Weekend Recap

Three day weekends are the best. That extra day just totally rejuvenates me!

I started out the weekend Saturday morning with a Pure Barre class. Then, Danny and I headed out to the Farmer's Market. I didn't take any pictures but we got some great stuff! Two plants, strawberries, peaches, tomatoes, cilantro, and onions. Everything we got tasted so delicious! I think we will be frequenting the Farmer's Market a lot this summer.

Saturday night we headed out to have dinner at Bolsa with Kiki and Adam. We took advantage of the mixologist they have working there and had an Italian Affair, Blackberry Fizz and a Skinny Margarita. All delicious. The food also did not disappoint. Unfortunately, half way through dinner I somehow broke my sandal. I have always had a strange fear of my shoes breaking while I am in public and that night it happened. Luckily, it wasn't too noticeable!

Sunday morning we woke up bright and early and headed out to the Byron Nelson. It was HOT!!! After a few hours walking around following some golfers we were able to get into an air conditioned tent where we ate and drank for the rest of the day! That is the way to watch a golf tournament.

Monday morning we slept in, lounged around the house and just relaxed. Then we headed out to see the Hangover 2. Not as good as the first one and some parts were disturbing, but Bradley Cooper is a hottie so I didn't mind staring at him for a couple of hours.

After the movie we headed to a taco place on Henderson to have dinner. I am always trying to find tacos like the kind I get back home and I thought this place may be it. Ignore the bars on the windows, it was totally safe!

I had 4 tacos and Danny had a Gordita. The tacos were ok but definitely not as good as the ones I get in Brownsville. The Gordita on the other hand was soooo yummy! There was a different taco place next door to the one we ate at that is on my list for the future! Poor Danny has to eat Mexican food all the time!

All in all it was a great three day weekend!

Call Me Pablo

Picasso that is.

A couple of weekends ago I headed to Houston to spend some quality time with my bestie and we decided to take a painting class at Pinot's Palette. The class offered that weekend happened to be a paint your pet project and we both happen to love our pets so we were super excited!

Ash had taken a couple of these types of classes before and is really artistic (our teacher even told her she was very precise) but I was really nervous about how my painting would turn out since I am not that artistic and I am not known for my patience. We ended up having a blast and I was pleasantly surprised at how well my painting turned out!

Ashley and I with our masterpieces!

I was so proud of my painting that I decided it needed to be framed and hung up on the living room wall. It is going to be the centerpiece of the gallery wall we are working on putting up! Crazy, I know, but what else am I supposed to do with it?!?! I worked hard on that thing and it needs to be displayed in a prominent place.

Look at that resemblance!

If you are feeling sorry for Ender because he doesn't have a giant portrait of himself hanging on our wall, don't be. Danny is going to paint a picture of him so he won't be left out.

The Way to My Heart

Today I came home after work, opened the fridge, and saw this

Pickles and skittles!!! No, I am not preggo, I just really like random food combinations that everyone else thinks are gross.

My sweet sweet husband went to the store earlier in the day and remembered that I had been talking/crying about wanting pickles and skittles for the past few days so he surprised me with some!

I was totally shocked because he never remembers any of the important stuff I tell him. I guess he has just learned that the way to my heart is making sure I have the supplies on hand for my random snack cravings!

Mid Week Margs

For my birthday a couple of weeks ago, Katie made me some jalapeno infused tequila and I had to put it to use! She gave me an awesome recipe that called for blood orange juice but I could not find blood oranges so I had to find a different way to enjoy my tequila!

I came across a recipe for Cucumber Jalapeno Margarita's and gave it a try. It was super easy and refreshing!
How to: Cucumber Jalapeno Margarita's

You will need:
1/2 L. tequila blanco, 100 percent agave
3 jalapenos
1 cucumber
freshly squeezed lime juice
simple syrup*
lime wedges

1. Slice jalapenos and combine with tequila. Infuse the tequila with jalapenos for three days. Mine has been infusing for a couple of weeks so it had a pretty strong jalapeno flavor.

2. For the cucumber juice, peel the skin off, roughly chop the cucumber and blend it up in a food processor until nice and juicy.

3. To make one margarita, fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add 2 oz. jalapeno-infused tequila, 2 oz. cucumber juice, 1/2 oz. lime juice and 1/2 oz. simple syrup ( I used agave nectar). Shake and serve on the rocks in a glass rimmed with salt. Garnish with a lime wedge. Enjoy!!!

Birthday Weekend

I turned 27 last Thursday. 27 is kind of a scary bday. It officially marks the entrance into my late 20's which means I am that much closer to being 30 which I am totally not ready for. Scary bday or not, I love celebrating!

2 weeks ago we had the 3rd annual birthday crawfish boil for Jon and I where I ate half my body weight in crawfish. So yummy!

On Wednesday (day before my bday) the girls at work took me out to lunch at one of our fave places, Hibachi.

Thursday, Danny picked me up for lunch and we headed to Torchy's Tacos.

I normally take a Pure Barre class on Thursdays after work and I didn't want to mess with my routine so I decided I would take Pure Barre on my bday and Danny and I could go out for dinner on Saturday night to celebrate.

Friday night we had friends over for a pizza bar/game night party. This was not part of the bday celebrations but was such a great time! We had all sorts of pizza toppings and everyone brought their own pizza dough and meat topping and we made pizzas together. After we finished eating, chatting and watching the Ranger game we got down to business. We played Taboo, the dice game Left Right and Center, and the movie charade game. We had so much

fun! Game night is definitely something we need to do more often.

Actions Shot!

Tired Maggie

Tired Ollie

Saturday was one of the greatest days in the history of days. We slept in, I went to Pure Barre, we laid out in the pool while we watched the Ranger game, we took an almost three hour nap and then we headed out to dinner at Bolsa.

We had some cocktails and wine and then had a yummy dinner which included a bruschetta sampler for an appetizer followed by mussels for me and pork belly for Danny. It was so yummy and I had such a great time just sitting at talking with my hubby. It was the perfect end to a great day!

So, even though I was not looking forward to turning 27, I had such a great time hanging out with all the people I love most!!! I am sure this year will be great!

How Much is too Much???

Last week I asked Danny to stop at Whole Foods on his way home from work to get some almonds and cranberries so we could make chicken salad for dinner. I get home and see this.

He bought almost 2 pounds of almonds!!! Who needs that many almonds!?!?! I asked him why he got so many and he said because he knew I liked them. Haha, yes I like almonds, but I don't need 2 pounds worth at one time.

Here is a picture with the almonds next to my purse so you can see how large the bag of almonds actually was.

Moral of the story is to not send Danny to the grocery store alone ever again.

A Sad Goodbye

This weekend I had to say so long to my parent's dog Charlie.

Cruising through Dallas

He has been living with us for the past six weeks so he would not be in the way while my grandpa was recovering from his broken hip but it was time for him to head back home to my parents house. My dad had been working out of the country for the past year and a half but he came back home for good this weekend so now there will be someone to take care of Charlie while my mom is busy helping out my grandparents.

I was so sad to see him go and started bawling when my mom called me earlier in the week to tell me that when we brought him down to see my grandparents this weekend he would probably be staying for good.

Selfishly I wanted to keep him here with me in Dallas but I know my parents really missed him and I am sure he probably missed them too.

When it was time to say goodbye I hugged and kissed him and gave him a mohawk.

Rockstar Dog

I know he is having a good time with my parents because last night my dad called to tell me that Charlie had some tacos for dinner and was out patrolling the neighborhood. Ahhh the good life!