Frisco Freedom Fest

Went to the Freedom Fest in Frisco. It is Frisco....stroller mall town... so it is all about kids. Anyway, the School of Rock provided the stage and bands. Lots of really talented kids there. Didn't hang out too long since I figured people would frown upon it if I got in a bouncy house or on the bungee cord jumping thingy. What is that where kids hook up to ropes and then jump up and down???? In my day, we used a trampoline.


The great thing about my house....I'm in walking distance to everything. Walked down to  watch the Fireworks. They were okay, but not the same as watching in NYC over the Hudson River when Manhattan tilts because everyone has walked to the same side of the island.


Hayley has been trying to clean up her car to sell it and she inspired me. I realized that I've had my car for 2 years and I never waxed it. Oopsie. I read online that you should wax your car every season. Since Texas only has winter and summer, guess I'll do it again in 6 months.


I haven't cooked in the last couple of days. Used Hayley's 50% discount at Rudy's to stock up on barbecue for the 4th. Love, love, love their peppered beef tenderloin.


TGIF!!! Off to happy hour later with the girls at Blue Martini and fishing in a tournament at 5:30am tomorrow. Yikes.
http://www.bluemartinilounge.com/event/21/plano.html

Teens...ugh

 My daughter wants to sell her car and get something newer. I made her go buy hubcaps for it. I was tired of that ghetto looking car in my driveway anyway.


I told her if the car was polished and waxed she might be able to pull a few more hundred out of it. She's out there with a claybar. I snuck up on her to take a picture. Wasn't sure I'd ever seen her work on anything of hers before.  Love that mean look she gives me.


Oh my camera is not messed up. Her hair is lavender.


I have a friend who told me that every day her teen daughter would come home, go upstairs,  and slam the door. My friend said she was so grateful that she didn't have to talk to her. Hahaha.


So I made the Saltimbocca last night. I was not confident it would be any good. It is pork chop rolled up with prosciutto and sage and sauteed in Marsala wine. It was much better than I expected, and was very easy to make. I'll definitely make it again.


I'm not cooking tonight since I know have leftovers from the last two meals.


Happy early 4th of July everyone. I enjoyed Sunday church service. We sang the National Anthem and America the Beautiful and they had the sanctuary lit in red, white, and blue.

Dish #40 Saltimbocca

I had a wonderful weekend. I spent way too much time outdoors. My skin is so dark. I hope I don't look like that tanning mom. 


So last night, I made Dish #39: NY strip steak with Bearnaise sauce and home-made french fries. The fries were a special request from Hayley. The meal was awesome. I did not get the wine to accompany my meal because I went to the store before 12pm on a Sunday. Sigh.


So tonight, I'm making Saltimbocca. This recipe uses pork, prosciutto, and sage. I have never eaten or made this before, so curious to see how it is. Apparently, this is an Italian food that literally means 'hops in your mouth'. Personally, I hope nothing hops in my mouth.


I'm thinking I might practice hitting some golf balls this week. I'm tired of saying every Thursday...."I'm going to start practicing". I need to really do it for a change. 


So my high school buddy said to download this V1 Golf App, so I'm doing it right now. I'm hoping its a game changer....in a good way.


http://v1golfapp.com/

101 Dishes to Eat Before You Die

My eating has become pretty boring. Spinach salads and way too much chicken. So sick of eating the same stuff. I'm in a rut. So yesterday at Half Price Books I found a book "101 Dishes to Eat Before You Die".


I can tell you now that I will not try all 101 dishes. Some of the dishes include rat, puffer fish, and yak penis. No thanks. Also, some things may be too expensive for my budget. But I'm going to make a go of it and try as many as possible.


Tonight, I'll be fixing Dish #39. New York Steak with Bearnaise sauce, sauteed potatoes, and Pomerol wine. I love Bearnaise. I haven't made it in a long time. Never even heard of Pomerol wine, but if I can find it at the store, I'll try it. I looked online and some bottles of it are $5K so it just might be out of my $15 wine budget.


I had the best shopping experience ever this week. I detest clothes shopping. I wanted a new suit. I left my office at 11:19 am and went to Macy's at WillowBend Mall. I walked in picked out 2 suits, tried the first one on. It fit and looked good. I purchased it and it was half price....love that. I was back in the office at 11:45. If shopping was always like that, I'd probably do it more often.


So as part of my new singleness, I'm going to go through my closet and drawers and throw out all the clothes I don't like any more. I'm afraid I'll have nothing to wear by Monday. 

So I played golf with a bunch of high school buddies this weekend at Tour 18. Had a blast. They gave me lots of strokes and let me win $30...woohoo!


