Going to the Conservatory and we're gonna get maaaaarried...

It took two weekends, three separate days of appointments, and seven reception venues, but we found it!  On June 23rd, 2012, Andrew and I will get married at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Grandview/Marble Cliff and then party with our friends and family at Franklin Park Conservatory.

I thought it was a really fun process.  Andrew and my mother probably don't fully share the sentiment.  To be fair, they were both major troopers.  Mom was sick, and well, Andrew is a guy, so the appeal of actually looking a venues only got them so far.  By place number 7, I think we were all dragging our feet a bit.  Here in chronological order are the places we checked out:

1. Smith Brothers - cool vibe, but seemed a bit small
2. Columbus Athenaeum - AMAZING room, but they wouldn't let us pick our potatoes (not kidding, I really don't like anything but mashed potatoes, and they couldn't guarantee what our side dishes would be in advance.  They would just be "chef's choice."  Andrew told me about four hours later that I needed to stop talking about the potatoes.  He was definitely right.)
3. Statehouse - almost too big
4. Franklin Park - THE ONE!
5. The Vault - interesting...the guy showing us the place opened with "I know it doesn't look great now, but that's because it's fraternity/sorority formal time.  At least there's no puke in the bathroom...I think."  It didn't exactly inspire romance.
6. The Columbus Museum of Art - definitely too small.  We would have had to ditch some tables after dinner to create a dance floor.
7. Greek Orthodox Church downtown - very pretty, but just didn't seem quite right

To be honest, I think we knew we wanted Franklin Park as soon as we saw it.  Here are a few pics!  We'll have both and indoor and outdoor space.


Sorry this didn't go up as early as promised.  Blogger hated me again for some reason :-\

Look for house updates soon!
Britt

Yummy Yummy

As promised, here is the first of a three part series that covers my eating habits, wedding planning, and house hunting.

Let me begin by saying that Yum-Yum sauce from Genji's Japanese Steakhouse is the tastiest thing any girl could ever want.  If you've not heard of Genji's, then you're probably not from Columbus.  If you've not heard of Genji's and you're from Columbus, then shame on you.  Their food is incredible, and they have this sauce that might as well turn your food to gold.  As it turns out, you can actually buy Yum-Yum sauce by the bottle.  Thus, I have purchased some and have been recreating hibachi experiences in my own apartment.  Here's the photo evidence:

Step one:  Heat oil, add zucchini and onions, sprinkle on some salt/pepper/soy sauce

Step two: cook Shrimp in a small amount of butter, add lemon juice and soy sauce

Step 3: Serve with rice and large side of the Yum-Yum :-)  Eat until you just can't eat anymore.

Note: I did in fact eat my meal on a Little Mermaid plate.  It only added to the experience.

So friends, it looks like I'm a hibachi grill short of quitting medical school for an alternate career.  There's no shame in keeping my options open.

Until tomorrow,

Brittany

Dear Med School...

....you are significantly cramping my blogging abilities.  Go away.  And don't come back.

I took another exam yesterday, which means yet another class is over.  I feel like it was just last week that I was complaining to you all about cell path taking over my life, yet some how I've been through 4 weeks of immunology and lived to tell the tale.

I'm going to take the next few days to update you on various things in my life.  Subjects will include:

1.  The amazing shrimp dinner I made myself (including pictures).
2.  Wedding venue hunting (including a detailed analysis of each venue).
3.  House hunting (which I can pretty summarize now: we haven't found it).

Get excited people - three straight days of Britt Goes to Pitt updates.  Guaranteed.

Look for the first one tonight!
Britt