Let's Rock

How (HOW??) is the weekend already over? I didn’t think that I’d get the Sunday Night Blues as a stay-at-home mama, but I definitely do. Things are just better when Brian’s home. Jack seems to be more relaxed & content when it’s the four of us, too- he ALWAYS takes longer naps on the weekends. Yesterday he took two 2-hour snoozes, which is unheard of in this house.

Speaking of Jack, check out the compromising position I just found him in.

He’s obsessed with rocking in his carseat. It’s bizarre and I’ve never seen another baby do this… but it keeps him happy and makes people laugh (which probably perpetuates the whole cycle). The problem arises when he rocks too hard and THIS happens:

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(Sorry for the crappy video. Brian took it using some video application on his non-video iPhone. And yeah, we’re totally laughing at Jack. Don’t worry- he’s fine.)

The highlight of our weekend- other than tax-free shopping for cute Halloween outfits!- was our Restaurant Week dinner at Hibiscus on Saturday. We really waffled back and forth as to whether or not we should go. You know, with that shiny new AC unit in our backyard? But in the end we decided to go for it. Restaurant Week is really the only time we get to try restaurants like this, and we’d heard nothing but raves about Hibiscus.

So we dropped off the kiddo with Uncle Zach & Aunt Lulu and headed to Henderson.

Apparently the theme of RW 2010 is Edison Bulbs.

Every restaurant does RW a little differently. At Hibiscus, you select one appetizer to share. We mutually agreed upon the Crab Dip. That’s why Brian and I work so well together: We both like stuff that’s really, really bad for you.

It was ridiculous. HUGE, rich and insanely creamy. I have a theory that any food item topped with toasted breadcrumbs will be delicious… which, coincidentally, brings us to our side item:

Deep Dish Macaroni & Cheese Casserole.

We could only manage half of this monster. Once again, delicious. I can’t even venture to guess how many different cheeses go into this recipe. There was definitely a sharpness to it that I loved.

This is me loving it.

My entree: Tenderloin with mashed potatoes and a sauce similar to Hollandaise (can’t remember the exact name).

Not to gush, but this may have been the best steak I’ve ever eaten. Seriously- it was like buttah. I could have cut it with a fork. I usually order my steaks cooked through a little more than this, but it was PERFECT. I’m tearing up a bit just thinking about it.

My sweet, sweet date:

And our sweet, sweet dessert:

I’m just not a huge chocolate cake fan. I know, I know. It’s just too much. Give me a yellow cake with chocolate frosting… or even a chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream. The ganache was damn good, though- as was the morello cherry drizzle.

We were done with dinner in under an hour (they really turn those tables during RW) so afterward we headed to Veritas for a glass of wine. We spent the majority of the time looking at old pictures of Jack on our phones and then showing them off to the waitress.

On a side note, now that I think about it- I’m pretty sure Veritas was our high school motto. Huh.

Today was not terribly exciting. Grocery shopping, more naps for the Jackster, KC pool with Joy and Chip, then to Mom & Dad’s for The Jack Show dinner.

Mmmm, brisket.

So big changes around here starting tomorrow. Brian is beginning P90X- both the workouts AND the diet, which seems insane to me. Seriously, like 20 daily servings of protein, but only 4 veggies, 1 fruit and 1 carb? How does anyone ever poop on this plan?

I’ve been reading Jillian Michaels’ Master Your Metabolism book. Though her meal plans are probably too low cal for a nursing mom, I like what she has to say about eliminating processed foods, trying to add more organics and laying off the after-dinner munchies. She also thinks that artificial sweeteners are the devil, which they probably are- but I’m not quite ready to give up my Diet Cokes. Baby steps.

So hopefully both of us will be eating a little healthier this week… though we probably need a 28-day detox from that crab dip.

Night!