The Sweet Life: Adventures in Sushi, Furniture and Barbie Dolls

I know, I know... I haven't blogged in FOREVER! I am going to PROMISE to blog more often (okay Emily?). In any event, rather than try and go back and catch up on all that I have missed I am going to start with this weekend and continue writing about our life from that point on!

What a weekend to start back up on! Memorial day and our 3 day weekend was anything but relaxing! We were here there and everywhere this weekend! Friday, May 28th would have been our wedding date had we not won the Dream Windy Wedding Giveaway last year. So Eric and I celebrated that night with a wonderful dinner at our FAVORITE restaurant, Sushi Thai - Libertyville. We toasted our date night with what combined two of my favorite things - Champagne Saki! It was sweet and oh so fabulous!

Whenever we go we always get the steamed pot stickers as an appetizer! They are to die for delicious and served with the most fantastic peanut dipping sauce!

We try to be adventurous and try different rolls each time we go. This time we had the spicy cra, crunchy shrimp roll, red dragon and as always we indulge in the playboy roll - it is by far the best roll ever made!

We adore the chefs at Sushi Thai who clearly love the art of making sushi. If you are ever in the area, or live up here - you simply must try it! (P.S. Monday - Wednesday, from 4:30 - 5:30 all rolls are half off for happy hour, happy indeed). Friday night ended with the classic date, of a movie following Dinner. We went to see Sex in the City 2, and I have to say... I was really disappointed.

Saturday was a busy busy day! We woke up early to take Chanel to the groomer - as she was in desperate need of a summer 'do. (She was very upset with us all day Saturday, as she hates going). We then had breakfast together, and ran what seemed like a million errands! We got our new plasma (our 1st anniversary) gift to eachother, a new entertainment stand, new fabric to upholster for my "design on a dime" accent chair finds (pictures of the finished chairs to post next week), put together the t.v. stand, and went to Marilu's to help put her bed together (she is in the midst of a beautiful home renovation project).

Sunday we cleaned up the mess from putting together the new entertainment center and finding new homes for all of our nicknacks on our old entertainment center. - Its amazing how different your home looks with just moving what you already had around a bit. We finshed the afternoon/evening at Marilu's again putting together some of her new office furniture.

Monday, we woke up early went back to Marilu's to finish the office with the assembly of the desk and it all looks so urban chic in her office! We then prepped a couple of appetizers and went to a cook out at Aunt Roe's dear friend, Pam Meckler's. I brought a southwestern dip and the cutest appetizer ever - shrimp on a Barbie.