Birthday Bash.

On Friday, I was grilling out some food when Bailey and I heard a "meow." I put Bailey back inside and looked under our deck to find this:

This cat was very friendly and was de-clawed so I knew it had to have owners at one point. My neighbor and I gave it some food and water and are trying to find the owners. In the meantime, it is living outdoors - i'm glad it's warm out! Bailey and allergic Joe would not appreciate a new family member.


On Saturday, Joe had bought us tickets to the Indians game for my birthday. They were great seats behind home plate however no foul balls were caught, or even came our way.

The game was low scoring: 2-1 Indians victory! We had hoped for a little more offense.

Afterward, we went to the Tremont Tap House where they have 48 beers on tap! We got to sit outside since it was so nice - it made for a great day!

L.A. Noire

One of Joe and my hobbies is playing interactive video games together. It started with Assassin's Creed and we've already played and beaten the first and second releases of the game.

We needed a new game and just a few days ago we found one of interest:

In this game, you play a detective in the late 1940's. You solve cases by collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses. The facial graphics are eerily realistic and make the game fun when you have to read a person's facial expressions when interrogating them to see if they are lying or telling the truth.

We are closing cases right and left and working our way up the ladder in the LAPD!

Pictures from: www.destructoid.com, www.pcgametrek.com, www.mmomfg.com

Airborne Again.

I feel as though this is a better representation of the concert:

Airborne Toxic Event concert

I really must thank Jon for inviting us to this concert. It was a very high energy and awesome performance by Airborne Toxic Event at the House of Blues on Saturday night. I love that in many of their songs they use a viola and/or string bass.

The following video isn't the best representation of the concert we had. This one is not as energetic as it was on Saturday and they only have the woman playing the viola and the man playing string bass (no quartet support). It was the best I could find...

Hello, it's me!

Oops, it's been awhile since I've posted! Here is a small recap to catch you up on the last week or so:

We went to the Rise Against concert last Saturday night. They sounded good live and it made for an enjoyable evening.

Joe went to the Pittsburgh casino to play poker on Sunday while I spent the day with my mom and dad. We hiked and grilled out for Mother's Day.

On Thursday our HVAC unit was finally fixed and I tried this new recipe which came out well. They were crunchy and had a good flavor to them.

Yesterday Joe went back to Pittsburgh to play some more poker and I went to Kaitlyn's to see her adorable baby, have some pizza and play board games (i won!).

Joe stayed in New Castle last night and played golf this morning. He'll be home shortly. I had a soccer game this morning. Suzi scored 2 goals, I scored none (we won!).

We will be going to eat at Greenhouse Tavern tonight and then to the House of Blues to see Airborne Toxic Event in concert.

That's about it though... you are now up to date!

Cinco de Mayo.

After boxing class last night, Suzi and I decided rehydrate with some margaritas at El Campesino. This restaurant happens to be in the same plaza as our gym so it made it very convenient to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Joe and Jon's brother met us there and after a short wait, we enjoyed some tasty food. I'm not sure that Suzi will appreciate me sharing the following picture:

Springtime.

It has been fun for us to have a new house and have no idea what is planted in our yard. We had daffodils pop up out of the ground first and I believe we have crocuses. I like the flowering trees the most though:

Quick Quote

With my birthday coming up this month, I thought the following quote found on my Honest Tea bottle was relevant enough to share:

"Do not regret growing older. It is a privelege denied to many." -Unknown