Daily Blog: My Favorite 2013 Summer Memory

This summer has been very busy and hectic. My favorite summer memory has to be taking my baby sister to the Yankees game. I had taken her to a Sunday game and the Yankees were playing the Detroit Tigers. We've been to the Yankees game a bunch of times before, but this time around it just seemed more special.

Since Goldstar is my one of my favorite websites to get discounted tickets that's where I went to purchase them. I bought tickets in the 400 section. Since with Goldstar you don't know where you're sitting our chances of sitting in the nosebleeds were 50/50. The tickets we got were in the nose bleed section in section 413. If you're afraid of heights these seats would be a problem for you.  We were all the way up there. (The last time I sat up there was two years ago for The Big Four Concert.) Although the view was still great we wanted to be a bit closer to the game.

By the bottom of the 5th inning we went to get dipping dots. I got cookie dough and my sister decided to get rainbow. My sister is nine years old and she thought it tasted good. I thought it had no flavor whatsoever and wasn't much of a fan of it. While eating our dipping dots I noticed that the outfield section in the 300s were pretty empty. There were plenty of seats there. The only bad thing was the sun was out in full effect and you would roast sitting that section. I ran it by my sister and she was all for it, but I reminded her that the security guard might not let us. She insisted we still try anyway.

So after walking to the other end of the stadium we got there and I asked the security guard if we could sit in the empty seats. At first he seemed very skeptical about letting us sit there, but then he gave in and said go ahead. My sister and I were thrilled and we sat there the remainder of the game.

The fun didn't stop there though. After watching the Yankees win, we went out for an early dinner at a sushi restaurant in Queens. The restaurant is right across the street from Queens Center Mall. We went to Tomo Japanese Cafe (89-14 Queens Blvd) which is one of my family's favorite sushi restaurants to go to. During dinner we had the whole nine years, appetizers, there sushi rolls each and dessert.

It was a very eventful day and one that we both enjoyed so much. Since my baby sister is so much younger than me I love to spoil her whenever I get the chance and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Recap of the Weekend, Friday June 14th

Since I was really busy last weekend each day is getting their own blog. It's great to keep busy because then I'll have more things to write about, but the biggest problem I have is finding the time to write. Therefore I realize I'll have delays from time to time, but will try to avoid it if I can.

So of course my weekends starts at 1PM every Friday. I make sure I come in to work early and get everything off my plate. I hate having to start the week with things to do from the previous week.

After work I rushed home because I had a long day ahead of me. I was to take my baby sister out for sushi, take her home then go to a Mets game with my boyfriend. After the game the band Foreigner was performing. It all worked out at the end though.

So for lunch I went to Queens Center Mall to eat sushi at Kido Sushi. you sit at either a table or sushi bar and there's a conveyor belt that has all the sushi dishes on them. The prices go by the color of the plate. The cheapest plate is the white plate at $2 and the most expensive plate are the oranges ones at $6. They also offer regular rolls too, but I wanted to try all the fatty rolls on the belt. Some of them were deep fried or had more than one fish in the roll. This wasn't the first time I've eaten sushi like this. I went to a restaurant like this a long time ago when I went to Australia. So I was familiar with the concept of the place. Once my sister and I got full we left the mall so I could take her home. It was a nice afternoon lunch spent with her. I would've put up a picture, but we were so hungry that we forgot to take them.

Once I dropped her at home I had to get ready for the Mets game. I didn't get there too late, but my boyfriend is the type who likes to be at places an hour before it starts. When I finally got to the game it was about 6:30PM and the game started at 7:10PM.

Once at Citifield we got pulled pork sandwiches from Blue Smoke. The sandwich was about $8, but it was worth it. They had the right amount of pork on it and you really did get your money's worth. After eating our sandwiches we went to the big beer stand on the upper deck level. I tried this raspberry wheat beer that Top Shock makes and it was amazing. So far this is my favorite raspberry flavored beer. So after eating and getting our beers we went to our seats to watch the game. We didn't stay in our seats during the whole game of course we walked around and got more snacks and did some shopping. I got cookie dough dipping dots, but next time I'm getting cookies & cream because there was very little cookie dough in the cup I got. That day the Mets were playing against the Cubs and unfortunately they lost the game.

Duane Reade sponsors the Summer Concerts that they have after the game and as you're waiting for it to begin they tell you to go down to any available seats in your section for the concert. It took about twenty minutes for the stage to get set up and Foreigner was pretty good. I only knew a couple of songs, but it was definitely a good time. Hopefully Yankee Stadium does some Summer Concerts, that'd be really good. The next Summer Concert at Citifield is July 19th and if you're a fan of hip hop you'll want to go to this one. Nas is going to be performing after the game, and growing up I've listened to him, so you know I'm going to try and get tickets to that game just for the concert. It's worth going because the concert lasts about an hour and a half, so that's not bad at all.

That was my Friday night in a nutshell. Saturday was just as busy and hopefully this summer I'll be able to do everything on my bucket list. If only summer could last a little longer, but I think it might this year since it took awhile for the weather to get warm.

I hope you enjoyed the blog : )

Last Weekend, June 1st

Last Saturday I had a cute date night with my boyfriend. We saw the movie Hang Over 3 (the 1st one is still the best) then grabbed dinner and drinks afterwards. 

The movie was alright. You’re already going to know how each scene will play out. The best part of the movie has to be Leslie Chow. He makes the movie come alive to me. You can’t help but laugh at his mannerism, he just makes you laugh without knowing why you’re laughing. Overall I think this was the least funniest one. I hope they don’t make a Hangover 4. 

After the movies we went to this Sushi place in Forest Hills that we walked into the weekend before called Umi Sushi located at 9605 Metropolitan Ave. The food was so good and the prices were great that we couldn’t resist on going there again. You can’t beat $3 Coronas and Sapporos with your meal. The sushi is great too. It doesn’t seem like many people dine in, but they do get a lot of take out orders. I think that’s the only sushi restaurant around there. (If you know of any other sushi restaurants let me know.) 

After our wonderful dinner we went to our favorite local bar Blackwater Inn. Friday nights they have a DJ and it’s a nice neighborhood bar. Although it gets quiet sooner rather than later it’s still a great place to enjoy the night and grab drinks. The bar is located at 101-17 Metropolitan Ave in Forest Hills. 

Blackwater Inn is a real bar, not one of those places where you’re paying $10-$12 for a drink or beer. (I’ll be sharing my night out for my friend’s birthday soon. Wicked Willys in the Village now that’s something to talk about.) So if you’re ever in the neighborhood stop by for a drink it really is worth it.

So that was last weekend in a nut shell. This weekend I’m keeping it low key. Even though we’re suppose to expect rain, my boyfriend and I are going to keep this BBQ going. He’s doing the grilling and I’m making a simple and fun dessert. Pictures and a blog about our mini BBQ will be coming soon.