memorial show for carter

in memory of a great man...a great show, a great cause.

click here for tickets.

katy's turning 10!!

i think this sounds like a blast. i've always loved the katy trail, and since we moved, norman and i jog on it daily. that said, i feel a big obligation to make sure her birthday bash is a good one.

dallas friends, email me if you want to join, because i will be there. we love you, katy!!

Celebrate Katy's 10th Birthday!

Nov. 4 2007, 2-5 p.m. at Reverchon Park

The Friends of the Katy Trail is celebrating our 10th birthday with a party featuring the Ben E. Keith International Beer Garden, free food and cake, and fun for everyone!

We have entertainment and activities for all ages and fabulous food from Campisis, MooYah, Pokey O's and Primos.

So come out to enjoy a fall afternoon at Reverchon Park and celebrate the Katy Trail's 10th Birthday


Entertainment and food are free of charge, however the Ben E. Keith International Beer Garden costs $20.

boy-toy-troy

last night, mary, jay and i (a crew recently nicknamed "three's company" since we all live in the same building and like to spend crazy fun amounts of time together) went to dinner in hp village at mi cocina.

spotted?

the great troy aikman, former oklahoma sooner* that reached fame playing QB for the dallas cowboys. mary and i could not stop talking about how smokin' HOT he is!!

this got me thinking some very deep thoughts i felt obligated to share on the blog...
damn, there are a lot of hot nfl quarterbacks! ; ) (think tom brady, tony romo, brett farve and the list goes on...)

i also decided that mi cocina is the place for celebrity sightings. we recapped at dinner the ones i can remember in recent years - peyton manning, jerry jones, luke wilson, maya angelou, and troy aikman. i decided that for dallas, that is pretty impressive.




*troy played for the sooners during the 1984-85 season.

cali

we had a great time in so cal. santa barbara is beautiful and santa monica is a blast!! the wedding went off without a hitch and was very pretty. shutters is a great place and gave us impeccable service. i was able to visit with a lot of friends that i rarely get to see...it's so funny to see a childhood friend get married. several of us there have known each other since we were eight years old! all that said, congrats, will and nell! you make a great couple.

i never want to come home when i visit that area. i can say without hesitation that in my opinion, it is absolutely the greatest part of the country. oh, and hills fans, we did make it into l.a./beverly hills area and made a quick visit to bolthouse productions, but i was to chicken to go in and see if heidi was in the office. i wish i was kidding...

santa monica

'kenz and i at the beach celebrating her 7th birthday

on the pier in santa barbara

post-rehearsal at the viceroy

for those of you that don't like/care about football, i am sorry that my blog becomes completely dominated by sports every fall...sorry for you, that is! you are missing out on a great year in football all-around.

that said, i know you don't all love it as much as i do, so i promise to put up some pics of the so cal trip this week - i'm sure i'll be having romantic dinners with justin timberlake and coffee with the girls from the hills. or maybe i'll just enjoy will's wedding and the beach with jay. either way, it promises to be fun!

ummm, can you say go cowboys!!! that was one heck of a game. our whole crew was in hysterics with all that drama. however, i must say, they have got to change the ruling on those last second timeouts. it KILLS me that they allow that crap. but who cares, because our boy, folk pulled it off twice!

28 - 21

that was one heck of a game, and we won it! what a fun day...we got to the fair early with our crew and enjoyed some good fair grub, then it was off to the game, for a day that i will not soon forget. we moved to number six in the AP poll, so life is good. BOOMER SOONER!

some pics from the day:

some of the crew at the fair pre-game

the band leader is jay's favorite

the sooners are victorious again!

scoreboard.

6 out of 8 ain't bad

happy birthday, coach!

happy birthday to one of my favorite people on earth, one that i would put at my dream dinner table anytime, barry switzer. he turns 70 today.

not only did the king (that's his nickname, but i like to call him "el presidente") lead OU to three of their seven national titles, he also took our beloved cowboys to a victorious super bowl. he is one of only two coaches to win both a collegiate national title and a super bowl (not to mention for my two favorite teams).

so sooners, let's win one for barry!!! BOOMER!!!!!!!

couldn't resist

if you want to buy the t-shirt, click here.

belmont hotel

last night jay and i joined a few friends at the belmont hotel, outside of downtown (dallas) near the beautiful kessler park area. if you have yet to check this place out, i would highly recommend it. we were very impressed. the hotel, the outdoor patio, the food, all of it. if i were ever to stay in a hotel in dallas, this would definitely be the first one i would want to try out.

looooong week

i'm so nervous about the game this weekend that i am having trouble focusing at work. is this normal? luckily we are staying very busy the next couple of nights, so hopefully that will keep me somewhat distracted.

this weekend, i'd like to see lots of this:

which would lead to this...

and make the sooner nation the happiest people in the world!!

i do want to give a shameless plug to the one thing i have to distract me friday evening when i get home from the OU parties. friday is the season premier of the greatness that is "friday night lights." seriously, if you have not watched it in the past, give it a shot. so great.

oh, and one last thing...

BOOMER SOONER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**update (10/4): i had a dream last night OU wins 71-3. foresight? i think so.

sunday fun-day

i saw this on the victory park calendar for this sunday, the 30th...looks like a good time. i also did a little research, and the park is pet-friendly. i know, i know, nothing can beat lee harvey's "dog-day-afternoons," but that doesn't start until 4pm and it's on the way there.

i say BRING IT.

