It's official: We caved. The Carters are now on Facebook. I won't hesitate to tell you all that Heath did, in fact, cave first. He was weak. And then, he was relentless! When was I going to register?
So, now that we're on...please be our friends!
Monday, January 14, 2008
About Face
It's official: We caved. The Carters are now on Facebook. I won't hesitate to tell you all that Heath did, in fact, cave first. He was weak. And then, he was relentless! When was I going to register?
So, now that we're on...please be our friends!
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Worth Watching
While we don't believe Barack Obama is a perfect or even ideal candidate, he certainly represents the change our country needs and the capacity to inspire us all to be better, try harder, and make the impossible possible.
We suggest watching his victory speech from Thursday night—especially the last 3 minutes.
We suggest watching his victory speech from Thursday night—especially the last 3 minutes.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
New Year's 2007
When we first started dating, I remember saying to Heath once that I wish we had known each other in high school so that we could be part of each other's memories of homecoming, graduation and—most importantly—prom. Well, this New Year's Eve, the lovely ladies of Giddings (Dena and Lisa A.) made that wish come true.
Their prom themed "Moment in Time" party gave me a chance to dress up and Heath a chance to revisit a hairstyle perhaps best left in 1999. :-) We were joined by the Browns, the Smiths (in town from LA!) and Cockrel sisters. Ryan and Lisa C. were named prom king and queen—well deserved!—and we all enjoyed an evening of spiked punch, dancing (yes, Ryan danced), and reminscing about the year gone by.
It was a great way to ring in the new year. A big thanks to the prom committee!
Their prom themed "Moment in Time" party gave me a chance to dress up and Heath a chance to revisit a hairstyle perhaps best left in 1999. :-) We were joined by the Browns, the Smiths (in town from LA!) and Cockrel sisters. Ryan and Lisa C. were named prom king and queen—well deserved!—and we all enjoyed an evening of spiked punch, dancing (yes, Ryan danced), and reminscing about the year gone by.
It was a great way to ring in the new year. A big thanks to the prom committee!
The Best of the Rest
The Wednesday after Christmas, Heath and I trekked down to both Richmond and Fredericksburg to meet up with our friends Ben & Mary and Celeste & John, respectively. It was great to catch up.
That Thursday, we had lunch with Jeff Forrest at the Tombs and walked around Georgetown for most of the afternoon. We then met up with Aunt Renee, Tiara and Grandma for high tea at the Ritz Carlton, which was fantastic. That night, we walked down to a Vietnamese place near my dad's apartment and had a great dinner.
Friday, Heath had lunch with Father Walsh while I took Violet around Georgetown for the first time. We then met up with my dad for a rousing game of Scrabble and then all headed out to Rockville for dinner at Greenfield's, a chuhascaria (Brazilian steakhouse), where we gorged ourselves on meat and, in my case, fried bananas. So good!
A nice mix of resting, catching up and eating, our time in VA/DC was well-spent. We were, however, eager to get back to the friendly (snowy!) confines of our condo in Chicago, and arrived safely home Saturday night.
That Thursday, we had lunch with Jeff Forrest at the Tombs and walked around Georgetown for most of the afternoon. We then met up with Aunt Renee, Tiara and Grandma for high tea at the Ritz Carlton, which was fantastic. That night, we walked down to a Vietnamese place near my dad's apartment and had a great dinner.
Friday, Heath had lunch with Father Walsh while I took Violet around Georgetown for the first time. We then met up with my dad for a rousing game of Scrabble and then all headed out to Rockville for dinner at Greenfield's, a chuhascaria (Brazilian steakhouse), where we gorged ourselves on meat and, in my case, fried bananas. So good!
A nice mix of resting, catching up and eating, our time in VA/DC was well-spent. We were, however, eager to get back to the friendly (snowy!) confines of our condo in Chicago, and arrived safely home Saturday night.
A Pietrangelo Christmas
So, for those of you who we haven't already exhausted with a recounting of how the Pietrangelo's do Christmas, here's the breakdown: Christmas Eve is the biggest part of the celebration with a big seafood spread (an Italian tradition). We started our evening with oysters, shrimp and baked brie, moved on to lentil soup, and then angel hair pasta in a squid red sauce, bakala (cod fish) and artichoke hearts. We topped all of that off with an apple crisp. Once again, my aunt and grandmother really outdid themselves on the food!
We also open most of our gifts on Christmas Eve, so Violet—when not following my grandmother around the house—got to experience bows of many colors and lots of gifts just for her. A definite favorite was her new reindeer squeaky toy which she carried around in her mouth for most of the evening.
Christmas morning, we all wake up and prepare a big breakfast, open our stockings and "Santa gifts" and then settle down to a puzzle. This year also featured a Tiara vs. Heath showdown at Wii tennis (which Tiara won, by the way) and a family viewing of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," the Jim Carrey version. Usually, Christmas night we go out for Chinese food, but this year we ate in and all enjoyed this amazing smoked ham my aunt received as a gift at work. It was delicious!
We also open most of our gifts on Christmas Eve, so Violet—when not following my grandmother around the house—got to experience bows of many colors and lots of gifts just for her. A definite favorite was her new reindeer squeaky toy which she carried around in her mouth for most of the evening.
Christmas morning, we all wake up and prepare a big breakfast, open our stockings and "Santa gifts" and then settle down to a puzzle. This year also featured a Tiara vs. Heath showdown at Wii tennis (which Tiara won, by the way) and a family viewing of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," the Jim Carrey version. Usually, Christmas night we go out for Chinese food, but this year we ate in and all enjoyed this amazing smoked ham my aunt received as a gift at work. It was delicious!
Our Christmas Journey
We started our 11-hour trek to the DC hour about 3 hours behind schedule, but that was the only glitch in an otherwise smooth trip. Violet was a gem on her longest road trip yet, content to sit on our laps and stare out the window for—literally—hours on end. And, as a reward, Mom and Tiara had a new bed waiting for her when we got to the house...although it took her a few minutes to realize it was a bed and not just a glorified chew toy.
Adam Turns 28...
...and it seems fitting that we would toast him with a new Chicago brew: Half Acre. We met up with the Phillips and the Johnsons at Sheffield's and had some great food and good beer. Two especially notable treats of the evening: Sarah baked a fantastic chocolate/coffee cake—YUM!—and Phil (the guy that buys beers for Sheffield's and is a friend of Aaron and Lenore's) let us taste this older version of Goose Island's Bourbon County Stout that was (no joke) labeled "do not sell." It was very tasty.
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