Last month my parents and I drove to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. It’s an 11-hour drive, so we broke it up by spending the night in Lafayette on the way down and in Dallas on the way back. Dallas is by far one of my favorite cities, and since it’s only about 4 hours …
Next time you’re in Grapevine TX, stop at Main Street Bakery. The gorgeous smells will draw you in, the food and atmosphere will bring you back. When I was in Dallas a couple weeks ago for Joni’s daughter’s wedding, I stayed at the Springhill Suites in Grapevine. I normally pick the select-service hotels over full …
Two weeks ago, Joni’s daughter got married. So of course I’m not going to miss out on that, even if it means a weekend away from Stillwater so close to the first home game. I very rarely do that. I’m a well-known procrastinator, but I made sure I was in pretty good shape work-wise before …
On Friday after our long lunch, it was high time for a nap. Joni and I both crashed as soon as we got back to the house. A little later that evening it was time for our next meal. Tony owns his own business and works from home, so it’s normally just me and Joni …
As the sister restaurant to Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, it’s no surprise that Del Frisco’s Grille takes food and atmosphere up several notches from your regular casual dining restaurant.
As I mentioned in my most recent The Week That Was post, over the weekend I went to visit my friends Joni and Tony in Flower Mound, TX. I don’t get to see them very often outside of football season, and I’ll take any excuse to go to Dallas. By the time I arrived at …
I was pleasantly surprised when I was on restaurant.com a couple weeks ago and saw that they offer certificates for Farina’s Winery & Café. I had been there once with Joni last summer, and it’s one of her favorite places. They only offer $25 or $50 certificates, but we were pretty confident we wouldn’t have …
If there’s one thing that Joni and I do well, it’s eat. And drink wine. We discussed options of places to eat dinner, and I looked at restaurant.com, but nothing jumped out at us. Joni suggested The Classic Café. She said they usually go there as a special-occasion dinner, but since we hadn’t seen each other …
I’ve been hearing about Babe’s Chicken Dinner House for years, and every time I drive to Dallas I plan to eat there for lunch on my way down. But then I remember, usually about the time I cross the state line, that the location I pass off I35 isn’t open for lunch on weekdays. And …
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A few weeks ago I was in Dallas visiting Joni. Our days pretty much consist of me getting in a morning workout, deciding where to eat lunch, doing some shopping and/or nap, and deciding where to eat dinner. It’s really quite simple, but fantastic at the same time. We decided to head to Southlake on …
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 …