I suck at Target. I suppose more specifically, I suck at getting pictures developed at Target.
Last night, I had plans to get a few pictures developed at Target. A while ago, Karen and I purchased a frame to display pictures of our five month old daughter (Bridget). The frame is similar to the other two frames hanging in our house of our other minions (Braden and Briana). Unfortunately, unlike those frames, Bridget's frame has remained empty for some time. So since Target was offering a sale on printing pictures in-store only, we decided to go.
Needless to say, things are never easy. The plan last night was to go to Target, place the print order, go out to a nearby restaurant to eat while the pictures get developed, go back to Target to pick them up, and then head home. If there is one thing that I have learned since becoming a parent, especially with Braden's passing, is that nothing ever goes according to the plan.
My dilemma began with getting the pictures to Target. I lost one of my flash drives a long while ago. Naturally, the other flash drive that I have does not have the adequate storage size for all of the pictures that I wanted to get developed. Similarly, Karen couldn't find her flash drive. Thinking nothing of it, I figured that the picture kiosk at Target simply needed something that had a USB connection, which is what flash drives use. So I placed the pictures on an old laptop hard drive and took it along with a USB cable to Target. Surprise, surprise... the photo kiosk did not recognize the drive.
With the first part of my plan foiled, I figured we would just go out to eat anyway and address the issue afterwards. For anyone curious, we went to Quan's Kitchen in Hanover for dinner. Dinner was good. And surprisingly, so were the girls.
Having eaten a good meal, we returned home where I went to plan B. One of the other options to get pictured transferred over to the kiosk was a CD. For someone such as myself who dislikes waste, burning a piddly amount of data onto a CD kills me. In this case, the amount of the CD that would be used is less than 10%. To me, that is a waste. So I decided to use a CD-RW disc. The RW is re-writable. Needless to say, I burned the pictures on the CD-RW disc and took the disc to Target. Surprise, surprise... the photo kiosk did not recognize the disc. It only recognizes CD-R discs.
That was frustrating. Perhaps it just wasn't meant to be yesterday. Oh well. So it goes without saying that I will be making yet another trip to Target in my determined effort to get these pictures of Bridget developed.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
I Suck At Celebrating My Mother-In-Law's Birthday
This past Sunday, my family and I celebrated my mother-in-law's birthday. Too bad I suck at celebrating my mother-in-law's birthday. For the celebration, Karen's family took everyone out to Quan's Kitchen located in Hanover. Apparently, Chinese food has been a tradition when it comes to my mother-in-law's birthday celebration.
Joining in on the festivities were my favorite sister-in-law (Janine), my favorite niece (Kaleigh), and my favorite nephew (PJ). If it were a competition between son-in-laws, I scored some major son-in-law points on Sunday in part because PJ could not attend the celebration. I would say I'm up a few points by now. Just kidding.
Anyway, the food at Quan's Kitchen was quite delicious. I must say, the manager of the restaurant is very friendly. She came over to our table many times to ensure everything was good. Plus, I think she wanted to say hello to my two year old daughter (Briana). Incidentally, I think Briana likes the restaurant a lot.
I spent a good chunk of time at Quan's Kitchen walking around in circles up and down the aisle of tables with Briana. If she takes after Karen, she'll probably be a distance runner. Truth be told, I'm not sure how many laps I made around the tables. I lost count after 10.
Following the delicious lunch, everyone headed back to our place for dessert and presents. Turns out, my mother-in-law loves Martha Washington geraniums. Apparently, those geraniums are hard to find this season. Luckily, Karen was able to find one for her mother's birthday.
And what may be the most memorable part of the day for me is the look of joy my mother-in-law had when she saw her "Nana" t-shirt. My mother-in-law wants to be known as Nana to my kids (and my niece and nephew). Her claim, however, is that there are not a lot of shirts that use the term "Nana". Luckily again, Karen was able to find a shirt that mentioned "Nana". (Karen is such a good daughter, right?)
Anyway, I say the Nana t-shirt was the most memorable part of the day because I don't think I have ever heard my mother-in-law shriek with joy. If only I had recorded my mother-in-law's reaction... if only.
All in all, I think my mother-in-law had a great birthday celebration.
Joining in on the festivities were my favorite sister-in-law (Janine), my favorite niece (Kaleigh), and my favorite nephew (PJ). If it were a competition between son-in-laws, I scored some major son-in-law points on Sunday in part because PJ could not attend the celebration. I would say I'm up a few points by now. Just kidding.
Anyway, the food at Quan's Kitchen was quite delicious. I must say, the manager of the restaurant is very friendly. She came over to our table many times to ensure everything was good. Plus, I think she wanted to say hello to my two year old daughter (Briana). Incidentally, I think Briana likes the restaurant a lot.
I spent a good chunk of time at Quan's Kitchen walking around in circles up and down the aisle of tables with Briana. If she takes after Karen, she'll probably be a distance runner. Truth be told, I'm not sure how many laps I made around the tables. I lost count after 10.
Following the delicious lunch, everyone headed back to our place for dessert and presents. Turns out, my mother-in-law loves Martha Washington geraniums. Apparently, those geraniums are hard to find this season. Luckily, Karen was able to find one for her mother's birthday.
