Date Night: Burgers on the Patio
Tonight we decided to get out of the box-filled garage apartment {did you hear we’re moving?!} and have a burger on the patio at Dry Creek. Since it’s dry, we […]
C + E | DIY Envelope Liner
Last weekend while in Paper Source, I was looking for some creative ideas for jazzing up our wedding invites. Well, there’s no shortage of creativity in that store, and a […]
Happy Cinco
de Mayo! Hope you got to enjoy a margarita on a patio today! xoxo, Christie
C+E | Pin-Stresst
If that’s you above, trust me, you lucked out. I wouldn’t say I’ve been a crazy-stressed bride, but I will say, planning would have been a lot LESS stressful without […]
Weekend Breakfast
E and I walked to Cafe K for a nice relaxing breakfast this weekend. Cafe K is located in a 19th century textile mill in The Heights. From the outside, […]
A Fancy Lunch
Brasserie 19 The space is open and bright. The service was friendly, and our server paid us just the right amount of attention. And the food was excellent and oh […]
Sparrow Bar + Cookshop
This past weekend, Monica Pope hosted a celebration for her 50th birthday, 20 years in the restaurant business, and the grand opening of her new creation, Sparrow Bar + Cookshop. […]
A Monster Bash
My super creative friend Kelly {see her blog here} is the most amazing entertainer. She could invite you over for cheese & crackers, and it would be the highlight of […]
Atlanta Dogwood Festival
xoxo, Christie
Afternoon Tea in ATL
I had the most wonderful gluten free Afternoon Tea at the St. Regis Atlanta! It seems that each St. Regis has their own signature tea blend, and Atlanta offers a […]
St. Regis Atlanta / Hotel Review
The St. Regis Atlanta is spectacular. Perfect. Luxury at its finest. The building is absolutely gorgeous, and everyone on the hotel staff works incredibly hard to make sure you have […]
Atlanta Weekend Getaway
E and I made a much-needed trip to Atlanta to see family, friends and a baptism this past weekend… Two years ago, we were guests at the most amazing wedding […]
San Antonio Stroll
…because I had to be a little bit of a tourist. When’s the last time you saw the Alamo? xoxo, Christie
Dinner @ Pearl
I was in San Antonio for a business trip this week, and being an uneducated San Antonio visitor, I actually suggested we eat on the River Walk. The horror. Luckily, […]
Dallas, Texas Spice
Some people absolutely hate Dallas. I absolutely love it. I’m sure there were plenty of great restaurants I could have tried for breakfast, but I was looking for quick and […]
A Joyful Easter
For the first time in 13 years, I was excited about celebrating Easter! You can read the backstory {here}. E and I went to church, and then we had brunch […]
Danton’s Jazz Brunch
Danton’s is a restaurant that I passed by for a good year before actually stopping and eating. E and I went out one Sunday looking for a late lunch, and […]
Bust Out the White Linen
I love the strong support for local businesses in The Heights! White Linen Night in The Heights is all about supporting the local community, and there are loads of fun […]
Columbia Lakes Golf Adventure
I call it an adventure because it really was. My brother-in-law bought a Groupon for a weekend stay, with golf included, at Columbia Lakes Resort. None of us knew where West […]
We Survived the Titanic!
Raise your hand if you loved Titanic the movie. I did! And when I heard the Titanic exhibit was at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, I was dying to […]
Fifty Shades of Seattle
Our first morning in Seattle, it was cloudy and a bit chilly. Good thing I had my polka dot North Face jacket! We walked uphill a few short minutes and […]
Four Seasons Forever
My mom just asked what was my favorite part of our Seattle trip. Without hesitation, I said, “the hotel room.” We stayed in Heaven for three whole nights, and every […]
Queen of the Garage Apartment
Our sweet Mia girl on Neighborhood Watch. Happy Saturday! xoxo, Christie
NOLA: Day 3
After brunch at Commander’s Palace, there was a long nap and then somehow, we found ourselves back on Bourbon Street. I will say it’s much better crowd-wise during the day, […]
Turtle soup, turtle soup: Commander’s Palace Brunch
Oh how I love my tuuurtle soup. Ohohoh turtle. My turtle soo-oo-oo-up. I’ve actually never had turtle soup, but I have to sing the song anytime it’s mentioned. Sunday morning. […]
Why Women Love Christian Grey.
