Getting to Know Us Monday

(I know it's Tuesday, but it's early Tuesday!)

I decided this week to do St. Louis themed questions.

What's your favorite thing about St. Louis?

Jenn:  I'm a bit St. Louis fan... I feel like we have a little bit of everything here

Chad:  Cardinals baseball, and everything is a 20 minute drive.

What's your least favorite thing about St. Louis?

Jenn:  Well, right now I would have to say the heat and humidity.... it's been a HORRIBLE summer

Chad:  The humidity

Who is your favorite Cardinals player?

Jenn:  I've gone through a lot of favorite players... currently it's Yadi

Chad:  Yadier Molina, and you shouldn’t have to ask why

What's your favorite, local place to eat in St. Louis?

Jenn:  There are a lot to choose from... Chad has named 3 very good ones below... I also like the Lafayette Fire Company #1

Chad:  So many to choose from, but top 3 are:  The King & I, Crown Candy Kitchen, and South City Diner

Someone is visiting from out of town, where do they absolutely need to go in St. Louis?

Jenn:  Even though I haven't been there in years... The City Museum

Chad:  Saint Louis Zoo and/or the Arch.

Getting to Know Us Monday

Who is your favorite Looney Tunes character?

Jenn:  Pepe Lepoo (no clue how to spell it)

Chad:  Tasmanian Devil.

Do you sleep on your side, tummy, or back?

Jenn:  All of the above... mostly side though

Chad:  Stomach usually.

What one thing do you wish you had?

Jenn:  Money, energy and time to do all the DIY things I see online

Chad:  More money.

If you could have one wish, what would it be?

Jenn:  Probably something about money... after all it makes the world go round

Chad:  To be telepathic, or to always have the perfect amount of change in my pocket for any purchase.

What’s one thing you’re a loser at?

Jenn:  hmmm hmmm hmm... well I can't beat Chad at Hanging with Friends to save my life...

Chad:  NOTHING. j/k… I suck at drawing.

Thought it may never happen

You may remember this post of yore.

 

That was back in March and at that point we had already been looking for the perfect coffee table for quite some time.  Now we're thisclose to August and we still have that old ugly coffee table in our living.  I'm serious, I'm ready to go Office Space on it...

 

You might remember from that post that we wanted a larger table (the space can handle it), darker wood and brushed nickel handles (to match the entertainment center), at least one drawer, no glass, and something on the taller side.

 

Also, word to the wise, if you're looking for a coffee table online, expand your search to cocktail tables, everything that interested us even just a wee bit is actually a cocktail table not a coffee table.

 

After looking at a bunch of different tables and numerous bricks and/or clicks stores we were having a hard time beleiving anything existed that we wanted!  In our many trips we decided we didn't want want of those tables that expand or move up.  We figure the more moving parts the more likely for things to break.  We also decided we didn't want anything with a soft top, like a giant ottoman or whatever.

 

Well, we finally found something!  It's so totally exciting.  It's a table that I actually saw a couple of months ago, but Chad and I never made it back to look at it (since it's a decsion we want to make together).  We pulled over our sales person and said we were interested in the coffee table.

 

He went back to his little computer and found out any details we might need.  He came back and told us he had some good news and some bad news.  The good news was he was able to get us a lower price.  Wow, that's great news, we were perfectly happy paying the listed price, $20-30 off is wonderful news.  So what's the bad news buddy?  Well... they don't currently have any in stock, but have two coming in the first week in August - one is already spoken for but the other could be ours.

 

So I pulled out my calendar and realized the first week in August is next week... next week!  That's not bad news at all!!  We waited like 5 months for our couch, one week is NOTHING... especially when you consider we've been looking for this dang coffee table forever!

 

So want to see what we decided on??

 

THIS one

 

I might be able to get the picture to insert later...

 

The picture makes the wood look a bit lighter than we want, however we saw it in real life and it's the color we want.  We love the shelf under the table top, I think it will be a perfect place to put our laptops and the four drawers are awesome.  This table isn't the one we dreamed about, however it's ends up being exactly what we want.

 

The next thing we'll need for that room is end tables.  The thing about our room is the end tables will have to be skinny since there's not much space on the sides of the couch.  Something else I learned... I might not want to look for end tables at all, but instead look for chairside or recliner tables.  They are smaller and would probably work better in our room.  Sometimes the hardest part is to figure out the name of what you're looking for.  So instead of looking for skinny end table I want to look for chairside tables.  Ah-ha... who knew they even existed. 

 

I'll be back to who you how it looks when it's in place.  And in case you're wondering we won't be having a bonfire with the old table... it will be going in our basement - probably the cat's food and water table.

Five Short Years Ago

Five years ago Chad and I had our very first date.  I seriously cannot believe it's been five full years.  Sometimes I look at it and think, wow, it's gone by so fast... other times I feel like I've known Chad my entire life.  I guess that's a good feature to have in a mate.

