BRITNEY!!!!

WOW! She was awesome. The concert was a blast and my feet still hurt two days later from non stop dancing in heels! First, I meet some of my sorority sisters at a local bar then Brooke and I went to friends place and drank champagne before the show. Courtney's place is right next door to where the concert was, so we had fun watching the crowds go in. After the concert we danced some more at Ghostbar...long but FUN night! Of course...TONS of pictures:

Whitney, me and Holly at Boardroom (sorority sisters)Oliva, Courtney, me and Brooke at Courtney's

Our seats were not bad at all! One bug hot mess after all that dancing

Britney leaving see her in the left going down ramp!

After concert at Ghostbar

This is a picture from the patio at Ghostbar of our place...the center tall building

Here are two videos from the night. The first is short and second is kinda shakey...oops!

Catch up...

So, it has been a week since I last checked in but we have been busy...kinda?!?

Last week was a yucky week...weather and all! It got called again and I was busy preparing for a bachelorette party I helped host on Saturday. On Wednesday, we both took Chi Chi to the ophthalmologist. Yep, they really have eye doctors for dogs and cats. Basically, the doc had to scrap :( Cha Chi's eye so that it will heal correctly. Little guy is still hurting but we are hopeful!

Friday, our friend Bucky was in town for business and we went to dinner at Houston's (one of my fav chain restaurants). I had my favorite, crab cakes and RB had a fish covered in a lemon butter crab sauce...his was the best! We also discovered a new wine we like (Mom & Dad...) Tiefenbrunner Pinot Grigio. YUM! After dinner we went to a sports bar by our place called Fankie's to watch some of the basketball games. We headed home early b/c I had a ton to do on Saturday to prep for the party.

Saturday, Bucky came over and the guys watched basketball all day. They both were a huge help in helping me set up for the party that was going to be held in our buildings club house. some of the other bridesmaid showed up early to picth in and we had the party catered so that made things a breeze.

The bride-to-be is one of my best friends from high school. It was fun to see all the girls from back then. We first ate dinner here, had some wine and opened gifts. We rented a party bus for the night and went to a handful of bars: Fearing's Rattlesnake Bar, The Quarter Bar, Plush (for dancing) and ended the night at Dragonfly. Here are some pictures from the night:

Brooke, me and Karla in the Ritz lobby
The group of ladies that went out
Group of us on the dance floor with the bride!

After the bars closed four us headed back to my place to eat some of the left overs. RB and Bucky stayed in for the night being typical ...drinking beer and watching and beating on the games. We let them have the place and we went and stayed at the W Hotel (which is walking distance from our place). We had a BLAST laughing all night. We laughed so much our abs hurt the next morning. Here is a silly picture of us being cheesey

Karla, Liz, Brooke and me at W

Sunday, cleaned up and relaxed.

NOW, THIS WEEK...

Tomorrow night Brooke and I are headed to...drum roll please...

Yes, we are going to the Britney Spears concert and are so excited! We are going to a friends who lives right next door to where the concert will be. We will sit on her patio and drink some wine and watch everyone go in. It is going to be one long night and I plan to take a ton of pictures!

Will update soon!!!!

Weekend Recap

We had a fun and busy weekend!

Friday, we watched the game....SFA lost but it was neat to see them on TV and have the announcer talk about SFA and Nacogdoches! That night we had a date night and went to a restaurant RB had been wanting to try, Cuba Libre. It was aw-ight ;) The fish was good and the mojitos were tasty too but not so sure we will be running back anytime soon.

Saturday, we woke up full of energy and took Cha Chi on a nice long walk. We walked down to the Starbucks and around the neighborhood. Cha Chi was so tired he just passed out when we got back. RB still had a bunch of energy and missed working in the yard when we owned the house so he called our friends Alex and Morgan and asked if he could come over and help Alex. We spent the morning over there. I got to play with our Goddaughter and Morgan and I went to a couple garage sales.

