The Lucky Rabbit

Last week Tuesday, I had plans to go to a beer dinner at Bernie's Tap Room with a few friends but due to circumstances outside of Bernie's control, the dinner had to be cancelled. We are patiently awaiting the next dinner and hope it's a great brewery they feature!! 

But we didn't want to cancel our plans of a night out, so we started thinking of a different place to try. I have been going on a lot of walks on my lunches and noticed a sign outside of The Lucky Rabbit on St. Paul and Madison offering $2 taps and $2 pizzas on Tuesdays. I was curious about this and suggested it to my friends and they thought we should try it out.

We met up at 6:30 and found some comfy lounge chairs inside the bar and sat down for the evening. The owners of The Lucky Rabbit have done a fantastic job rehabbing the place from what was once a place I never wanted to go into with a sketchy crowd, to a modern, young and fun place bar. It's painted orange on the inside with a very cool wooden soffit that adds architecture and ambiance. There is a stage for the DJ or band to play on, lounge seating, high-top tables, and lots of seating at the bar.

A very friendly server came over right away and explained the drink and food specials for the night. $2 domestic taps, (they have quite a selection of craft and imports on tap as well) and $2 pizzas that are 9" hand tossed or thin crust with 1 meat and 2 veggies on top. Also, the jumbo pretzels were $2 that night as well. We ordered drinks and took a look at all the different topping choices we could get on the pizza while we waited for the drinks to come back.

My friend Brandon saw they had Pumpking on tap and if you haven't had this pumpkin beer, it's a must! It's like pumpkin pie in liquid form - so yummy! I had to have one or two of those with my pizza.

We all decided on pizzas and Tiffany ordered us some garlic toast as well. The garlic toast came out quickly and was 5 pieces of french bread lightly coated with a garlic butter/oil spread and marinara for dipping. The bread was cut thin and toasted to a nice golden crisp - just the way I like it. And the marinara was pretty excellent too! We could have gotten by with one order, but the server wasn't sure how many pieces came per order so we went with two to be safe.

Then the pizzas came out. We all ended up with thin crust on accident but for $2, I wasn't gonna complain. And they were delicious! I probably shouldn't have eaten the whole thing and garlic bread too but it was so good. The marinara has great flavor and they are generous with the toppings.

 Sausage, Black Olive & Mushroom

 Pepperoni, Pineapple and Banana Peppers

 Green Olive, Tomato and ? - This one was just three veggies

 Pepperoni, Black Olive and Onion

We ate, chatted, watched the Yankees game (Funny that the Brewers weren't on any of their TVs though they were playing that night - oh well - we watched one of Jeter's last games at least).

I have been friends with this guy since preschool and I'm glad that we can still meet up and hang out. We hope to meet up again soon and do another dinner out.

The Lucky Rabbit also does brunch on Saturdays & Sundays. They are advertising Breakfast and a Bloody for $10 currently. I don't like Bloodys but the breakfast options look pretty good to me! Since this place is owned by the same folks that own Fuzzy's, which has amazing breakfast, I'm sure it's top notch food. Maybe they will sub a mimosa or other morning cocktail  for this girl!

I'll have to watch what specials they run other nights, but I definitely want to go back for more pizza.

2014 Resolutions

Resolutions - a firm decision to do or not to do something.

I have never held my resolutions firm and I have even tried to candy-coat it by calling them goals or aspirations but when it comes down to it, I am not good at keeping resolutions.

But coming off a recent breakup (I'll keep that drama off the blog), I feel like a refreshed and renewed person. Sure it stings to realize I'm back in the single boat again and I'm the 3rd or 5th wheel for most anything that I do with my friends, but I'm ok with that (for now). I don't plan to be single forever, but after this breakup, I really feel like a different person.

I want to try to pull from this refreshed and renewed feeling and carry that through everything I do to help me be a more positive and driven person. Heck, I closed on my home in the same week as the breakup. So maybe it's the new home and really realizing that I am "growing up" and not so much the breakup, but whatever it is, I like this feeling.

Ok - onto the resolutions. I'm not going to set a certain number based on the year or stick to ten, but by the time I finish writing this post, that is how many I will have.

1 - Fiscally responsible. I have set numerous things in place to help this happen but I also have to realize that I just don't need some things and I'll live without the new dress or shoes. I bought a home, I have to be responsible. Have you seen the 52 week money challenge floating around the interwebs? I have my jar and my dollar in it for week one :)

2 - Healthy lifestyle. I think my body is helping me on this one too, because lately when I have eaten junk, I felt like it afterwords. And I like healthy, fresh food. Now I just have to up my fitness and I'll be in good shape for some great things happening this summer. With the help of Blogilates, BodyRock and running, I think I can do some great things this year. 10k by summer :)

3 - Disconnect - My job roll makes me very connected to my phone and the internet a lot. And TV, well it's always on in the background. I didn't get cable for my condo yet as I don't think I will need it. But I do know that I have to cut back on how much I am on my phone. I have been cutting back more when I am around my friends because I think it is rude, but at night I am glued to my phone or laptop. This might be something I have to ease into, but I'll do my best. :)

4 - Local. I really want to be as much a part of the local business field as I can be. Although my blog is not a profitable source of income for me, it is MY local business and my way to get local information to my readers. So I hope that I can really dive into the local venues of food, art, music, etc., and really show what Waukesha has to offer that supports the community. I think being fiscally responsible will help me find out more of the free/cheap things to do in the city too!

5 - Friendships. I have a great group of friends and if it wasn't for them, my move would never have happened or my dad's back would be injured again. I can't thank them enough for their support through all my craziness (that happens from time to time) and the fun we get to have together has supplied me many great memories. I hope to only continue those in 2014 and build them stronger. 

 6 - Travel. I'm heading to Las Vegas in June for a bachelorette party but I really hope that I can make it somewhere else this year. I have signed myself up for quite a few travel deal sites in hopes of being able to explore a city that might not be on my main list but is definitely worth the expereience. Like Salt Lake City - never would have thought to go there, but I am soooooo glad I did.