My mom retired..

My mom is over the moon that she is FINALLY done with work. She has wanted to retire ever since I announced I was pregnant with Brooke, but didn't want to take the pay cut that would be her lifetime pay. She waited ... two years and last Saturday, we all went out to a fancy restaurant to celebrate her freedom from work!

Here's what my girl wore (Gap tank, shorts and pink rubber boots from Walmart)

We went to STAGE, which is located in a modern furniture store in town. We got there a bit early, and had a blast trying out way too expensive chairs and sitting at funky tables.




Little lady had a blast trying these guys out!


Right before you enter the restaurant is a wine bar, called Amuse. I will have to come back with some girlfriends for happy hour :) Here's the entrance of the restaurant:



Li hing martini


How to keep a crazy two year old occupied at a fancy restaurant? Lollipop, mickey mouse coloring book and DVD player


Menu


Shrimp carbonara


Seafood risotto


My brother, mom and myself


Not quite sure what to say..




Overall... while it was fun to go out to a fancy restaurant with my family, who typically considers "going out" driving five minutes to the golf course or even to take out food and eat it at home, the food was only okay, and the prices were steep for semi-decent food. We waited a long time for our food, which I guess is expected at fine dining restaurants, but this was NOT fine dining and they seemed eager to fill us up on bread (pumpkin, potato, or sourdough?). However, the decor is fun and modern and I'm excited to try out the wine bar on my next trip.