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Sunday Well Spent

August 3, 2009 in DFW Chix,family,vlog

I don’t always read my horoscope. I used to receive it daily as an email but not sure what happened there. Now I will occasionally glance at it on my web browser home page. Today happened to be one of those days that I glanced.

It reads…
If anyone deserves some quality time with strictly platonic acquaintances — the kind who want nothing more from you than a couple of good giggles and some intelligent, charming company — it’s you, especially after what you’ve been dealing with lately. All those thoughts about what’s important and what’s not take the fun out of things. Now, however, it’s time to put that behind you and remember what it was like to giggle. Ready or not ….

I have to say I totally agree with this horoscope. I’ve had a lot of stuff going on lately, on and off my social media outlet that has kept me pretty preoccupied. So yesterday it sure was nice to go visit Alyssa and her family at their home. The kids and I swam, we ate pizza and had a good time just hanging out. Kudos to Alyssa for inviting us over, the kids and I loved it!

Noah had such a blast, once he warmed up to the water he was jumping in and loving it. T used my iPhone to capture this on video and it is my first video to publish using the new iPhone feature.

{I must add: I talked a friend of mine who recently decided to upgrade to the iPhone into switching me. They got my somewhat new 3G and I got their 3GS. Bonus: I wanted the video feature and they could careless.}

Don’t you love Gab in the background of the video “momma, momma, momma” I honestly didn’t hear her the first couple of times, I guess that’s the mother in me being able to block one child out temporarily while helping another, or maybe she just sounds louder in the video than what I could hear in the pool, either way it adds a nice family touch to the video: don’t ya think?

You can also check out my Whrrl story created while at Alyssa’s house including photos of the kids.

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DFW Chix Visit the Circus

August 1, 2009 in DFW Chix,Product Reviews,family

My family and I usually visit the Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey Circus each year in Fort Worth. This year was a little different since the DFW Chix decided to go together. We all attended the circus at the American Airlines Center, a venue I had visited before for other events.

Unfortunately Noah got sick that morning and wasn’t able to go with us. He stayed home with his Daddy instead. It was actually his father’s day but I had scheduled with him to take Noah along. I knew he would love it. Another fun thing I had scheduled with him first in mind was to ride the train from Haltom City to Dallas. The train literally drops you off right at the American Airlines Center, which is not only convenient and easy but fun for kids. So since Noah wasn’t able to make it, my nephew jumped on the chance to go in his place. Tyler had never been to a circus before and it was a pleasure being able to experience his first show. He was amazed at the acts.

My mom went along to help me chaperone the three children. On the train ride I must say all of the kids had fun. I had only riden the train once myself, my nephew had riden it a few times to basketball games but it was my mom and girls’ first time. I believe Donna was on the same train, we just weren’t aware of it until afterwards. Hollie didn’t make it to the train stop on time to ride with us but her and her family did ride next to us on the way home. I promised Gab that we will plan another trip now that Noah is better. She wanted her bubba to ride too, just not sure where the next ride will take us.

The circus was fun. We arrived early enough to interact in the pre-show. The kids tried on dress-up clothes, took photos with different characters and of course we all put on clown noses. I just couldn’t help myself! Hollie and Donna sat with their families in the same section as us but Alyssa, Amy, Rachel, Steph and Susan were placed elsewhere. We of course tweeted and texted with each other but unfortunately didn’t meet up. The event was so large with lots of people and we had to get right back to the train stop for our ride home.

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DFW Chix Visit The Melting Pot

July 14, 2009 in Announcement,DFW Chix,Featured,Product Reviews

So as you all know I am located in Fort Worth. None of my old real life friends blog. Of course since I started blogging I have met tons of new friends and wonderful women, yet before now most of them have lived in different states. The distance has kept most of us virtual friends, some I’ve met at conferences and you all know I’m meeting Brandy for the first time Friday. Recently I was actually able to meet several other DFW bloggers which was so exciting. I had briefly met a couple of them at another local event at the Fort Worth Zoo #battlethebug exhibit. Unfortunately we didn’t get a chance to visit much at all. We made up for all that during our trip to the Melting Pot.

There was a total of ten of us who met at The Melting Pot in Southlake for dinner. I, of course, was late to the event because my silly GPS took me to the wrong location. Apparently I wasn’t the only one who ended up at CVS instead of The Melting Pot considering Amy had the same problem. I guess the CVS is in the old restaurant location and I was shocked to see my iPhone map was wrong! Just shocked I tell ya, I love my iPhone. Maybe this is a sign I need the new iPhone that just came out? Mine must be outdated, right?

The evening started by giving us a choice of three different cheeses. We were given apples, bread, crackers, veggies and chips to dip with. It was all so good. While we were dipping and eating we went around the table introducing ourselves and just chatting it up. You know how it is when ten women get together… right? Oh and I can’t forget to mention my drink. Yes I had a mix drink while out at dinner. I ordered a Strawberry Basil Lemonade. Although the drink tasted fabulous I think the basil was a little too chunky and kept getting stuck in my straw. If I was to make the drink at home I would recommend shredding the basil a little finer. Donna even tasted it and thought it was great, the drink looked beautiful too and I swore I took a photo but can’t find it on my camera.

The Melting Pot experience was not only fabulous because of the great company but the food was amazing. I was learning so much from the different cooking styles, the different batters and the wonderful selection. Sara, our waitress, was the best. She took time to answer our questions, teach us what to do and explain anything we didn’t understand. She also went beyond that to socialize with us and of course you know us bloggers love to socialize! Just look at that main dish. It looks so beautiful that you just hate to cook it. I tried at least one piece of each meat. I also tried all three cooking styles. It was delicious! The whole idea of cooking your own food at the table was actually pretty fun. I must say though, if it is your first time going to the Melting Pot and you go in a large group, make sure you don’t sit and chat so much you forget to cook your food. Otherwise you will still be hungry, just sayin’.

I must admit my favorite part was the dessert. I was very glad I saved plenty of room to be able to try all the different treats. Now most people will say their favorite is the sweetness but I am not like most people. Heck, I don’t even usually care for chocolate at all. But gosh doesn’t that dessert tray look good? Again, we got to pick three different chocolate fondues to dip in. I didn’t voice my opinion since I didn’t think I would like any. However, I do enjoy caramel so when they decided on the turtle as a choice, I was excited. I loved the marsh mellows, strawberries, bananas, and rice crispy treats. Heck I loved almost all of it.

The four course meal at the Melting Pot was amazing. I hope to go back again one day soon. I think it would make the perfect romantic setting for a nice date. I also can’t wait to get together with the DFW Chix again real soon! These women are sweet, funny and just full of information. They are a great group to network with and I can’t wait to blog about more stuff I learned from them. I believe we spent over five hours chatting that night and since then we can’t stay off skype!