Fat Tuesday

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Fat Tuesday. When I think of Mardi Gras two words come to mind...New Orleans, the big easy. I have only visited New Orleans a few times and each time has been a blast. You eat great food, listen to great music and make plenty of memories! So in celebration of Mardi Gras today I thought I would share some pictures from my favorite time there...my bachelorette weekend, need I say more!



Yes, we played dress-up



Food Recommendations:
For yummy Po'Boys - Felix's
Most delish & biggest Muffuletta - Central Grocery Co.
Best Beniets - Cafe du Monde

Gosh looking at these pictures and thinking about the food makes wish I had a vacay planned!





                 

       

Colorado

As I mentioned in my last post, I haven't found a new job yet here in Albany. So, I have been using my free time to visit with family and friends. I spent a long weekend at the beach hanging out with my sister and Eli. Then I got the chance to go to Colorado with my Dad. I haven't been to Colorado since 2008 and was very excited to not only hang out with my pops, but also to play in the snow!

I can't remember the last time I just hung out with my Dad. It was really nice and we had such a great time together. As my Dad would say, we conquered the Colorado trifeca - skiing, snowshoeing & ice fishing. The whole week was a blast and I hope to make it an annual trip!




Californication Part 2

Well if you remember in the first post about my Cali vacation (you can read that here), I mentioned all of the great places we ate at. Because every place was just so delish I decided to make a post of it's own. Of course we hit up some of the famous hot spots, but no celebrity spotting's.


The Ivy
The restaurant is located on Robertson Boulevard tucked away behind beautiful lush landscaping. The inside is decorated like a little cottage with fresh roses on every table. Oh and I almost forgot, if you do go don't take any pictures - yes, I got in trouble for taking pictures :(



Chrystina and Mom 



yummy pizza with fresh tomatoes and basil

This is the picture that got me in trouble - guess they thought I was taking a picture of someone.

Nobu 
Now this place was a bit pricey, but sure was good and totally not was I expected. I guess since stars dine there a lot, I was thinking it was going to be something fancy, but I was wrong - just like every other sushi restaurant I've been to.

yellowtail with jalapenos

little wonton tacos with spicy shrimp and white fish

Spicy tuna

Saddle Peak
This place was very interesting. The restaurant is an old log cabin and serves everything from steak and seafood to buffalo and antelope. I of course ordered the lamb chops.

We definitely didn't go hungry!

Cheers!









Californication

I finally got my much needed vacation! Woo-Hoo. Where did I go you ask? Well if you haven't figured it out yet, I spent most of last week in California! My mom, sister and I had a girls trip to remember. Let me just start out by saying this trip has been in the works for about year. Last spring my Mom wanted to take a trip with her girls to Cali., but with work and grand baby on the way it just had to be put on hold. Then this past February, my mom started talking about it again - and well, my sister and I thought this year would be the year - a girls trip rolled into my mom's 60th birthday celebration!

We had such a wonderful time eating at great restaurants, great shopping and spending time with great friends.  Our trip began last Tuesday, which I think might have been one of the longest days of my life. I went to work, got off at 2, drove to Panama City, then arrived in L.A. at 11:30 p.m. their time...(just makes tired thinking about it again). We packed so much in the fours days we were there. California was not really what I expected - it was very laid back and mountain scenery was just beautiful! Now I have to admit I was a little disappointed that we did not have any celebrity sightings. Oh well always next time!