food & drinks...yes, please!

Indianapolis was a busy place on Saturday afternoon. Many events {which we had never attended} were being held, some more desirable than others! We decided to check out the Italian Fest {instead of the Strawberry Fest, the Gay/Lesbian Pride Parade, or an art fair}. It seemed more like our "cup of tea" since it's focus each year is on eating and drinking! :) {I'm sure all of the other events were fun, too!}

Kurt and I met up with Josh and Meredith early in the afternoon. We decided to head downtown and grab a bite to eat before the fest started. I was very excited that we choose to go to a tapas restaurant I've been eyeing for quite some time. It was a beautiful afternoon to sit outside on the patio, drink some {margaritas}, eat some awesome food, and people watch.

I can't believe Kurt and I had never had tapas before; it was great!

The Italian Fest is free to get into, but you have to buy tickets to buy any food or drinks. We all decided to stock up on tickets knowing we'd want to try some great {Italian} food and have a few beers. We got a drink and walked around to check out all of the offerings. Everything looked and smelled SO great {too bad we just had tapas...none of us were hungry quite yet!} The fest took place in the street and parking lot by a Catholic church. Behind the parking lot was a great park for you to sit and relax or play some bocce ball. Too bad we never got the memo to bring a blanket or chairs with us!!! Kurt and Josh found a man rolling cigars, so they decided to smoke a cigar while we all sat {on the concrete} while we hung out.

Smoking their "petite" cigars.

Shortly after we found our {not so comfy} spot, we felt a few rain drops. That quickly turned into more than a few drops!! We sat under the tiny shelter for 15 minutes or so to see if it would clear. I checked the radar on my phone to find that it was only going to get worse and probably last for awhile. We decided to leave and try to get back to the car before we got too wet. We got back to the car but we definitely didn't stay dry!! :) We headed back to Josh's house, to begin cooking dinner {since we didn't get to eat any of that great Italian food we had hoped for!}

The women "prepping" the kitchen so the men could do the cooking!

Mer and Kurt getting something ready...while I waited for the wine to chill :)

Josh was being the cheerleader...

(He helped out shortly after.)

Isn't this how it should be?!?! Men grilling out while women sit and drink wine!! :)

Although the rain spoiled the Italian Fest, we had ourselves a great little Saturday together!

Oh and by the way, the food was AMAZING that we made! I'm salivating thinking about it right now. Maybe I'll snack on some more of my jell-o {that's almost gone!!!!}