Don Pablos of Doom, Part 2

This officially begins my boycott of the Christiana Don Pablos.

We went for lunch today. I know its 3 days before Christmas, so I figured it would be busy, but they were SEVERELY under staffed. It took about 10 minutes to get us seated even thought the restaurant was half empty. Waitress took forever getting our drinks and then when we ordered she had to ask me like 3 times what I wanted. I can get over that. The biggest thing that annoyed me about her was the fact that she kept touching me. Like every time she said something to me she would put her hand on my arm or shoulder. Note to all servers: Do NOT touch your patrons. She also got annoyed because Justin drank his soda fast (its was filled to the top with ice, so he really only had about 2 sips in each glass). At one point she told him he was cut off. She was only sort of joking.

So, the actual reason for my boycott: the guy who brought our food out dumped an entire cup of ranch dressing on me. I started to wipe it off with the one napkin I had and he kind of tried to help but more or less just stared at me. Yes it was a brand new coat and yes, it is dry clean only. He finally came back with some more napkins and help to clean some of it up but then started to walk away with out taking the pile of ranch coated napkins and the plate that was splatted. I kind of figured at some point the manager (or our server) would come over and say something, but we didn't see the manager or our server for about 20 minutes. By that time, I just wanted to leave. It took her another 15 minutes on top of that to get us our check.

So when all was said and done, it was a two hour lunch that consisted of soup & salad and a few tacos. Seriously?!?!?!

So frustrating!!!

Don Pablos of Doom

I know I haven't written anything in months but I finally had something happen to actually write about. Its a long story but it was pretty funny and stupid...

I got home from a baby shower in NJ around 7pm last night and wanted a quick and easy dinner, so we went to Don Pablos. There was about a 5 minute wait. When our little buzzer went off the nice hostess lady took us to our table but then decided that the table she brought us to wouldn't seat all of us because she apparently decided there were 3 of us. So we followed her and she took us to another table and said ok, here's a table for 3. I told her there were still only 2 of us so she took us back to the original table she took us to. She told us our server would be stacey. So then a guy shows up and says his name is james. So i guess we no longer have stacey. I think it would have been better if we had stacey.

James takes our order. I asked for Tortilla soup and a pick 2 with a cheese enchilada and a crispy chicken taco, Justin ordered a fajita salad. He had me repeat my order to him and then read it back to me correctly. So I get my soup and its super yummy and it has bottomless refills, so when he asked if I would like another and I said SURE! So he went to go get that. In the meantime, our entrees arrived. The guy who brought our food (not our waiter) says, ok, who got the matador? We both looked at him funny. And he was like, "so who's is this? the matador thing was a joke." Neither of us got it. So it turned out to be my entree but it had a soft chicken taco - not a crispy one. So I said, ok, its mine but its wrong. I told him it was supposed to be crispy and he told me he would get me another one...ok.

So then our waiter shows up with my soup. Except it was Chicken chili soup. So i stopped him and was like, hey, wrong soup. So he took it back and went to go get the tortilla soup. The other guy who was getting my crispy taco comes back with a new taco and walks away. I look at it and its beef. So then our waiter comes back with my correct soup and we tell him that its a beef taco and i ordered chicken. He seems flustered now. So he takes the taco back and tells me he will get the right one. so I sit there happily eating my soup and the other guy who brought us the other food comes by and says he has a Chicken Chili soup refill for us. We tell him its not ours, I already got my soup and thats the wrong soup anyway. He looks confused. So then the manager walks by and asks us how things are. We tell him what is going on and as we're talking to him my correct taco shows up. He is satisfied that we now have the correct order and looks super happy and walks away. We finish our food and get the check. Nothing was taken off of it and our waiter didn't really appologize for the MAJOR problems and the delays in actually getting me food. The food was good - when I finally got what I ordered. Silly Don Pablos. If only they ever trained their staff.

The Other Blog!

Don't get jealous...I haven't left this blog for another blog (even though I do neglect this one). Justin and I have started a dual blog. You can find it at http://www.justin-kristen.com/. Its also in my sidebar - Our After Wedding Blog. We'll be posting updates to our lives and such. Yippee!

NOOOOOO!

So we came back from dinner like 3 hours after I made Petunia and...

Poor Petunia! So sad. Maybe it will snow again and I can make a new one.

Look! Look! Its SNOWING!!!!

Hi.

Here is our Christmas tree from this year (which I am actually taking down tonight):

We thought it was pretty.

So I have wanted it to snow for like over a month now and today, it has finally happened. So much so that I was able to build a nice little snow girl on the back porch. She is about 4 feet tall. So here is Petunia:

She gets her name because she has dried flowers on her. I'm so crafty.

