Call me crazy, but I always assumed the famed Oktoberfest festivities were in, well, October. But after our time in Germany last fall, I learned that wasn’t the case. The bulk of the big ol’ party that Munich is probably best known for actually takes place in September. So we [...]
The trees are changing later and later in DFW (case in point: they were still in their full summer splendor when we arrived back from Europe at the end of October last year), so I was thrilled to pieces, naturally, to experience the full array of Fall colors in Germany [...]
If we’re honest, last year’s European adventure could’ve easily been dubbed the “No Carb Left Behind” tour. After all, who has time for salad when there’s dumplings, Schnitzel, those cute little parsley potatoes and warm apple strudel with a veritable mountain of whipped cream? Those were a few of our [...]
I have a feeling that Will’s last birthday is going to be difficult to top. It’s not often you get to spend your big day in not one, not two, but three different countries in the span of 24 hours, but that’s exactly what happened for Will just shy of [...]
I’ve never been one to use the word “surreal” because it’s become such a cliché (let’s just say I’ve heard one too many actors and musicians say it repeatedly over the years), but when you start your day in the French Alps in Chamonix and end it somewhere that’s equally [...]
It’s funny because writing about a vacation should be the easiest thing in the world, right? But for some reason it’s taken a long, long time to actually scribble my thoughts down (or more accurately, to type what’s on my mind via WordPress). I think part of the reason it’s [...]
With the Super Bowl just around the corner, my Inbox has been flooded with recipes for every flavor of chicken wing under the sun, pizza that’s heavy on the pepperoni and sausage and light on the veggies, and of course, one of my personal favorites, the Tex-Mex classic, queso with [...]
While it’s no big surprise to anyone who’s spent much time in Europe, it still boggles my mind how the most fabulous of places are nestled so close together. No offense to Texas, of course, but if you take a five-hour road trip from DFW, you’ll wind up in Amarillo [...]
In an attempt to break the cycle of lethargy perpetuated by a nagging cold-cough-flu thing last night, I finally got around to decorating the little Christmas tree that Will and I bought at a nearby greenhouse on Friday. After Will patiently positioned the tree in the stand and expertly strung [...]
Ever see a restaurant in a movie and immediately decide that you *have* to eat there some day? That’s exactly what Will and I have always thought about Le Grand Colbert from the Diane Keaton-Jack Nicholson rom-com Something’s Gotta Give. Call it effective product placement, genius marketing or blindly trusting [...]
