Saw this tonight in Milwaukee. Highly HIGHLY recommend.
Brett Goldstein was 5 stars!
Category Archives: Dates!
A friend at the Laugh Factory
We found out that a friend of ours (TJ Wharry) was going to be performing at the Laugh Factory in Chicago, so we checked Vettix and they had free tickets so we went! ? We sat with his wife Janelle and then all went out to dinner after. (We met them way back when we lived in Troy and have kept in Facebook contact over the years!)
Colin Mochrie!!
We loved Whose Line is it Anyway? so when we had a chance to see Colin locally, we jumped at it—and it was indeed hilarious!
Milwalky Trace
Date lunch! I got a lobster roll and Tom got a brisket and short rib burger and both were freaking amazing. And definitely get the slaw. Highly recommend!
Bryan Callen
A few of us moms went to see a comedian at our local theater. It was a fun night out!
Chicago date night with friends!
Cheri and Charlie invited us to see Nikki Glaser: The Good Girl Tour in Chicago (we love Vettix)! It was a good time (minus the opening act, which didn’t seem a good fit for a comedian… but it was Nikki’s BFF so that explains a lot) and we had a great dinner beforehand at Catch 35.
Friday Fave: Crab Rangoon + Year 22 of Chinese
Our annual tradition of Chinese on our anniversary (we’re at 22 years!). Sometimes it’s dinner, sometimes it’s lunch. It’s usually Crab Rangoon and General Tsos chicken but today we went outside the box with coconut shrimp and it was super delish!
BTW, if Crab Rangoon is on a menu I’m getting it. And especially if it’s our wedding anniversary—we randomly had Chinese after our wedding and then randomly had it on our anniversary for the first few years so now it’s obviously a tradition!
Lunch date!
Paint your pet!
Anna and I painted our pets (puppy Olive and Honey) at a local art studio! (Tom and I did birch trees here before!) With the pets, they start you with a pencil drawing from a photo you send— which made it a ton easier!
It was really fun, though I enjoyed it more than Anna did!
Ope!
Our foursome went to Charlie Berens tonight and he was hilarious. If you are from the Midwest and haven’t seen him, you’re missing out! Stop what you’re doing and go watch some of his videos on YouTube (and you can get merch here).
In Chicago for Comedy
Tonight the four of us went to Chicago to see comedian Dave Attell. I wasn’t really looking forward to it (long story) but I ended up having fun!
Bon Jovi concert!
As soon as I saw free tickets for Bon Jovi, I had to get them. I mean Bon Jovi WAS high school. And I know there’s been some stuff since then that I’ve liked. And I’m still trying to do more things outside my box.
But let me say right up front that even though this was a bucket list concert, I was not impressed. /cry
From now on, I’m checking the setlist FIRST. I only knew like 1/3 of the songs! And his voice wasn’t great—plus the sound system seemed off and it was like he was screaming to be heard over the music. And holy hell the people that want to stand for the whole damn thing (I know this argument can go on forever). Ughhhh. But then, maybe I’m just old and cranky. But to be honest it wasn’t just me. We all agreed.
Amazingly, the Eagles last week blew this concert out of the park. I guess they can’t all be winners.
So I knew I wanted to wear a red, so what better red than my fave no-longer-available Mojave?! Which then called for a slightly more subdued eye, so I went with more earth tones. And my shirt had to be #runsonlipstickandsarcasm!
Eagles Hotel California 2022 Tour!
We might have been the youngest people here. Or close to it.
They were so, so good. They did THREE HOURS! We were up past our bedtime but it was worth it!
Fortune Feimster date night!
My name is NOT mom!
Mom’s night out at Genesee Theater with some of our mom squad to see My Name is NOT mom! I was so happy to be healthy enough to make it!
We’re really up close and personal for some mom humor!
It was hilarious and definitely worth going if you get a chance!
We’ve now been together over half our lives!
Today marks the day 25 years ago (!) that we met (and knew we’d get married)!
Look at this smoky eye!
Y’all. I did a thing!! I did my first real SMOKY EYE for a date night!
I probably could have made it a bit more smoky but I think I did pretty well considering all of these colors are outside my comfort zone!
