I had a restaurant.com certificate for Shawn’s Sushi. The first time I tried to go about a month ago, it was closed for Chinese New Year. I guess I’d never tried to eat at an Asian restaurant during their new year, because this was the first time I had ever run into that. Lesson learned. And then 2 weeks ago …
I’m really happy I added stewardship visits to my job. Mostly because I’ve gotten the chance to meet some of our club seat holders in their environment and learn more about them on a personal level. And I think they appreciate the opportunity to talk OSU without feeling like someone is asking for money. But …
For outstanding seafood flown in twice daily, and a wonderful fine dining experience in Tulsa, look no further than Bodean My friends all know my distrust of seafood in a landlocked state, and I’m not ashamed or afraid to admit it. I know there are a few restaurants in OKC and Tulsa that have good seafood, but …
Yesterday was a long day in Tulsa. I had 4 appointments with donors, starting at 11AM. But the good thing is, I had plans for both lunch and dinner, which equals 2 blog posts! Originally I had a lunch meeting scheduled with a suiteholder, but they had to cancel so I met my friend Shawn instead. …
The last 2 weeks have been tough. My “OSU husband” Bob, his niece was tragically killed right before Thanksgiving. The funeral was Wednesday, so even though I had just gotten back from Maryland on Tuesday, there was no way I was missing it. Bob and his parents have become my second family here in Oklahoma. …
Hanami Japanese Restaurant is just one of the many dining options in College Park MD. Rated one of the top in town, showcasing delicious sushi creations. This is the first year since 2007 I’ve been able to go back to Maryland for Thanksgiving. Normally we have a home football game either Thanksgiving weekend or the …
This is the first year since moving to Oklahoma that I’ve been able to come back to Maryland for Thanksgiving. The first couple years we played Thanksgiving weekend. And even after Bedlam got moved to the following week, I was still really busy. And since my parents really don’t do much for Thanksgiving, and normally I …
I was out delivering football suite tickets in Tulsa, and arranged to meet one of the suite administrators for lunch. She had been the suite administrator years ago, before I even started; then moved to another department; and was back on the suite side this year. She suggested Mexicali Border Cafe. Since I’m not very …
One of the major perks of my job is getting to know so many wonderful people. From suiteholders to club seat holders to the “regular” fan, it’s been an awesome experience. When I deliver suite tickets, it runs the gamut; I’ll go from dropping them off at the front desk to spending up to an …
When I began working at OSU we had 63 suites; now, after all the construction in the west end zone is complete, we are up to 119. It takes me about a week to count, package, deliver and ship all the packages. I originally shipped all of the suite tickets, but a couple years ago …
I’ve talked on this blog several times about my love of fried chicken. There’s really nothing better than screaming hot chicken straight out of the oil. I’ve also talked about how when I was a kid, my mom never let me eat the skin…I had to throw it away and just eat the chicken. The …
After about an hour at Ravens fan day we had enough. And besides, the skies looked like they were getting ready to open up at any moment. The stadium is about a 10-minute walk from the Harbor where we had parked. About halfway there it started raining, but thankfully not too bad. We had thought …
Earlier this year, Kara and I had talked about doing a weekend trip to NYC while I was back in Maryland this summer. We had so much fun 2 years ago, but really didn’t see a lot of what we wanted to. But eventually Kara was going to be in vacation with her family at …
Kara, Heather and Michele are 3 of my favorite people in the world. Kara and I lived together for a couple of years back in college. We’ve all shared so many great, crazy times and I have to say I’m extremely happy there was no social media back then. Long story short, Kara was in …