January 2012

The New Year is just around the corner!  After some prompting...an executive decision was made!  For the first time ever, we will be moving the date for Ladies First January to the second! 

So, the new rule of Ladies First is~ if the actual holiday itself falls on the first, we will move the date to the second, for that month only!

Since January 1st is New Year's Day- we will be dining at Stella's Bar and Grill in Bellevue on Monday January 2nd and 6:30 PM.

I have never been to Stella's, but heard lots of good things.  Leave us a comment on this post if you have been there!  You can find them on Facebook here  or find their website here.

Please RSVP to Amber if you plan on attending and/ or you want to ride together to Bellevue. 

As a bonus...I might be bringing a pink champagne cake in honor of New Year's for a special friend (let's see if she is reading this!)  Nothing goes better with burgers than pink champagne, right???

Oh, What Fun!

~~Black Dress Party ~~

Ladies, book your spray tan, paint your nails, shave your legs...whatever you need to do but get ready to glam it up for our 1st annual Black Dress Party.  Join us for an evening of fun- wear a basic little knit dress or a long luxurious formal-- it doesn't matter!  We are going to have a blast and look beautiful doing it!

Our reservation is at Crave in Midtown Omaha at 7 PM on Thursday, December 1st.  Many of us will be riding together from Glenwood so please contact me if you are looking to ride together.  

ALSO- we do not want anyone to have to go out and BUY a dress...so please let me know if you are wanting to borrow a dress for the night.  We have a variety of sizes hanging in our closets.  Please just let me know what size you are looking for and I will put the word out.

To confirm our reservation, I will need you to RSVP by November 27th.  Please be sure to send me an email so I don't have to go around calling everyone!  :)  Thanks for your understanding!  It would be great if you could let me know either way if you can / can not attend.

November

It's Taco Tuesday for November at El Portal.  We are keeping close to home for this one to prepare for our "Black Dress Party" for December.  We hope to see you at 6:30 and feel free to bring a friend or two!  Please let me know via email here so I can get a table for all of us.

Please leave a comment on this post with your vote for our December location! 

360 Steakhouse

Brother Sebastian's

Crave

Lo Sole Mio

V. Mertz

Or any other ideas!!!

The Kitchen update

September did not go as planned, and we apologize for anyone who drove to Council Bluffs and missed us.  Two of us had checked the website and they were supposed to be open until 10 PM on Saturdays.  We were all disappointed to see that they had changed their hours, but not their website when we arrived.  We ended up heading to the Old Market since it was a beautiful night and enjoyed dinner at The Twisted Fork, which was new to all of us.  All of us were expecting it to be a pasta place due to the name but found it was an ecclectic cowboy grill.  The decor, drinks, and food were all wonderful!  The only thing we didn't care for was the drunk guy that kept coming up to our table trying to talk to us. 

We then headed to Upstream for some dessert!  As always, we had such a good time and some pretty good conversation!  It is always fun to sit around with the girls and get to learn more about each other along with some laughs!

October

You are not going to miss this next month! 

We will be experiencing the Kitchen Emporium & Wine Shop in Council Bluffs.  This is a cozy shop for those who enjoy cooking, want to eat fresh, hand prepared food,  and  appreciate good wine.  We’re located in a newly restored building from the late 1800′s in the historic Haymarket Square District. 

We will be meeting there at 6:30 to enjoy a Saturday night with all of our friends from Ladies First!

 PLEASE RSVP TO AMBER IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND AND/OR BRING A FRIEND!

We will also be making plans for the December Black Dress Soiree.  Hope to see you Saturday the 1st!

A local night out

Our turn out was lower than the past few months due to several of our ladies with schedule conflicts.  I know many of them were sorry to have to miss our newest hot spot in town- Vine Street Cellars.  Several ladies tried the wine tasting that they offered.  I think that everyone was very happy with the wine selections.  The company was fantastic as usual, and our only complaint was that our flatbread pizzas were a little overdone on the bottom.  (And poor Stacy, they forgot her wine AND her pizza!)  The meat and cheese tray went over well with those who ordered it however.  We hope to see more of our regulars at the October gathering!

A fantastic night, and one close to home!

September

We will be meeting at Vine Street Cellars at 6:30.  Hope you cane make it for a little pizza and wine!  Wine tastings are $5 for your choice of 5 and you get a glass to take home with you! Wines sold by the glass or bottle~ Sounds perfect!

Lots of fun and laughs!

Cellar 19 was packed when we arrived and we were thinking about moving to another location because there was no tables.  After a bit, one opened up and we decided to stay and wait for more to open.  I don't think they anticipated the crowd because the service was pretty slow, but the food and drinks were yummy!  I had such a great time talking with everyone and hope that all the other ladies did as well!

August 2011

Why are so many places closed on Mondays??? The Rose and Wine Street Cellars were both closed on Mondays so we will save them for another time.

This August we will meet at Cellar 19 in CB.  Contact Amber to RSVP or for car pool info. You are welcome to bring a friend or two along as well.  The more the merrier!

July/ August 2011

We had a fantastic time at our July event with a turnout of 10!  The service was less than desired, I heard yes and no's about the food, but I think everyone had a great time! 

August 1st is a Monday so mark your calendar and check back for the what and where!  We discussed The Rose in Treynor to finish off our "small town circuit" but they are closed on Mondays.  

Previous Events

March- El Portal
April- Blue Stem Bistro
May-Austin's on the Trail
June- Classic Cafe