2.13.2010

Valentine's Day Weekend!

I love Valentine's Day! Howie and I always do a little something for Valentine's Day. Wether it be a night in cooking up something fun or going out. This year we decided to go out and do something. To start off our fun weekend, I came home on Friday to find these fun things waiting for me: Hershey Almond Kisses, an angel Pez dispenser(hahaha), Sweettarts Heart Candy, and a sweet little card that Howie wrote a little message in that made me tear-up (awh). He had also given me some roses on Thursday night. I was a bit surprised he got me anything at all because we had discussed not getting gifts and just going out. He spoils me. What we had planned for the weekend was going to stay at a cute little B&B in Woodland, UT. We found it online and since the ones in and near Park City were so expensive, we took a chance on this place.It's called the Woodland Farmhouse Inn and it was SO cute! It was one of the most charming little houses I've ever seen! This is the second B&B we've stayed in and so far, this is my favorite. She had fresh flowers waiting for us in our room when we arrived along with a bottle of Sparkling Cider and two champagne glasses.
She rents the house out by floors so, there is the main floor(where we stayed) and then there was an upstairs part where other people were. Our floor gave us two bedrooms, a den, and a bathroom all to ourselves. We even had our own private entrance if we chose to use it. Here is the first bedroom:
Below is the one we chose to sleep in. The bed was so comfy, I couldn't resist. It's called The Old Post Office room. The house was once used as the town Post Office so, hence the name.
Here is the little den. This is a checkers/chess board.
Here is us on the couch in the den:
Looking into our room from the den: (We already made ourselves at home by hanging up our coats.)Here is the common area of the house. The kitchen is there in the back and this is the dinning room.
China hutch built into the wall. Kitchen Cute old stove. Again, this little house had SO much character and charm. HOT TUB! We ended up using it for a bit after we came back from dinner. It was sweet! Cold, but sweet.We were supposed to go check-in and then go back to Park City for dinner, but we changed our minds after we realized how far of a drive it was back to Park City so, we asked our host if there was a nice place to eat at in nearby Kamas. She told us of a place called The Gateway Grille. She said they served anything from a regular burger and fries to a fancy-shmancy gourmet meal. So, we decided to try it out. Here is the outside. (Howie is telling me to hurry it up!)The food was really good! I was impressed. It was the perfect suggestion for us and what we were in the mood for. My personal favorite part of the meal was dessert(when is it not?). We ordered the Apple Berry Cobbler. Oh-my-gosh. Heaven. Here is the before picture:And here is what it looked like after we were done with it:
The cobbler was on the bottom, all warm and yummy, and then it had a scoop of vanilla ice cream and whip cream on top. The fruit was on the side along with the strawberry sauce on the plate. I do believe we will be making a couple trips over to Kamas again JUST to enjoy another one of these. We came back from dinner to find our cute little getaway for the night all lit up:
It really was just the cutest little place. We will be back again. This morning we had a delicious breakfast. She made us French Toast Creme Brulee. I've never heard of it, but it was sure good. I opted for the strawberries and whip cream. Howie piled on the strawberries, whip cream, AND syrup. It was all quite yummy. Perfect way to start the day!
After we checked out we headed over to the Park City Outlets for a bit and I got my shop on at the Gap. I bought a ton of stuff. It was delightful. Then we went and saw the movie Valentine's Day at a theater in Park City. It was cute. I really liked it.
Well, that was our fun little weekend. We had to celebrate a little early because Howie works Sundays and Mondays but, I'm glad it worked out the way it did. We had a blast!

2.05.2010

My New Baby...

So, I started my guitar classes the end of January and I'm loving it so far! Originally I borrowed a guitar from a co-worker, but I couldn't seem to get her guitar to sound right. It was having a hard time tunning. It doesn't help that it hadn't been played in about 10 years. That can really do a guitar in. You have to keep playing it. Anyway, I wasn't going to learn anything on a guitar that couldn't tune, so I bought one of my own! Look at this beauty... It's a Fender. I was surprised I could afford a Fender guitar. Guitar Center had a value package deal where they give you the guitar, guitar bag, strap, picks, lessons DVD, and a tuner all for one low price. This package cost me $200 and was well worth it! I got everything I need to learn how to play. Perfect for beginners.

Right now we're learning a couple different songs. Hush Little Baby, Leavin' On A Jet Plane, and our latest assignment Rain by Jose and Hilda Feliciano. Rain is a really cool song and I can't wait until I am playing it better. It's really neat. I've had a lot of fun learning the guitar. I hope I can keep up the practicing. I really love it. I'm still working on developing calluses on my fingertips. They weren't kidding when they said it was necessary. Playing the guitar kills your fingers!