Friday night we went out to a bar and caught up with some other good friends, Tai and Alyssa. It was great to see them and Alyssa looks so cute being pregnant! :) Following up the bar time was Wii time! We bowled like pros! Well at least I did. Kara didn’t do too hot, but she’s new so I guess I’ll give her that. I don’t know why I don’t have any pictures from Friday night (damn it!) but we had a great time!
Saturday we woke up bright and early to head out to Wrigley for the noon game. Our plan was to take the 9:20 am train into the city, catch a cab and be at the stadium by about 10:45. The plan didn’t exactly work out quite that well though.
Todd & Wade had to "scissor" on the train... I think they secretly liked it. :)
Our train broke down at the stop just before ours (unfortunately for my parents who were also in town and had gotten on that train and were stuck for over an hour!). So we jumped on a different train and didn’t get to the stadium until the first pitch was thrown! We were in a huge rush to say the least since our friend Paul and his girlfriend Holly were waiting for us and we had bleacher seats so we were pretty much screwed in where we’d be able to sit. Thanks to a few other fellow bloggers, Doni, Phampants and Mawls, Wade and I had the opportunity to sit centerfield for the first 3 innings. Thanks guys! It was great to get to see/meet you all! (And thanks Doni for this great pic!) After that we joined up with the friends we came with for the rest of the game. Thanks to Wrigley for the tasty slushy lemonade vodkas and beers I was feeling REALLY happy after the game. In fact, I couldn’t even tell you the score. I just knew that the CUBBIES WON!!!
We headed south on Sheffield to a bar for some more drinks and eats, which was a necessity at this point since I was pretty toasty.
After some fried mac and cheese bites and a chicken quesadilla we headed down to Taste of Lincoln to see one of our favorite bands from college, Hello Dave. They are great. Nuf said. I danced like I should have been in special ed classes all through life and had an utter and unbelievable blast! It definitely helps when you are surrounded by fun friends and I’ve got to say we have some of the BEST! I even purposefully spilled beer down Paul’s shirt so that he could get in on the “spilled drink” look that Bartels and Gossen were so nicely sporting.
Bill was being a wuss b/c he was hungover so I took a picture of him drinking "girly" drinks and holdin my purse. :)
Chicago PBR! Nothing but the BEST!
Me & my main squeeze
The "spilled" beer picture
Rock stars!
We love Hello Dave!
The groupies
The Three StoogesFriday night we went out to a bar and caught up with some other good friends, Tai and Alyssa. It was great to see them and Alyssa looks so cute being pregnant! :) Following up the bar time was Wii time! We bowled like pros! Well at least I did. Kara didn’t do too hot, but she’s new so I guess I’ll give her that. I don’t know why I don’t have any pictures from Friday night (damn it!) but we had a great time!
Saturday we woke up bright and early to head out to Wrigley for the noon game. Our plan was to take the 9:20 am train into the city, catch a cab and be at the stadium by about 10:45. The plan didn’t exactly work out quite that well though.
Todd & Wade had to "scissor" on the train... I think they secretly liked it. :)Our train broke down at the stop just before ours (unfortunately for my parents who were also in town and had gotten on that train and were stuck for over an hour!). So we jumped on a different train and didn’t get to the stadium until the first pitch was thrown! We were in a huge rush to say the least since our friend Paul and his girlfriend Holly were waiting for us and we had bleacher seats so we were pretty much screwed in where we’d be able to sit. Thanks to a few other fellow bloggers, Doni, Phampants and Mawls, Wade and I had the opportunity to sit centerfield for the first 3 innings. Thanks guys! It was great to get to see/meet you all! (And thanks Doni for this great pic!) After that we joined up with the friends we came with for the rest of the game. Thanks to Wrigley for the tasty slushy lemonade vodkas and beers I was feeling REALLY happy after the game. In fact, I couldn’t even tell you the score. I just knew that the CUBBIES WON!!!
