Spring Break

G’day mates! Welcome back to another exciting journey. Usually around spring break time I am getting ready for a trip down to Florida or somewhere warm. This year was different because I had to save up for my backpacking trip in Europe this summer. Although I wanted to go on a small trip somewhere, I had to look at the big picture ahead. Anyways my Spring Break kicked off with me celebrating St. Patty’s Day on March 17. The day was filled with recognizing the Irish culture, and having everything in green apparel. I had a blast hanging out with friends, singing, eating and drinking. I am super excited to visit Ireland this summer to see everything first handed in green. Throughout spring break I was able to take care of errands, and did a lot of cleaning around the house and car. I remember when I was younger I used to hate spring cleaning, but now I cherish it more for some reason. I guess it is one of those things you tend to like over a period of time.
Since I didn’t have to work as much through break I had the chance to watch a couple of my favorite seasons of television shows. The television shows I recommend watching are the season of WEEDS and How I Met Your Mother. I recommend these shows because they are funny and each episode brings on new journeys. Since I had a lot of free time at night I finished a single season in one night.
To finish off my spring break I ended the week off hanging out with friends from school. We all headed up to Appleton, to go shopping and for supper. We first went to Fox River Mall to find some items on sale, and look for some items for our ethnic restaurant class. We had a blast hanging out and just enjoying our time off from school. We wish we could hangout more, but with work and school it is hard. We do indeed make the best of everything and have a good time.
Cheers,
Lee IV

Super Bowl Sunday

G’day Mates! Super Bowl Sunday is one of the biggest days of the year. As most of you probably know, this year’s matchup was between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. I wasn’t too excited for the game because none of my favorite teams made it, but I was excited for the commercials to see what company had the best one. My day started off with me going to work at Qdoba which wasn’t too bad because a lot of people were getting ready for the Super Bowl party. Afterwards my friend Rachel and I headed up to Appleton, Wisconsin to do some shopping at the Fox Valley mall. We found some great deals on clearance items at different stores. Once we finish shopping we worked up an appetite so we decided to get some supper at TGI Friday’s. There weren’t many people in the restaurant so we decided to eat in the bar area because were able to watch the game as well. Looking through the menu was hard because there were so many great entrees to choose from; it took me about ten minutes to decide what I wanted. I chose this new deal on the menu, which was an appetizer, an entrée, and a dessert, all for $12.99. This is definitely a bang for your buck, I recommend it if you come to this restaurant to check out their menu special. By the way, the food turned out wonderful and everything was fulfilling. At this time we were having a good time talking, watching the game, and laughing at the commercials. My favorite commercial of all was the M&M one because I could relate to the theme they were talking about. Check out the commercial click on the link at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q33drZUXSzY . I guarantee you will get a good laugh out of it.

At halftime we figured we should head home so we’d have enough time to watch the second half of the big game. Once I got home I quickly turned the game on to make sure I didn’t miss anything because this game was more intense and close than I expected. I decided it would be a good idea for me to do my homework at the same to multitask, but that didn’t last long because I was glued to the television. Each team was playing their hearts out since the game was on the line. I was cheering for the New York Giants because I can’t stand the New England Patriots because of long term rivals. In the final minute of the game nobody knew who was going to take home the championship trophy because the game kept going back and forth. During the last play of the game the Giants had the lead, but the Patriots had the ball to win. With a Hail Mary throw to win, the Patriots didn’t catch the ball, therefore the Giants won Super Bowl XLVI. I clapped in joy, and texted some of my friends on the east coast to congrats them on their team winning. They were super excited. After an intense game and day I called it a day and started on my homework. Until next time, Ciao!

Cheers,
Lee IV

Happy Friday 2012

Ah at last it is the first weekend of 2012 and what is a better way to kick off the weekend? Well the answer to that would be trying out a new restaurant! My friend Jade and I kept our promise to hang out and try out new restaurants. We decided to check out a Korean restaurant in Appleton, Wisconsin. We both tried various Asian cuisines but we haven’t tried Korean, so we figure we should check out this place since it had received many great reviews and award many honors. As we drove up to Appleton the weather was a bit windy but pleasant for a winter day, although it felt like spring time. The drive there took about forty-five minutes, but then at last we were at the restaurant. From the outside it looked small until we came inside and the place was a lot bigger than we expected. Inside you would think we were in a different world. The walls were painted green and had various art pieces showing the culture style.
As we were seated the menu looked fancy and the choices to eat were endless ranging from appetizers, lunch specials and much more. I was applauded about how big the menu was and I had a hard time deciding what to get because everything looked and sounded so good! Finally we decided what we wanted to get; I order a Korean BBQ chicken with purple rice. Yes that is correct I did say purple rice, to me it tasted like a cross over of wild rice and sticky rice. My friend Jade ordered the same thing except beef instead of chicken. Once our lunch came everything looked and smelled so good, I already knew I was going to eat everything on my plate even if I get full because the smell was fantastic. As we dug into our meal everything tasted so good, everything was freshly made and the flavors were amazing! Like I promised myself I finished everything on plate, although afterwards I was super full but it was worth it! Together our bill came out to be $24 which is a bargain for a killer deal. One more thing before I dock for the day. As a tip I would say lunch is the best time to go to a restaurant because you can take advantage of lunch specials that offer more food and half the cost of dinner prices. Well mates that all for the day, Ciao!
Cheers, Lee IV