Showing posts with label Restaurant Reviews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Restaurant Reviews. Show all posts

November 21, 2010

hm.

• I've been a terrible blogger. I've been way to busy socializing, planning a wedding, and celebrating awesome moments in people's lives.

• But in all honesty I got stuck on Day 16 of the blogging challenge, "Your dream house". My dream house is something I day dream about a lot. The "starred" section on my G-reader is loaded with ideas for decorating my dream house. It was a hard decision to be indepth or vague during my post. But because it's been almost 2 weeks I've been thinking about it, you're getting just a list.
I want a house with....
Brick and stone on the outside.
An over the driveway pass thru that leads to the garages
An open floor plan downstairs {I'm thinking a greatroom}
Dark wood floors with white baseboards and crown molding
An office to blog in that makes me never want to leave
A giant stair case with iron railing
4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths {everyone should have their own bathroom}
A kitchen with white cabinets, stainless steel commercial grade appliances,
and an island for family and friends to sit and chat at.
A laundry room with enough room to fold and iron.
A dinning room table that's large enough to fit an army
A huge backyard with a to die for landscaped pool and an outdoor living room with kitchen
A media room for watching all of the away football games and to put my Netflix subscription {when I get one} to use!
A place that everyone feels at home.

• Let me give you a run down of the last 3 weeks.
I sadly watched OU ridiculously lose to aTm; however, I did get to spend time with these 2 lovely newlyweds

I celebrated the upcoming marriage of two people who have become SUCH great friends and I am so lucky to be planning their special day!
How cute are they?


I picked out my last GDO of the season. It was a tough one because the weather was going to change so drastically during the day. Here's the evolution of my layering


I went to the last home football game of the year with my dad
Funny Story:
Trying to find a place to park on game day is ridiculous. You either pay or get lucky and find a free spot.  I told my dad he was taking a risk by parking in an apartment lot, but I guess he was feeling lucky that day. After leaving the game {because we were killing Tech {YAY} and the temperature drastically dropped in 15 minutes} we walked to the spot where our car used to be. Yes, USED to be. That's right, we were towed.
So after walking 2 miles in the cold back to my apartment, and driving to the most southern part of Norman, we arrived at the towing impound only to be told we couldn't get the car because my workaholic father {whom I love more than anything} didn't get the title, registration, or tags changed over since he bought the car {in June}!
So, the only thing left for me to do was fight the traffic and drive him home all the way to Edmond. {30 miles North for you non-Oklahomans}. I went in said hello to my mother and drove straight back.
I couldn't help but roll my eyes and laugh at my Dad. 
I picked him up in the City on Monday morning after he had taken care of his business at the tag agency and many dollars later {instead of the $10 fee it was to park 50 feet from where he originally left his car} we drove to Fuzzy's to eat some lunch and he headed back to the City.

BTW. Have you ever eaten at Fuzzy's Taco Shop? 
I'm now obsessed.


I had a reunion with my pledge sisters to celebrate a very special occasion. One of them and her husband adopted the most precious little baby boy.


Remember those newlyweds above? We celebrated their marriage with a party





and lastly watched OU finally win an away game with some great friends, some great food, and a great time!

• I've learned over the last few weeks that life has some funny ways of surprising you. Some are good, some are bad, and some scare the shit out of you. Whatever way it works out, I know it's for a reason =)

• I've been LOVING this amazing fall weather we've had so far; however, I think that's about to change. {Winter's making an appearance this week}

• In all honesty I'm not much of a "Holiday Person". 
I blame it on my age. 
I'm too old to enjoy Santa Clause, nor do I have anyone around me young enough to enjoy it; yet, I'm not old enough to have children and enjoy it thru them.  
I haven't actually opened a Christmas present on Christmas morning in almost 10 years {I'm the QUEEN of getting my Christmas present before Christmas....like my new mattress this year}. 
Decorating is somewhat of a pain to me, I HATE having to take it all down. 
It is one of my BIGGEST pet peeves that people start to celebrate Christmas before Thanksgiving has even arrived!
HOWEVER!
I do love that the Holidays are a time for everyone to get together, an excuse to get dressed up and go to parties every weekend, and a reason to see people that I rarely get to see! 

• I'm so excited for all of the planning I have coming up! A wedding, a dinner, and a New Year's party! I'm also kind of freaking out with how busy the Holidays are going to be! 

• Ok. I'm done. I've procrastinated enough on cleaning, laundry, and working out......oh the joys of Sunday!


August 30, 2010

weekend exploration.

Saturday morning Julia and I headed to the city for another day of exploring. This week's stops: 
  • The OKC Farmer's Market
  • The Asian Market
  • House of Clay
  • Sushi Neko

The OKC Farmer's Market was a little disappointing. I'm not sure if it was because we didn't get to the market until almost 10, but the selection was poor. Norman still gets my vote for best Market!

Next stop was the Asian Market. It was quite the interesting spot. Maybe I should just tell you about it in pictures....
Only at the Asian Market do they sell food and household goods.


Want some jelly fish?!


The Meat counter...What's weird about this?! Let's take a closer look....


don't those look appetizing?


feet weren't bad enough? how bout organs?

Next up the fish counter...these are the live ones


Here's a frozen one....there were also some that were fresh and unpackaged! GROSS!

