There is a really good reason I haven’t posted any updates about my resolutions for the new year… I haven’t really been keeping up with them. I know, January isn’t even over, but we’ve been busy! We joined a softball team and went to Houston for a long weekend.
As for softball, I can only say that I don’t suck as much as I thought I would. I’ve managed to hit the ball every time I’ve gone up to bat, I just haven’t quite made it safely to first. I’m getting some coaching from the Hubby and one of our friends, and I’m already starting to see some improvement. I’m also pretty decent when it comes to playing right field, as long as there aren’t a lot of lefties on the other team. I’m a good cheerleader, if nothing else!
As mentioned above, we also got a quick trip in to Houston last weekend. The hubby and FIL were there on business, so why not join them for a weekend of shopping, wine and, of course, FOOD! I had so much food. (I’m not good at remembering to take pictures until after I’ve eaten most of my dish, so I don’t really have anything to show on here… I’m a bad photographer.)
We ate dinner Friday night at Fogo de Chao, a Brazilian steakhouse (“churrascaria”), where they walk around with different types of meat on skewers and serve you as much and as many different types as you wish. I’m pretty sure I tried almost everything. I made the unfortunate mistake of trying out the salad bar first, so I did not have quite as much room for all the delicious meat that I wanted. By far, my favorite was the Parmesan Pork Loin. O.M.G.
Because the hubby doesn’t eat meat (they had bacon, but he didn’t want to pay full price for a plate full of bacon), we got dessert and after dinner drinks. He had an old, delicious, Grand Marnier, and I had (what else?) limoncello, to help the food go down. And chocolate mousse cake. You can’t not get the chocolate mousse cake.
For brunch on Saturday, we went to Kenny and Ziggy’s. SOMUCHFOOD. The menu is 3 days long (it’s a Jewish deli so it had a lot of fun words), and I had about five things picked out until we decided to stick to breakfast. I had delicious Eggs Benedict with potatoes. I’m generally not a huge fan of poached eggs, but the hollandaise sauce… The In-Laws shared a giant plate of corned beef hash and some type of Eggs Benedict. It was a lot.
We had to go shopping in the Galleria after, to walk off some of the food. Purely for exercise purposes, of course. The fact that we bought stuff is irrelevant. On a side note – I ordered some adorable and on-sale shoes from Johnston & Murphy because they were out of my size, but the shoes that I got in yesterday were not them. I was greatly disappointed. I did get a dress for a wedding we’re going to next summer!
Of course, no trip would be complete without hitting up a nice Italian restaurant. This time, it was to Maggiano’s Little Italy. Four-Cheese Ravioli in a Pesto Alfredo Sauce. Heaven. I’ve been in a pesto-mood as of late, so this was perfect for me. PLUS, this restaurant had some sort of special thing where they give you a free entree to take home if you order off a certain section of the menu. Free food? Yes, please! And creme brulee for dessert (not as good as the Grand Marnier Creme Brulee we had a few weeks ago at a small restaurant near the house, but still awesome!).
We went to the Tasting Room after dinner for wine. I love wine almost as much as I love food. It’s close. We used to get this wine from a restaurant in Baton Rouge while we were in college – a Pinot Meunier. We found one on the menu, and it was fantastic. I highly, highly recommend The Tasting Room, and wish they would open something like it here.
By Sunday, I was almost fooded-out. Almost. I wanted a burger, and no one else had any preference as to where to eat, so we went to Pappas Burgers. It was my first Pappas restaurant. The burger was huge, but really good. And I got a giant glass bottle of coke. I was happy.
We had a few hours to kill before we had to be at the airport, so I finally got my wish – to go to a Dave and Buster’s! The Hubby said it was smaller than the one he went to, but it was still a lot of fun. We shot things, we raced, I almost got sick in some airplane game. I kicked butt at skee-ball (and some horse-racing game that involved skee-ball). I lost miserably at 4-person pac-man. And the shooting games. Especially the ones involving zombies.
I’ve honestly been afraid to get on a scale since we’ve gotten back. It’s diet time! Or at least, it’s not-eat-quite-so-much-in-one-sitting time.
My next for-sure trip is to the beach in May with with my mom and sister. Hopefully, we’ll be able to plan something before then! We’ve been throwing around ideas for Mardi Gras (yes, we do actually try to leave New Orleans for Mardi Gras), but nothing has stuck yet. There are just too many places to go!
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