A little romance, a little adventure, and always good company! ❤️ Sharing some of my favorite places where BigDog and I celebrate special occasions, enjoy date nights, and make memories together. Because romance doesn't retire, and neither do we! 🥂�...
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For a special date night with BigDog this is the place.
Bourbon & Bones Chophouse | Bar
Some restaurants are for an ordinary dinner, and some are for making memories. ❤️🥂 The Keg Steakhouse + Bar is one of those special places for BigDog and me. It's where we love to celebrate birthdays, special occasions, or a date night when we want ...
The Keg Steakhouse + Bar - Gilbert
Some restaurants hold special memories, and Firebirds Wood Fired Grill will always be one of those places for BigDog and me. ❤️🥂 When we moved to Arizona, Firebirds was the very first restaurant where we went to celebrate our new beginning. A new ho...
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
When BigDog's birthday rolls around, there's one restaurant that always comes to mind—Benihana! ❤️🎂🥢 It's his go-to birthday restaurant, and I love that we have a place that's become part of our celebration tradition. There's something fun about th...
Benihana - Chandler
Some restaurants aren't just places to eat. They're part of your family's history. ❤️ Clearman's North Woods Inn in Covina, California, is one of those places for me. Over the years, my family celebrated birthdays, graduations, and all kinds of speci...
Clearman's North Woods Inn, La Mirada
Sometimes a restaurant becomes part of your story before you even realize it. ❤️🥣 My mom used to rave about the clam chowder at Mimi's Cafe. She loved it and always talked about how good it was. Little did I know that Mimi's would eventually become ...
Mimi's Cafe
Some dates you remember because of the person. Others you remember because of the food. And sometimes, girl, you get lucky enough to remember BOTH! ❤️😂 Claim Jumper holds a special place in my memories because it's where I had my very first filet mi...
Claim Jumper Restaurant & Saloon
Not every date night with BigDog involves dinner reservations and getting dressed up. Sometimes our favorite evenings are the ones where we can just sit back, relax, and enjoy each other's company. ❤️🥃 Fox Cigar Bar is one of those places for us. It...
Fox Cigar
Sometimes the best date nights are the simple ones! ❤️🍝 Valentino's Eatery is a cute little Italian restaurant that BigDog and I enjoy visiting. There's something about a cozy Italian place that makes an evening together feel special without needing...
Valentino's Eatery
Thanksgiving doesn't always look the same from one year to the next, especially when the kids are grown and no longer living at home. ❤️🍂 One year, instead of preparing the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, BigDog and I went to Buca di Beppo with my ...
Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant
Sometimes you just want good, traditional Italian food, and Baci Italian Bistro is one of those places BigDog and I enjoy! ❤️🍝 What I appreciate about Baci is that traditional Italian feel and, of course, the food. It's the kind of restaurant where ...
Baci Italian Bistro
Who says you have to travel to California wine country to enjoy a cozy winery? 🍷❤️ BigDog and I discovered The Windmill right here in Arizona, and what a lovely little find! One of the things we enjoy most is the cozy atmosphere. There's something w...
The Windmill Winery
Good wine, good food, and great girlfriends. Now THAT is my kind of brunch! 🍷❤️😂 Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant was such a wonderful find! My girlfriends, the Fab Five, and I went here for brunch, and what a great time we had. The food was d...
Cooper's Hawk: An upscale casual restaurant
BigDog and I have a little history with NightRider Jewelry in Scottsdale, Arizona! I purchased his Aeonian wedding ring from them, and when I retired, I treated myself to their Valkyrie ring to celebrate that new chapter of my life. Well, wouldn't yo...
NightRider Jewelry | BigDog's Wedding Ring & Our Love of Bold Jewelry 🖤