Our weekend at Mon Ami

Hello everyone!

So Steph and I celebrated an early anniversary at Mon Ami Winery on Saturday. That's the place we got married last May. We drove up there, and after we ordered our food, the power went out. I guess it was out all over the island as well as Put-In-Bay. This is the second time in 2 weeks where the power has gone completely out at a place we were at. They ended up closing the restaurant and ushering everone out. None the less, we enjoyed our hour up there. Our anniversary is May 20th...Steph is amazing..I love her more and more everyday..Happy early-anniversary :)

Grillin' for the cause

Big thanks to Bd's Mongolian BBQ for hosting such a cool event and helping us raise a ton of money for the APL. The whole show got to be grillers for a day. It was hot, and those talented people who cook your food dont get paid nearly enough for what they do. Thanks for everything. Your food is the best and you helped us help the animals!!

Weekend in Vegas!!

So Steph and I had a beautiful couple of days in Las Vegas. Weather was warm and it was nice and sunny. We were there for our friend's wedding..James and Danielle. They got married in front of The Bellagio fountains. Nice and Romantic. Here's Steph and I at Mandalay Bay. We were among bamboo and it felt very right to snap a photo. A nice old man took our shot. He asked us if we wanted a Werthers hard candy..We politely said "No thanks"

So this was the best deal in Vegas, The Sterling Brunch at Bally's. 65 bucks a head, but you get unlimited 40 dollar bottles of champagne, All you can eat Lobster, Crab legs, Shrimp, Caviar, Sushi, Filet Mignon, Rack of Lamb, Oysters, Made to order crepes, cherry's jubilee. We were there about 3 hours. This was at the beginning of the brunch. Pictures towards the end are not available at this time..Or any time for that matter

Here I am outside The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. It is a nice shopping area on the strip but it makes Beachwood Place look like a flea market. I saw baseball great Steve Garvey in there. I didn't say hi. We shopped around the stores. Prada, Dolce and Gabbana, Versace....Steph felt like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman the way they looked at her. I casually dropped a five on the floor to show them we had class..It didn't work

Here's Steph and I near The Mirage on the strip. This is a free attraction in Vegas. Can I also say, that's it's one of the few things we didn't pay for out there. Right now we're smiling but in our minds we're saying "Wow, 7 bucks for a domestic beer, they must be on sale"

Here I am at The Palms. Steph's girlfriend was getting married in Vegas, and they stayed on the 34th floor, 2 rooms over from Hugh Hefner's villa. If you're interested in staying there, it'll run you 34,000 A NIGHT! Needless to say, this was as far as I made it. I put on shades to look cool, but it didn't help and I found myself walking into things.

Steph and I at Hoover Dam. It was a really nice dam. It was holding back a lot of water

Steph outside our resort. We were a block off the strip and I got the room on E-Bay..CHEAP! Nice place, and they had a stove and dishwasher in case I felt like baking a cake

In Defense of Sanjaya!!

So, lots of you know that I am a Sanjaya fan. I realize I may be in the minority, but I wanted to share some of my thoughts on the kid

Sanjaya was thrown in front of 30 million people and his every move has been critiqued, scrutinized, made fun of, laughed at, and torn apart. I realize if you make it to the show you open yourself up to that, but needless poking fun of is wrong.

I will joke about his hair like the next person, but when someone is needlessly berated due to his culture or his quietness, I thing that's wrong. Call me a wimp, but I root for the underdog. He's not claiming to be the best, but he's trying and people are voting for him. Lots of people complain about the voting process on Idol, but you know what? It's not the call centers in India voting for him, it's his fans here. People want him on that stage and that's what the show is about. US! Who we want to see, whose cd's we wanna buy. Girls like his sensitivity. I can relate to that. People always made fun of me because I was sensitive or liked chick flicks, but I was raised by an incredible single mom and now I know how to treat my wife and understand her instead of just popping open a beer, lying on the couch, and keeping my feelings to myself like most dudes. Sanjaya has faced all the garbage thrown at him with dignity, grace, and a smile, and if you had the whole world making fun at you, I challenge any one of you to act the same.

Sanjaya is good for Idol. He is a positive role model for lots of young kids and those of us who have to deal with the clicks, the bullies, and the not-so-nice poeple. He's not claiming to be someone he's not, and he's trying to have fun. I can think of nothing better than that in a person...Thank you all for reading and have a beautiful day!!

Glenn :)