If you are a woman, and you haven’t read the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, find yourself a copy ASAP. You don’t even need to be embarrassed about reading it […]
Seriously SPECtacular.
Throwing a party? Looking for some gourmet snacks, or perhaps a huge beer selection? Go to SPEC’s in Midtown. I realize I’m probably way behind the rest of Houston for […]
NOLA: Day 2
E had me up bright and early to have breakfast at The Camellia Grill. It was a short (and steamy) walk from our hotel. We got there about 9:45 am, […]
Summer is here!!
I have to say, I haven’t been this happy ecstatic in a long time. There’s something about not being responsible for 150 of America’s youth that lifts a huge load […]
How our garage apartment is like summer camp
It was a little tense around here when we first moved in. Moving is always a bit terrible, plus, the place is tiny. I was having a little meltdown in […]
NOLA: Night One
As soon as work ended Friday, we were leaving on a jet plane to spend Memorial Day weekend in New Orleans. E’s parents are former locals, so they knew exactly […]
Prom Night…again.
You know those people who say, you only get to go to prom once, so you have to go. Not true. Last night E and I chaperoned my school’s prom […]
2nd & 3rd chances…
I first heard about Flora and Muse from Tidbits, a hip little online publication that lets me know what’s new and cool in Houston. Since it’s a bakery and they […]
A Great Good Friday.
I got to fit in many of my favorite things all into one day! My day began at Memorial Athletic Club. It’s so awesome being able to use the pool […]
How times change…
The above used to be the view from my office window. Now I don’t have any windows, in what I’m pretty sure is a room infested with mold. Did I […]
Canyon Lake Getaway
My sweet parents offered us their lake house this weekend . We quickly packed the car Friday afternoon, and we were at Canyon Lake before sunset. While driving through Sattler, […]
Bayou City Art Festival
Today we went to the Bayou City Art Festival in Memorial Park. While it was very different from the Westheimer Arts Festival that I went to when I was younger (they […]
Let’s Rodeo.
We totally lucked out and got a call at 8 am Sunday morning asking us to attend the last day of the rodeo. My sister and brother-in-law’s neighbors gave them […]
St. Patrick’s Day at Discovery Green
Today we put on our green and headed out to Discovery Green! They have a flea market once a month, and I’ve been wanting to check it out for awhile […]
“If you don’t take a picture, you weren’t really here.”
This weekend I went to the most entertaining baby shower I can imagine. Cutest Couple B & A are expecting their first little bundle of joy on Cinco de Mayo, […]
Weekend at The Ranch
To continue my birthday celebrations, we headed to the country for a weekend full of food, fun, board games and watching 3 city dogs have a blast in the country. […]
A fabulous fish taco & flan fiesta!
Last night my wonderful mother threw me a family fiesta! We had fish tacos (and beef and chicken for those who can’t live without meat), rice, beans, chips & queso, […]
A Divine Day.
I didn’t have to go to work today! Because it’s my birthday, I took the day off so I could play golf with my grandpa and just do some relaxing. […]
Coconuts for Kauai: Part II
#6) Hanalei Fish Market & Hanalei Pier. I’m including both of these together because every time I went up to the North Shore to go to the beach, I had […]
Coconuts for Kauai
When I went to slather on my lotion this morning, I realized that my enormous bottle was empty! How does that happen? I glanced around my basket of products, and […]
Celebrate!
Happy February! I read a quote today inside my Dove chocolate wrapper that pretty much sums up why I write this blog: “The more you praise and celebrate your life, […]
Simple Sunday.
This Sunday was simple and fabulous. I got to be lazy for a good bit of the morning, then took a journey across town to Central Market. However, as we […]
Sweet Saturdays
Ah, Saturday. How I love you so. Although I haven’t forced myself out of bed early enough to get to yoga in quite some time (Next week, I promise!), I […]
Top 11 Continued…
Okay, here’s the second half to the Exceptional Eleven list… 6. After hitting up wine country, we drove back into San Francisco. I was not going to stay at the […]
Exceptional Eleven…
At this point, you may be thinking what makes this girl so faaabulouuuss? So this post will be dedicated to my top 11 from 2011! Hope you enjoy! 1. February […]
