Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween! We finally carved our pumpkins. I must say that I like the carving part way better than cleaning out the insides of the pumpkin.

Mona's Baby Shower Pictures

I got baby shower pictures from Sabrina! (see a few posts back). Here are a few:


The table was set up very classy. We had menus at each seat, personalized candy bars, baby confetti, and arrangements of blue/white flowers.


The dessert table. I love how the cake says "Let's get ready for Baby Reddy". I think Mona thought of that. How clever! The cake is from Whole Foods and Sabrina made the other 3 desserts! The framed picture is the invitation.

Mona opening up my gift to her.

Birthday

Matt took me out to Opus One for an upscale birthday dinner. I ordered the Bibb salad with Roquefort Dressing, which was one of the best dressings I've ever had! For my entree I went with the seared scallops while Matt had the Shrimp Helene. At the end of the meal I was presented with a birthday dessert complete with a lit candle! Opus One proved they were one of Detroit's finest with amazing food, beautiful presentation (I wish I could have taken a picture of my entree!), and superb service. It is rather pricey, but if you have a chance to go I highly recommend it!

I pooled the money I got from both sets of parents and bought a much-needed pea coat. I've had a navy blue pea coat since 11th grade that has lasted almost 10 years, but needs some repair. I thought it was time to buy a new one that will hopefully last another 10 years. I bought it in black.

Matt bought me a canon camera in brown (from my amazon wishlist) and I will take it to Japan along with my new coat!

I got a bunch of cards and well wishes on my facebook wall. That was very thoughtful of everyone!

One Baby Shower and a Wedding

Mona came home for the weekend. The baby shower went very well. My voice was hoarse for a while because I directed the games and had to pretty much shout the entire time. We were in a restaurant and there was no microphone. Check back here for pictures. I will upload them as soon as Sabrina sends them to me!
My family went to Tala’s wedding on Sunday. It was at the Pine Knob mansion and I thought it was decorated gorgeously. It was a beautiful October day in the 70’s and the trees were all red. orange, and golden brown. (I was watching CNN weather and they said the best fall foliage is in the Great Lakes area.) Mona was one of four bridesmaids, and one of two very pregnant bridesmaids. Haha

The beautiful bride and groom


Mona and Groomsman walking down the aisle


Autumn centerpieces with floating candles


Click on any picture in this post (or any post for that matter) to see a bigger picture!

Arizona trip

Arizona was a very interesting trip! My parents went to the Grand Canyon before Mona and I arrived. Unfortunately, my mom tripped at one of the observatory points and injured her wrist. Luckily, the trip was just supposed to be a relaxing one so we spent every day by the pool. I also got an AMAZING massage at our spa/resort, although my massage therapist was very weird. Every day was HOT, like 100 degrees. There wasn't a cloud in the sky, and sunsets here are beautiful. However, I do prefer Michigan to Arizona. There's something about the lack of greenery due to the desert climate that doesn't seem right to me.
Here is a picture of Mona and I with our noodles. There were only a few noodles to go around so we were lucky to snag these to float on. Above is the pool with me walking by, with a view of one of the Camelback mountains.



We went to Sprinkles to eat some cupcakes our last day. They were so yummy! I heard they are putting one in Chicago, and I hope it's there by the time we go next summer. There are no plans for a Sprinkles to come to Michigan :(
I bought a container thingy from Crate and Barrel and took a cupcake home to Matt. If Matt can't come to Arizona, I had to bring the best part of it home to him!