Weekend in review

The next Italy recap is on its way! I'm cross-eyed from editing, naming and uploading all the photos. In the meantime, here's what we did this weekend.

Friday
I was in the mood for fish and chips, so we grabbed some at Santa Monica's English pub, Ye Old King's Head. If you like fish and chips, this place is hard to beat. The fish batter is light yet tasty. And the chips are fabulous. We topped it off with some cider, then some sticky toffee pudding for dessert. Oh so delic!

Saturday
We hit the gym in the morning, then swung by the 1-year-old birthday party of our buddy, Brendan, the son of our friends Josh and Jami. As with all of their parties, we had fun with their friends and families. The food was tasty, although I'm sad we had to leave before the traditional 1-year-old cake smashing.

We left the party early to make it to a comedy show that I was surprising Brent with. The comedians, Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black, are two actors/comedians who Brent has been a fan of for quite a while. They put on a great show at the New Ivar Theater in Hollywood.

The show ended around 9, so I convince Brent to swing by the new Beverly Hills bakery called Crumbs. We ordered a cherry Italian soda and picked up one pumpkin and one lemon cream cheese cupcake to go.

Here's the pumpkin:


And here's the lemon cream cheese:


I thought they were good, although the frosting might have been a little too sweet. I'd choose them over Sprinkles because they don't have an insane line and I'm not a huge Sprinkles fan. Also, they're open late (til 10, I think), which is unlike any other LA bakery. It's also right next to a gelato place, which we may have to hit up next time we're in the area. I'm going to need my gelato fix soon.

Sunday
We spent the morning walking to the Farmer's Market, a little over two miles roundtrip. I miss all the walking we did in Italy, and this was a nice way to get some exercise in while running an errand.

At the market we picked up some fruits, veggies and baked goods. When we approached the dates table, the seller asked me if I was looking for a particular date. I giggled, grabbed Brent's arm and said, "I already have a hot date!" ::taping mic:: Is this thing on?

Oh, and we also saw Helen Hunt. I'm so oblivious, but Brent has good eyes and can always pick celebs out of a crowd. She's quite pretty in person, by the way.

The rest of the afternoon was lazy. I spent so many hours going through the beautiful pictures Brent took of Cinque Terre. And Brent continued his hunt for the perfectly priced Xbox 360. I think he's close to making a decision and actually getting one. (It's in his blood. His father is the same way and must research something for months and months before actually purchasing it.)

We ended our weekend by getting more groceries for our barren fridge, and Brent whipped up a delicious dinner of steak and panzanella.

"My favorite animal is steak." - Fran Lebowitz