A Thickfreakness Time

A little old, and a little new for ya.........I also mentioned another one of my favorite songs they sing a while back. A continuum from last weekend.......... I was so worried about packing everything I needed to survive an entire day outside, away from home, inside the tiniest over the shoulder purse ever invented, that I forgot a vitally important fun ingredient: OUR TICKETS TO THE CONCERT.  Imagine that.  So we had to turn around and go back home before getting to sink our teeth into some delicious Gorgonzola fries...

The Flea that Bit My Ass

Disclaimer: I'm usually very right about most things, but on this day, I couldn't have been more wrong. It's a good thing I have a tolerable, loving family.  You might not be able to tell by the looks on our faces, but I screwed up big time on Saturday.  Two months ago, my mother and I planned a day for her to come visit so we could haggle together at Third Monday McKinney Trade Days. It only takes place the weekend before the 3rd monday of every month. That should be easy to figure out, right?  She almost didn't come, and...

Eye of the Tiger

Music and history; two things forever linked together.  It was our first time to experience the Granada Theater in Dallas. It doesn't just look old, it is old; over 60 years old to be less than exact, and still has almost all of it's original coolness......so what better person to go see there than the vintage loving Ben Kweller?? (Sorry for looking possessed; I promise it's only the good kind, with love for my Hunny.) We like to stand above the crowd.....actually, unless he is surrounded by NBA players, Patrick...

Run to Happiness

     I completely slacked on everything but fun this weekend. And when I say everything, I mean yesterday I only got out of bed to get food or pee. Patrick and I watched 4 movies: Rango, The Rebound, Precious, and Conan O'Brien Can't Stop. Quite a variety!       Besides needing a ton of sleep to catch up from our jam packed schedule of live music and congregating with some of our favorite people, one of the reasons I was bed bound may have been determined by the fact I could barely walk without limping on both...

Bok Choy and Curry Shrimp: Wal-lah

A few months ago I'd never heard of Bok Choy, and now I crave it. I've had a few people ask me, "What IS  it?" To that, I'd have to describe IT  as a green leafy Asian veggie with a mild flavor, served best stir fried with garlic and topped with a protein, otherwise known as pure awesomeness.......But that is just my opinion. I enjoy experimenting with flavors, so I made this Bok Choy with fresh ground ginger and minced garlic, topped with curry seasoned shrimp, feta cheese and sunflower seeds. It was so delicious, I ate it for 4...

Beautiful Work for a Lazy Sunday

(Here's one of the songs we sang together this weekend. The White Stripes are super cool, and I found this absurdly cute illustrated video of the song on you tube. It's a must see.) Weekends like this make the differential pay at work completely not worth it. I came home to hang with my Hunny, who sang sweet songs to me on the couch after we ate dinner together.....on the couch.  He got poison ivy on his arm while taking the dogs to the park earlier that morning, so I played nurse and bandaged him up.......aren't we sweet? Sunday,...

Braved the Pain

Who says Friday the 13th has to be unlucky?  While other people in the world dealt with their irrational fear of the superstitious date, I decided to make it transformation day.  I've had mixed feelings about getting my second sock done. Not because I didn't know what I wanted, or didn't look forward to it's beauty. My fear was aggravating the nerve pain that I've battled since I broke one of my metatarsals almost 2 years ago. It randomly radiates down my foot and through my toes, less now than before, but often still makes...

Are We Human, Are We Dancer, or Was it Just the Beerita?

(This is the song that was playing for end of my story.) There's a single person in our family that takes as many pictures as me. I've mention her before; my grandmother, Nana. She calls me her "first born".......or also "Kale-ya". And sometimes she calls me "Ally".....but then again, she calls cousin Allison, "Kayla" a lot. We laugh about this.  You probably can't tell we are family by looking at this picture....but we are. Totally........and sometimes I get in trouble for being too much of a smart ass, but it makes me happy. I...