The baby sister got married last month. Now all of the Alloway girls are Alloway-middle-named girls and have a guy to drag along to family events. Good times. Speaking of good times…as the oldest sister I was both matron of honor and the official whatever-sister-needs-you-to-do jack of all trades. Tami asked me to make signs: […]
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Wrapping Another 1001 Days
So I finished – sort of – another 101 list over the past 1001 days (including today). All in all, I acomplished 91 items on my list. There were 8 items I didn’t even start and 2 that I felt I still need to work on, so I’ve put them on my next list. My […]
A State of Mind Project
My friend, Lori, lives in the UK – we were friends before she moved there, we were friends while we all lived there and we’re still friends these many years later. So when I saw that she’d pinned this on Pinterest: Source I knew I’d have to make one and send it to her. I […]
Dining at Knife: Unforgettable
We really really wanted to eat at Knife before chef/owner/founder John Tesar grew bored of the concept and decided to move on. Our birthdays were a perfect time to get fancy and cross another goal (and a tasty one at that) off the list. Our server brought us a dish of chilled crudites to enjoy […]
Pho Take Two: A Better Experience
True to their word, my friends (and colleagues) took me out for a redemptive pho experience. We headed slightly east of downtown to a local-to-DFW chain, Pho Que Huong. The restaurant felt like a family-owned joint, simple and basic. We started with spring rolls. They were delicious! I would come back just to have these […]
First Pho: Trying Dalat
Overdue review… On my first day of work, I realized around 1:30 that I hadn’t eaten lunch yet. I also realized that a pho shop – Dalat – was now open in downtown Plano and, of course, I had a goal to give pho a try. Kismet. I headed to Dalat for a late lunch. […]
Spiral Diner: Finally Fulfilling a Promise to Stacie
I really love Spiral Diner! I’ve only eaten (several times) at the Fort Worth location, but haven’t had a chance to try the Oak Cliff stalwart. We were down in Bishop Arts for the evening with Stacie who I’d promised forever to go to Spiral Diner (because she must eat dairy free, Spiral Diner is […]
Visiting the Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas
I love history and I love visiting presidential museums. Regardless of your opinion on a particular president and whether you voted for him or not, it’s interesting to see the presidential perspective on his term and to review the events of his presidency with the benefit of hindsight.I wasn’t sure what to expect at the […]
Cooking with Kelly
I thought it would be fun to take a cooking class with Kelly – so I made it a 101 goal, that way he’d agree to do it with me for the sake of helping me cross something off the list. Of course, secretly I knew that he’d love the class. See how I work? […]
Spray Tanning for a Novice
Tan in this photo is not as natural as it appears. I am a very white white girl. Strawberry blonde, with a burn-then return to ghostly white skin. I’ve tried tanning booths – paying money for a burn to turn ghostly white. I’ve tried applying sunscreen and sitting in the sun – only to burn […]