Belmont Hotel

Last weekend, Marissa, Jorge, and I went to the Belmont Hotel Bar for a quiet, relaxing evening and had a few drinks as we enjoyed the skyline. It was really nice!!!! I stole the pic from Yelp below, but this is pretty much what it was like. There was no band playing when we were there, but the view was clear and breathtaking! Dallas has a pretty skyline!

I had an Ice Pick drink. It was Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka, lemoncello, and fresh mint. It was very good!!! Strong so I only had one. I had already had dinner, but there were a few things on the appetizer menu that I would have liked to try. Different types of appetizers, fancier than I am use to.... :)

Marissa and I started planning things as we walked around the hotel grounds. There was this really cute courtyard with bungalows around the courtyard. We thought about having a birthday party there and decorate the courtyard with lights, have music and rent out the bungalows for a weekend.

I am a little different than some of my friends and I usually do not dream about the perfect wedding nor do I have everything planned out in my head, but their pool overlooks a huge green yard that is on the edge of the cliff with the view of downtown. I could see having an outdoor wedding there or a reception there. Don't go off stealing my one and only idea though! ;-)

Also, if you want to have a romantic weekend there with your hubby or wifey then rent out a large bungalow and there is a private hot tub overlooking the city.

Who doesn't enjoy being outside and looking at a skyline??? The Dallas skyline just makes it that much better!!!

Since I posted on Facebook that I went I had multiple friends say that they have been wanting to try it out. I completely recommend a Friday night at the Belmont Bar. But there is also a restuarant there that is a smokehouse with BBQ. Have never tried it. There are also musicians there Tuesday and Friday nights!!!

Enjoy!!!

Andi

Does Life Revolve Around Food?

Wow! I feel that life has been revolving around places I am going to eat.... For lunch the other day, I stopped by Eno's Pizzeria Tavern in Bishop Arts District. Yum!!! I really enjoyed the pizza as the crust was super duper thin. I don't like eating a lot of bread because I just get filled up that... I had pepparoni and hamburger meat with basil on top. The atmosphere was very quaint and nice. I would like to go back on a Friday or Saturday night as they have music.

Some friends and I went to Joe T. Garcia's for dinner on Wednesday night! I like their food OK, but I love their drinks better! I don't drink margaritas because of the tequila, but I love daiquiris as rum is yummy! Their daiquiries are greatness!!!

I tried to go to Hunky's in Bishop Arts today with my mom, but it didn't work out. Another time. But I might have other options by then.

Also, the original Gloria's closed in Bishop Arts! :( BUT they built a HUGE one down the street. AWESOME patio!!! Drove past it so now I need to go by there again.

Until next time!!!

Andi

BEE (Best Enchiladas Ever)!!!

Yesterday, I tried out the new BEE restaurant in the Bishop Arts District. I am not a BIG fan of enchiladas, but some work people wanted to try it out. I really enjoyed it and the enchiladas were BEE delicious! You pick a tortilla, filling and a topping. There are four tortilla choices, 6 filling choices, and 11 topping choices. Then you get to pick all other toppings like onions, cilantro, sour cream, cheese, etc etc. It was a cheap place. I got one enchilada and a drink for about 7 bucks! There are also salad choices and one person in front of me got one. I think I might try their salads sometime! They had spinach which is rare and that is the kind of "lettuce" I like in my salads. Their logo is cute as it has bees zooming around.... The place is owned and operated by Monica Greene! If you don't know who this is think of Monica's in Deep Elum. The BEE also kinda represents Monica being the Queen Bee! There are a ton of places that I want to try in the Bishop Arts District! Who's joining me?!?!? Next choices: Tillman's Roadhouse, Gonzalez' Restaurant, Luckie's Smokehouse, Lockhart Smokehouse, Vera's Bakery, Dude, Sweet Chocolate, The Soda Gallery, Eno's Pizza Tavern, and all the cute shops around there. ~andi

Dirty Car of the Year

Well what do I say... I almost went to Party City to get a 1st place ribbon and made a sign that said Dirty Car of the Year! Congratulations! The only spot left without trash was the drivers seat. There were about 366 McD's coffee cups!

~andi

Meyerson Symphony

March 23, 2011

I had a date on Thursday night and he took me to the Meyerson Symphony because I had never actually gone before. He told me that the FREE symphony performances in parks in the summer doesn't count. He was right!

Random thoughts throughout the night....

• There was only ONE piccolo - I love the look and the name of the PICCOLO
• The conductor was cracking me up - He gets very into it!!!!
• NO clapping allowed until the end... I asked my date if I could hoot and hollar like Julia Roberts did in Pretty Woman while they were at the polo match. I was told no.
• The percussion guys kept leaving throughout the performance. I said that they must needed to go to the bathroom alot. I was informed that was probably not the case, but rather they were playing instruments off the stage. I am still thinking that they went to the bathroom.... Jus saying.
• One of the percussion guys used a large mallet to make a big gong sound. It made me think of going to the carnival and getting the mallet and slamming on the bell to see how strong I am.
• There were a lot of stairs and I am a clutz. I was being extra careful b/c I stupidly thought I should wear my 4 inch awesome gray heals, but I hated them going down the stairs after the performance.
• There were a lot of people that attend the symphony.
• I could see myself attending the symphony more. I really enjoyed it.

It was a Gustav Mahler performance, Symphony No. 6 in A minor ("Tragic")

Andi

Lacey is as cute as her aunt....

Lacey's aunt is me.... I can say she is cuter than me... ;-) Lacey loves her Aggie... But she hasn't learned to say it yet, but we practice... :)

Andi

Dallas Blooms 2011

March 20, 2011

It was a girls only day! Me, Kristin, Lacey and my mom went to Dallas Blooms at the Dallas Arborteum. We had a good time trying to get Lacey to sit angelic like by the tulips to get perfect pictures, but instead we got Lacey pulling the flowers and giving us the stink eye! It was the first day of Spring and the weather was PERFECT! I even got a slight sunburn from the beautiful day!

More pics are on FB....

Andi