Mawls, Me, Doni & Pham @ the game
We headed south on Sheffield to a bar for some more drinks and eats, which was a necessity at this point since I was pretty toasty.
After some fried mac and cheese bites and a chicken quesadilla we headed down to Taste of Lincoln to see one of our favorite bands from college, Hello Dave. They are great. Nuf said. I danced like I should have been in special ed classes all through life and had an utter and unbelievable blast! It definitely helps when you are surrounded by fun friends and I’ve got to say we have some of the BEST! I even purposefully spilled beer down Paul’s shirt so that he could get in on the “spilled drink” look that Bartels and Gossen were so nicely sporting.
Bill was being a wuss b/c he was hungover so I took a picture of him drinking "girly" drinks and holdin my purse. :)
Chicago PBR! Nothing but the BEST!
Me & my main squeeze
The "spilled" beer picture
Rock stars!
We love Hello Dave!
The groupiesThanks guys for making our weekend in Chicago so much stinking fun! You guys rock the cashba. Hope to see you guys REAL soon!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Weekly Want-it's!
A little late, but better late than never... My weekly want-its! (Also, I'll hopefully get a post up w/ our Chicago weekend recap on Thursday... hopefully.)
Seychelles Juanita wedge
MK Satin mini dress
Lucky Brand Sunshine Patch
L.A.M.B. Rae
Giuseppe Zanotti
DKNYC Smocked Linen Peasant Top with Belt
Banana Republic Ruffle Dress
Boutique 9 Itala
BCBGeneration Belted Linen-Blend Skirt
7 For All Mankind Leather Link Satchel
Monday, July 27, 2009
Back from Chicago but still recovering...
So this is all I've got for you today...
Also, while in Chicago my friend Bill showed me this video which has me laughing so hard. I thought I'd share it all with you!
Happy Monday!!!
Credit to Bon Don for seeing this while in Newport Beach and thinking of me! Love you girl!
Also, while in Chicago my friend Bill showed me this video which has me laughing so hard. I thought I'd share it all with you!
Happy Monday!!!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
And we arrive in Amsterdam
Ahhh...Amsterdam. I think this was my favorite stop of our trip probably b/c Amsterdam is so Americanized that it was just easier. There is virtually NO language barrier and it's very easy to grab a quick meal on the go if that is what you want. Plus there is SO much to do! (And it didn't hurt that Wade's hotel points got us into the Crowne Plaza which was just newly renovated and our room was not only huge and gorgeous but all new and clean, so it was perfect for our last stop!)
We got into Amsterdam around 8pm, dropped our luggage off and went to dinner at an Argentinian steakhouse. Wade was excited to have steak and a baked potato instead of the french fries that we had been eating nonstop. Wade is a new fan of eating his french fries with mayo though. The Europeans put mayo on EVERYTHING. I swear. I love mayo but even I have limits. It doesn't seem that they do. :)
After dinner we decided to head out to find a place for some drinks. We stumbled into the Grasshopper bar which is huge but it was such an overpriced tourist trap. It cost us $15 Euro for 2 beers. That is ridiculous. So we only had 2 drinks each and called it a night fairly around midnight. We figured that since we had 2 more nights in Amsterdam to party it up we'd keep it easy that night.
The next day I wanted to go to the Van Gogh museum so we loaded up on their tram which makes the city very easy to navigate (but really you could walk it all which is what we ended up doing by the end of our stay). We get to the museum and see that it is $12.50 Euro per person! It was going to cost us $25 Euro (which is about $33 US) just to go into the museum (which Wade wasn't all that thrilled about in the 1st place I don't think) so we cancelled that plan and started wandering back towards the center of the city. We did some shopping and took some pictures and then headed toward the Anne Frank house. Fail #2. The line was INSANE. So we cancelled that plan as well and headed to a pub (that NEVER fails). 
After a few beers we decided to try one more place. The Amsterdam Sex Museum. When in Amsterdam you've got to do something sex related right? It is the Red Light District city and all. So luckily, only a short line and only $3 Euro apiece and we're in.
