Bowling Week #14 2013

We win some we win some more and some more….

Game #1 – 145

Game #2 – 151

Game #3 – 126

My average dropped down to 154. It seems I fluctuate week to week between 154 and 156.

Last week we bowled Team Downtown. We bowled fairly well considering we had to make up 221 pins before we even started the games.  they all bowled either right at or just above their averages but it wasn’t enough.

We took all 4  points which keeps  in First place with 38 points a commanding 5 point lead from 2nd and 3rd places, which is fantastic going into the final regular night of bowling. After this Sunday it’s another position round which will decide the entire season.

This week we play Team Fruits and Nuts, they had a set back with a player hurting her ankle so she has been out most of the season. I am torn because they are our friends (2 of which we convinced to join the league) but I really want to beat them so we can retain our lead and hopefully finish the season in first place.

Pre-Birthday Weekend Extravaganza-Day 2

Well imagine that, my first post about my Birthday weekend was post number 430 which is my Birthday 4/30!

Now on to Sunday which was a little less active and more about friends. You’ve seen previous posts about our rotating brunch with the 3 other couples that we do roughly once a month. This month we decided, since the couple who’s turn it was to host is getting married at the end of May, that we would make this a Brunch field Trip.

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From the bottom left around we have Scott and John, Corey, The Hubby,  Corey’s Hubby Allen, Me, Allen’s Mom and the token straights Matt and Robin. Aren’t we a beautiful bunch.

The restaurant we go to for brunch is very cute and has a pretty good menu. Not to mention the Brunch includes Endless Bellinis or Bloddy Marys. You can see which I went with.

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I ordered the Salad for my first course as the Asparagus Puree just didn’t interest me. For my main course I had their take on Eggs Benedict.

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UOVA CON SPINACI E PROSCIUTTO COTTO
Poached eggs over a toasted English muffin
with bacon, arugula, fresh tomato and salsa verde, served with home fried potatoes

I didn’t get a picture of anyone Else’s meal but they all looked just as good. The Hubby had BISTECCA DELL ’IMPICCATO E UOVA – Grilled hangar steak topped with frizzled onions, served with farm fresh fried eggs and home fried potatoes. There were a couple other dishes on either side of me that looked really good as well, French Toast, Salmon, and another Eggs and Ham dish with a spicy tomato sauce.

Little did we know when we arrived that sitting at a large (at least 20 people) table next to us would be a surprise 50th Birthday party. So not to be out done we of course had to make it known that my Birthday was approaching as well.  So when my dessert of Cannoli and Peanut Butter Sorbet arrived there was a candle in it! The waitress really made me happy.

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After brunch the celebrating wasn’t over and it was such a gorgeous day out that we ended up walking down the street to another bar for a couple more drinks.

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John, Scott, and the Bride to Be Robin

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Mandatory Self shot with Scott!

After a couple drinks we had to head home and feed the pups and get ready for bowling, we are down to the wire for bowling season and after last night (which I will recap later in the week) we only have 2 nights left, the last being position round which will crown the winning team for the year.

Well it was back to work on Monday, tonight we are going to a local German Restaurant for the Tuesday Night buffet with a few friends, hopefully the weather will cooperate and we can sit outside in the Biergarten.

 

Pre-Birthday Weekend Extravaganza-Day 1

So with my birthday looming on a Tuesday (tomorrow to be exact April 30th), I decided that the celebration should start over the weekend and carry all the way through.

Saturday started out like a regular weekend, we volunteered at a Meet and Greet for our Greyhound adoption group in the morning. It was a beautiful day out thankfully with the sun shining which made for people being out and about. After the meet and greet we drove home, dropped off the pups (who probably napped the entire afternoon), changed our clothes and hopped back in the car to drive into New York City for a late afternoon/evening of fun and Frivolity.

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Here we are in the car on the highway.