Face: #cctmlightmedium
Brows: #smokedtopazshadowsense
Cheeks: #silverrosepowderblush
Lips: #velvetlipsense #sugarcookiegloss
Eyes: #sandstonepearlshimmershadowsense #forestmistshimmershadowsense #onyxshadowsense #silvershimmershadowsense #undersenseprimer #volumeintensemascara
The Rat Pack is back!
We got free tickets to see The Rat Pack is Back in Milwaukee (courtesy of VetTix) so it was date night! Of course we had dinner first (at Doc’s Smokehouse)…
And then off to the Pabst Theater where we actually had really good seats this time —but unfortunately we didn’t love it so we left at intermission. Oh well. They can’t all be winners.
Celebratory date night—Dinner & Dueling Pianos
We celebrated Tom’s new job with dinner at our favorite restaurant with our best friends…with an after-dinner dueling piano show downstairs in the VIP room, courtesy of the owner giving away free tickets on a local Facebook group!
Things started off innocently enough—and we ran into other friends there—
…but the bartender was making strong drinks and then the owner gave our group a few free drinks…
So then this happened at the end of the night after way too many drinks had been consumed…
I was the designated driver so we all got home safely—and Anna and David ended up staying the night. It was…interesting.
But we all had fun and I was happiest that Anna enjoyed it because she started the night assuming she was going to hate it.
Alton Brown Live!
Earlier this week we grabbed free Alton Brown Live tickets thanks to Vet Tix! Anna and David were actually going to Milwaukee as well to see a comedian so we met up for dinner first at Capital Grille! We hadn’t eaten there in years and it was better than I remembered!
48th Birthday Adventures
As you just saw, my birthday started with an amazing rainbow eye look to match my tie dye outfit. Plus the crown of course.
But the actual adventures actually started with heading with my bestie to pick up my other bestie and then head to Kenosha!
Trying to find catchers equipment for Owen and backup mitts for Evan at Play It Again Sports. What you do when it’s your birthday and wearing a crown and a mask.
Next birthday adventure stop: lunch at Frank’s Diner! It’s been two long years since we’ve been here and it was as delicious as we remembered!
Next? Crumbl—this will be birthday desserts for us with the kids instead of cake. They didn’t have my fave cornbread ones this week, though. And yes, we ate a few bites straight from the trunk!
I caught Anna sneaking some bites in the car!
Now birthday adventures are on a hiatus but I’m cuddling with my doggo so all is well.
Birthday adventures, mom style: taking Katie to physical therapy! Ha.
Birthday adventures, kid style: watching a movie!
The last birthday adventure! A margarita by the fire…with Tom and Anna and David. With an Ozzy Man Reviews topper. It was chilly so I had my sweatshirt on and they thought it looked like a queen’s cape!
All in all, a great 48th birthday!
Brad Paisley!
This is what friendship and love is all about. My friend Cheri invited us to a Brad Paisley concert (at the Hollywood Casino Ampitheatre) because she got four free tickets via VetTix—and Tom isn’t a country fan but he loves me and we all get along so…it happened!
The ride down took forever since it was a Friday heading toward the city, but the time passed quickly and we picked a super delicious place for dinner—Siam Marina. We all shared the:
- Roll Me Out Crispy Platter — Two of each: Asparagus, Avocado, Crab & Cream Cheese, Seafood, Shrimp, & Thai Chicken Eggrolls
- Signature Fish Cakes Delight — Chilean sea bass, mahi-mahi, salmon, panko, & served with mustard sauce
- Calamari Tempura — Calamari rings dipped in tempura batter, served with sweet & sour sauce
I’m apparently an old fogey because it makes me insane that everyone stands up when the concert starts…so you can’t see anything unless you stand up. I don’t want to stand up for that long, thanks. And we were far enough away that you could barely see him on stage anyway…so I just stayed in my seat and watched him on the video monitors! Seriously, I only stood up for the last song and the encore!
After the concert we got a pic in front of the tour trailer.
As a sidenote, we decided to leave the kids alone all night for the first time (4:30–??). We had a neighbor on alert plus the kids had Anna’s number plus we told them they could have unlimited screen time so we felt pretty good. (It turned out fine! They followed the rules, went to bed when we told them to, and were asleep when we got home at 12:30.)
