My flight from Orlando was scheduled to depart at 4PM on Thursday. I’m really not sure why I did such a late flight, but at the time I booked it, that seemed like a good idea. I re-evaluated once I got to Orlando, and decided to fly standby so I could get home earlier. There was …
There’s always one night during the conference when there’s no venue tours, the exhibit hall closes by 7 and we have the evening to ourselves. So we’re always looking for something fun and delicious to do for dinner. Over the past couple of years we have become good friends with Jeff, Tom and Ed from Perlick, a company …
One of the perks of my job is that I am a member of the Association of Luxury Suite Directors (ALSD). Most people wouldn’t consider an association as a perk, but this one is. Every year our conference is in a different city, we do venue tours each night, I always learn a lot and am …
Bree and I have been friends since college. I honestly can’t remember exactly how we met, but we worked together in the Maryland Football office for 6 years. It’s way too long to go into lots of detail, but suffice it to say we did a lot together, and had tons of fun…Ocean City, Preakness, away football …
On the way back from Altus we stopped in OKC to get some lunch. We were starving, and Mary had never been to Nhinja Sushi & Wok, so we decided to go there. I was originally thinking sushi, but I also really like their wok dishes and need to branch in that direction more in …
Every year when we go to Altus for the caravan it’s about 100 degrees. And I swear the temperature rises as we drive there. No matter what, by the time we reach the Expo Center for the caravan, the heat just assaults us when we open the car door. Altus is about a 3.5 hour …
In what’s becoming a clear pattern, we always stop for lunch on our way to caravans. Our options in Stillwater are just average, and this way we can check out new and fun places in other cities. Tulsa obviously has tons of restaurants, but since our Wing Stop option turned out not to be one …
Playa del Carmen is a gorgeous vacation spot on Riviera Maya. White beaches, blue water, delicious food and great people. I can’t wait to go back! My friends Jack and Betty go to Playa del Carmen twice a year. I always loved seeing their pictures on Facebook and hearing about the great food and how …
Wasabi Sushi Bar & Asian Bistro serves up delicious Asian cuisine in the heart of East Texas. Not the easiest to find, but well worth it. In 2011, we did our first Cowboy Caravan in Tyler, TX. We do 8-10 caravans each summer, throughout Oklahoma and Texas; these are fun pep-rally type events featuring OSU coaches …
On Friday of the Dallas trip we were meeting Joni’s mom for lunch. She told me that her mom was really excited to meet me, and the feeling was definitely mutual. Joni had told me so much about her mom that I was looking forward to finally getting to meet her in person. We met …
I’ve been horrible about updating this blog lately, so it’s my mission to fix that and post at least once a week. And of course since it’s been about 3 weeks I have to post even more often to catch up. So to continue my spring break funtivities trip to Dallas, the plan was for …
Bann Thai is a little off the beaten path in Wichita KS. But it’s well worth the drive for delicious, authentic, locally-owned cuisine. About a year ago, my mom bought a certificate through Deal Chicken for $400 in restaurant.com gift certificates for $40. The certificate values range from $5-$100. You spend, say $50 at the restaurant, and …
Kansas City is known for a lot of things, and steak is pretty high up there on the list. And steak is absolutely one of my favorite meals of all time. Ribeye is definitely my favorite cut. I know it’s fattier than other cuts, but to me that just means more flavor. When I was …
About 10 days ago I woke up at 4am, with my stomach feeling super icky. I didn’t have nausea, but I could tell my intestines weren’t really happy with me. I tried to go work out, hoping it would help…poor decision, because I was back home on the couch about 30 minutes later. Long story short, …
I’m a huge fan of fried chicken. It’s one of my favorite things ever. When I was a kid we used to go to Roy Rogers (a fast food restaurant on the East coast) every so often and I would always get the 2 piece dark meat. However, my mom refused to let me eat …