Our first stop was the Hubby’s addition to the weekend. He has followed the Facebook page of The Baconery for a while and since we had some time and it was on our way downtown we decided to stop in for a snack and to check the place out. They have only been open at their location on Columbus Ave since November but the owner has a ton of ideas. So aside from delicious baked goods all made with bacon, and the chocolate covered bacon (which seen below is what the hubby and I had), the plans are moving forward to add some Craft Beers and a small wine selection.

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Dark chocolate covered bacon with bacon bits (R) and Sprinkles (L)

After our visit there, we made the what seemed like HOURS long drive from 109th St to 44th. Honestly I really do think it took about an hour to get through Times Square and to around the block to the entrance of the parking garage. So we dropped off the car and got out into the gorgeous afternoon sun and wandered our way down to the place that was recommended to us for dinner. Now I can easily look and find someplace to eat but I do love to find a place that the locals like to eat at.

So we ended up at 5 Napkin Burger in Hell’s Kitchen. At 5pm on a Saturday the place was packed. We were a little early for our 5;30 reservation so we moseyed up to the bar and had a pre-dinner drink.

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I had a Moscow Mule

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The Hubby had a Tito Vodka Maytag Blue Cheese Olive Martini

We finished our drinks right as the table buzzer thing that most restaurants give you went off. The ambiance of the place is as eclectic as the menu, lots of windows, exposed light bulbs, and meat hooks. After we sat down we just took in the menu and ordered another drink. The Hubby ordered a beer, I moved on to a Ginger Caipiranha (seen below) and we ordered our appetizers and perused the rest of the menu. The menu here is not very large but what they lack in number of choices they certainly make up for in deliciousness.

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The Hubby had The Pork Taquitos – queso fresco, crema & salsa.

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I ordered The Deep Fried Pickles & Pastrami – honey mustard vinaigrette

From there we moved on to a burger each (hold the bun) ,The Hubby had the Mushroom Bleu-8 oz. fresh ground beef, sauteed mushrooms & shallots, with blue cheese with a side of Sweet Potato Fries. I ordered the Bacon Cheddar 8 oz. fresh ground beef, black label bacon, sharp cheddar, raw onion, lettuce, tomato with a side of Tater Tots.

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Since I wasn’t sure how long dinner would be and how far things really were from each other we had some time to waste between dinner and the show we were seeing, so we popped up a few blocks to Flaming Saddles. Now neither of us is a country music lover but the bar has this je ne sai quoi about it that just makes you feel welcome. It does help that the bartenders range from cute to Gorgeous, and that they wear tight jeans and dance on the bar. We had 1 more drink to pass the time, watched some dancing, picked on the bartender with the broken foot and just had a fun visit.

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After the bar we walked back down to the theater to get our seats and a magnet for me at the show. I splurged and bought us tickets to see Kinky Boots, it is just out of previews and has not YET won any Tony’s so ticket prices were reasonable.

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 Honestly how could you go wrong when Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein are involved. We had mezzanine seats which honestly I thought were pretty damn good. The staging was such that everything happened in center stage so there was no fear of missing anything on the side were closest to. At times I will say my only issue was that since we were so close to the speaker that some of the lyrics at times seemed muffled. The show was amazing, the scenery, the costumes, the actors were all excellent, though the hubby was a little scared by one of the Drag Queens in the show. I don’t say this often but I would definitely see this show again.

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to be continued…..

Bowling Week #13 2013

We win some we win some more….

Game #1 – 135

Game #2 – 185

Game #3 – 169

I had a good enough week to up my average to 156 this week I hope to increase it again.

Last week we bowled Alley of The Dolls, another great group of girls, one of which is her first year with us. I hope she comes back.

We took 3 points and gave them one which keeps  in First place with 34 points.

This week we play Team Downtown, this is another team who is hit or miss with who will show up sometimes. I am hoping we can bowl well to make up the pins we will need to make up and then some to keep our lead for the season.