sundae sunday!
yesterday stephen and i got together with a few friends for our first ever sundae sunday. we each brought a different type of ice cream and two toppings. it was so fantastic and delicious!! only one question came to mind: why did we not think of this sooner?!
photo from thomas hawk’s flickr.
Filed under food, random | Comment (1)champagne and babies
last sunday i went to a baby shower for my friend stephanie. she is due to have her first baby on the 23rd (that’s next wednesday!!). kiera, andrea and evyn hosted the beautiful shower - evyn was in charge of the champagne for mimosas and kiera & andrea cooked the most delightful brunch!! i just wanted to share a couple of photos from the day…
kiera’s fruit salad, andrea’s delicious quiche, waffles and bacon
all the makings for strawberry napoleon….yum!!
the beautiful mommy-to-be
all the girls…
two weeks…
…from tomorrow i’m heading out to los angeles to visit two of my favorite people ever in the history of the world: stephanie & tomy - stephen’s sister & her husband. i am so incredibly excited and will probably blog a lot more about it, but just wanted to show you one of the things i plan on doing while i’m there. 
stephanie and i will head to the little next door for brunch - i read about it on jeana sohn’s blog recently. the food looks delicious, and how cute is the place?! i can’t wait. 
health nut
i like to think that i’m a relatively healthy eater. i watch what i eat and try to have lots of fruit and veggies on hand and stephen and i enjoy cooking a lot together. i was trying to find out what the best foods are for you (and maybe you already know) but i came across the list of “superfoods” on webMD. here they are:
- beans
- blueberries
- broccoli
- oats
- oranges
- pumpkin
- salmon
- soy
- spinach
- tea (green or black)
- tomatoes
- turkey
- walnuts
- yogurt
lucky for me i LOVE almost everything on this list. also i’ve been making frequent trips to the local farmer’s market and there is an abundance of berries up there right now and that makes it much easier. and while i’m on the subject, if you’re in the market for getting more fit, yahoo had a great article listing what the best “flat-belly” foods are, and it almost mirrors the superfoods:
- spinach
- yogurt
- tomatoes
- carrots
- blueberries
- black beans
- walnuts
- oats
the best thing about the yahoo list is that it also gives you substitutes in case you don’t have those exact foods handy. thought some of you would enjoy that!
Filed under food, healthy | Comment (1)happening in dallas this weekend
alrighty, another fun-filled weekend coming up! tonight i’m headed to the richardson wildflower! arts & music festival to see pat benatar play. since i’m tagging along with some girlfriends, i didn’t know much about the fest until i looked it up - there are some really good bands playing out there! tonight’s lineup is loverboy, eve 6, le freak, pat benatar and then everclear - blast from the past much?! but then tomorrow is america, blue oyster cult and the guess who! too bad i can’t make it for that night, but someone should go and tell me how it is!
tomorrow i’m headed to ikea to round up the rest of my baskets for the closet. saturday night i’m going to my first ever roller derby! the assassination city roller derby girls are playing against arkansas and i’ll be there to support them in their bout. the after parties i hear are pretty fun and are usually held at lee harvey’s so come on up! go to their site for more info on tickets, bouts, and parties. this should definitely be a good time! also on saturday night, kyle caldwell and the astonishing wonder featuring the kick-back kid are playing at alexandre’s starting at 10 pm. they are a riot and you will definitely have a good time. but if you’re not into that, tulsa local band congress of a crow is playing at the lakewood bar and grill.
sunday funday!! radiohead!! yes, it’s finally here, and i’ll be heading to the superpages.com center to enjoy the show (seriously, that name is so lame, i’ll still call it the smirnoff for a while). tickets sold out almost immediately, so if you wanted to go and you didn’t get tix in time, call me….and i’ll give you a rundown of how awesome the show is! oh that’s mean, but really, i’m sure there will be lots of scalpers out there. i’ll have pics and all that good stuff next week.
hope you all have a good weekend and maybe i’ll see you around town!
Filed under concerts, dallas, festivals, food, fun, local, music, radiohead, weekend fun | Comments (3)weekend fun times III
sorry for the delay in posting, but my internet is down at home so i have to find time before work to post…so here goes!
i made it out to taste addison with a few friends on friday. ran into the beautiful nicole who made sure that we got the extra special treatment in vip…nice to have great friends in good places! it was a really nice vibe; lots of people, delicious food, and good music. i surprisingly liked switchfoot a lot…even though it’s not really my thing, the band was really energetic and put on a good show. i’m sure gavin degraw did a good job, but we left mid-set cause i was so tired (lame, i know).
what’s a festival without a turkey leg?!
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around town this weekend
there is a lot going on this weekend but here are the two things i definitely will be going to…
tonight taste addison begins - a weekend filled with fun, food and music!! tonight gavin degraw and switchfoot are playing and tomorrow it’s the black crowes! the participating restaurants include texas de brazil, the melting pot, truluck’s, two rows and blue goose cantina. hopefully i will see you there, cause we’re gonna have a large time! taste runs from 5pm today till 6pm on sunday.
also this weekend is the 5th annual bishop arts district block party, car show, and urban bazaar. the block party is tomorrow (saturday) from 9:30 am - 8 pm and will have everything from food to clothes to live music and prizes! definitely something to check out!
so i hope you’ll check out one of these fun things and maybe i’ll see you around town!
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stephen and i went to our first ever rangers game last night! it was so much fun…while i’m an astros fan, i was glad to see the rangers actually win a game! plus, it was dollar dog night, and you can’t beat that!
my jalapeño dog … yum.
it was so exciting, because we were able to see the big grand slam by josh hamilton!
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skinny margaritas!
i love margaritas, but i know how incredibly bad they are for you - especially if you’re trying to keep that slim figure! my friend karla sent this over today and it seems to be the perfect remedy:
On the RocksWhat you’ll need:
* 2 oz of clear Tequila (100% agave, Patron Silver)
* (count 1, 2 while you pour, no need for measuring)
* A splash of fresh lime juice
* A splash of Cointreau, Grand Marnier or Triple SecCombine all ingredients over a glass of ice
Garnish with a lime wedge and salt (or sugar) if you’d like.
Makes one serving
also, if you’re out on the town, just ask your bartender for patron silver on the rocks (or your tequila of choice), fresh lime juice and a splash of triple sec.
deelish!!
Filed under food, healthy, recipes | Comments (3)weekend fun times
so i had the most relaxing weekend i’ve had in awhile… however, for me, it was pretty eventful and i thought i’d share.
saturday i took roxy to the bark park for the first time! while fun, i really wish that bulldog puppy would have not tried to mount my dog a million times - resulting in her being totally terrified and we left.
then i made a venture over to the dallas farmer’s market. wow, i don’t think i’ve ever witnessed anything like that! it was so much fun and i nearly bought out the place.
since i forgot my camera, i took this pic from jeffrey at IgoUgo.
here is a very small sampling of delicious findings (and my fruit stand i finally get to use since i have counter space!)
sunday i did a little shopping for my best friend’s wedding shower (yes - to bed, bath, and beyond).
i went to lula b’s antiques to find some decorative plates. with no luck i moved on to good records … where i always find something i just have to have. i took these beauties home with me:
l to r: explosions in the sky, “those who tell the truth shall die, those who tell the truth shall live forever”; david bowie “fame” single (featuring a remix with queen latifah!); sonic youth “the destroyed room - b sides and rarities”
so after that, i settled in with roxy, listened to my records, read beautiful boy (which is awesome, by the way), and thus concluded my nice weekend.
