Saturday, January 29, 2011

The Porter Eatery Adventure


So, me and Chris have decided to be a little adventurous and try some new places to eat in Atlanta. We are very similar people, in that we go to the same restaraunt and order the same entree' every time we go out. So, one of our goals (of many) is going to be trying several new restaurants inside the perimeter.

Based on UbanSpoon's listings, we went through everything with a rating of 85% or higher.

Then we had to knock out places that we have been to, and the places we went before without the other.

Based on The UrbanSpoon's listing with above 85% rating, we have already fullfilled these restraunts:

Willys Mexicana Grill (one of our regulars)

Eclipse De luna (where we went for my bachelorette party)

Piece of Cake (treats from work)

Noche (a great tapa bar to meet girlfriends at)

Fado' Irish Pub (a famous bar we've both enjoyed)

Meehan's Public House (celebrated a few friends birthdays)

Canoe (a use to be favorite - but pretty pricey)

Mellow Mushroom (a regular pizza joint for us)

Einstein's (Where I use to get coffee and bagels before college classes)

Maggiano's (Where I ate for most my proms and where Chris takes me for important times - like our engagment)

Fellini's Pizza (a must try in Brookhaven - a mom and pop pizzaria)

The Melting Pot (a great Fondue place to over-eat at).

Figo's Pasta (a very good place to get 'to order' pasta')

Stoney River (an expensive, but great place for steaks - where I went for my bday!)

Flying Biscuit (where my work sometimes provides breakfast from - great biscuits!)

Marlow's Tavern (another one of our favorites - a cozy atmosphere)

Jocks and Jills ( a great place to watch a football game - one of our regulars)

Shane's Rib Shack (not my favorite place for bbq)

Three Dollar Cafe (a great place to have a wide variety of food)

Chick-fil-a (a place everyone has been!)

Chipotle (good mexican!)

Raging Burrito & Taco (great street-side place in Decatur)

Fresh To Order (kind of like a Moes for salads)

Johnny Rockets (great burgers)

J Christophers (brunch is excellent there!)

Jersey Mikes (good if you like subs)

Papa Johns (everyone has had)

Taco mac (a real regular of ours - great for football games and queso)

Teds montana grill (where we always go when we have dinner w our folks)

Houston's (a great atmosphere w live music - our 2010 New Years dinner)

The Cheesecake Factory (a lot of food for your buck - also, awesome chocolate cake!)

Atkin's Park Tavern (great place to meet friends out in Virginia highlands)

La Parrilla (a must go - if you like mexican)

Yoforia Yogurt (awesome place for a do-it-urself, low-fat yogurt)

Buffalo Wild Wings (great wings!)

Little Azio (great, fast, italian, sit-down, without the waiter)

Panera Bread (still one of my fav breakfast spots)

Longhorns (good steak and salmon and fries)

Krispey Creme (the best, melt-n-ur-mouth donuts)

Eddie's Attic (great to go see live musicians play, and have great food)

Chow Baby (its tempting to get the 'all u can eat' orders for $2 more, but the regular is plenty!)

Caribou Coffee (a good coffee place, a spot me and chris went to after church when we were dating).

Pig'n'chick (another work delivery for our lunches)

Roasters (good chick!)

Firehouse (where Chris has become a patron of)



Now, our listing of new restaurants:

Buttersweet Bakery (you have to have a sweets place)

Two Urban Licks (was only 82% listing, but I heard its amazing!)

Hambones BBQ

Savvage Pizza

New Dragon

Treehouse Restaraunt & Pub

Sugar Shack

Bat and Ball

The Vortex

Six Feet Under

Urban Pl8


And here begins our one of many adventures for this year.......




Sunday, January 23, 2011

Business Woman

I have officially started my new job in the Business World. I have so much to be thankful for, and just one of those things is my job. In the past I had a very challenging time. However, I've realized that those things that are hard or challenging, make you appreciate the good times so much more. However we need to accept things as His plan and be thankful for all things - and just pray for the hardship we are going through.
And this can go into so many different aspects of life. For instance: who you date/marry, timing with a job, timing with children, etc....
I think of this train of thought as if God is our parent and we are His children (which in essence we are), and say our parent gave us 'one' french fry from McDonalds and we poutted our lip b/c we want the whole box and not just the one in front of us (which we as children dont understand we were probably going to get the whole box eventually over the course of the meal)....but if you were in Gods perspective (a parent), would you even want to give the rest of the box to that child that was being so ungrateful for something you were going to give them anyways and they didn't even deserve it in the first place???
So, as I mentioned above I am thankful for my job now. However, in my quest to overcome my past challenging job, I had to first become thankful for the gifts God gave me through it; money, 3 REALLY great friends that made a handprint on my heart, and the education on: health, pregnancy, and gyn. When I was able to think of this job being a gift and to find the goodness in it (believe me - it was so very hard!) - God began to open other windows for me and wah-la, I have a new, wonderful job!
Pray for your needs, but pray with a thankful heart

http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/pc/manwoman.html

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Snow Days

Me and Chris have had our first official 'snow' day married. While being stuck in the house together with nothing to do, we made it through without going crazy. Its so weird to think about that over the course of this past year we, 1) Got engaged 2) Married 3) Have a house 4)Chris in 2 different schools 5)Both of us with new jobs. You would think that everything gets easier after getting married; That you no longer have to worry about who you end up with, your in your next stage of life, and you have someone you know will be there for continual support. Me and Chris have both had some very strong learning experiences this year, though. As I was reading in Blue Like Jazz, marriage bonds you to your spouse like nothing you would have ever dreamed about - but its tough too. Theres no way Chris could fullfill me in every aspect I need, even sometimes I try to uphold that standard on him. In this case, we both suffer from this train of thought. And If Im not completely perfect for Chris, he gets frusterated in which I in turn, return his frusteration. So how can this be that God gives us to one another, in which we cant really fullfill for one another. Ive learned that its so much deeper than that! We have to have our relationship with Christ, FIRST. Chris told me the other night that he really needs my help - in that God uses my spirit to bring him closer to God. In which I realized then that we are gifts to each other from God, in which he uses the other to reach into areas of our lives and He shows us 'love' to the other, through each other. Its deeper than just knowing a person - its really loving a person the way its inteded