Weekend Recap: Tuesday Edition

Well, since yesterday's post was a special one, I decided to reserve the little weekend update for today. It was quite the epic weekend for us, so I didn't dare not share! As you may recall, I shared last week that Harris had made a hair appointment for me, and that I was contemplating some major (for me) changes in the hair department. I did, in fact, make some changes - I got bangs cut and ombred my hair!

In addition to the hair appointment, Harris also scheduled a mani/pedi for me - isn't he the best? It was so nice to get a little pampering and a new look. At any rate, the pampering was brought on as part of a grand scheme of Harris' to celebrate our 6 month wedding anniversary. After the pampering session, I came home to find these beautiful autumn flowers all over the house:

Harris then surprised me with dinner at this one restaurant called Todd Jurich's Bistro that we have been waiting to try. It was absolutely incredible! Everything we had was amazing! We started with a pork and shrimp spring roll (delicious!) then had a pumpkin and crab soup (omg!) then Caesar salad (somehow this was the best Caesar I have ever had!), and finally our entrees - filet with some kind of polenta and spinach for Harris and scallops over squash risotto for me (I can't even). I am so glad we finally tried this little gem (and learned they have some great happy hour specials). As wonderful as our dinner was, Harris was not quite done with the surprises. After our delicious meal, Harris and I strolled through downtown - our destination unbeknownst to me - until we arrived at the Virginia Stage Company! I hadn't really paid attention as we were walking past, so it wasn't until we got inside, and they had a basket of flowers with a card "for your own Daisy" that I realized we were going to see The Great Gatsby! Not only that, but it was also opening night and we had a private box! It was amazing! The set, the characters, everything was just so well done. My sweet hubs knows me so well, and I am so thankful for his thoughtfulness in planning such a wonderful evening!

Blurry shot of the set

Somewhat dark pic of the hubs in our box!

Afterwards - the bangs went up fast.

Saturday we had big plans to go to the Citadel alumni tailgate and then the Citadel vs. ODU football game! We met up with Harris' friend Clay (another Citadel grad), and his parents (his Dad being yet another Citadel grad) and had a great time at the tailgate where I was so hungry I had a BBQ sandwich with baked beans and coleslaw. If you know me at all, you know this really is a big deal because 1. BBQ is not my favorite food in the world (although I do like pulled pork a good deal, so this is probably a moot point after all), 2. I do not like baked beans, and 3. I do not like coleslaw, so there it is. Big deal. After the tailgate, we headed over to the game where we had a blast sitting in the Citadel section. 

I will say about the Citadel alum they are proud (as they should be) and they are intense football fans! The game was crazy! I have never seen a college football team pull the kind of antics that ODU pulled the other night. No disrespect or anything, but I think they knew their defense wasn't up to snuff, so they wouldn't give us back the ball, and still they only ended up winning 59-58. It was intense up until the last play, and it was so much fun! On the way home, we stopped for milkshakes at cookout and I finally, after 6 years, tried a milkshake that did not end in cheesecake (you know chocolate chip cheesecake, blueberry cheesecake, and so on). It was delightful.

Sunday morning, Lucy woke me up entirely too early, and I was a bit grumpy with her for a good 10 minutes, but then I got over it. After hitting up the grocery store, Harris and I prepared our usual Sunday fare of homemade pizzas (him being responsible for the yummy sauce, and me being responsible for crusts), and then watched football games and monitored our fantasy scores. We also managed to squeeze in a late-afternoon nap, which made me quite happy.

As you can see, it was a wonderful weekend! We are so thankful for these times, and feel so blessed to be living in such a great place that gives us these fun opportunities. Keep it up, Norfolk, we approve!