#clareems

Also over spring break, I coerced Clare to go and watch Tegan and Sara with me at Warehouse Live. This was my first time at the venue and I have to admit that it was a pretty good experience.

We arrived about an hour and a half before doors opened so we were a bit far back in the line. No matter, picture time!

I love this picture of Clare! So pretty! I don't think she felt the same way though. :)

There was this ice cream truck that was parked right next to us trying to sell ice cream and bottled water to the impatient line. And yes, the song was playing the entire freaking time. Really? We're all lined up against a fence for you. And you're right there in front of us. It's not like we're gonna go, "Oh, shucks! I can't find the ice cream truck that just moved three feet down the line that way." So to entertain ourselves, we just kept singing along to the song.

And day quickly turned into night????

Finally, the line begins to move and we get some wristbands because we're over 21. You know, for in case we want to drink.

We get inside and first things first, we get in line for merchandise because obvs the line will be insane at the end of the show. While we wait, we notice the mailbox in which fans can put their fan mail for Tegan and Sara to read. Such a sweet thing.

There's also a cool insert-your-face-here cardboard cutout of their newest album so you can have a photo op as the headliners of the show!

Hey, look! I'm Tegan and Clare is Sara! So convincing, mirite?

The show itself was amazing and I had such a great time! I'd definitely go to another Tegan and Sara show, no doubt about that. But man, all that singing/jumping/dancing really worked up an appetite. 'Oh, it's nearly midnight? Nothing's open?' Denny's it was!

She happily cleaned her plate(s). A very low-rated Denny's got a high rating from us. Super satisfied!

Setlist

Back In Your Head 

Walking With A Ghost 

I Was A Fool 

I'm Not Your Hero 

I Couldn't Be Your Friend 

Arrow 

The Con 

Love They Say 

Goodbye, Goodbye 

Where Does The Good Go 

Burn Your Life Down 

Living Room 

How Come You Don't Want Me 

Call It Off 

Nineteen 

Shock To Your System 

Drove Me Wild 

Alligator 

Now I'm All Messed Up 

Closer 

Encore: My Number / Monday Monday Monday / You Wouldn't Like Me / Speak Slow / Hop A Plane / Sentimental Tune / On Directing / I Know I Know I Know) 

It's been more than three years since I became good friends with a most special girl. It's been three years since we walked back to our dorm building from lunch and I noticed that my shoe was untied. Clare, being the kind girl she is, obligingly knelt down and tied my laces for me.

"Of course I'll marry you!"

Heads turned and giggles fluttered. Clare didn't even bat an eyelash; she took it and ran with it. I started to wear my mom's old engagement ring. Somewhere along the way, we decided to get married and make it Facebook official. February 25, 2010 suddenly became a very special day.

Our first year we celebrated by going out to Valloween at the Sig Haus and writing cute posts to each other on Facebook. Our second year completely slipped our minds and we ended up celebrating a month late by going out for cupcakes at Sweet and catching John Carter. We also made gifs (1 & 2) for each other on Tumblr!

But this year, this year was special. We've come a long way. We've attended two Dragon*Cons together. We've gotten completely messed up together. We've shared secrets and stories. And 3 is my favorite number so...yeah. I figured we'd go for a little bit more.

The first thing on the list was dinner reservations. I looked through countless restaurant reviews and details on Yelp and scoured the earth for happy hours worth going to. At the end of my journey, we settled on Mia Bella and I made the reservation on OpenTable. Monday, Feb 25 at 4:30pm.

The second thing was a gift. Clare and I had both been ragging on the ridiculousness that is Safe Haven. I was curious one night and decided to read the plot of the movie and was tickled by the ending. I told Clare to read it for herself and she had a similar reaction. I figured it would be a good idea to share the Safe-Haven-watching-experience together and laugh our butts off. Tickets to Safe Haven at 7pm at Sundance Cinemas? Check. (Btw, Sundance Cinemas is an amazing place. I'm in love.)

So Mia Bella's website needs some updating because their menus aren't matching. I was really looking forward to $3 mimosas during happy hour but that apparently is no longer on the menu. I instead "settled" for their $3 sangrias. I put the quotes there because...dear LAWD, I found the tastiest sangria ever. It might not be that strong because it was only $3 and tasted basically like juice but it is so delicious.

Look at that beauty!

The food there was disappointing so I think I'd only ever go back for their happy hour sangrias and maybe another calzone. The bottom picture is their Filetto Di Manzo.

Grilled 6 oz. beef tenderloin filet stacked atop a crustini and grilled prosciutto over garlic-leek mashed potatoes and topped with a green peppercorn demi sauce and gorgonzola cheese. Served with steamed vegetables.

I ordered this medium and it came out almost well done. The outside of the meat was super burnt. Why would anyone even plate this? Why?! Had it sent back and the second time it came back out, it was a nice medium and almost good. The mashed potatoes were good. The vegetables weren't steamed enough. Kind of a let-down, considering it was $20. :(

After our early dinner, we walked on over to Sundance. The wind was killer that day. There was this especially strong gust that felt like a slap in the face. I was wearing a skirt and the wind kept blowing it up. My hair was a bird's nest that kept sticking to my lip-balmed lips and we probably smelled like trees.

I tried my first michelada at the Sundance bar. Phong and Abigail had been raving about micheladas for months and so I took my chance to find out what all the fuss was about. Hmm, not bad but not for me. I prefer my drinks to not be savory. It was good but I'm not sure I'd ever get it again. It's too much of a shock every time I take a sip and taste the spices I'd use for a chicken breast instead of a cold, fruity desert sunrise.

Clare finally got the mimosa she'd been craving all day. This one was $8 instead of $3, however, but that didn't stop her from getting two of those bad boys.

Safe Haven went as expected and we tried to keep our laughing volume to a minimum as to not disturb the couples around us.

Best anniversary date ever? You bet.

Clare and I went to Baker St. Pub yesterday and while there, we got surprised with a game of Rock and Roll Bingo. Each person received four bingo cards:

1970-1979

1980-1989

1990-1999

TV Themes

On Clare's 'TV Themes' card, we saw that there was 'Supernatural' on there. We're both big fans of the show and after all these years of watching it, we couldn't really put our finger on what the theme was. Was it 'Carry On My Wayward Son', played only at the beginning of every season finale? Was it that loud bursting 'psssshhhhshshsh' at the beginning of each episode during the title card?

When bingo ended and we both lost every round, the DJ managing the bingo game came over to collect comment cards and we asked him about it. He said something about instrumental music blah blah blah. Okay, guy. No idea what you're talking about. Am I really that unobservant that I didn't notice a theme song somewhere after all this time?

Me: I really like Jaime.

Clare: He pushed a kid out of a window.