Yes/No Detroit

I can't believe it's already March 21st—this month is flying by. I'm looking forward to resting a bit this weekend, but we are seeing friends on Saturday night and I usually see my parents on Sunday nights, too. 4-sq. lunch pepperoni pizza from Buddy's What I've been up to this week: Dining out/getting takeout. Last Friday, I met up with two friends for lunch at Buddy's in Farmington Hills—I don't usually go out during work, for lunch, but a different friend was supposed to be visiting that weekend and then was unable to make it, plus I had a doctor's appointment in the AM, so I kept my lunch plans and worked a half day. On Saturday, I went to check on my condo and drop my HOA check, so I swung by Pink Garlic to get us Indian takeout. On Sunday, I was at a birthday party and we had sushi and Hungry Howie's pizza, and on Wednesday, I was in Ann Arbor (more about that below) and had Chela's takeout for lunch.  Returning to U of M. I'm a 2009 Un...

Today is my last day of work for 2024—I restart on January 6th—and I'm looking forward to getting some sleep. I have a fun day planned today, also: I'll be back in the Clawson/Troy area to do some errands, and then will get Pink Garlic takeout for dinner, which is one of my faves. Sidecar Slider Bar, Birmingham What I've been up to this week: Dining out/getting takeout. Last Friday, I worked in the office—we are required to come in once per month, and it's in Birmingham—and had lunch at Sidecar Slider Bar, one of my favorites, with a coworker friend. My husband and I do DoorDash a lot from their Farmington location, but the cheese curds were *extra* poofy and delicious on Friday since they were nice and fresh. On Saturday, I had Hungry Howie's takeout with my parents, and on Sunday, my husband and I got Portillo's takeout—we both had a free sandwich coupon to use, that we got at a Yelp event at the Sterling Heights location in *January 2023*, which was expiring ...

This has been kind of a weird week—on Tuesday, I lost power for about 3.5 hours, from 6:30pm to 10pm, which screwed up my plans for cooking my last Blue Apron meal. Today, I am driving to Knoxville with my boyfriend for Labor Day weekend, and we will be staying with his cousins; I've never been to Knoxville before (only Nashville ), so I'm excited to visit. Kroger Prep+Pared - Vietnamese Inspired Spicy Lemongrass Pork What I've been up to this week: Eating good food, both at home and in restaurants.  On Saturday, I had Buddy's Pizza in Auburn Hills for dinner, before GetBack! BeatleMania at Meadow Brook, and on Tuesday night, I attended a Yelp Detroit event at Garrido's , which was fantastic. I had been wanting to try Garrido's for a while now—their frozen hot chocolates are famous on Instagram and social media—and it definitely did not disappoint. My favorite menu items were the lomo saltado, which is steak and rice, the plantain nachos, and, of course...