21, 18, and a Prom

That's right. This week in my household the boyfriend came in town, one sister turned 18 and had a prom, and one sister turned 21. Quite the list of events. This meant lots of time for foodie activities. Prepare to salivate.

After the hookah Thursday, and a night of dancing at Sassy Ann's which I failed to properly document but which included many margaritas and $2.00 PBRs, we took Friday easy. I attended some classes and then we headed to the best sushi joint in Knoxville: Nama.

Here is D posing with the wasabi hummus. I love this picture.

Spent the rest of the day doing a little of this and a little of that...lots of errands...and then the boyfriend, Z, M^2, and I headed out for a little dinner at Mellow Mushroom.

The view from our bench....

My view.....

Z declined to eat, but here is a photo of the boyfriend and M^2's pizza. It was quite amazing looking and smelling. They devoured the entire thing. I opted for the hummus which was notable because they appeared to have drowned it in paprika...which I do not understand because it does not make it look very appetizing.

Anyways, dinner went well. They boys split a $10 Stella pitcher which was notable only because they brought Sweetwater instead, and I stuck to water. Nothing like staying hydrated.

We went home and formulated a game plan. The end result? A pub crawl. This was my third pub crawl in a month and I have another one Wed should I choose to participate. I guess that's what happens when everyone in your life turns 21/graduates. We started the night with a stroll through the pedestrian bridge which took us from the campus side of things to the downtown side of things:

And we made our first stop Preservation Pub. I've mentioned a lot of these places before, but this time I was able to snap pictures.....

Here you can see how P Pub is lined high above with pictures and drinking quotes. I love sitting there reading them.

All the way to the bars I was debating if I should try Delirium. Delirium has about twice the alcohol of other beers. Yes, this was the sole reason I wanted to try it. I'd heard other people talk about it....

So I did. You know what? It was really, really enjoyable. I passed it around and everyone agreed. This furthers my conviction that P Pub rocks for the beer selection...not so rocks for the smokey, loud tunnel thing. To each his own. If you're in the mood, be there.

After Preservation Pub we headed to Knoxville Cigar Company. Bar on one side, cigar store on the other....

Also not your typical college crowd....

I tried Boddingtons even though I'm fairly certain it's not vegan. Verdict? Errr....

We made a pit stop at Urban Bar but I didn't get pics....however, Urban Bar is always good times and my sister declared it her favorite stop of the night. As far as pictures go, The Backroom proved another story. You walk in and the bar is to your right and another room with a pool table and old video game machines is to the left. Above you can see the entrance to the pool table room.....

The pool table was to my left. Here is the scene to my right. See how D is sitting? He tends to be a thinker....

Here's the view across from me. B, Holland, and Holland's hubby. Holland is munching on some grub which we'll get to after....

The Flying Dog Pale Ale I tried and loved...

Knoxville has a resident late night hot dog vendor. My sister, Holland, Holland's hubby, and E all felt the need to indulge. My sister declared it the best hot dog ever. So there you have it....

And for those of you unaware, The Backroom can be found my walking straight towards Patrick Sullivan's front door, but then quickly veering left ten feet and taking the side door.

The next night was my little sister's prom. Check her out! We call this her perfume commercial look. Her words? "Who should I wear?" I love her.

While she was at prom the rest of us headed to Cozymel's! Our family loves Cozymel's....

My sister decided to try this sampler.....

From left to right Clasico, Blue Peach, Primo, Raspberry, and Mango. Our verdict? Mango and Primo the best with a 9, Clasico a 7, Blue Peach a 5, and Raspberry a 4. The ones we were most excited about we were disappointed by, but Mango....oh mango....

I love colored chips. I think I've said that before.....

My food? The veggie fajitas with lettuce wrap. No sour cream eating, but guacamole....mmmm....

Momma P's food....fish....she loved it. I love the full lime of garnish.

And my beautiful family as we leave the restaurant.

Good weekend. Hope your weekend was as well.

Enjoy!