Dining At the Broadmoor Hotel

I meant to blog about this a long time ago, but I'm just now getting around to it, sorry. So back in January while I was visiting home in Colorado I received a gift card from my aunt to eat at the one of the fancy smancy restaurants at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. My mom, sister, and I ate at the Lake Terrace Dining Room for brunch. It was one of the most expensive meals I've ever eaten in my entire life lol. As for recommending it to others who are thinking of eating there for a special occasion, I wouldn't say it's the best choice, but if you do have the money for the nice atmosphere and a buffet that features over 100 items to choose from while a live grand piano plays in the background, I suppose it's worth forking up $125 lol. Keep in mind that's for three people. The food was okay. Presentation of the food and the experience of dining at a five star hotel was probably the best part of the whole meal, but I don't plan on going back again, only because I'm a rather cheap person and think I could find a restaurant just as nice that charges a fraction of the total cost. Anyway, here are some pictures from the Broadmoor. These were taken mid January of 2011:

As you can see from the pictures, the food does look quite nice, I'm actually getting hungry again lol. The Broadmoor is a very lovely place to visit, so if you're a local or happen to be in the area you should at least stop by for the beautiful scenery. :)

More Pictures from the Panasonic Lumix LX3

David and I took our dogs Red and Shiba and went to Strike Dam yesterday, where I got to really test out the new camera. There are so many different features on that baby I have yet to try them all. This post will be more picture heavy and less wordy lol. These were all taken in the scenery mode. Here we go:

Our German Short Haired Pointer, Shiba

David climbing a rock

Red and Shiba looking out at the lake

Fetch

Shiba swimming

And diving lol

Action shot

Another action shot

David trying to coax Shiba into going in the water

Half of Red and beautiful Idaho scenery

More beautiful scenery

If you've still been looking for the perfect camera, then this is it. Seriously, it's worth it. <3

New Camera!

My 23rd birthday was last Tuesday, and baby upgraded my Kodak camera to the Panasonic Lumix! It was pretty pricey but well worth it. I've had my Kodak camera for about five years. It's pretty much a beginner's camera that looks like this:


        

        Here's a picture I took with my old camera.

 

 As you can see, the quality is decent, okay looking, except my face is rather washed out. Then when I took a picture of my face with the Panasonic Lumix in soft mode, this is what we end up with:

 

So much more clear and the colors just pop out at you! No more graininess either, and perfectly smooth skin lol. This camera's definitely a keeper. Anyway, I'm kind of lazy today so I think I'll just keep this entry short and sweet. And if you're wondering where I got my new camera, I bought it off Amazon. Here's the link:

                                                                                                                                                       

The Long Hair Community

I love this site. Since I'm currently growing my hair out to waist length, I often visit this forum for tips and suggestions on how to maintain my wavy hair. I registered for an account last week and finally got approved, so now I have my own little profile where I can add photos and statistics about my hair length, type, volume, etc. Also, I can post on the many threads other people have started.

If you're looking to grow your hair out and are in dire need of support, definitely look into joining this forum because they do have a lot of helpful tips and it's always fun to look at other people's progress as a lot of them do post pictures of their hair growth journey. A couple things you should familiarize yourself with are the terminology and the hair typing system that the Long Hair Care forum uses to classify hair types. It could be confusing at first, especially if you are a newbie, but once you read through it, you'll start to pick up on the lingo really quickly.

They can be found here:

http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=8954

and here:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=10

 And that's pretty much it. Enjoy perusing the site, there's a lot of helpful information. :)

Basque Food in Boise

As a pre birthday meal, David took me to Boise where I had my first taste of Basque food. The restaurant we went to is called Bardenay Restaurant and Distillery, which is located on the Historic Basque Block in downtown, Boise. It's a full service restaurant and bar where you can get a tour of the handcrafted liquor  being created on site.
 

The wine distillery is to the left of the bar.

For lunch I ordered the chimichanga with red bean and chorizo soup.

                                 

Downed it with a chocolate martini.

Baby's bardenay club sandwich and fries

The food was really good. I did end up getting a little tipsy from the chocolate martini, but other than that, I would definitely go back again!!

When My Husband Gets Hit On By Other Women

It didn't bother me at first. I was quite flattered that women find my husband attractive, but then after a while it became annoying to the point that I've wanted to say something to them. Before my husband entered the Air Force, he was a little on the chubby side, still handsome, and had that whole country boy look. He's not into fashion. White t-shirt and jeans is usually what he prefers to wear because he loves being around animals and working on cars. His best feature (to me at least) is his ass. Pardon my French. He has got the most voluptuous behind I've ever seen on a man, and it is quite....grab worthy.

Anyway, I got sidetracked lol.....back to what I was saying. After he finished basic training, he lost a lot of weight. He was a lot leaner, his arms and legs became sculpted, and the love handles disappeared. He looked like his head was pasted on a different man's body. Since then, it's seemed to attract a new breed of women. The kind that don't seem to care that he's already taken and yet still try to lure him in. I remember the first time it made me mad was when David was at tech school. We were still dating at the time, and one particular woman asked him if he was interested in having sex with her and instead of being like those typical what-my-girlfriend-doesn't-know-won't-hurt-her  bastards in the military, he said, "I have a girlfriend already who I love." You think it would've stopped there, but then she asks, "How much do you love her?"as if trying to be coy. The more she would try to coax him, the more he would talk about me and how wonderful I was and that he'd never want to lose me.

At least that's what he told me he said lol.

Honestly, I know David wouldn't cheat, but I was still fuming over how persistent that bitch was. Eventually she finally gave up and went and slept with his friend. Other than that one incident, most of the women that have hit on him have backed off upon finding out his relationship status. Granted, my husband does have his flaws, which I have yet to discuss in future posts, but he definitely knows where to draw the line. And I love him for it.

Hair Growth Process

I said I would post an updated picture of my hair after recently changing my hair care regimen.....

Obviously not straightened, I've been wearing it in its natural state for the past couple months. I can't really tell if I've gained any length since I haven't straightened it in a while, but I'm trying to put it off until June just for the sake of my hair. It's been tortured for years lol. I do trim the ends when I see split ends, but a VERY little amount. I guess I'll wait a couple more months before I post another picture, one with my hair in its natural state again and one with it straightened. Until next time, my hair journey continues.