Entries from June 2007

Last night a few of us girls got together to take Bill out for his birthday.  We were supposed to meet at my place to carpool to Marazul and then come back to Queen Anne to enjoy some live music at Paragon.  Well, one bottle of wine turned into three at the condo.  We even opened the 'Bitch' wine in honor of the fact that Bill was out with his 'bitches'.   I can't remember when he started calling us that but I think it relates back to Hood to Coast and our team's words of encouragement to each other in screaming 'Run Bitch Run'!

We got so caught up in our wine drinking that we didn't get to Marazul until almost 10!  Happy hour starts at 10 but we were more intrigued by the dinner menu (which we were supposed to have there anyway) so we ordered a bit of both.  The drinks were fruity and good and the food was tasty Asian fusion and made me feel like I was in Hawaii.  The rhum bar was swanky and cool and reminded me a little of rumjungle at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.  Sadly, the 'bitches' were a little too drunk and tired to continue partying at Paragon, but judging from my hangover and sleepiness today, I think it's good we kept ourselves from getting into more trouble!

I'm way behind in blogging, but Memorial Weekend (May 25-29) Richard and I took Tapas on his first flight.  Traveling with a dog requires some extra planning and considerations, but our little one was a dream.  We kept him busy with a bully stick (don't ask) and he didn't make a peep during the 2 hour flight.  The smoky dog treat and flying seemed to make him quite thirsty so next trip we may try a different approach. 

The trips was a jam packed weekend, but a terrific one.  We flew into Orange Country so Richard and I could bring out our inner child at Disneyland.  Disneyland has a kennel club where pets can be boarded for the day for just $15.  They put food and water in the kennel (in paper dog dishes almost the size of Tapas!) and you can visit as often as you want.  Richard and I dropped Tapas off, hit Adventureland for several rides and met up with Tony and Andrea to enjoy the rest of the day.  Disneyland is so much fun as an adult and way more fun with friends!  After an exhausting day, we turned back into adults for a wonderful gourmet dinner at Napa Rose in the Grand Californian. 

The next day we drove out to La Quinta to spend a couple days at my parents house in La Quinta.  There Tapas took his first swim.  He's a natural but doesn't seem to like the water!  Richard and I enjoyed time at the pool, caught up on our reading and some work and spent evenings enjoying grilled dinners and wine with mom and dad.  It was a fun and relaxing weekend but we were on our flight back home and to the weekly routine far too quickly. 

Tapas' First Swim

Tapas Ready to Fly