I AM HUNGRY. I am waiting for my co-worker Tim to finally be ready for lunch, and I am not good at this whole "patience while hungry" thing. At first he was legitimately working, and now he's just watching ridiculous (albeit funny) videos of people throwing their laptops against walls, as he laughs maniacally. Worthy purpose, no doubt, but I am really super hungry.
In other news, last night I got to see my DAD! In Dallas! It was GREAT. He too was in Dallas for work this week, coincidentally, so we had dinner. I picked him up at his hotel, since he didn't rent a car, and we went out to a Tex-Mex restaurant that one of the local crew members recommended to him. It was just fair, in my humble Tex-Mex opinion, but maybe in part due to the fact that it was a totally odd dining experience. The waiter just approached us, said, "Hello," and then stared at us until I awkwardly said, "Um, we're not ready yet?" Then he carded my dad. Like, seriously wanted to see his ID. Now, my dad has aged well, but really? We think he was new. Or crazy. Not sure. Umberto redeemed himself by making us a pretty nice guacamole and dutifully refilling the delicious hot chips. For dinner my dad and I shared the chicken mole and tequila shrimp, which was all good, but nothing too special. And salty like whoa! I prefer Mi Cocina. Next time, Dad! After dinner we went to the dollar store and to Target in search of silly glasses for my dad's video crew for some goofy prank or something. It apparently went over very well! So, restaurant critique aside, it was really nice to see my daddy-o out in Dallas and show him just how confusing it is to drive out here! Thanks for the company :)
Ok, other tidbits from the week: Tuesday Whole Foods run.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS!!! I LOVE that these things are trendy. It is SO strange and wonderful. I asked for half of a container, but she pretty much filled it up, so I sighed, shrugged my shoulders, and decided I was just going to have to eat half a pound of brussels sprouts and deal with the, er, repercussions. Le sigh. I left two in the container so as not to feel like I actually ate all of them.
Honey pepper salmon, halfway through:
Some of my little treats for the week included a baby packet of almond butter and expensive chocolate (holla expense account!):
Really liked the chocolate, but, as a connoisseur, will admit that I didn't LOVE it. I think it was too sweet for me for dark chocolate. I prefer upwards of the 70% range. But I love trying new foods on someone else's tab. Sweet :)
Ok, other tidbits from the week: Tuesday Whole Foods run.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS!!! I LOVE that these things are trendy. It is SO strange and wonderful. I asked for half of a container, but she pretty much filled it up, so I sighed, shrugged my shoulders, and decided I was just going to have to eat half a pound of brussels sprouts and deal with the, er, repercussions. Le sigh. I left two in the container so as not to feel like I actually ate all of them.
Honey pepper salmon, halfway through:
Some of my little treats for the week included a baby packet of almond butter and expensive chocolate (holla expense account!):
Really liked the chocolate, but, as a connoisseur, will admit that I didn't LOVE it. I think it was too sweet for me for dark chocolate. I prefer upwards of the 70% range. But I love trying new foods on someone else's tab. Sweet :)
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