RB hard at "work" with Mallory

We stopped for a hamburger at the one and only Keller's. It is so fun to park there and people watch and of course the burgers can not be beat!

That night we had four different things going on but had to pick just one so we choose to go to a friend's house for a crawfish broil. Everyone there went to SFA so it was fun to watch the Texas basketball game there but then just to catch up with everyone. We also played Flip Cup and I must brag that I did awesome! It was a blast and I may have to introduce it at the next family get together! RB was our referee and was too darn funny. For those who do not know what Flip Cup is...



The people in the video (FYI...don't know any of these people just found video on youtube) had way to much beer in their cups and yes, Mom, we drank responsibly and RB did not play since he was the DD.

We left that party and went and meet some of my H.S. friends at a pub for a going away party. Didn't last long there b/c it was super crowded and we were ready to go home. We were craving tacos so we went to Fuel City. When ever any of the family comes to visit this is one of the places we will take ya. Here is a (cheesy) video but you have to see it...


Sunday, we got up a little late (for us) and I had to get ready for a bridal shower that I had to attend. I am a bridesmaid in the wedding and it is in less then a month in Mexico! This weekend I will be hosting a lingerie shower here at our place...more to come on that later!

After the shower I came home and RB and I decided to go out and enjoy the amazing weather. We got on the trolly that runs in front of our place and took it up to West Village. I know I am playing a lot of cheesy videos but didn't take many pictures this weekend so...here ya go again


We will be making the trolly ride to all the Uptown (which is where we live) restaurants and bars a every weekend tradition. Here in Dallas, brunch and patios are a HUGE deal. We decided we need to see what all the fuss was about and let me tell you...we are hooked. We first started at Manny's Uptown and enjoyed the signature margarita and split a large botana platter on their patio. Both were really good and we will be back there often. Then we walked to Mi Cocina and got a great table on their patio and had a margarita and beer and just enjoyed watching the LARGE crowd enjoying all the patios around West Village. It was so much fun!!!

Well, kids, that was one long weekend and this week we have a lot to do. I will update when I can!

Mom & Dad, even though we had a fun weekend here we are sad we didn't get to spend the weekend with y'all in SA like we used too! Glad, y'all two wild kids had a blast ;)

Wowzers...it has been too long!

I have no excuse whatsoever for not updating. It has been over a month since I really updated. I am going to make it (semi) short and sweet and then start updating regularly.

So lets start from the most recent and go back (will make it easier to remember since it has been so long)

Week of March 9-14
This past weekend RB and I went to our fist St. Patrick's Day Parade on lower Greenville. It was a full day of fun. Literally, we started with mimosas and cocktails at nine AM! Then from there we walked to lower Greenville and reunited with a lot of SFA alum and saw some friends from high school too! Here are a few pics:

Trista, Lindsay (sorority sis), me and Brooke (bff from high school)
RB, Drew, Alaska and Jared (we all went to SFA together)

It was one of the longest days and I think it aged us. That was our first and possibly our last...

During that week we got to take a cooking class. Here at our building we have a social director who sets up different events for all the residents. We take full advantage of them b/c they introduce us to great restaurants and we meet the other residents. We went to Kenichi and had two chefs teach us how to prepare a bunch of Japanese food and even some sushi. It was a neat experience and they gave us the recipes. Maybe one day we will be brave enough to try them on our own!

Week of March 2-8
During this week we had another event through our building at Capital Grille at the Crescent. It was a neat chance to meet other residents from our sister property and getting to try all the complimentary food and wine. All very good but the best part was RB got to meet Pop...as in Coach Pop of the San Antonio Spurs. I turned around and saw him standing at the bar with a very large body guard. I told RB and within seconds my not-so-shy-hubby was at the bar talking to Coach Pop. I thought it was just going to be a quick hello but Coach Pop and RB had a full on conversation and when RB was going to walk away Pop stopped him and wanted to know where he was going and continued in a conversation. Very cool! we would have taken a picture but this bar was not the place to do that and it might have been awkward!

