This year for Halloween we planned on dressing up like we were going to a masquerade ball for our costume. However, we ended up not doing anything... Which was super lame. But I made a mask for my costume before we ended up doing nothing. So here is my attempt at a cool masquerade mask.
Chinese Combo
location: Tucson, AZ
This is a Chinese and Vietnamese restaurant. The food was pretty tasty AND you got a TON of it. We ordered lo mein, orange chicken, egg rolls, and beef with broccoli. Everything was delicious except for the beef. It tasted a little old... But it may have been because we got to the restaurant right before they closed... It was probably just the last little bit of their food that we got. But man it really was a lot. You the big styrofoam containers they give you at regular restaurants? We had three completely full to the brim with food. The pricing was average for Chinese food, but we go a ton of food so the pricing was more than fair. Yum.
Mama's
location: Huntington Beach, California (Pier 39)
This was a little, homestyle restaurant right near the beach. It had a wide range of food options - hamburgers, tacos, etc. We had a hamburger and a taco and both were quite delicious. We enjoyed our meal and the atmosphere had a fun, beach-like feel. The food was fairly priced and very tasty. We were glad we accidentally stumbled upon this restaurant.
Fire and Ice: Grill and Bar
locations: Various
This restaurant is really cool. It is a buffet style restaurant where you walk up to a bar of raw foods. Veggies, meats, pasta, rice, all kinds of stuff. You pick your foods, choose sauces to put on them and have this guy who stands in the middle of the room at this giant grill, grill up everything for you. You can do hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, pasta, stir-fry, soup, salad, and pretty much anything else you want. Everything we ate was delicious. We chose what was in our meal but the sauces were theirs and the chef cooked it all up to order. It was all incredibly tasty. We were more than satisfied with our meal at this restaurant, and we ate way more than we should have.
Joe's Crab Shack
location: Various
We ate at Joe's Crab Shack our first night in California and we ordered a whole bunch of food. Everything we had was good. We had calamari, stuffed mushrooms, shrimp, fish, rice, and a whole bunch of other foods. Like I said, we ordered a feast! The pricing was fair for seafood. We were not disappointed by anything we had. However, I don't know that the food would be nearly as good if it wasn't all freshly caught. But maybe it would? Who knows! Either way it was very tasty!
The Blue Bayou
location: Disneyland, California
We ordered an appetizer of jimbalaya and it was delicious. We ordered the Monte Cristo Sandwich as our main dish and it was absolutely phenomenal. Holy cow. Ham and swiss cheese sandwiched between two slices of bread, battered and deep fried, powdered with sugar, a delectable cream sauce and two fruit sauces on the side to dip it in. Oh my goodness I'm salivating just thinking about it. Dessert for dinner? I think so. Wow so good. This restaurant is located right in the middle of the Pirates of the Carribbean ride at Disneyland. The atmosphere is a lot of fun. I loved that the lighting was low and they had music playing, it was like a little city street down in New Orlean's. It was so fun. The only negative to this restaurant? The pricing! WOW it's expensive. But is it worth it? Absolutely. Will I want to go there every single time I return to Disneyland from now on? You betcha! Oh man it was just fantastic.
Star Trek: Into Darkness ****
Trailer
This movie was as good as the first one. Which is saying something. I don't do Star Trek. But these newer movies are good movies with a Star Trek theme. They are acted fantastically well, the story lines are a blast, the plot is exciting... Overall the movie was great. I really enjoyed it. Russ loved it, obviously. he was raving about it for days. Me, who doesn't enjoy classic Star Trek, thought it was great as well. It is like a phenomenal action movie made as a tribute to the classic Star Trek films. The bad guy is fantastic, the main characters are fun. Basically I would highly suggest this movie to anyone, not just a trekkie! :)
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