Belated Halloween

I forgot to post about Halloween. This year we went to a Halloween party hosted by our friend's who live a few neighborhoods over. They turned their garage and walkway into a really spooky party house and they even had dead pig heads from the butcher shop. Gross! Anyway, we had a lot of fun and after the part was over.... we stayed up till 3am playing Rockband. This year I dressed as a taco and Rob was a Ghostbuster.

Steve Martin performing with the Steep Canyon Rangers:Evening of Blue Grass and Banjo At Benaroya Hall

A few months ago Rob noticed that these tickets were available and he picked them up right away because he knows how much I love Steve Martin and this was a concert we didn't want to miss. The show was on Tuesday night, so we decided to go to Happy Hour before the show. I heard that Sazerac has a great happy hour. I don't usually like restaurants that are attached to hotels because I always think that the food is mediocre because the restaurant will always be full regardless of the food. I was wrong on this one. Sazaerac had a great happy hour and great food to offer. My favorite item was the goat cheese filled dates wrapped in bacon. Taking two of my favorite foods and wrapping in bacon can't be a bad thing. We walked out spending about $31. What a steal!

On to the show. Not only was it Steve Martin, but it was also a band that he met in North Carolina called The Steep Canyon Rangers who were great! They play both with Steve and then about 4 songs without Steve. Alone, they were a great show as well. With Steve it was only that much better! Words don't do it justice. Check out the Seattle Times review and the clip on Youtube of "Orange Blossom Special" which was an encore the best rendition that I have heard of this song.

Who is in charge here?

Last week while watching my favorite episode of the old 90210 I noticed a spelling error on the Direct TV episode information. What I want to know is, if writing is your job... how can you screw this up?

Roomba to the Rescue

Last week Rob came home with a little surprise. We had been watching "Flipping Out" the night before and the housekeeper, Zoila, hated the Roomba because she thought it was replacing her. Rob has always wanted a Roomba and I would just roll me eyes because it doesn't make sense to spend nearly $200 on something we should be doing frequently. Queue Criagslist, where Rob was able to find one for $80!

Now I've changed. I love it. We turn it on 2-3 times a week and it cleans up all the cat hair. You still need to vacuum too, but now the Roomba just gives you a hand during the week when you don't have time.

Bedroom Inspiration

I've been looking for some inspiration lately for the bedroom that we'll be building in the attic. This week we finally started to meet with some contractors and discuss options, ideas, and timelines with them. It's crazy to think that we'll finally be finishing a project that we meant to complete almost 3 years ago, but we never really got around to spending the time or the money. All in all, I hope that we make a decision soon and start to work on the construction in November! I've been tasked with compiling ideas and I'm posting a few now. Are there any that you like?