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Cowboys & Chow

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Ever since Easter, I’ve had the urge to attend church on Sunday mornings.  I’ve never been a church-goer, so this is out of character for me, but I’m digging it.  Not only is it time filled with positive energy and new friends, but it’s time spent recognizing and appreciating that life is about  something bigger than you.  And I think regardless of what you do or do not believe, spending time thinking about something other than yourself is time well spent.

Me and the Wichita Falls boys headed to Cowboy Church bright and early this morning.  Cowboy Church is practical, simple, and gets straight to the point.  And you get to drink piping hot black coffee during the service.  I liked it.

Afterward, we headed down the road to Mi Ranchito for some Mexican goodness.  I ordered the shrimp tostadas which were way larger than I anticipated.  Everybody’s dish came with huge slices of avocado, which won me over right away.  When our bellies were beyond full, we parted ways.

From there, I met up with Matt to help him with his new website.  I didn’t realize that installing WordPress on Go Daddy involved wait time, so I helped him with some other errands and wound up at Mexican Feast #2.  This time there were avocado margaritas (which were so darn good).

The thought of eating Mexican food twice in one day grossed me out, like a lot.  I was still so full, but figured having an order of ceviche in front of me was much safer than chips and salsa.  It was a good plan, but chips and salsa most definitely happened anyway.

And even though I’m stuffed beyond belief right now, I’m happily placing another check under the fun-filled weekend column!

Lake Goodness

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Jenny and I spent all day at the lake yesterday and had an absolute blast!  We hitched a ride back to downtown with a friend and fell asleep right away.  When we woke we were both craving some brunch action, so we texted Elisa and were on our way to Blue Dahlia in no time.

Right as we put our name on the list, the heavens opened up and it started pouring.  Unfortunately, this doubled our wait time since the patio was no longer an option.  Fortunately, we could slurp on coffee while we waited.

The soup of the day was cauliflower leek, which exceeded my super high expectations.  It had the perfect amount of flavor and creaminess and I’m a little sad knowing that this soup won’t be available all the time.

I also ordered the hummus and taboule plate.  The taboule was different than I expected (barely any parsley), but still pretty tasty.  The rest of the platter was s0-so.  Hummus needs pita, or veggies, or almost anything but thick, dense slices of bread.  I wasn’t a fan.

After brunch, Jenny and I headed back to the lake to meet up with the boys.  We hopped on paddle boards and continued the fun that we left late last night.  We both agreed that this group is the best around and can’t wait for the work-weeks to pass so the weekends can be filled with more lake goodness!

Newness

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Today was a busy bee day.  I spent half of my lunch break talking to the hiring manager at Anthropologie about a possible part-time sales position.  Meeting some new people and soaking up fashion inspiration…  Dream, right?  And I spent the other half of lunch braving the downtown Whole Foods crowd.  Less of a dream, but oh so good.

After work, I headed to the apartment gym to get a quick workout in before meeting my neighbor, Alexis, for a happy hour organized by our complex. I never thought I’d say this, but I think I’m addicted to squats.  If only I felt the same way about lunges…  If.  Only.

I met up with Alexis and we headed to Lucy’s Retired Surfer Bar where we were greeted with apps and drink tickets.  We were the opposite of social and ate our snacks at a table for two.  But in our defense, this was our first time hanging out and we were more excited about getting to know each other than approaching the masses.  Next time we’ll venture out, next time!

A Good, Good Friday

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So my first week of Birthday Bikini Challenge has been a whopping success!  It’s barely the weekend and I’ve already fit in five workouts, a gazillion fresh meals and snacks, and a spotless house.  All of this made for a good, Good Friday!

After a few failed attempts at finding a hiking partner, I decided to brave the newness of the Barton Springs Greenbelt solo.

I’m so glad I did!!

I put on Adam’s playlist (which is my go-to playlist for everything), popped in my headphones, and began exploring.  The trail was a little confusing and there were times when I thought my two hour adventure was turning into a five hour disaster, but everything worked out in the end.

Ninety minutes and 5-1/2 miles of mostly walking, a dab of train running, and a ton of Instagram action was the most ideal way I could have spent my lunch break.  I’m totally addicted to this trail and look forward to taking each an every one of my future visitors here!

Happy Easter Weekend!