The Dallas weekend extravaganza has come and gone and I've mixed emotions about it. I got to hit the King Tut exhibit which was more like just a general Egyptian royalty from 2 millenia ago. There were some amazing pieces that I could go on and on about but overall it seemed like they were showing us the B circuit. The place was also way overbooked, I felt like we were being extorted and then herded around. I will say that it gave me an even higher appreciation for the pomegranate, being in that it is carved in the gold coffin of Tut's grandmother.
Let's see... we hit countless shops and I endured my sister's rigid scheduling of all things pertaining to indulgence. I got a massage at the Spa at the Cresent which was pretty excellent, if not awkward because my masseuse was oh so capable and how can it not be somehow overly personal when you're nude and being worked on by a fit, healthy chick. Maybe I was just a little off because of the birthday champagne they served me or the bloody marys I had before that. Actually the only true complaint is that I was not going to be able to make this a habit and that I knew my IT Band was going to be sore despite the steam sauna/jacuzzi/ice whirlpool treatment I gave it afterward. I limped out of the joint and had a coffee out on the patio reading the Sunday Times and chatting with the sweet waitress. How does the other half live?
The next epic was of course the Texas de Brazil experience. This place is pretty severe in all things meat. Not to mention thet have a hors d' ourve bar that is out of this world. I had things like marinated portabellos, smoked salmon, grilled provelone, 5types of olives, lobster bisque, feijoada (Brazilian national dish). I rated the Lamb chops the best meat I had, over the filet mignon, prime rib, flank steak, bacon wrapped filet, parmesan chicken. My stomach was a bolling ball for the next 12 hours, but I was in ecstasy and I out-ate all takers, which is most important.
The weather was really excellent all weekend, making for some good outdoor activities- jogging, eating&drinking, watching pretty people. I am planning on heading back for St. Patricks Day weekend to hopefully run a 5k on the Greenville, grill out, and pee on parade floats. Yes, I could do that here, but something beckons in Dallas now that I've been down there a few times. It must be said that there are some nice areas and respites whose absenses are starkly apparent in Norman and OKC.
Let's see... we hit countless shops and I endured my sister's rigid scheduling of all things pertaining to indulgence. I got a massage at the Spa at the Cresent which was pretty excellent, if not awkward because my masseuse was oh so capable and how can it not be somehow overly personal when you're nude and being worked on by a fit, healthy chick. Maybe I was just a little off because of the birthday champagne they served me or the bloody marys I had before that. Actually the only true complaint is that I was not going to be able to make this a habit and that I knew my IT Band was going to be sore despite the steam sauna/jacuzzi/ice whirlpool treatment I gave it afterward. I limped out of the joint and had a coffee out on the patio reading the Sunday Times and chatting with the sweet waitress. How does the other half live?
The next epic was of course the Texas de Brazil experience. This place is pretty severe in all things meat. Not to mention thet have a hors d' ourve bar that is out of this world. I had things like marinated portabellos, smoked salmon, grilled provelone, 5types of olives, lobster bisque, feijoada (Brazilian national dish). I rated the Lamb chops the best meat I had, over the filet mignon, prime rib, flank steak, bacon wrapped filet, parmesan chicken. My stomach was a bolling ball for the next 12 hours, but I was in ecstasy and I out-ate all takers, which is most important.
The weather was really excellent all weekend, making for some good outdoor activities- jogging, eating&drinking, watching pretty people. I am planning on heading back for St. Patricks Day weekend to hopefully run a 5k on the Greenville, grill out, and pee on parade floats. Yes, I could do that here, but something beckons in Dallas now that I've been down there a few times. It must be said that there are some nice areas and respites whose absenses are starkly apparent in Norman and OKC.
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