I just realized I talk an awful lot about my shopping adventures, but I don’t really update on much else do I?
I had the BEST Valentines Weekend ever!!
The Thursday night before Valentine’s I helped my girls make cards for their classmates.
Sarina picked Disney Camp Rock valentines, and my quirky little Mimi picked Kung Fu Panda. She has such an oddball, fun personality. I can’t wait to see how her character continues to develop.
Sarina was such a Disney Princess, Tea Party time little girl when she was smaller.
Mimi is all Oshkosh Overalls & Rice Krispie Treats! She has always had an obsession with Dora the Explorer, but since she saw Kung Fu Panda, she’s been doing karate kicks and obsessing with Panda Bears. She also makes up songs for the foods she enjoys (LOL)! Her greatest hits album includes “Bacon, Bacon, BACON!” and “Cookies all over my FACE”
Anyways, Friday night my mom picked up the kids so she could spend Valentine’s with them at the Circus. We headed out later that night to share a late night pizza at Mellow Mushroom and then catch the Midnight Showing of the new Jason movie “Friday the 13th” ON FRIDAY the 13th- how cool was that? Haha
The movie was actually pretty dope! I’m not really a scary movie type girl, but even I enjoyed it. There was fun vibe with the crowd watching the movie, probably because it was the midnight showing. Can’t wait til it’s out on BLU-RAY!
So me and my honey squeeze (haha) decided we would make a big day of the whole Valentine’s thing since it was our first Valentine’s EVER!
We started out the day doing our own thing. He ventured off to Brandsmart while I got my nails & pedi done.
A couple of nights before we had started our BIG project for the year of sprucing up our house. Our first buy was a shag rug for our living room floors. The hardwood is pretty, but it can be uncomfortable when you’re just lounging around the sofa. We bought the rug but still had it wrapped up so we decided to go ahead and set it up before we went out.
The result was amazing! Sometimes the smallest things can really help bring a room together. The rug really centered the sofa & coffee table and gave the room a more cozy vibe. We took about 10 mins to rub our bare feet in the shag rug (haha) then got dressed for the day.
We decided to spend Valentine’s DAY out instead of evening so we wouldn’t have to fight the crowds and deal with horrible wait times. We had reservations for Dolce at Atlantic Station at 4pm, when they first opened for the day. We got to Atlantic Station around 2:30, giving us time to walk around the shops before eating our meal. There was a really cool vibe in Atlantic Station that day. Lots of couples walking around holding hands & googly eyed. A man was playing the saxophone in the park area while peddlers were selling single stem roses on every corner.
By the time we got to Dolce their doors were just opening. We were seated quickly in a good spot. The restaurant was nearly empty aside from us and the waitstaff, so we had excellent service, the food was fresh and piping hot, and we didn’t have to yell over a crowded room to each other.
Dolce has a really dark, sensual ambiance too. It felt like we were hanging out in a Vampire Bordello or something. And the drinks were good and strong! The MOSCATINI was excellent. Who would have thought to combine my favorite wine with Grey Goose? =P
We browsed a few more shops after our meal and then headed out of the city just as it was starting to get crowded. I spotted a bookcase at West Elm for my living room that we went back to buy later on in the week.
We ended the evening at home with a nightcap, chillin with our feet in the shag rug watching a movie. What a PERFECT weekend!! =)