Canned Jello.....ewwww


and the home goods sections....

where we found this....
would you really put that in your yard or house? I mean seriously. That's just awkward.

I will say we did find some good things there. I got a mini strainer that I've been wanting for awhile. Julia picked up some rice paper and Cafe Du Monde coffee {yes, that was at the Asian Market}. We also found some SUPER cute soup bowls and spoons...now we just need to learn how to make sushi!

If you are needing a special kind of fish or meat, definitely head to the Asian Market. They have way more of a selection then you will ever find at the regular grocery store!

After the Asian Market, we headed back to House of Clay to pick up our pottery! Julia's mug turned out super cute! 


My bowl turned out ok, but I'm not crazy about the colors anymore....I'll be sticking to something much more simple next time!


We were stuck on what to have for lunch. Pho or Sushi. 
Of course we went with Sushi.
Sushi Neko of course.

definitely some of the best sushi in OKC!

I'd say it was a pretty great day exploring. We'll have to wait till the next away game or off weekend to explore again..because....

IT'S FOOTBALL TIME IN OOOOOOOOKLAHOMA!!

August 25, 2010

exploring.

I was awoken Saturday morning with a text from Julia suggesting we head to the city. As I had nothing planned till that night, I was down for it.

We started out at Red Cup, so Juls could pick up a cup of joe. It's a cute little "hippie" coffee joint almost in the heart of the Asian District.

After shopping a few stores in Nichols Hills, we stopped at Cool Greens for lunch. I was happy and disappointed with this place. The restaurant was so airy and relaxing and it was great to pick out my own ingredients {even though I'm like the plainest eater ever}. However, I was really disappointed with my margarita pizza.


Of course after a healthy lunch we I was craving something sweet, so we headed downtown to Sara Sara Cupcakes. We were overwhelmed by the choices!



We decided on Crimson & Cream {red velvet}, Apple Cinnamon, and Strawberry Shortcake. They were QUITE delicious! I'd recommend this place to anyone! 

We then explored a cute little "recycled in Oklahoma" store and then headed over to House of Clay to paint some pottery!



I have been eyeing this place for years and was so excited to finally get to go! Julia painted a mug for her coffee and I did a bowl for my front table. They both looked so bright when we left, but we can't wait to pick them up this week and see the darkened results!

We stopped by Market C on our way home. I have heard so many great things about this place. I picked up some Roasted Artichoke Dip {to go with all of my left over crackers} and a container of Chicken Salad. The Artichoke Dip was so-so, but the Chicken Salad was to die for! The container didn't last long!
After returning to Norman, taking a much needed 3 hour nap, and getting ready in the dark {thanks to the surprise hurricane that came thru town}, Julia and I headed to the city with D, Ev, and Anne for a night on the town!

We started at Pachinko Parlor. I've heard such great things about it and seeing as I love sushi I knew I wouldn't be disappointed.  The mood was fabulous, but the wood floors and bare walls provided a lot of "huh's" and yelling across the table.  We started with their edamame, which is fried and of course absolutely delicious! I stepped out of the boxed and ordered a Surf & Turf Roll. It was filled with steak and raw tuna. I believe that might have been the first roll I've had with raw fish in it. I was quite proud of myself! The whole table ended up splitting the Crab Rangoon Roll. It was one greasy fried mess, but made for a good break up in my other roll.
We left Pachinko stuffed and headed to Republic. It's a gatsropub located on the new Classen Curve {the new hot spot of OKC}. Besides being below 32 degrees in there, it had such a great vibe and a fantastic list of beers! It was full of 20 & 30-somethings and will definitely be a good place to be single and mingle in the future!


I forgot to mention that while we were at Pachinko, we ran into Danny from The Real Housewives of New Jersey's long lost relative. 
My picture is terrible, but the resemblance was CREEPY!

It was suuuch a fabulous Saturday! I can't wait to have more like it!

May 10, 2010

last week wrap up.

I ALWAYS look forward to the first Tuesday of every month. My high school girlfriends {the local ones} and I get together to have dinner, girl talk, and swap recipes {since most have serious boyfriends/fiances/ or husbands, we decided it's a good idea to start accumulating them}.

Each month a different girl picks a restaurant in Norman, OKC, or Edmond. We've been to:
Senior Tequila
GOGO Sushi
Iron Star
Bravo

Jenny {in town from England} finally got to join us! She picked a brand new restaurant called The Shack. It's a new cajun cuisine restaurant, which we were super excited about!

IT'S CRAWFISH SEASON!

The service wasn't as fabulous as the crawfish, but they have only been open a few weeks so I'll cut them some slack!

I don't think we've had a dinner since the first one that we've all brought a recipe {we live hectic lives!}, but this month I received one for a Mexican 7 layer dip and this one:

POPPY SEED CHICKEN
4 chicken breasts
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 (8oz) container sour cream
2 cups crushed Ritz crackers
1 stick melted butter
poppy seeds

Boil Chicken breasts and shred chicken into small pieces. 
Combine soups and sour cream. Add chicken to mixture. 
Spread into greased 9x13inch glass dish. 
Cover with crushed crackers and pour melted butter on top. Sprinkle poppy seed over entire casserole. Bake for 30-50 minutes at 350°. 
**Could serve over white rice!

Can't wait to make this!

Counting down to June!