I got in on Friday. I missed school becuase I needed to be here by 4 to make sure I would be intime for Bri's concert. That's right, he performed with the university orchestra. This was apretty big deal and it was great to see him perform. The shymphony was amazing and Bri did a great job! It was really beautiful music and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I got to sit with Bri's dad and stepmom and it was really nice to see them! After the show, we all went out to dinner with a bunch of Bri's friends to Dewey's Pizza. The pizza at this place is pretty fantastic. It is thin crust, and we had a red sauce pizza with spinach, sliced tomatoes, roasted red peppers, and goat cheese. It was awesome!
The next day, I went for an amazing 8 mile run through Forest Park. I love that this park is pretty much right next to Bri's apartment. It has a great path for bikers and runners and, even though it had snowed, the path was clear. I was planning on running 6 miles, but I was feeling so good and Bri was still sleeping, so I ended up going for 8. At this rate, 13.1 will be easy peasy right?
After a much needed shower, I was pretty desperate for food. Bri and I headed to Cafe Nadoz, which we heard was like cafes in Vienna. We loved those cafes so we were excited to try this. It wasn't really like the cafes in Vienna, but it was a pretty awesome place for lunch. We both had really yummy sandwiches and split one of their European-style desserts, a Caramel Apple Bombe. It was all delicious!
After Cafe Nadoz, we headed out to the Schlafly Brewery for a tour. I found yet another beer I actually like and it was a great tour! On the way back, we stopped by my friend Michael's house and it was great to see him! After catching up, Bri and I headed back to the apartment to chill for a bit before dinner. This meant watching 5 episodes of How I Met Your Mother...great show.
Dinner was on The Hill at Zia's. The Hill is a great little neighborhood known for being like a Little Italy. We arrived at Zia's to find that it would be about an hour wait. We decided to get drinks and the famous appetizer of toasted ravioli at the bar while we waited. This was a great plan until I took a bite into the ravioli and realized it was filled with...MEAT! I grabbed Bri's arm as we was about to take a bite and told him it was meat ravioli. This was unfortunate as Bri is a vegetarian. He was grateful that I stopped him before the bite and I ended up with a lot of leftover ravioli to take home with me. Our dinner was great and Bri ended up being glad he didn't have an appetizer as his baked mostaccioli was a HUGE portion. I had the portobello stuffed spinach ravioli with asparagus and red peppers. Everything was super delicous and we ended the meal on a high note with some mini cannoli for dessert! Yum!
