Friday, November 21, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Fancy Restaurant
Nick took me out on a date this Friday to the fanciest restaurant Pullman has to offer. For those of you who know Pullman you might be thinking it's McDonalds', Pizza Hut, or even Denny's. But it's not!!! Pullman is pretty small and has little to offer by way of eat-in restaurants however there's this place in "downtown" Pullman called The Old Post Office, which, I believe, is actually the old post office. I don't think this place has an official name because couldn't find one. I'd never even heard of it.
We had to wait about 30 minutes for a table to open up even with reservations because it was Dad's Weekend for WSU. When we finally got in I thought "Hmmm, yeah, it's pretty cozy..." It's Located in a Winery so there was wine tasting going on in several rooms not connected to the actual restaurant but the setting was the classiest thing I'd ever seen: A few leather couches, big open area, dimly lit, warm, a fireplace, different shaped tables and sizes to suit different size parties, and a well dressed staff.
When we were seated and given the menu I had to laugh. The menu was one stiff piece of paper with all things offered on the front and back (well spaced!). Next to this paper menu was another menu, or rather, catalog. Of wine. It weighed a ton! There had to be at least 50 pages in it! We sent those back with the waitress after she gave us our water.
We decided to get an appetizer because they were not what we usually find being offered. We asked the waitress what she thought was the best and got that one. When she first brought it out it looked like cheese cake with pureed strawberries around it. Turns out it was a slice of melted brie with pureed rhubarb around it and a basket of some soft bread to eat it on. The first question I asked was "How in the world did someone decide it might be good to try rhubarb on cheese on bread?" Regardless of my confusion I tried it and to my surprise it was actually really good! It added a nice kick to the cheese! It took Nick a couple of minutes to decide to try it but it won him over as well.
Ordering the Entree was the funny part though...and kind of scary. After the description of the one I wanted to order it said: 26 (in bold). Yep, you guessed it. $26. Woah Nelly! Nick was going all out! The meat I was ordering was also organic. Now, I can't say it was worth $26, but I can say it was probably worth about $18-$20 because of how much better it was than anything at a middle-class range. The potatoes were loaded and absolutely worth it! We also got green beans smothered in garlic, although we didn't get as much of the veggies as we would have liked...Though, in the end, all the entrees were around that same price with only a one or two dollar difference.
We decided that since we probably weren't going to be coming back to this place anytime soon that we might as well make it worth it and order desert. My problem was that they didn't have anything left of what I wanted (strawberry swirl cheesecake...*sniff*). I ended up ordering something called chocolate decadence. It was....hard to describe...hard cakish chocolate on the bottom...chocolate...some cherries(ewww!)...thin pudding syrupy chocolate...ICK! I won't be eating anything that sounds close to a description of that ever again!!! I ended up eating only half of what was already a small portion and Nick gladly finished it.
So, that was our date at a "fancy restaurant" in Pullman. The food (for the most part) was fabulous and definitely several notches above Applebee's. However, my first love is still the White House in Post Falls, ID because it's far cheaper, much garlic..ier..., and has my favorite dish ever!
We had to wait about 30 minutes for a table to open up even with reservations because it was Dad's Weekend for WSU. When we finally got in I thought "Hmmm, yeah, it's pretty cozy..." It's Located in a Winery so there was wine tasting going on in several rooms not connected to the actual restaurant but the setting was the classiest thing I'd ever seen: A few leather couches, big open area, dimly lit, warm, a fireplace, different shaped tables and sizes to suit different size parties, and a well dressed staff.
When we were seated and given the menu I had to laugh. The menu was one stiff piece of paper with all things offered on the front and back (well spaced!). Next to this paper menu was another menu, or rather, catalog. Of wine. It weighed a ton! There had to be at least 50 pages in it! We sent those back with the waitress after she gave us our water.
We decided to get an appetizer because they were not what we usually find being offered. We asked the waitress what she thought was the best and got that one. When she first brought it out it looked like cheese cake with pureed strawberries around it. Turns out it was a slice of melted brie with pureed rhubarb around it and a basket of some soft bread to eat it on. The first question I asked was "How in the world did someone decide it might be good to try rhubarb on cheese on bread?" Regardless of my confusion I tried it and to my surprise it was actually really good! It added a nice kick to the cheese! It took Nick a couple of minutes to decide to try it but it won him over as well.
Ordering the Entree was the funny part though...and kind of scary. After the description of the one I wanted to order it said: 26 (in bold). Yep, you guessed it. $26. Woah Nelly! Nick was going all out! The meat I was ordering was also organic. Now, I can't say it was worth $26, but I can say it was probably worth about $18-$20 because of how much better it was than anything at a middle-class range. The potatoes were loaded and absolutely worth it! We also got green beans smothered in garlic, although we didn't get as much of the veggies as we would have liked...Though, in the end, all the entrees were around that same price with only a one or two dollar difference.
We decided that since we probably weren't going to be coming back to this place anytime soon that we might as well make it worth it and order desert. My problem was that they didn't have anything left of what I wanted (strawberry swirl cheesecake...*sniff*). I ended up ordering something called chocolate decadence. It was....hard to describe...hard cakish chocolate on the bottom...chocolate...some cherries(ewww!)...thin pudding syrupy chocolate...ICK! I won't be eating anything that sounds close to a description of that ever again!!! I ended up eating only half of what was already a small portion and Nick gladly finished it.
So, that was our date at a "fancy restaurant" in Pullman. The food (for the most part) was fabulous and definitely several notches above Applebee's. However, my first love is still the White House in Post Falls, ID because it's far cheaper, much garlic..ier..., and has my favorite dish ever!