And what may be the most memorable part of the day for me is the look of joy my mother-in-law had when she saw her "Nana" t-shirt. My mother-in-law wants to be known as Nana to my kids (and my niece and nephew). Her claim, however, is that there are not a lot of shirts that use the term "Nana". Luckily again, Karen was able to find a shirt that mentioned "Nana". (Karen is such a good daughter, right?)
Anyway, I say the Nana t-shirt was the most memorable part of the day because I don't think I have ever heard my mother-in-law shriek with joy. If only I had recorded my mother-in-law's reaction... if only.
All in all, I think my mother-in-law had a great birthday celebration.
Monday, May 14, 2012
I Suck At Quan's Kitchen
Last Sunday, the highlight of the day was going to Quan's Kitchen located in Hanover. It's sad how the highlights of my day now revolve around going out to eat. I guess that's why I have the body shape that I do. Well, that and the fact that I am terrible with portion control.
Regardless, I suck at Quan's Kitchen. Quan's Kitchen was definitely a nice way to end Sunday. I spent the day with my family. More specifically, I spent the time entertaining my two year old daughter (Briana), who has now become a fan of digging dirt after her and I got rid of the weeds in one of our vegetable gardens. So most of the time now, I hear "Daddy outside", which inevitably leads to her sitting in her chair digging dirt by the vegetable garden.
Anyway, Karen had been craving Chinese food. So we decided to go to Quan's. Like the first and only other time that we went, the food was delicious. My mom's ears are probably twitching now because I wrote about a Chinese food restaurant being delicious. My mother cringes every time I tell her that I go out to eat at a Chinese restaurant. She has this thing where she likes to tell me that she can make whatever food I order at a Chinese restaurant taste better and be more healthier. And by healthier, she means less grease. Interestingly enough, my mother is right. Of course, I could be biased because I grew up eating her food.
Regardless, I suck at Quan's Kitchen. Quan's Kitchen was definitely a nice way to end Sunday. I spent the day with my family. More specifically, I spent the time entertaining my two year old daughter (Briana), who has now become a fan of digging dirt after her and I got rid of the weeds in one of our vegetable gardens. So most of the time now, I hear "Daddy outside", which inevitably leads to her sitting in her chair digging dirt by the vegetable garden.
Anyway, Karen had been craving Chinese food. So we decided to go to Quan's. Like the first and only other time that we went, the food was delicious. My mom's ears are probably twitching now because I wrote about a Chinese food restaurant being delicious. My mother cringes every time I tell her that I go out to eat at a Chinese restaurant. She has this thing where she likes to tell me that she can make whatever food I order at a Chinese restaurant taste better and be more healthier. And by healthier, she means less grease. Interestingly enough, my mother is right. Of course, I could be biased because I grew up eating her food.
Monday, February 13, 2012
I Suck At Quan's Kitchen
On Thursday, I may have racked up more favorite son-in-law points. It's a good thing that my favorite sister-in-law's (Janine) husband (PJ) and I are not having a competition on who is the favorite son-in-law, because I would be leading having attended Karen's grandfather's memorial mass on Super Bowl Sunday and now taking them out for dinner on Thursday.
Truth be told, it was not even my idea for dinner on Thursday. It was actually Karen's idea. As a way to thank my in-laws for everything they have recently done for us (like the Sunday brunch following the memorial mass) as well as taking care of our twenty two month daughter (Briana), we decided to dine out at Quan's Kitchen located in Hanover.
Now, I suck at Quan's Kitchen. I have never been there. I think Karen, however, was particularly interested in trying the food there ever since they started construction on the place. And since I'm always up for something new, I figured that we should try it. Plus, I was too lazy to cook dinner that night. So Quan's it was!
Anyway, I found the food at Quan's Kitchen actually delicious, which is something I don't often say about Chinese restaurants. The food was very good. And like any good stereotype about the Asian community sticking together, the staff at Quan's seemed to enjoy seeing Briana. The waitstaff, the hostesses, even the owners came over at one point during our dinner to see Briana. Or maybe it's just good customer service.
Regardless, I had a great experience at Quan's Kitchen. And thanks to Briana, who wanted to walk around the entire restaurant, I got a self-guided building tour. Granted, the restaurant is not that big, so a tour did not take long at all. I definitely would go back to Quan's again.
Truth be told, it was not even my idea for dinner on Thursday. It was actually Karen's idea. As a way to thank my in-laws for everything they have recently done for us (like the Sunday brunch following the memorial mass) as well as taking care of our twenty two month daughter (Briana), we decided to dine out at Quan's Kitchen located in Hanover.
Now, I suck at Quan's Kitchen. I have never been there. I think Karen, however, was particularly interested in trying the food there ever since they started construction on the place. And since I'm always up for something new, I figured that we should try it. Plus, I was too lazy to cook dinner that night. So Quan's it was!
Anyway, I found the food at Quan's Kitchen actually delicious, which is something I don't often say about Chinese restaurants. The food was very good. And like any good stereotype about the Asian community sticking together, the staff at Quan's seemed to enjoy seeing Briana. The waitstaff, the hostesses, even the owners came over at one point during our dinner to see Briana. Or maybe it's just good customer service.
Regardless, I had a great experience at Quan's Kitchen. And thanks to Briana, who wanted to walk around the entire restaurant, I got a self-guided building tour. Granted, the restaurant is not that big, so a tour did not take long at all. I definitely would go back to Quan's again.
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