back to reality

i just came back from visiting my cousin in kansas city. i had fun...we played halo 3, watched battle at the smithsonian at the AMC's fork and dine experience. (we had dinner beforehand, so we just had a dessert), we had a nice drive to the lake, and we went to Legends in village west. but all the stores were closing when we went there. in between all that we basically went grocery shopping, so my mom would cook food, so we didnt have to go out to dinner all the time. speaking of going out we went to this great authentic italian restuarant called buca di peppo's. it was amazing. the restuarant's theme was "mama's house". it was filled with pictures of family, and home decor. when u come in (or when ur table is ready) the hostess takes u through the place, where u could easily get lost in, and introduces you to the servers and waiters before u get to ur table. im pretty sure this is part of the "family" feel they were going for. so when the waiter/ess comes to your table you already know the people. the portions that were given were huge. everything that was served is meant to be shared. there were five of us and we got the buca large and that was a mistake cause it was HUGE. we got alferedo supremo and salmon pesto. both were fantastic. and for dessert we got double layer chocolate cake. which was amazing. (dont worry i did an indoor workout the next day) so all i have to say is olive garden got pwn'd!

here are my latest batch of pictures that i took in grand rapids. also available here ...i'll upload my other ones later