We saw an American icon...
We saw some giant cocks...
And we saw some very disturbing things (seriously, WTF is that?!?!)...
But all in all a fairly interesting museum and hell it was cheap and we got to see peen and vag which is always a good time. Haha!
That night we headed to Teasers for drinks. We didn't know it at the time but every hour or so dancers would come out and dance around the bar. We ended up staying the whole night there before heading out to "explore" the Red Light District. I was a bit nervous that we'd be propositioned left and right b/c we're so hot and all but the area is really quite nice actually. Well, as nice as a prostitution area can be anyway. :) We only had one touch Wade's shoulder and say "I can do you together". The rest just put on their sexy face and posed in their doorways. It was pretty funny really.
Another odd thing in Amsterdam, these "toilets" that are out on random street corners throughout the city. Wade took advantage of them since it seemed more often than not places charged for the use of their toilets. Unfortunately they didn't have any for women! :)
This guy was in one of the pubs we stopped at and when the Baywatch theme song came on he started "swimming" in the air on the barstool. It gave us a good laugh.
Our final day in Amsterdam showed us the only bad weather of our trip (besides the small showers we had in Germany). It rained until almost 5pm so we went out to get some lunch and then holed up in our room for a bit, watched some TV, played some DSI and I took a short nap. When I woke up it was clearing and we headed out again. This time we found another Irish pub in the RLD and settled in for some beers. We had no idea we'd end up there for the rest of the night!
We ended up sticking around for happy hour and another hour and another hour and another until when we finally got up to leave I realized I could barely walk. Thanks to my hubs for helping me make it back to our hotel. I was super smashed! :) Wade said it was like a reenactment of our 1st date. He'd thought I was fine and going one for one w/ him until all of a sudden I was a drunken pile. Oops. At least I didn't get sick! :) And we made some English friends too! (Notice my drunk ass in this picture, yes, I look super cool)
Me & the bartenders
The next day we woke up early and headed to catch a train to the airport to head back home. I was ready to get back to the states. Although we had an absolute blast on our trip of a lifetime there truly is 'no place like home' and I really missed my Kobe.
We got into Amsterdam around 8pm, dropped our luggage off and went to dinner at an Argentinian steakhouse. Wade was excited to have steak and a baked potato instead of the french fries that we had been eating nonstop. Wade is a new fan of eating his french fries with mayo though. The Europeans put mayo on EVERYTHING. I swear. I love mayo but even I have limits. It doesn't seem that they do. :)
After dinner we decided to head out to find a place for some drinks. We stumbled into the Grasshopper bar which is huge but it was such an overpriced tourist trap. It cost us $15 Euro for 2 beers. That is ridiculous. So we only had 2 drinks each and called it a night fairly around midnight. We figured that since we had 2 more nights in Amsterdam to party it up we'd keep it easy that night.
The next day I wanted to go to the Van Gogh museum so we loaded up on their tram which makes the city very easy to navigate (but really you could walk it all which is what we ended up doing by the end of our stay). We get to the museum and see that it is $12.50 Euro per person! It was going to cost us $25 Euro (which is about $33 US) just to go into the museum (which Wade wasn't all that thrilled about in the 1st place I don't think) so we cancelled that plan and started wandering back towards the center of the city. We did some shopping and took some pictures and then headed toward the Anne Frank house. Fail #2. The line was INSANE. So we cancelled that plan as well and headed to a pub (that NEVER fails). 
After a few beers we decided to try one more place. The Amsterdam Sex Museum. When in Amsterdam you've got to do something sex related right? It is the Red Light District city and all. So luckily, only a short line and only $3 Euro apiece and we're in.
We saw an American icon...
We saw some giant cocks...
And we saw some very disturbing things (seriously, WTF is that?!?!)...
