Aunt Susie and Uncle Will offered Brad and me a Groupon for a free 4-course meal at
The Irish Emerald Restaurant, which is off of Highway71.
Picture courtesy of the restaurant website.
Irish Potato Soup
Irish House Salad
Heart of Tenderloin (cooked just the way we liked it) with
madeira mushroom sauce and roast onions, fresh garden vegetables
Irish Whiskey Cake
Look at how fancy the dessert was served. 2 swans.... precious.
The sauce on the meat and vegetables was phenomenal. I may or may not have tried to steal some bites off of Brad's plate when he wasn't looking. YUMMY! What a great date night, courtesy of my fabulous family. The restaurant is in a super cute little cottage- absolutely adorable. This place is kind of expensive, but thanks to the Groupon, we were able to try a new, fun place.
This past Saturday I dusted off the ole cowboy boots for the Bandana Ball. The Bandana Ball is an annual fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House here in Austin. My good friend bought a table and asked if Brad and I wanted to go. Of course we said yes! Heellllooooo cowboys! I am sorry, but is there anything better then cute boys in cowboy boots? I don't think so. They had a silent auction, live auction (with awesome trips), great food, and of course a rowdy dance party. I wish I was made of money so I could have tried to win the 4 night vacation to Antigua. After checking out all of the silent auction items, Brad and I bid on a few, and even won something! We won a wine pairing for 2. I am super duper excited about it (more excited then Brad is). We get to go to a wine bar and have the head chef pair their top wines with different dishes. YUMMY! After the auction and dinner, everyone moved to the dance floor. Don't worry, we busted a sweet move. The band was great (Radiostar) and absolutely rocked the place. All-in-all, it was a super fun night! It was fun to mix it up a little and do something different.
