I took Nicci out to a fancy French restaurant Friday night - Brasserie Max and Julie - and I popped the Big Question! Of course, being a crafty nerd, I didn't just ask her in words. After dessert, the manager came out with...
We Got Affianced!
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Pinot & Picasso
My friend Dana recently invited me to a girl's night out where you bring your own food and booze and make a painting. The company provides the canvas, paint and an instructor--you provide your own (lack of) artistic ability....
Monday, August 17, 2009
Schlitterbahn!!!!
I don't usually go for multiple exclamation points, but it is appropriate for this post. We went to Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels, Texas this weekend. First, general admission actually gets you into three separate parks!The...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Baseball with the Billiken
"What exactly is a Billiken?" Click here to learn more. Anyway, it's my college alma mater mascot. We recently went to a Houston SLU alum baseball game Astros vs. Cards. It was hot as hell, but we did manage to get lots...
Wanna Take a Road Trip to Montreal?
We have both been known to do flaky things at times.Last weekend, we travelled to Montreal so that Eddy could give a talk at a nerd workshop. Packing for the trip seemed suspiciously easy--that is, until we realized at midnight...
So We Tried to Make some Beer...
It was going to be a wheat beer. Specifically, a Belgian-style wheat beer, or "Wit" beer, if you will. (I will.) But it went all wrong...First, we boiled it down too much and had to add a lot of extra water at the end to...
