Attention Readers: ALLORA CLOSED in the FALL OF 2024. Ever since Il Sogno closed, there’s been a big gap in really good Italian food in the Pearl area. Well, not anymore! Allora just opened and oh, my, word! We went for date night on Sunday because we couldn’t wait another minute to try it […]
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What Color Is Your Mid Life Crisis
My very first job out of college was as a consumer loan officer at a mid sized credit union in the Dallas area. The branch where I was located was one street over from the huge facility where employees in the oil and gas research industry were members. Back in those days, credit unions served […]
The Black Sheep of the Family
I’ve been thinking about my sister Liz a lot lately. It will be 11 years ago today that we lost her to triple negative breast cancer. I hate cancer. It just really sucks. She became a grandmother this year. She would so proud of her son and her daughter in law. They are such great […]
Fall in East Texas
My husband has been visiting East Texas with me for almost 28 years. He appreciates the beauty of the landscape as much as I do. He loves to play golf on as many different courses as he can when he’s there as well. It’s a lot harder to get a tee time in the big […]
Driving Mrs Crazy
I am right in the middle of parent taught driving lessons. It’s not for the faint of heart! I don’t want to brag or anything but I taught my now college graduate son to drive. And so far he has no tickets or wrecks. (Knock on wood!) The only advice I can offer is be […]
Romancing the Thompson
I love hotels. I love going to hotels. I REALLY LOVE going to hotels with my husband. I REALLY, REALLY LOVE going to hotels with my husband for our anniversary! Way back in July, we did just that! And I took a bunch a pictures. I got busy and forgot to post them. I came […]