Date Night: Headshots Bar & Grill and The Warren

Four years and one day ago I married the most amazing man. But, this is not a post about mushy-gushy feelings. Let me tell you where this amazing husband of mine took me. First stop: Headshots Bar and Grill in Wichita. It is a full fledged bar with a long row of couches connected to flat screen TVs and lots of gaming systems, all of which are free to play!

We sat down at the bar and had a couple of drinks and some delicious fries slathered in chili, cheese and bacon. OH. MY. GOD. They were good. Happy hour was from 2-5 and all drinks were half price. They also had some all-day drink specials. I finally got around to trying Redd's Apple Ale, I wasn't too thrilled with it. It really just tasted like watered down apple juice to me, not good, not bad, just meh. Paul really liked it, I can't believe that we are trading places, I would rather drink beer and he would rather drink cider. It's a strange world we live in folks.

Redd's Apple Ale: Meh
Blue Moon Pumpkin Ale: YUM!
Ethos IPA: YUCK.
I don't know why I keep trying IPAs. I'm convinced that eventually I will like them but that one was WAAYYY too hoppy. Baby steps.

We had a really good time at Headshots. The bartender/owner, Ryan, was great, easy to talk to and hold a conversation with. Next time I'll take some friends and actually try some of the games out!
Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/HeadshotsWichita
URL: http://www.headshotsbar.com/
6140 E 21st Street Ste. 170, 
Wichita, KS 67208
Phone: (316) 260-4370 

Next stop: The Warren! We got balcony tickets to see Riddick, and this was our view:

I love Love LOVE sitting in the balcony, I wish it wasn't so gorram expensive. Riddick was alright, I'm glad I had a couple of beers first, I don't think I would have liked it at all otherwise. It was campy and had the feel of an 80's movie, hairstyles and everything! The graphics were a little better though. We had a great time though!

Battle Stations Gaming

If you have an interest in gaming of any sort and are near Wichita, KS you really need to check out Battle Stations Gaming. It is at Central and Greenwich near Orange Leaf. This place is awesome, they have stations for both console gaming as well as PC gaming. They also have areas for tabletop games and card games and they always have some sort of sale going on. Paul and I could spend HOURS there. Not only do they have games for you to play, they have consoles, games, supplies, accessories, snacks, pretty much anything you could want to go along with this hobby. The people are very friendly, and they host groups meeting including the Streetpass Kansas group I'm a part of (which you should also check out if you have a Nintendo DS).

They had their 1 year anniversary party there yesterday with free gaming and cupcakes to celebrate! We met some friends and played a little bit of Left for Dead 2 and Portal 2. I'm grooming Ashley (pictured) to be a hardcore nerd like me! I really like having a place to go to play socially, instead of just camping out in the basement. Paul and I go here for our date nights sometimes, we both like gaming too much for our poor little wallets! I really enjoy the environment. I can't wait for the kiddos to be old enough to enjoy it with us. I hope to see some new faces there soon!

Here is the link to their website: http://battlestationsgaming.com/
Address: Suite 800  11330 E Central Ave, Wichita, KS 67206
Phone Number: (316) 558-5877
https://www.facebook.com/BattleStationsGaming

Seriously, I don't care how you do it, but check them out!

Trust me, I'm a nurse.

I am officially a nurse! I am so dang proud of it too. Oh, yeah, and on top of that I got my dream job working in Labor and Delivery. I gotta say, when I was born, I must have rolled really high in luck. Life is going spectacularly at the moment. However I always feel a little bit leery posing something like that because I think things will go downhill soon after. I actually have time to do fun things again, like play video games and sew! I am in the process of finishing up a Belle princess dress for Holly, maybe that will be my next post?

This "Break"

Wow, has this break been the most UN-relaxing break ever. It started with gallbladder attacks and having to have my gallbladder out right after Christmas. Everything went really smoothly, and I am REALLY glad I did it before little Swanland got here because I can't imagine trying to take care of a newborn AND myself during those first couple days. The most important thing you need to know if you are going to have your gallbladder removed is DO NOT be around people who will make you laugh. There were multiple times when I would start laughing and could not stop and ended up bawling uncontrollably. It was awful.

We took a family trip to Great Wolf Lodge 5 days after my surgery, we had SOOO much fun! However planning it was our job and I really probably shouldn't have even been there. Both Paul's parents and sister and my parents and siblings came with us. I think everyone had a really great time, I love Kansas City!

About a week ago a close family friend passed away. It has been a hard time for my grandparents, I'm glad my aunt and uncle live so close to them now. The funeral is today at 4:00pm and we were planning on going, but opted to stay home at the last minute because....

Paul lost his job Monday. We have been running around frantically over the last couple of days trying to get everything sorted out. Now comes the dreaded job hunt. Wish us luck! We are going to need it.

OF course there are other little things here and there that aren't really worth mentioning. I don't think I could have handled it any better if all of this had happened over summer break, so I guess I'm glad we got it out of the way(and survived(so far)).

School is OUT

So much has happened! The semester is over finally... I survived, I guess this means I really am invincible. On November 11 we found our that this little peach inside me is a girl! We are very excited and Holly is going to have a little sister!

Since the semester is over I got the opportunity to host an Oral-B Stages Winnie the Pooh Party thanks to MommyParties! We had a blast watching the Winne the Pooh movie and practiced brushing our teeth! [I have some awesome pictures but Paul has the camera in his car so I will have to add them later tonight] Oral-B sent us products for every stage, from 4 months to 4 years! Everyone who came to the party was sent home with a goodie bag filled with cool stuff from Disney and Oral-B including Daily Renewal Naturals body wash (smells delicious), toothpaste, and either stage 1 or stage 2 toothbrushes ! After watching the movie we talked a lot about how to take care of our teeth, we all had a BLAST! For more information on Oral B Stages, please find them on their website, Twitter, and Facebook! For Twitter- feel free to use the hashtag #OralBStages to join in conversation!

Portal 2

So Paul and I are WAAYYY behind on the times but we finally finished Portal 2! Co-op was sooooo much fun! I loved the puzzles and some of the new features that were added. Paul and I play games really well together and it really felt like when he couldn't figure the puzzle out I could, and vice versa. I haven't actually played the single player all the way through by myself yet, but I did watch/help Paul play all the way through and achievement hunt. I wasn't as impressed with the single player content. I don't know if it just felt long (I was expecting a length more like the first Portal) or if it really was just long and a little bit redundant. I don't even think I would play through the single player content if it weren't for the portal gun and companion cube achievement award that can be unlocked. Way to get me with accessories Valve!

We also got Red Dead Redemption (Finally right?) and I have played it a little bit, but I barely have enough time to get in all my studying as it is! I'm in bed by 9 every night >.<

So I had mentioned that we have news! I can finally announce it. Swanland-Land is going to have another citizen! Baby #2 is on the way. Official due date is 4-1-12! This is going to make next semester VERY interesting. And yeah, that is why I am so tired that I am going to bed at 9:00. So tired! Deadz.

Dog Days

Oh me! Oh my! Man has it been hot here in Kansas recently! It has been up in the 100's 40 days already. What the heck is up with that?Last weekend we headed up to Council Bluffs, Iowa for my Great Uncle's 70th birthday! It was great to get away for a little bit and catch up with the family. Here is a picture of the Hollster with her Great Grandma

On a sewing note, I started a shirt re fashion project and ended up scrapping it after I cut the shirt up. Does anyone have any ideas? Here is what I currently have

I was going to turn it into a tank top and make a dress with some extra fabric from a previous project... then I decided they didn't match :D