But all in all a fairly interesting museum and hell it was cheap and we got to see peen and vag which is always a good time. Haha!That night we headed to Teasers for drinks. We didn't know it at the time but every hour or so dancers would come out and dance around the bar. We ended up staying the whole night there before heading out to "explore" the Red Light District. I was a bit nervous that we'd be propositioned left and right b/c we're so hot and all but the area is really quite nice actually. Well, as nice as a prostitution area can be anyway. :) We only had one touch Wade's shoulder and say "I can do you together". The rest just put on their sexy face and posed in their doorways. It was pretty funny really.
Another odd thing in Amsterdam, these "toilets" that are out on random street corners throughout the city. Wade took advantage of them since it seemed more often than not places charged for the use of their toilets. Unfortunately they didn't have any for women! :)
This guy was in one of the pubs we stopped at and when the Baywatch theme song came on he started "swimming" in the air on the barstool. It gave us a good laugh.
Our final day in Amsterdam showed us the only bad weather of our trip (besides the small showers we had in Germany). It rained until almost 5pm so we went out to get some lunch and then holed up in our room for a bit, watched some TV, played some DSI and I took a short nap. When I woke up it was clearing and we headed out again. This time we found another Irish pub in the RLD and settled in for some beers. We had no idea we'd end up there for the rest of the night!
We ended up sticking around for happy hour and another hour and another hour and another until when we finally got up to leave I realized I could barely walk. Thanks to my hubs for helping me make it back to our hotel. I was super smashed! :) Wade said it was like a reenactment of our 1st date. He'd thought I was fine and going one for one w/ him until all of a sudden I was a drunken pile. Oops. At least I didn't get sick! :) And we made some English friends too! (Notice my drunk ass in this picture, yes, I look super cool)
Me & the bartenders
The next day we woke up early and headed to catch a train to the airport to head back home. I was ready to get back to the states. Although we had an absolute blast on our trip of a lifetime there truly is 'no place like home' and I really missed my Kobe.Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Boogying in Bruge
Next stop on the Wessels European vacation was Bruges, Belgium. Wade was really looking forward to tasting the Belgian Beers so upon arrival we dropped off our bags at our hotel and set off to look for a place to try some out. Our hotel was right in the center of the town and everything was within walking distance.
We sat down for some beers and dinner and then decided to try to find some nightlife. Since we only had one night in Bruges we figured we had to hit it up! We found some little joint that was blaring music, (and can I just say that Europeans love Lady Gaga and Kelly Rowland a lot) ducked in and stayed the rest of the night. I slept like a baby that night. :)
The next day we decided to do a brewery tour at the only remaining brewery in the city of Bruges - Bruges Zot. It means the Bruges lunatics and the beer they brew is quite tasty. The brewery tour was quite interesting and the best part of it was the free beer you got at the end.
Since we didn't have a ton of time in Bruges we spent the rest of the afternoon wandering around, taking in the sites and doing some shopping b/c there was plenty of shopping available! But who am I kidding, the majority of our time in Bruges was spent drinking beer! Isn't that what you're supposed to do??? :)
And then we hopped a train to Amsterdam!
We sat down for some beers and dinner and then decided to try to find some nightlife. Since we only had one night in Bruges we figured we had to hit it up! We found some little joint that was blaring music, (and can I just say that Europeans love Lady Gaga and Kelly Rowland a lot) ducked in and stayed the rest of the night. I slept like a baby that night. :)
The next day we decided to do a brewery tour at the only remaining brewery in the city of Bruges - Bruges Zot. It means the Bruges lunatics and the beer they brew is quite tasty. The brewery tour was quite interesting and the best part of it was the free beer you got at the end.
Since we didn't have a ton of time in Bruges we spent the rest of the afternoon wandering around, taking in the sites and doing some shopping b/c there was plenty of shopping available! But who am I kidding, the majority of our time in Bruges was spent drinking beer! Isn't that what you're supposed to do??? :)
And then we hopped a train to Amsterdam!
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