Super Bowl Weekend!

We were happy that the sun finally made a long awaited appearance on Saturday and melted the snow for Super Bowl Weekend. A bunch our friends and us decided it would be fun to ride the train to Fort Worth and check out all the Super Bowl festivities.

Casey, Ash, and Mark on the train

Matt, me, Lindsay, and Chris

Me & Ash

 We all had a blast Saturday night! The train was fun and only took 45 minutes. We for sure came home with some good stories! haha! ;)  On Sunday, we all went to brunch at Nick & Sam's Grill which was FAB! I had their "grown up grill cheese" with tomato bisque soup and it was DE-LISH! I would recommend Nick & Sam's as a great brunch spot if your in the Dallas area. After brunch, everyone came over to our house and we got ready for the game. A few of us went to the store and got some food to grilled out and the we watched the game. It was such a fun weekend with our favorites!! 

Winter Mix

Ok, so last week pretty much was a like a winter break for us BUT on the downside we were held captive inside by the ice/snow and couldn't go anywhere! Matt's office was closed, and so was mine Tuesday-Friday. Matt did venture to the office Thursday and I made it to one of my accounts that I call Bingo at (it's like 2 minutes from the house) and after I made a run to the store to stock back up on food b/c  the next round of ice/snow was on its way! Here are some pictures of the crazy (crazy for Texas) amount of snow!

Our house covered in snow

Our neighborhood

Almost 5 inches!

Backyard

Matt holding up an icicle that is as tall as his thigh!

Icicle toothpick? ;)

Matt cooling down his Stella

Texas weather....

you never know what your gonna get!! If you read my last post you would know that it was 75 degrees out in Dallas on Saturday. Well, today it was a different story....we had a snow/ice day today!!! Matt's office was closed today and so was mine! Pretty much all of N. Texas shut down and we have a good chance of no work tomorrow either....fingers crossed! ;) It's not suppose to be above freezing until Thursday and so all the ice and snow isn't going anywhere for a while.
Last night a rain storm came through along with a cold front that put it in the negatives and after the rain storm came sleet and snow! So, we woke up and saw that neither of us had to work and so I made some french toast, matt did some work from the house, I organized some things around the house, and relaxed snuggled under the electric blanket. It was a nice relaxing free day and we'll see what tomorrow holds!

A cold day must haves: coffee/tea & electric throw

Our backyard covered in ice and a little snow

Front walkway covered in ice

Good Movies, Good Friends, & Good Fondue!

Would describe this past weekend. Friday night, we stayed in and I made taco salad for dinner and we watched Book of Eli. I really enjoyed it and it kind of made me think about how the world works these days with everyone needing wanting more and more of everything. At the end of the day all you really need is your faith and the basics.  I would recommend it.
On Saturday morning I thought I'd try making a breakfast Frittata. I was really surprised how quick and easy it was and I loved the fact that it was different. I feel like we always have the same old breakfast menu every weekend. So if your like me and want to try something easy to mix it up a little bit here is the recipe.

Ingredients: FYI: I'm guessing at the measurements b/c I eyeballed how much veggie and egg I used but it should be pretty close. ;) Just use how much you would like....you can't mess it up. Oh, and for my friends that aren't fans of veggies you could sub veggies for ham  instead. That's for you Ash! ;)

• 1 c of vegetables (your choice and you can use more veggies...just eyeball it)
• 5 eggs
• 1 T  of feta or parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper

 Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place 1 c. of sauteed vegetables to small nonstick pan over medium heat. Use your favorite. I used onions, spinach, mushrooms, bell pepper, and tomatoes.
3. Beat your 5 eggs in a bowel, salt and pepper the eggs and then poor the eggs over the vegetable mixture in the pan. Move mixture around until slightly solidified. Transfer pan (with ovenproof handle) to oven.
4. Bake until frittata is almost firm to the touch. Sprinkle with feta or parmesan cheese  bake until firm.
5. Voila!

 

 Saturday afternoon it was a beautiful 75 degree day outside. Matt and I took the top off the Jeep and went to some different tile stores looking for flooring and back splashes for the kitchen. We finally decided on everything and Friday the guy is coming to measure!! So exciting but I'm nervous at the same time b/c this is going to be a HUGE renovation and so please pray that it goes smoothly without too many hiccups!! Saturday evening we went to dinner with some of our friends Monte & Brandy Farquhar. We decided to go try Simply Fondue and it was AMAZING!! So very de-lish!! We were all stuffed by the time the chocolate fondue came but we all managed to make room!

Monte & Brandy enjoying their cheese fondue!

 

The chocolate fondue!

 After fondue, we decided to go to Times Ten Wine Cellars and have a glass of wine. It's one of Matt and mine favorite places in Dallas b/c it has a really laid back atmosphere and they have really good wine that they make in house. The grapes they use are flown in from Cali and they also use some Texas grapes. After a glass of wine, it was still early and so we decided to go to one more stop before calling it a night. We had a great evening with the Farquhars!!!

 

On Sunday, we went to the movies and saw No Strings Attached. It was really cute and really funny! Matt and I both enjoyed it. It was a great weekend and I hope all of you had a great one as well!