Everything’s coming up Austin (and Houston, and Amarillo) in this checklist. READ ‘EM A journalist I worked with decades ago has written a book about Austin. I have not read it yet, but I can only imagine it’s as nuanced and thoughtful as the rest of his reporting. PACK YER BAGS Yellowstone recently shot and…
Laboring is hard. Labor Day weekend is not hard. Especially not when you have a Permanent Adult Kiddie Cowgirl Pool with a rosé floatie and temps in the 100s. AND you get a last-minute invite on a boat, so that’s a fabulous Saturday. AND THEN your childhood bestie comes into town for adult kiddie pool…
The chain of events leading me to going to Breckenridge RIGHT NOW is a convoluted one at best. It involves an amazing crashing of circumstances that include but are not limited to an office desk eviction, a different planned last minute ski trip, airline miles that aren’t mine, an air mattress packed in my ski…
I will always be Texan, no matter where I live. My heart is with my home state. Houston is home to much of my family and many friends, and I was part of the group who tried—and failed—to evacuate during Hurricane Rita while I was in school at Rice. Watching Houstonians and Texans band together…
It’s basically fact. JJ’s public persona is funny, giving (he has a foundation!), and humble. And he’s the best player in the NFL on my favorite football team, The Texans. Right, and he’s hot. I am so Texan right now. But back to JJ Watt being funny. Channing has Jump Street, JJ has social media. Exhibit A: instagram. (Also…
Feel Good Friday is a gratitude list I write each week to express my appreciation for all of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! All-consuming work week … gives me lots of appreciation for the temporary nature of…
The Texas Hill Country is named one of the “10 Best Wine Travel Destinations for 2014” by Wine Enthusiast magazine! The Texas Hill Country is one of only three regions from the United States (Sonoma and Walla Walla, WA are the other two) to make the list this year. In the past ten years, Texas…
Warren Moon played for the Oilers from the year I was born until 1993. The Cowboys won a Super Bowl in 1993 and 1995. I had a lot to cheer for as a little girl growing up in Texas, watching Monday Night Football with my family gathered around the TV while we eat dinner. Times…
Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Another week in which I get to wear both my gold leather pants AND flyaway cheerleader skirt? Can’t be beat! Spicy margaritas, jorts, pre-…
Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Video Skype for business. Somehow hilarious and totally professional at the same time. Sweet potato eggplant lasagna with ground beef. Recipe here. This text:…