Friday, November 7, 2008
No matter what we do....
So Aviendha has had a rash for a couple of weeks now because no matter what we try, she finds a way to scratch it once it starts getting better! We tried onesies with pants (that was a joke!). We tried a sleeper....This is her two mornings ago telling me how she took her sleeper off as she reaches down the back of her diaper.
And this is last night, after we put a safety pin across her zipper so she couldn't unzip it. She has pulled her left arm into her pajamas (just figuring that out by the way) and was caught yet again scratching.
We found ointment that helps her not to itch and heals it fast but we have to wait till next week to get it. Till then I suppose the next step is duct tape!!!!
And this is last night, after we put a safety pin across her zipper so she couldn't unzip it. She has pulled her left arm into her pajamas (just figuring that out by the way) and was caught yet again scratching.
We found ointment that helps her not to itch and heals it fast but we have to wait till next week to get it. Till then I suppose the next step is duct tape!!!!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Be Grateful...I think....
I can't say I'm not incredibly disappointed. I was out doing grocery shopping when I heard McCain's concession speech. I was so depressed I rented 3 feel good movies and bought food I wouldn't normally eat (not a good thing to hear while out shopping!).
As I type I feel a nervousness. A discontent. An uncertainty. Like someone just put a bag over my head and is forcing me down a path I was more than simply hesitant to go down.
I don't think the country is going to hell in a hand-basket, not yet anyway, but I do think we will be faced with some dramatic changes that will directly affect the family. For anyone who thinks that the floodgate for the disintegration of the family hasn't just been turned loose on the country, you are in serious denial. Granted, this gate may not open for years, but I promise you it will.
It is official that we live in a country where people DO know what they want. People are NOT apathetic. Lazy, yes. Greedy, yes. Want the "right" to do whatever gives them pleasure and a false sense of happiness? Yes. Delight in trampling the Word of God? Yes. For these reasons we can expect a dramatic change on views of the family and religion which were previously only building slow momentum. With each new generation, in a rapidly changing world, ideals and standards are lost until we are left with something so distorted and convoluted that no one has any idea what high standards/morality means or it's consequences. This is why arguments for them become more difficult to explain, no matter how logically or spiritually you explain them. Our fight for righteousness grows more difficult by the day.
As I was driving home thinking about these things I remembered hearing a talk about being grateful for everything by a lady from Germany who lived through WWII in a concentration camp. She spoke of how bad the conditions were. There were maggots, lice, and all manner of uncleanliness. Her mother (I think) told her and insisted that she be grateful for EVERYTHING even the maggots and lice and even though it was revolting living in those conditions. One day the guards came in to rape women in their particular cell. They ended up choosing not to because of how disgusting and dirty they were. If that doesn't change your view on how to be grateful I don't know what does! With this in mind, I've decided to try to be grateful for everything taking place right now, good and bad, because it has the potential to make me a better person even though it may be through trial.
“And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more” (D&C 78:19).
And so for those who dread the next four (maybe eight...) years I would encourage you to be thankful, grateful, and strong for what lay ahead and never to fear because the Lord is on your side.
As I type I feel a nervousness. A discontent. An uncertainty. Like someone just put a bag over my head and is forcing me down a path I was more than simply hesitant to go down.
I don't think the country is going to hell in a hand-basket, not yet anyway, but I do think we will be faced with some dramatic changes that will directly affect the family. For anyone who thinks that the floodgate for the disintegration of the family hasn't just been turned loose on the country, you are in serious denial. Granted, this gate may not open for years, but I promise you it will.
It is official that we live in a country where people DO know what they want. People are NOT apathetic. Lazy, yes. Greedy, yes. Want the "right" to do whatever gives them pleasure and a false sense of happiness? Yes. Delight in trampling the Word of God? Yes. For these reasons we can expect a dramatic change on views of the family and religion which were previously only building slow momentum. With each new generation, in a rapidly changing world, ideals and standards are lost until we are left with something so distorted and convoluted that no one has any idea what high standards/morality means or it's consequences. This is why arguments for them become more difficult to explain, no matter how logically or spiritually you explain them. Our fight for righteousness grows more difficult by the day.
As I was driving home thinking about these things I remembered hearing a talk about being grateful for everything by a lady from Germany who lived through WWII in a concentration camp. She spoke of how bad the conditions were. There were maggots, lice, and all manner of uncleanliness. Her mother (I think) told her and insisted that she be grateful for EVERYTHING even the maggots and lice and even though it was revolting living in those conditions. One day the guards came in to rape women in their particular cell. They ended up choosing not to because of how disgusting and dirty they were. If that doesn't change your view on how to be grateful I don't know what does! With this in mind, I've decided to try to be grateful for everything taking place right now, good and bad, because it has the potential to make me a better person even though it may be through trial.
“And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more” (D&C 78:19).
And so for those who dread the next four (maybe eight...) years I would encourage you to be thankful, grateful, and strong for what lay ahead and never to fear because the Lord is on your side.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Family Portrait....for now...
Well, I decided that we're probably not going to get a chance to do a family portrait anytime soon (the way I'd really like). We did a few pictures the same day I did Aviendha's but I'm not a big fan of them. I did also did some pictures of some friends so they snapped this for us with my camera so that I didn't have to use a tripod. Aviendha couldn't sit still for anything so this is as lucky as we got...
I'll post a picture of Aviendha's Halloween costume soon...
I'll post a picture of Aviendha's Halloween costume soon...
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