If you are a veteran, you can grab cheap tix to events like this! Sign up here!
First responders, we got you, too!
Back to Chinese for 20 years!
We ate Chinese for our first married meal so for a bunch of years after, we would eat Chinese on our anniversary—we even managed when he was deployed. Then we got out of the routine. We decided today was a good day to jump back in as we had to make an unexpected trip to Milwaukee so we had a lot of good options.
This was a definite winner as every single thing was DELICIOUS but our fave was the Sliced Pork Belly in Garlic Sauce.
Unexpected free drinks!
We Yelped to find a good restaurant for dinner, only to get there and it was closed. So on we went to our second choice—Tine & Cellar. We get there and get seated…then proceed to watch a bunch of other tables get seated—and get drinks and orders taken—while we hadn’t seen anyone. So Tom went to find a manager.
A waiter came up pretty quickly and apologized profusely—he said they hadn’t told him he had a table (which was believable since they didn’t seem to have any rhyme or reason who served what table). He then said all our drinks that night were on the house. SCORE!
So you’re looking at a Smoked Manhattan and a pseudo margarita (I say pseudo because it was called Yolanda Be Cool and was just Blanco tequila, strawberry puree, lime juice, and habañero simple syrup). We were both VERY HAPPY and agreed that these free drinks made being temporarily forgotten about being seated totally worth it.
We went on to order the truffle fries which was about enough for four people (they really should say that on the menu)…but it was okay because they might have been some of the best fries I’ve ever had)
Tom had a fish and chips basket and I had JägerSchnitzel and both were really yummy. We were very happy with our meal!
Pomegranate margarita?!
We decided to try out a new-to-us Mexican restaurant and damn if it wasn’t super delicious! They also had pomegranate margaritas on the menu so of course I had to try that!
Up North Date Night
Dad and Lin offered to watch the kids so we could have a date night—so we took them to The Fitz! It was sooooo delicious… And then after dinner we sat on the deck and enjoyed the weather and the view.
And on the way home, I might have stopped by a HUUUGE lilac bush and made David jump out and grab us some. (They were ALLLL over the place and I hadn’t gotten any fresh lilacs this year so I was kind of going crazy.)
And then…as Anna and I were enjoying the small bouquet…we realized that David was still cutting…and then he thrust a huge branch at us through the window!
Which we thought was absolutely hilarious.
Then we stopped at the Eagle Harbor Inn to see their bar (per Linda’s directive, so we could see their bar rails for ideas) and of course had to have a drink. My pretty one was Mermaid Water.
Then they wanted to go up Brockway Mountain Drive—and since I was the only sober one, I got to drive Dave’s truck!
And when we finally got home and went to get the ice… Ooops! With the crazy drive up and down the mountain and the bags Nott being tied tightly…
The date night continued when we got home—the weather was so nice that we went out and watched the sunset then had a fire!
And this is what happens when you tell drunk Tom we need more wood and there’s brush handy from when he cut branches earlier in the day.
You know we’re an old married couple when…
we get dressed in the same color without planning. #saturdaydatenight
Unfortunately I couldn’t celebrate National Margarita Day (I’m currently off sugar for three weeks) but I wore my margarita earrings!
Street Scenes
Friends invited us to go to this school benefit that they have had great fun at at the past few years. I had high hopes but it was honestly way too many people for me. And the margaritas were tasty but they were seven bucks each which was way too much.
Date night post-dinner Legion drinks
There’s nothing like topping off a date night with friends than stopping at the local Legion for a cheap drink. We had three drinks for $11 plus I got an eyeball!
Imagine my surprise to see a Grayling plate on the wall. Now I want to visit Grayling’s legion to find the Gurnee plate. (I had to search out the manager to figure out how they got the plates. He said they traded them.)
NOTE: I talked to my contact at the Grayling Legion and she said they removed all the plates during renovation and they haven’t gone back up.
The day after a full makeup day…
Since I did so much makeup yesterday I opted against any shadow today… Super easy, super quick…and super cute according to hubby. 😍 Just perfect for a quick date lunch.
