August 15th is Autumn and my anniversary. This year Autumn asked me out a week in advance and usually it’d drive me crazy to try and figure out what we were going to do, she’s really sneaky and good at keeping secrets, but this year I just let it play out. All I knew was that I had to be home from work by 4:45 pm, not a minute later. I was home at 4:45 on the dot, though she claims I came through the door at 4:46. I rushed and changed clothes and we were on our way. I wasn’t allowed to look at the GPS or get any…

7200 Montgomery Blvd NE, Ste A2, Albuquerque, NM 87109 505-312-8579Open:Tuesday – Thursday 11:00 am – 8:00 pmFriday-Saturday 11:00 am – 10:00 pmSunday 11:00 am – 8:00 pmClosed Mondays I checked out Richie Bs Pizza the other night as I am always on the hunt for incredible pizza. This restaurant states it’s New York style pizza and is highly reviewed on yelp. Since I was in the area for a while waiting for Autumn to wrap up an event that evening, I decided to give them a try. When I was growing up, I never wanted pizza. If my mom was out of town and my dad was in charge of…

6241 Riverside Plaza Lane Albuquerque, NM 87120505-890-2838Open: Monday – Thursday 11:30 am – 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm – 9:30 pmFriday and Saturday 11:30 am- 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm – 10:30 pmSundays Closed One of my favorite things to eat is sushi. Many people love sushi and there are so many different sushi restaurants in most cities. In the year that we have been in Albuquerque/Rio Rancho, we’ve tried many of those sushi restaurants in this area. We’ve tried many recommendations from friends, yelp, the popular voting site “Best of Burque,” and so on. We found this restaurant when we came up to ABQ to look for housing when…

600 Central Ave SE, Ste A, Albuquerque, NM 87102505-248-9800Open: Tuesday -Saturday 7:00 am – 3:00 pmSundays 8:00 am – 3:00 pmMondays Closed As you walk into this busy restaurant, you’re greeted with friendly smiles at the walk up counter. The counter is surrounded by the restaurant favorites for purchase, which also flows into the dining areas with more shelves of books and selected items. The location has indoor and semi outdoor seating that are very clean, warm, and perfect for either a quick sit down meal or time spent working/reading with a snack and delicious drink. We arrived at 10:30 am on a Friday morning. We’d heard there’s usually a…