Celebrate Valentine's Day Early at Carrabba's Italian Grill (and it's Great for the Budget)

What are you doing for Valentine's Day? This year February 14 falls on a Saturday. Here's an idea to avoid the crowds and shower your love a little longer. Take advantage of Carrabba's Dal Cuore Nights, Feb. 11 & 12, 2009. "Dal Cuore" means "from the heart" and the good people at Carrabba's have devised a tasty prix fixe menu with three yummy courses and a price that's oh, so right for the budget (less than so $20 person). Plus, take $10 off a bottle of wine.

The delicious Italian meal and admiration from your loved one for treating her (or him) to a fabulously, romantic evening, aren't the only things you'll receive during Dal Cuore Nights. Each guest receives a special Dal Cuore Nights Valentine including a "heartfelt" quote. One lucky quote recipient will win the ultimate romantic getaway, a seven-night cruise Italian cruise for two aboard MSC Cruises.

Imagine that, win a groovy cruise just for dining at Carrabba's Feb. 11 and/or Feb. 12 (I say "and/or" since the food and price are right, why not take advantage of two consecutive Dal Cuore Nights?)

Visit Carrabba's Italian Grill in Tallahassee:
2752 Capital Circle NE
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Tel: 850/297-1100

Tallahassee Date Night at Carrabba's Italian Grill

Hey Tallahassee! Have you checked out Carrabba's lately? I've come to realize it'd make a great date night restaurant or place for girls' night out. You have to save room for dessert, they are the cutest, tastiest delights I've ever seen! I recently visited the Carrabba's in my new neighborhood (in Port Charlotte, Fla.) and you can read the review here.
Go check out the Tallahassee Carrabba's, I'm sure you'll have a great experience like I did.

Carrabba's Italian Grill
2752 Capital Circle NE
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Tel: (850) 297-1100

Open Sundays: 3 to 10 p.m.
Mondays through Thursdays: 4 to 10 p.m.
Fridays: 4 to 11 p.m.
Saturdays: 3 to 11 p.m.

Message to Tallahassee Dudes: Big, Loud Trucks Don't Impress Me

Tallahassee has a healthy population of trucks and over sized cars. My peeve isn't necessarily with their gratuitous size but the loud base which vibrates my little economy car. I'm afraid the paint's going to shake off the poor thing!

Yesterday I was somewhere on Tennessee St. waiting for the light in my little silver Saturn Ion, easily recognizable by the Brillo pad scratches on the hood (no, I didn't really use a Brillo pad on my car, last Sept. I road tripped up to Savannah and Charleston during the peak of love bug season and got a little zealous in saying goodbye to the buggers. So happened some of the paint rubbed off with them...). My daze into the red stoplight was shaken by vibrating bass to my left AND right. On either side of me were large trucks decked out with loads of bling and gadgets and young men behind each wheel.

I wondered why guys do this, deck their vehicles out with bling and blare the stereo? I honestly can't recall seeing a woman doing this. Hey, I enjoy a good bass every once in a while but I'm a modest chica, I don't feel the need to share it with everyone. Plus, isn't there some state law against this, passed last year???

Anyway...my theory on the subject: big vehicles are an extension of the Animal kingdom (no, not Disney's). In the animal world, when a male wants to attract a female, he needs to show her he's got the goods and he's the loudest and proudest. In the bird world, it's the male birds with all the color and flash. And, come mating season, it's the males who make the noise, take elk bugling (okay, for you Floridians, the male alligators bellow).

Humans are the superior members of the Animal kingdom, yet, do we still rely on basic animal techniques for courting a mate?

Speed Dating Coming to Tallahassee, But I Don't Belong!

Saw a simple sign with the words "speed dating" and "cupid.com" the other day while driving to work. Not that it's something I'd do, but I went onto Cupid out of curiosity. Two sessions will be offered, one in February and another in March. The Feb. session is for 38 to 40 year olds and the March session is for 25 to 35 year olds.

Do you see anything missing???? Yes, the 36 and 37 year olds. Where do we fit in???

Luckily, I emailed "Scott," the coordinator and he replied we 36 and 37 year olds can attend either session. Turns out, we 36 and 37 year olds fit in everywhere.