Wedding: Stephen & Van

Royal Oaks Country Club
08.27.2011

When your friends little kid brother or sister starts tying the knot before you, you start feeling like you need to get a move on it. Maybe most people do. I feel like i'm one of the few who THINKS that they're perfectly content the way things are. I don't feel the rush or the urge just yet. The only thing that i know is that whether or not big poppa and i get married, when i turn 32, it's baby time, baby! I ain't getting any younger and i have as much energy as a fifty year old person right now. Always so tired! And both of our parents need a hobby so why not give them some grandchildren to take care of! Haha. Off topic over with, i was very impressed by stephen and van. They're, i dunno, in their lower twenties and they manage to plan a wedding in less than six months. Or was it even less than two months? However long it was, I know they went through a lot to get where they are. I went to stephen's bday in january and everything still seems hunky dory so good for them. Their venue was gorgeous! There were large windows overlooking a big man made lake. But of course, since most weddings take place in the evening, once the sun was down, the outdoor scenery became obsolete. So it's kinda wasted really. They hired this string quartet on the cheap because the group were college kids trying to make some side money. I think it was a great idea. And that great idea turned into an oddity cos for the couples first dance, the string quartet played some really slow number for them. This is what beethoven's first dance must have been like. Haha. The food was okay. Gotta have the asian food. So important. I did however eat lobster bisque for the very first time cos i was so hungry. So GOOD! Of course, i got a fat lip that night. The cake was from cakes by gina and it was delish.

Restaurant: Pondicheri

2800 Kirby, Ste.B132
Houston, Texas 77098

For a former co-worker's bday, a bunch of us from work made plans to have dinner at Pondicheri. It's located in the uppity west ave center. I had heard great things about it and my hair guy over at do bar said it was authentic. He was mexican. I said are you sure buddy? Is it a bunch of white folks eating there? Nervous laugh. I haven't been to the do bar in quite a while. I need an event so i can go get my hair did! I can't get enough of having my hair professionly washed. Feels so good. Anyway, the food turned out to be okay. The only thing i could vouch for was the potato samosas. That tamarind chutney dipping sauce was so good! I wanted to order some nan bread and ask for more sauce and just go at it. I ordered the racher thali for my entree. A thali is a chef's sampler. Almost like an indian omakase. It was okay. But you know, i'm not really an indian food connoiseur so what do i know about this stuff. All i can say is what pleasures my picky palate. Big poppa and i actually like eating at bombay brasserie. Out of convenience and cos we just really don't know where else to go. We have gotten recommendations but they just sorta get pushed to the bottom of my list. Our indian friends who got married catered bombay brasserie for their wedding so it's got to be some what approved by the real deal. This is reminding me about that delicious mango lassi. Our waiter was telling us that they didn't have any mango lassi but they did have some other kind. I can't remember what. But he pronounced it lassi like the famous collie dog. I looked up from my menu and was like, what did you just say? I had to correct him of course. Nervous laugh. I'm such a bitch. For my friends bday, i gave her some cupcake recipe/decorating books. I am a freaking genius. My own bday was two weeks away and she made me tirimisu cupcakes from one of the books. It was some of the best cupcakes i've had. I shared it with our employees and one of the girl's couldn't get enough of it. Even big poppa liked and he claims to not like cupcakes. I liked it so much that i tried making it myself for miss fabu's baby shower. They weren't as good as croatia's but everyone still seemed to like it. Her mom liked it and my-linh ate 1.5 cupcakes all by herself! Man. I wish i liked baking. I would make some every month. Emdee says she likes baking. Maybe i should trick her into making me some. Haha. I need to take control of my sweet teeth.

Trippin': Cairns - Daintree National Park

As i'm getting older, i'm becoming more drawn to simple activities such as taking a nice hike through forests/mountains. I was three-wayed last night by buda and wonder woman ... not the nasty kind! ... more like the kind we used to partake in high school. Haha. When was the last time you did some three way calling? Geez. Getting to be a little old lady. They're planning on doing a nice little road trip from jackson hole back to houston. Stops along the way include salt lake city, las vegas, and THE GRAND CANYON! Ugh so JELS! Maybe i should book a last minute trip to vegas so they can pick me up from there so i can tag along. One day, when big poppa and i can find the time, i hope to rent an rv and do a little road trip together. Maybe with some of our good friends. The next tour stop in cairns was a little hike through the daintree national park. We hiked towards the mossman gorge where we were met with crystal clear waters and gigantic rocks. The water was freezing and there was maybe just one person who was brave enough to go in for a swim. If i wasn't on a tour and had a change of clothes with me, i think that i would have mos def jumped in.