Weekend

Saturday morning I play flag football with some co-worker. I really enjoy it!! It was a hot day AND we played a double header.



We are on the line. I am the center.







After a huge lunch and a little nap, three co-workers and I went to Greenville Ave by my house. This is a picture from the roof of The Public House. It was a beautiful evening!






3am snack at Cafe Brazil






Shawn and I went for a walk on the Katy Trail Sunday morning. It remained me of the Greenway in Minneapolis. After the walk, I went to an amazing Indian Buffet with two co-workers!! Then we walked after the Galleria Mall for a couple hours. This weekend was a nice and relaxing.

Friday September 26th

Today at work, we are having a chili cook-off. Our team name is Donie Andrews and the Meat Fantastics. We had meat chili with fixings (onions, cheese and fritos), chips and homemade salsa, cheesecake and cowboy cookies. I think there was nine teams. They shooed us out of the room for an hour while the judges try all the chilis.

UPDATE:WE WON!!!! Our chili was named 'Best Tastin' Chili'!!!!













On our team, we have eight people and we have matching shirts!!! Our shirts say different things on the back.

Thursday September 25th

Today for lunch, seven of us went to Lover's Eggroll (a chinese restaurant) in Uptown. I got the Moo Shi Vegetables. Pretty good!!! We took the tolley there and back. It was fun! It took a little longer then we thought but I would go on it again. The trolley starts/ends at the edge on downtown and circles around Uptown.

Tuesday September 23rd

Roasted portabello mushroom & spinach pizza, Shiner Bock beer and watching the Sex & the City movie......a wonderful way to stayed a Tuesday night!!!!!

My Weekend

Friday, a couple co-workers and I went to a dance club in Uptown. Its always fun going out with friends!!




Saturday, I played flag football. So much fun!!! I was a little worried at first. Thinking 'what did I get myself into?'. Once we started playing, I really got into. I even caught a ball!!!! We lost but we did really well for only practicing an hour before the game.

After a 3.5 hour nap and running some errands, I went to Oktoberfest in Addison with some co-workers. We just ate. The festival was packed. Went through five food lines, walked around then went home.


Sunday was nice. Just relaxed. Laid out by the pool in the morning then went to Sprinkles in the afternoon to celebrate Sarah's birthday. Sprinkle only sales cupcakes, really really moist delicious cupcakes!!!




I had a red velvet cupcakes and Sarah had a carrot cupcake.





I just relaxed at home for the rest of the night. It was a beautiful night. I opened all the windows and porch door.









Today I am going to go register my car in Texas. Wish me luck. I think I have anything I need but it seems like they always get you somehow.

cupcakes

http://www.ommnomnom.com/2008/vegan-jager-bomb-cupcakes-round-two/

The link for a recipe to make vegan jager bomb cupcakes. Yes you heard me correct, jager bomb cupcakes!!! I will be making these!!

September 19th

Aye maateys,

Many of you may not know but today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day (TLAP Day). Oh yes!!! My fourth favorite day!! For more information, see www.talklikeapirate.com .

So, put on your eye patch, dust off your pirate lingo, uncover your true pirate name and talk like a pirate all day long! Find your Pirate name click here: http://gangstaname.com/pirate_name.php .

Truly,

Cap'n Avalon Greasepalms



Some buried treasure (chocolate coins) at my desk!

Ranger game September 17th

Shawn and I went to a Ranger game yesterday, September 17th. Really nice staduim!!!! We went there with a couple of Shawn's co-workers from humane for habitat.



We sat in the center field area, first level. It was a beautiful night!!!






The signs behind us.







MMMMM...garlic fries!!!







Shawn's $1 hot dogs. You can get grill onions on your dog.







Shawn and I standing by a statue in the staduim.

Smart Women Vote!!!

I am mailing my registration to vote in Texas tonight!!!

Interesting weather weekend

It started on Wednesday while watching the morning news, the meteorologists were predicting that Hurricane Ike could be a tropical storm by the time it reached Dallas. WHAT?!!? I was picturing heavy rain, strong winds, flooding, dark skies and my cats freaking out. It was my topic of conversation all Wednesday. Then on the Thursday morning news, they said the storm was going to miss us and be more east. GRRR, I got all nervous for nothing. I never believed the meteorologists in Minneapolis but this was major. I have never even been close to a hurricane before. Never worried about one. The news on Friday morning said the hurricane could be a category 1. I changed the channel. Whatever. It was humid during the day.

Went out Friday night. A co-worker had a house welcoming party in the Uptown area then we went to the Corner Bar (it was like a college bar).







Saturday morning, the sky was gray, the wind was blowing and it was lightly raining. Flag football was canceled. I guess every TV channel was saying something different about the storm and the people who put the game together did not want to chance it. It was windy and rain off-and-on all day. I had cabin fever. Shawn came home after work wet and mud. He said they built the house in the rain. I baked artichoke heart/spinach/feta cheese calzones. Delicious!! It stopped raining later that night. I saw Burn After Reading at 11:25pm with some co-workers. Interesting movie. I cannot talk about the movie without giving something away.

Sunday was GORGEOUS!!! Sunny and a light breeze! I walked around Uptown then went to Buffalo Wild Wings with some co-workers to watch some football games. I laughed a little this morning. It was in the 50s. Its Minnesota weather.