So anyway, not much new. Justin is working 80 hour weeks again. He's on call now. Sad. My father is in Florida for 2 weeks, so my mother came down to visit for 2 days, so I'm not alone when Justin is on call. We went to Don Pablo's for lunch and it was super. Tomorrow I have to take her home and then go see some clients and do paperwork and stuff. I am super excited to MLK day off. YAY another short week next week!!!!!!!

Ok. I think that's it. Time for dinner and tree disassembling.

Halloween!!!

So here is a picture of our adorable pumpkin family.

I like that white one that looks like a pac man ghost and also the siamese twin pumpkins to the left of the big pumpkin. But of course, no one saw them but us because we didn't have ANY trick or treaters. Lame. So now we have a whole big basket of candy. Since I will probably eat the whole thing, I will bring it to the office instead.

Also, we got 2 new cars yesterday. Yes, I got rid of the Mini. Yes, it is sad. Everyone say a prayer for Daisy and hope she gets a nice new owner. I got a RAV4. Its shiny and has lots of nifty features (that even the Mini didn't have - like built in bluetooth). Justin got another Highlander. His is also shiny. We are both happy. Now I can fit things in my trunk, so that's pretty great. AND I can drive me and 3 whole other people (and a small child) around with me, though that is unlikely to happen.

Scott and Gina bought a house in West Philly, they move in this weekend. Justin and I are going to be moving things in my parents storage space with them. YAY stuff. And there is so much stuff in that storage space.

Ok, back to work...

This is the funniest thing I have seen in a while

Hi.

So, I've been bored at work today and I stumbled across this wonderful clip on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBT4-EXqddo&NR=1

The actual video is funny (and I actually feel bad for the model), but its the commentary that makes me giggle.

YOU MUST WATCH IT!

Now honestly...who put her in those shoes? and a watering can? Dumb.

Hey there!

So here's what's happened since I last posted.

Justin graduated from Med School. YAY!!! He's a real doctor now!

We got married the weekend after that. The wedding was lovely. Everything went exactly as we planned. It was pretty awesome...though it is a complete blur. And I had the bestest bridesmaids in the whole world!

We went to NYC for our honeymoon for 3 days. We hung out, saw Spamalot and Avenue Q, had some good dinners. It was great but WAY too short. Maybe we'll take another one in a few years.

The day we got back from our honeymoon we finished packing up our lives (and presents) and moved to Delaware. We have a nice townhouse and a bunch of room which is a nice step up from the apartment. Though I do miss Conshohocken a lot.

I went to the Bahamas for a business conference. I also managed to get a tan. We went to Atlantis - good family resort but it wasn't for me. If I had kids aged 6-12, it would have been pretty awesome. It was beyond expensive. Mind you, I have been a lot of places and I have never felt so ripped off for what I got ( Example: Buffet Breakfast that cost $27 per person. Yeah, I spent $27 for an english muffin and a bowl of grits. They were pretty good grits though). I went shopping there, too. Got 3 pairs of shoes. Mmmmm Versace and Ferragamo.

Justin is now in his internship year - working for Christiana Care. Think early seasons of Scrubs. He works a lot of hours.

I still have my same old job. Woo. I work in Exton, PA; Cherry Hill, NJ and home. Its a pretty lengthy commute for the few days a week I do go to the office. I personally prefer to work in comfy clothes - at home.

So Delaware has me bored out of my skull. There isn't a whole lot to do - nor do I seem to have a lot of time to do a whole lot. It would be nicer if Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond were closer. Oh well. I have started to cook a lot more, so thats good. This is primarily because Justin doesn't really like chains and the non-chains have been less than stellar. Though we did find a really good sushi place down the street.

So Tim is coming over tonight for a few days. Justin's (and Tim and Lauren's) parents (and Aunt Mel) went to Alaska for a cruise. We figured Tim should come hang out with us.

Funny story...I was on the phone with Danielle yesterday and she was telling me how her boyfriend Mike was going to Alaska for a week or so. I though it was a weird coincidence that they were going near the same time (the parents left 2 days before Danielle's boyfriend). Turns out they're all on the same cruise boat. How random is that? What are the odds?

I go to Colorado for a conference and a due diligence meeting. I go to Colorado Springs and Denver. Wooo Boring!!! It would be nice to see the lovliness of Colorado Springs but I doubt that is going to happen. At least not during daylight hours...

Oh! We got our wedding pictures back. This is one of my favorites...





Well thats all for now...I'm sure I'll be back in a few months!