Sunday In The Park @ 3-8PM

Kick off the fall season in style on the lawn in Victory Park every Sunday through November 4th!

Enjoy food, drinks and music with DJ Wish FM and White Lotus Society!

Parking available in Lot B off High Market Street, North of the Park. Parking also available in Lot C off North Houston St across from Museum Way.
http://www.victorypark.com/pdf/sundayinparkmap.pdf

paws for a cause

follow up on paws for a cause - there were 83 people and 99 dogs that "raced" in the walk on sunday. it was such fun and team in training raised some good money for the leukemia & lymphoma society. this was the first annual, so dog-friendly friends, come out next year!!

and they're off!

look at tuna go!

norm after swimming with the other goldens

walk wrap up...look who is on his cell phone?!? geez.

letter to the editor

i love people from chicago. seriously, i have never met a chicago-native that i do not love whole-heartedly. it started with my first super bowl memory, when i picked the fighting chicago bears to win over the patriots (and was the only member of my family to do so...i was a refrigerator perry fan!) then i met oprah on tv a few years later, then i went to college and met mary, and then moved to dallas and met doug and kelly...the hits just keep on coming!!! (not to mention i appreciate the bears allowing my dimple-clad cowboy, tony romo, an at-chicago victory this evening!!)

that said, i was just reading some opinion letters on the dallas morning news website and read another great former chi-town resident that now resides in dallas comment regarding the close-to-my-heart trinity river project:

Take a look at the Windy City
Having lived in Chicago for the past 19 years, I look at this controversy and shake my head in disbelief. The idea that a roadway cannot exist along with a park is ridiculous.

Did the opponents ever hear of Lake Shore Drive in Chicago? The width of land from the front door of million-dollar homes to the edge of Lake Michigan is half of the land in question for the Trinity River Park. Cars whiz by as residents jog, splash, picnic and relax in the Chicago parks that comingle with the concrete.

When Millennium Park was first proposed in Chicago, the good mayor said it would cost one thing and, of course, it ended up costing more. But go there and be amazed.

(insert by katy - yeah, that really looks like it "sucks"...come on, dallas!!!)

So before the vote in November, I would encourage everyone involved to take a field trip to Chicago and see how a real city works. Then return to Dallas and get this project going, so we can show the world that in 2007, Dallas can, as former Chicago city planner Daniel Burham said, "make no little plans."

Raymond M. Crawford, Dallas

she's baaaaack

you all remember "the landlord"...which is definitely the funniest video i have ever seen on the net. however, i must say, pearl is back and this one is equally hysterical.


"hi hell, i've got someone coming to you..." genius.

fun in big D

first, i must credit daily candy with being one of my favorite sites for all the goings-on here in dallas. second, i thought i would share some of the info i learned on their great site with my fellow dallasites. here are two very fun events happening in the next week...i'll be in attendance for both!

Paws for a Cause
What: A two-mile walk for pups and peeps to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Why: On your bark …
When: Sun. 9/23, 2-4 p.m.
Where: TeePee Hill, 3240 W. Lawther Dr., White Rock Lake Park. To sign up, e-mail pawsforacause@swbell.net.

Gabbiano Nights
What: Sample spirits from the Tuscan winery, watch movies, and listen to Dinner & a Movie’s chef Claud Mann discuss dishes inspired by the film.
Why: Snap out of it.
When: Thurs. 9/27, 8-10 p.m.
Where: Lee Park, 333 Turtle Creek Blvd., Turtle Creek (310-882-4019).

how many earths do you need?

i took this quiz this morning after hearing about it on NPR on the way to work. very interesting, especially once you are finished and able to compare/contrast your answers to others. the premise is this - how many planet earths it would take to sustain life if everyone lived as you do. it definitely made me think!

in other news, the wall street journal is now (finally!) available online in it's full "premium" content. good stuff!

book 'em, horns!

click here for the full story

i'm not sure if the longhorns will be able to field a team by the time we get to october. my oh my, with no offensive line and half the number of players they need to field a team being arrested in the last couple of months, they may have some issues! what's going on in austin?!?!?

happy 25th birthday! ; )

this made me smile...who knew people were typing on message boards when i was four?!?! i bet it was he and al gore, since he invented the internet and all (see, i can even poke fun at politicians that i like, wyatt). : )

happy birthday to :-)

F-U-N

we have been out of town so much since the wedding, it was nice to be here for a change. i gave our tix away to a very happy work-friend.

friday night we relaxed, getting geared up for the "back to school" party we co-hosted with our friends, courtney and chris, at their place. the theme was set as a college party, and it definitely lived up to it's name! we had a great time and a good crew...don't worry attendees, i left the most of the incrimnating pictures to themselves...

kelly playing a "college" version of ping-pong, she was a natural.

what's this button for?

hoo-rah for kappa

sisters.

ace in the hole

jay looks like he is an angry football coach

to top it all off, when we were leaving their house for the evening, someone had rolled (as in the trees were covered in toilet paper) chris and court's house! apparently the culprit hit a couple of places that evening...the mystery people are still at large...but VERY funny. my friends seem to revert easily to college AND high school!!! ; )

fellow wilcox followers

i have been a fan of dave wilcox for as long as i can remember. fellow dallas-ites, get excited because he will be here shortly performing at bend studios. very cool.

Sunday November 4, 2007 - Dallas TX

Bend Studio - Dallas
3006 Cole Ave
Dallas TX 75204
http://www.bendstudio.com/intimate_concerts.htm
214-606-0770