Kansas City is well known for its steaks and BBQ. I’ve had great versions of both over the years there. A few years ago I made my first trip to Arthur Bryant’s. The food was great, but I seriously thought we might get shot in the neighborhood. The “no guns” sign on the door kinda made …
Blue Koi Noodles and Dumplings. I discovered this gem by total coincidence, watching Diner, Drive Ins & Dives. Boy am I happy that I did. I’ve had some of my favorite memories at conference basketball tournaments. From road trips in an RV to Greensboro for the ACC tourney, to watching Maryland win the ACC in …
I’m kind of obsessed with Whole Foods. Even though most of the stuff is crazy over-priced, I could (and do) spend hours in there looking for items I can’t live without. There are a few fresh vegetables I only find there and I used to buy a lot of bulk rice/beans/grains there until I discovered Sprouts. Usually I …
One of our club seat holders had been trying for about 2 years to get me to come to Tulsa for dinner. No, nothing inappropriate or anything like that. It was to join him and his wife, along with the Merrifields, who owns Polo Grill. I always planned to, but life just got in the way. …
My parents and I stayed for an extra night after the bowl game. There was no reason to rush back, plus I wanted to do some shopping at Grapevine Mills, which was about a mile from the team hotel. I love that mall, but I hate that even though it’s technically an outlet, mos tof …
About a year ago I did a post on what I do at the bowl game, and one of the things I talked about was finding bar(s) to be our official party headquarters. If the hotel and stadium are close enough to each other, we just use the same location for the whole time. If not, I’ll …
I’ve gone through lots of phases of New Year’s Eve in my life. As a young kid, my parents’ best friends had NYE parties, and it was the one night of the year we were allowed to stay up that late. Prince’s “1999” was released when we were in 7th grade, and we all said …
As I mentioned in the previous post, there was a lot going on my birthday weekend. Tony generously offered to drive me to the half marathon, and waited for me until I was done. He was bummed that nobody was out there tailgating. At the Redbud Run in OKC, it’s a big social event for the …
After the game in Houston, we all went back to the hotel and were ready for a nap. We also knew we didn’t want to fight traffic and crowds to go to dinner, especially with a large group of us. So we agreed on a power nap, and then dinner at NOE Grill, which is in the hotel. …
Friday morning in Houston I got up early and went running. Well my plan was to run, but even at 8am that humidity was absolutely oppressive so it was more of a run/power walk combo. The area where I went running had some incredibly beautiful and huge houses. I was kind of hoping to see …
My parents came to town for 2 weeks in August, and then were going with me to the Kickoff Classic in Houston. Yes, I know that seems like a long time, especially since I’m used to having the whole house to myself…but I was super busy with work, and so it was great to come …
Why is this post 68A? Well, it’s a bakery, not a full restaurant. I did the same thing on the first day of this blog when we were in Bartlesville for a caravan, so I figure I should continue that tradition. I had heard lots of things about Sprinkles Cupcakes. I had even driven by …
Once again, I’ve failed miserably on updating the food blog. However, this time I have a valid excuse. Once August hits, my life gets absolutely insanely nuts getting ready for football season. And for some reason this year was worse. It shouldn’t have been, because we had 2 more weeks before the first home game….but …
Whenever I go back to Maryland to visit family, I always go to lunch with my friend Heather at least once during the trip. Early in the week we went to Marathon Deli, one of our favorite places right off campus. Our friend Kevin often goes with us too, but he couldn’t that week. So …
Denise is another one of my friends I’ve known absolutely forever. We first met when she was a student of my mom’s at community college. We were more just acquaintances at that time, but once I was working at Maryland we became friends and over the years have become very close friends. Her kids are …