tacos!

You can never go wrong with tacos, especially on a hot and lazy Sunday afternoon...we love going to Torchy's because their tacos are tasty, the guacamole is fresh, but most importantly we can bring Pancho! The last few times we've been there, we were able to grab the same table in the corner, underneath the cool misters. It also helps that Kyle likes to feed Pancho ice cubes under the table the entire time...definitely worth dealing with the brutal Texas heat, in our humble opinion:)

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It's been awhile since we've been to one of our bulldog meetups, but with all the gorgeous weather we've been having lately, we just couldn't resist. We met a cream colored Frenchie named Beefy...who was an even bigger ham than Pancho!



Spring has sprung! We've been busy buying flowers and planting seeds in our garden...this year, we are trying tomatillos and spicy peppers.


We stumbled upon the Fort Worth Water Gardens, known as a "cooling oasis in the concrete jungle of downtown". I've never seen anything like it...there was a quiet meditation pool, an aerating pool, and an active waterfall.


Kyle "tebowing"...



Yep, since I'm terrified of heights, this was the lowest step I could stand on without having a full-on panic attack. Nevermind that there were little kids running around everywhere...

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Made a little trip down to Austin last weekend (3rd time in 2 weeks!)...so we could take my parents to see Les Misérables. Speaking of, have you seen the new Les Mis movie trailer?! Omigosh, I got goosebumps watching it...

My new food obsession is at a place called Hopdoddy - their turkey burger is to die for. I'm almost thankful that it's only in Austin and not Fort Worth or I'd probably gain 20 pounds...though that turkey burger may be worth it.

lately...

 A few iPhone photos from this past week or so...I've been out and about showing my cousin, David (visiting from Taiwan), around Austin and Fort Worth. Lots of good eats, shopping, and just plain hanging out at home. So happy my sister was able to come up from Houston too! Always so nice to be with family:)

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A few iPhone photos from the past couple of days...highlights include:

*Hanging out with our friends Bobby and Eurjean (in town for a wedding)...so of course tex-mex and margaritas were in order.

*Celebrating Kyle's birthday with our favorite key lime pie.

*A whirlwind trip to Austin for Mother's Day...and to see friends!

*Getting to eat not one, but TWO cowboy tacos from here.
Best. tacos. ever.

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Over the weekend, my parents came up to see us so we got to hang out, overstuff ourselves silly with good food, and visit the Fort Worth Botanic Garden (photos to come tomorrow). After touring the gardens, we were all so exhausted that we came back to the house and snoozed for the rest of the afternoon. Yay for family naps!

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Bits and pieces from the past couple of days...Kyle and I have been taking it easy at home mostly, especially after I caught a pretty nasty cold last week. We did manage to buy a gorgeous Japanese maple tree from our local nursery...I love its red leaves because it reminds me of fall.  

My sister is on break from school this week so I'm excited to just hang out with her, bake cupcakes, and maybe do a little shopping in Dallas!

weekend snapshots

This past weekend was somewhat of a busy one compared to our usual 'hanging out and doing nothing' routine. Kyle and I found our new favorite sushi spot, took Pancho to his very first dog park (photos to come), attended one of Kyle's coworker's 40th birthday party, and visited the nearby garden nursery to pick up a few plants for an herb garden. I can't believe we are already deciding on what to plant this year and it's only February. Madness. Also had a small get together with our wonderful neighbors...where I made a pear, cranberry and gingersnap crumble, inspired by this post.  I had to use frozen cranberries since fresh ones were no longer in season, but it still turned out pretty tasty in the end.