The very first date consisted of dinner at Rich and Charlies, some bars on the East side (don't worry no strip clubs) and playing pool back at his parents house.  It was a wonderful time and since that day five years ago, we've pretty much seen each other every day - or at the very least talked.

I wish I had a picture of that very first night, but I don't... here's a picture from about a week later when he came to my college graduation.

(check out my awesome hair... what was I thinking?!?)


I love you Chad... so happy we went on that date many moons ago!!

Grizzles Game

Speaking of yesterday's post about Groupon Day... I used an additional Groupon on Tuesday night. Something I enjoy about Groupon is that it almost 'forces' you to do something you've always talked about doing.

Back in February we finally went to Sky Zone... we had been talking about doing it forever, and finally we took the time to do it. It was fun, I'm glad we finally tried it, but it wasn't as much fun as I was expecting. I think I'm a bit of a chicken and didn't want to flip mostly b/c all of the dividers between the different trampolines. I've become more and more of a chicken.

A few months back there was a Groupon to a Gateway Grizzlies game. Chad and I have been talking about going to a Grizzlies game since we got together. We just never actually do it. When this Groupon popped up (2 $10 tickets, 2 hot dogs, 2 bags of chips, and 2 $5 credits at their team store for $18) we were sold.

We cashed that sucker in on Tuesday night... our friends Ryan and Kayla came with us. Other than it being so freaking hot (did I mention it's hot in St. Louis right now?!?) we had a lot of fun. The stadium is so small, which has like a classic ballpark feel to me. And the best part?? Cheap food and beer. We ate so much food last night, it was amazing... and I think I had about 4 beers... we also had Philly Cheesesteak Nachos, the hot dogs, shared some chili-cheese nachos, and a pretzel. We also all got a frozen treat - I had a chocolate and nut covered frozen banana.

I can't tell you who won... I can't tell you the score, or a single player's name... but what I can tell you is it was a lot of fun and I hope to go back earlier in the year next season... so maybe it's not as hot as it was last night.

(this is really where I should have a picture of food or us at the game or something... yeah, maybe I need to get better at that!)

Oh Groupon... I love you so!!

Groupon Day

Last Sunday my friend Carrie and I had a Groupon day.

What's a Groupon day you may ask? Well, only the most fun day ever... okay maybe that was a tad bit of an exaggeration, but it was a really fun day!

Everyone is familiar with Groupon right? If not you should at the very least sign up for their emails. They contain deals around your city. You buy it for a lower price and then get more money when you go. It's kind of like buying a really great coupon. It's awesome... I'm most attracted to Groupons that have activities however some of the food ones are pretty enticing as well!

A long time ago Carrie and I bought Groupons to Baked Goods Pottery. This is a place where you go and paint pottery. We finally used it on Sunday to begin our Groupon Day. The place is really cute, and the employee was so super nice and explained everything to us. Then they let you pick your piece and get to painting.

Here I am painting my gnome... I named him Bernard


And here is Carrie and me with our gnomes. Yes, we both painted gnomes, you can paint other things there too, but the gnome seemed fun to me!! We also both wore purple dresses, that was not planned, but was pretty cute


After painting we headed to Old Navy. We both bought Old Navy Groupons ($10 for $20 worth of stuff). While neither of us had a stand out item we wanted, we both ended up coming away with some pretty good items. I got a white short sleeved shirt and a loose fitting tank top. I think Carrie got a pair of jeans (the kind that comes to right above your ankle) and a shirt.

After that, Carrie took me out to dinner with another Groupon to Drunken Fish. This was my second experience with sushi and it was delicious!! We got shrimp tempera, spicy tuna roll and fried philly roll. They were all AMAZING. I then convinced her to get dessert. Drunken Fish has one of my all-time favorite desserts. This cheesecake roll thing... it's basically like friend strawberry cheesecake... all nice and warm... so it's so good... if you ever go there you HAVE to get it.

Here's the total I spent out of pocket on Sunday...

Baked Goods - $1.20
Old Navy - $0.86
Drunken Fish - $15

That's a wonderful day for less than $20... I love Groupon!!

Getting to Know Us Monday

FYI Chad answered these questions about a week ago...

Where was the last place you drove (other than home/school)?

Jenn: Target in Arnold - got a dress, shoes, cami and sunscreen

Chad: Maryland Heights with Connor

What curse word do you use the most?

Jenn: I don't curse... I'm an angel!............ Probably the F-word

Chad: I don’t really keep track. Probably fuck.

What time is your alarm clock set for?

Jenn: 6:50 and 7:10... and then sometimes a extra 5 minutes for good measure

Chad: 1100am.

What was the last movie you watched?

Jenn: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Chad: Pulp Fiction.

What CD is currently in your CD player?

Jenn: Can't believe I'm going to admit this but... N*Sync, No Strings Attached

Chad: A Static Lullaby – Rattlesnake!