That weekend we joined Richard and Julie at Richard's families amazing ranch. It was a great treat for both of us. I went to high school with both of them and RB and Richard hit it off instantly after they meet each other...they both LOVE hunting and have a lot in common. We had a fantastic time touring the ranch and eating and drinking with them. RB got a chance to go hunting (for hogs) Here are some pictures from the perfect weekend:

Can you find RB?

Jules and me
Richard and RB

March 23-28

This week we went to ANOTHER Eric Hutchinson concert at the House of Blues. He opened for a fun band called G Love and the Special Sauce. It was a great concert and b/c we live in our building we were offered a free membership to the Foundation Room (VIP area at HOB). It was a great concert and (Mom) click on his name to hear some of his music. I won't bore y'all with more pictures from the concert.

That weekend we went to dinner with RB's coworker and her boyfriend at Truluck's, which was not all that yummy. We meet up with our friends Bucky (Clint) and his girlfriend and Fatty (Bradly) and his fiance. We went to the bar at ZaZa that Friday night. Then on Saturday we went to dinner with them at Javier's, which was a tasty mexican steakhouse! We are headed to Vegas in June for Fatty's wedding at the Bellagio!

Fatty, Cristy, me, RB, Lindsey and Bucky

Now the weeks before that get blurry...March 16-22
I know that this was worst week ever for us. I am sure most all of y'all have heard so I do want to bring it all back up but Cha Chi ran away from the ranch. YES, WE FOUND HIM! Really that is all that matters but it was the most emotional weekend and thank all of our family for worrying about Cha Chi and us. Long story short...Cha Chi ran a mile away and a nice neighbor (whom we call the Dr.) found him and took him in for the night. That night was the hardest night b/c we were not sure of his safety. Non-the-less he was fine... a little sore and tired but back to being spoiled in Dallas.

Now, in between all that...
RB has done some traveling for work and I have stayed here and felt super safe in our building. I have joined friends for lunch and dinner while he has been gone and kept myself busy. We have three weddings coming up, showers and the job searching has begun for me. So, there is a lot to write about so stay tuned!

Great weekend.

We had a relaxing weekend after such a fun week.

Friday, we stayed in and relaxed. That morning I meet a close friend, Carley, for coffee in Austin. I wish we lived in the same city but we talk all the time and it feels like we do. Then we stopped at the Gap Outlet and I got some steals on lounging clothes!

Saturday, we woke up and ran some little errands. We came home and I tried a new dessert recipe, mini cheesecakes. I forgot to take a picture but they turned out pretty darn good.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 dozen vanilla wafers
• 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs

PREPARATION:

Heat oven to 325°.

Line muffin tin with foil liners. Place a vanilla wafer in each liner. In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, vanilla, and sugar; beat until well blended. Beat in eggs until blended. Pour cream cheese mixture over wafers, filling each liner about 3/4-full. Bake for 25 minutes.

Top with preserves, fresh sliced fruit, pie filling, sugared pecans, toasted coconut, or shaved chocolate.

I ended up topping them with mini chocolate chips. I also made another batch and mixed the mini chocolate chips in with the blended cream cheese and those were my favorite. They were very easy and quick. (Tasted better the next morning after the chilled in fridge over night)

Well, I made this yummy dessert to take over to our friends house that night. Richard and Julie invited us over for drinks and to grill some venison. I graduated high school with both of them and RB and Richard love to talk about hunting. It was the perfect night.

Sunday, we woke up with a tiny hangover but quickly got over it. We met up with Alex, Morgan and little Mallorie. We went to the Farmers Market to have breakfast then we walked around and picked up a ton of fresh veggies and fruits. We came back to our place and Morgan and I made some fresh salsa with all our goodies. The guys played with the Wii and Morgan I took Mallorie and Cha Chi on a nice walk.

It really was a relaxing weekend with friends...something we had looked forward to when we knew we were moving here to Dallas.