This was Tim celebrating because he had put his money on me.


I definitely need to get my game back on after taking a hiatus from golf last year. But now, it is getting to be the really hot time of the year, so not sure how much I'll want to go to the driving range.


So I thought I might cook up some hot and sour soup for this evening. No way. I looked at the 20 ingredients that I'd have to buy. I'm stopping at Hot Wok for a $2 cup.


I sure wish I knew where I could borrow a man for a couple of hours. My big dog needs a flea bath and I could use a helper. She is a big girl that doesn't particularly like baths. 

The 9 Tions of dating

So now that I'm recently out of a relationship, I thought it'd be much more fun to REFLECT on dating than actually dating. I'm done with that for a while. Going to play golf and hang with the girls. I'm still feeling sad, but having good girlfriends is the best. They make me feel so much better.


So dating for me has changed as I've gotten older. So back in the day. I had what I called the 9 TIONS of dating.I kept it on a sticky in my purse. It was pretty simple:

• Habitation - Must have own place and not complete pig sty.
• Transportation - Must have wheels that aren't going to break down every date.
• Occupation - Must have a job and like it.
• Education - College preferred, but not required.
• Location - Must be geographically desirable.
• Physical Condition - Must be able to walk up a flight of stairs.
• Sophistication - Has been outside of the Metroplex and knows what Merlot is.
• Relaxation - Must be able to relax.
• Motivation - Must be motivated to make me happy. Hahaha.

So anyway, that list is pretty easy to make once you get to be my age. ....not so much back in my 20s. As I have gone through the years, I have realized some things that I would really  like in a relationship which is why it makes dating when your older so much harder to do. The list just gets huge and I'm sure I've left a few things off.

• Not required, BUT I really prefer someone who plays golf. I know that is petty, but I like to play and it takes a lot of time and money and someone would have to be good with that. 
• An animal lover. Enough said....read my blogs. If you didn't like a animals, you'd hate being around me.
• Someone who likes to get out of town and is spontaneous. 
• Someone who can commit and not be insecure or jealous and has a good sense of humor....required when dating a sarcastic girl.
• Can't sweat the small stuff.
• Romantic. I think because I pretty laid back that men forget I'm still a girl and I like romance. I want to dress up and go to Three Forks. I want to get flowers. I want someone to open doors for me. 
• I like the beach, pool, and boats, so someone who likes the outdoors.
• Someone that can keep up.  I like to garden, fix up my house (building patios, brick retaining walls, painting the interior), take care of the pool (when I had them) and do yard work. My ex-husband used to say that we got more done in 3 hours on a Saturday morning than most people get done in a week....he was right about that. But once I was done, I could do my other favorite things....relax or play golf.
• Cowboy/Ranger tickets are a bonus.:) As well as being a millionaire. Hahaha.
• Someone who can put up with me. Probably the hardest on the list.
• Someone that can use a cork screw and make a great Mojito or Margarita.

Single Again.....and Retin A

Well I'd say I'm single and ready to mingle....but basically I'm just laying around and feeling sorry for myself this week. The exboyfriend is an awesome guy....highly recommend him....but we just didn't envision the same future. So back to being the old cat/dog lady alone.


Anyway, thanks to all my friends for keeping me busy.  I'm positive that my golf game is going to get much better now that i will be playing more.I played 22 holes today...getting my practice on.


So Hayley tells me that plain frozen yogurt gives you gas. Or at the very least....it gives her and her BFF gas. Apparently her and her friend had the plain frozen yogurt and couldn't quit passing gas for quite some time...I'm talking about into the next day. I learn so much from my kids. I thought it was supposed to be the other way around.


Also her BFF's mom was dying the dog's tail blue....apparently it also died his butt blue.


My son who needs a car found a Mercedes he wants.....Really? I don't think so. He's 20....he is not Mercedes material. He's more like Ford Escort material.


Anyway, it's a rough week for me, so just trying to keep busy. I may not have a man for cuddling, but I do have a little 10-week old kitty that loves cuddling. 


Speaking of.....I was up at 3am. Little kitty is attacking big kitty. They sound like a herd of elephants on my hard wood floors. They made racket for an hour, and then started at it again a couple of hours later. 


So I bought some NON prescription Retin A on Amazon. Since I figured it wasn't high grade, I slathered it on my face. My face is red, peeling, and burns. This stuff is potent. I'm giving it up for a while until my face is feeling better. I only put it on for 2 days in a row. Yowza.


Hope everyone is enjoying their summer and vacations.