I tried a new Mexican restaurant! There are endless options in Dallas, but I love that they are all a little different. El Bolero has a relaxed atmosphere with clean, modern decor. The place was packed, so Matt and I grabbed signature margaritas made with cilantro and lime. Sadly, the margs were really weak and nothing to write home about. Matt later ordered a blackberry, jalapeño, and tequila punch that was awesome though. I settled on a Chilean red with…
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Another lovely weekend in the books. I feel like I’ve been saying that a lot lately! Matt and I have gotten into a routine on Fridays of making a pizza and opening a bottle of wine. This week was a wonderful bottle from our trip to Mendoza. Our pizzas are usually the same – olives, sheep’s manchego, spicy chicken sausage, and arugula salad on top. Saturday, I tried my first Crossfit class! I liked it a lot because it was…
After the craziness of the past few weeks, it was glorious to have a weekend at home! The weather was perfect all three days. On Friday, I took a long walk and ended up at LOFT, where I scored a pair of black shorts 40% off. Matt and I made a pizza and drank wine and sat on the couch all night. That was lovely. On Saturday, we randomly invited some friends over for drinks on our deck. We were…
It’s spring break in the DFW area but it sure doesn’t feel like it. We had yet another snow day last week and today we have steady, cold rain. I’ve been doing a lot of yoga to stay warm and it’s not even that cold here. I’ve gotten really into the restorative/therapeutic classes as a way to de-stress. I’ve been bad at multi-tasking and letting my brain go a million miles a minute, so I’m trying to focus on mindfulness…
Chicken Scratch has been on my list forever! It requires perfect weather, as it’s mostly outdoors. I’ve always heard that it gets packed on the weekends, so I’ve never gotten my act together to go. This weekend was ideal because we saw 70 and sunny, and some of my college friends were in town. We arrived around noon on Sunday and had our choice of picnic tables. The atmosphere was farmyard chic, and there was a side dedicated to family-friendly…
Hello! It’s been a while, my friends. I was sick the last week of school, so I spent a lot of time laying on the couch and not getting anything accomplished. I’m so thankful to have two weeks off for Christmas break! I finally felt normal-ish on Saturday and went to spinning, got a haircut, and went to a Christmas party with tamales. I love that that’s a thing here. I also watched The Giver. I remember loving the book…
As is tradition on Thursday nights, I’m just getting around to posting about last weekend. It was a nice weekend, but one of those where you have no idea where the time went. Friday, we stayed in and I made a giant lasagna to go with a lovely wine that we brought home from Sonoma. This is the first bottle we’ve had since the trip, and I’m already sad that one is gone. I’m one of those wine hoarders who…
We had too much fun this weekend! Matt’s sister came to visit and we had all kinds of good eats and drinks. Friday, we made homemade margs – one of my favorite things since we bought really good tequila over the summer – and then we walked to Victor Tangos. I can never get enough of that place. There’s an energetic vibe, the cocktails are creative and ever-changing, and the food is fun. I had a drink made with house-made…
Hello and happy hump day. It’s a cold one here in Dallas – I forgot how miserable the 30’s feel. Good thing it doesn’t get much worse than this in Texas. I had a staff presentation this afternoon, and it seems that any time I have something big at the very end of the day, I get so so tired. I ditched my plan to go to a Shockwave class, and went home to to the couch, my version of…