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…

mini-cali-recap

if you’ve been reading and following along, you know i went to visit my sis-and-brother-in-law (stephen’s sister & her husband) in california the weekend before last.  we had a most amazing visit!! they live right in the heart of hollywood, so there was never a dull moment.  we ate great food, went to great places, and did some great shopping!! all with two of our most favorite people, ever, in the history of the world.

while i won’t post all the photos (waaay too many for that), i did want to share a few things…

stephanie and i did get to eat at the little next door i talked about before.  it was absolutely fantastic!! the food was delicious and you can’t ask for a more beautiful setting.

i had the french toast…amazing.

stephanie’s eggs benedict was equally delicious…
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your dallas weekend rundown

it’s weekend time! woohoo! ok just a few things i know that are going on this weekend ’round town:

johnny lang is playing tonight at the house of blues, he is such a soulful artist… show starts at 8.

tomorrow cork wine bar and retail store is hosting a benefit for the river network. for $5, you can enjoy organic wine from chilean vineyard natura paired with locally made cheeses and a reusable shopping tote. it’s from noon to 6 pm at cork(3636 mckinney ave., suite 170). wine and cheese and charity?! yes, please.

saturday night, i’ll be heading to the majestic theater downtown to enjoy comedian nick swardson perform.  that should definitely be a riot! show starts at 7:30.

also on saturday night, hands up hosts gracie chavez at the loft - should be some funky party/dancing/craziness for sure! here is some more info on the show.

so hope everyone has a super weekend! maybe i’ll see you around town!

edit: i almost forgot that the assassination city roller derby girls have another bout this weekend in mesquite! tomorrow night (saturday 6/21) is the night of the speed demons - they’re playing the alamo prim reapers and the east texas bombers.  remember it’s byob and bring a chair as well! a percentage of the proceeds will benefit the dallas women’s foundation, so watch some derby and feel good about it!

weekend review (finally)

so i’m just now getting around to posting my “weekend fun times” from last weekend. here goes…

friday was the wildflower festival in richardson, it was so much fun! we saw loverboy and bat benatar. pat was amazing i really had no expectations, just wanted to have fun, but man she’s still got it! the pics didn’t end up so great, so sorry about not having any.

saturday was definitely an adventure! i went with some girlfriends to the assassination city roller derby. it was in mesquite, tx, at a local skating rink. the first bout was inter-league with the bombshell brigade vs. the lone star assassins. for the second bout, the deadly kennedys beat the central arkansas rockin’ renegade. the halftime (not sure if that’s the right term…) entertainment was fun, first was the “urban glow”

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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!

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!

more weekend fun times…

like i told you all last week, there was a lot of stuff going on in dallas over the weekend! i managed to take in as much as i could…

record store day: was awesome. i made it up to good records just in time to hear LIONS play and buy some new cd’s (the kooks “konk” and MGMT’s self titled)

after watching the band for a bit, i made it up to house of dang for their little soirée and got some super cute new earrings…i have a pic somewhere, i’ll post it later.
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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.