Night out on the town in Newps!

Well last night was lots of fun!!! We met some friends, Mike & Lisa, in Newport at a wine bar for a "couple" drinks and ended up staying 4 hours...and I thought it was going to be a mellow night! Before meeting up with them, we tried a new sushi joint over there called BlueFin in Crystal Cove. It is very well known for being one of the best sushi spots in OC and the owner (Takashi Abe) is the head sushi chef and worked with the famous Nobu for awhile before starting BlueFin. We read online that it's almost impossible to get him as your sushi chef and we didn't care enough to try. When we got there, they only had 2 seats left at the sushi bar at the very end so we took them. Before we knew it, Abe himself was explaining the menu to us and became our sushi chef! We didn't even realize it was him for 10 minutes and then we noticed he was only rolling for us and no one else! It was definitely an experience but the sushi still didn't even come close to our hole in the wall Gen Kai here in Dana Point. That place is just incomparable. Wait, I just realized this is not Yelp. You are all probably thinking "enough details about your freaking dinner already!". I will stop.

Back to drinks, it was really nice to get out and socialize. We've been doing more of that lately as opposed to cooking dinner and renting a movie or watching one of our favorite TV shows...We thought those times would never get old. Well, after almost 4 years of marriage, they did. :) Socializing is definitely more expensive than being loner lovebirds at home but everything is okay in moderation, right?? :) Mike & Lisa are really nice and fun people. And the wine bar was a great find. Decent priced wine and a great location on PCH near Corona del Mar. Food looked good too but we didn't have any. We will be going back soon for sure!!

This morning I was feeling the aftermath of last night's 4 hour wine session. I was dead set on foregoing the gym to sulk in my bed like a lazy girl but Thad got me motivated to "sweat that shit out" as he put it...so I did and I am very happy that I did!! I feel much better now. I did some Cardio followed by a very intense yoga class. At one point, the 50 something people in the class were balancing on one hand with nothing else touching the ground...I pretended to try so as not to seem like a weakling - but didn't come close. Baby steps, baby steps. I can finally touch my toes so that's a start!

I am currently trying to convince Thad that it would be SO MUCH FUN to go see Confessions of a Shopaholic later today... I reminded him of all the bending over backwards I've been doing for him lately (regarding movies people - such dirty minds!) but I still don't think it's going to happen. Wish me luck!! Thad , if you're reading this, I hope you will remember how awesome I am and how many "Thad movies" I've seen lately...and that a happy wife is a happy you!

Thad has left the office!

Well I guess all of this recent together time has just been too much for Thad to handle. He has now moved his entire mini desk & it's accessories (i.e. chair, lamp, laptop, etc..) out of our shared office and into the guest room to study. He says my singing & constant phone conversations are a distraction...me, a DISTRACTION? Can you believe that? Anyway, I am now here in the office all alone and I have to say, my singing is quite beautiful. I should be more productive right now but I desperately wanted to write my first blog and thought this topic deserved an honorable mention. I am just waiting for him to cut our mattress in half and move his half down the hall because my snoring is distracting him from sleeping..:) OH married life.

Today has been a great day. Went to the gym in the AM and did a ridiculously long spin class (80 minutes) taught be two freak shows. I pretty much died for a few minutes and came back to life. It was insane but I love insane. Tomorrow is a Yoga day so I am looking forward to that! I am editing Cindy & Kenny's wedding from last week today. Such a cute couple, together 10 years, both are doctors doing their residencies. The wedding was at the Marina del Rey Marriott with views of the place Thad and I first met, LMU. :) A fun edit!!

We're going on a trip next week to our home away from home, MAUI!! This is our 4th trip to Maui together in the past 8 years - and I snuck in another 2 without him during that time too with my mom & Kristy. Not a lot of imagining to do like with most travels but we are staying at my favorite hotel ever that Thad has never been to, with tons of water slides and a Tarzan rope to boot! Rope swing back flips are my speciality- watch out 5 year old's & prepare to be amazed! I am the most stressful traveler ever, especially when I am shooting a wedding and bringing all of my equipment, so this time I packed way in advance and I'm pretty much ready to go for Tuesday! The wedding should be amazing, I'm really looking forward to it. Not sure if Thad (a.k.a my destination wedding assistant) is looking forward to it but he will enjoy the perks at least! The wedding is at this beauitful private oceanfront estate in Makena, about 5 minutes south of Wailea. We will be doing some filming around the island as well, hopefully getting some beautiful shots on the road to Hana too! I have always wanted to visit the Seven Sacred Pools and we are going to get a chance this time. Very exciting! Of course I will be blogging about it when we return & posting pics too!

Lastly, we have recently become addicts of a substance known as Sushi..we are OBSESSED. In fact we ate Sushi last night and are going to eat it again tonight. I think Thad is secretly most excited about going to Maui for the sush! I am most excited for flipping on the rope swing myself but the sushi should be amazing there too.

Okay back to work. Hope you all enjoyed my rambling!!