As a present for the paper anniversary my husband bought tickets to see Lana Del Rey at the Aragon Ballroom and made dinner reservations at Agami.

For Dinner we ordered the Ocean Drive roll and the Red Dragon roll. For dessert we had red bean and green tea Mochi. I also had a St. Garmin cocktail… or maybe two.

After dinner we walked over to the Aragon Ballroom and found a line that wrapped around a few blocks. Since it was cold out we went into an Asian market and then found the Fat Cat bar to grab a drink and wait for the line to die down. The line however didn’t die down so we sucked it up and waited outside. Once we got inside we found a spot to stand and enjoyed Lana Del Rey’s concert.

Somehow throughout the night my phone’s camera got dirty… so the pictures are less then perfect… oh well!

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Something my mother and I have done since I was a child is done a high tea in Chicago. We’ve tried a few hotels, but we found the best high tea is done at the Drake Hotel. This time my mother-in-law accompanied us.

I always go for my favorite tea, Earl Gray. We had scones and a cranberry loaf. There is a cucumber sandwich, a salmon mousse sandwich, a roast beef tea sandwich and a Thai spiced chicken salad tartlet. For dessert, there was a cream puff in the space of a swan, a French macaron, chocolate cake, and mini cheesecake. We always add a glass of pressco or champagne.

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Yes, we made this a night early but that’s because this recipe makes enough leftovers for 3 full meals for each of us! We’re meal planners.

The recipe is from here but for an extra Halloween twist we decided to make them into jack-o-lanterns. Since I had to run some errands after work, my husband surprised me and craved the orange peppers! Sadly his turned out better then mine.

For the table setting, I used a target pumpkin, the cat place mats that I made on this post, the table cloth is extra fabric from Joann Fabrics, the plates are from a thrift store, the bats on the wall are cut outs I made with the Cricut, and the evermore banner is from Target a few years ago.

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PSSSTT! Free recipe card! The normal size of a recipe card is 6 X 4

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