When I was considering what to do for my BORING, boring birthday — 26 is absolutely nothing special — I thought wine not go to wine country? In fact, I’ve gone to wine country every November (ahem, Fredericksburg and Dripping Springs guides here!) and I don’t plan on missing that tradition moving forward! Read about … Continue reading
Tell me why I have 274897 things to do before the new year, including tons and tons of parties and other commitments. Want to get on my calendar? See you in the new year. (Eye roll emoji). Because of all these endless commitments, I recommend stocking up on some solid wines. Bringing a bottle to … Continue reading
The temperature dropped 20 degrees and we felt it. We popped right up like gophers and hauled out our boots, sweaters and scarves. We headed to Starbucks: cinnamon, nutmeg, PUMPKIN EVERYTHING. It’s fall (for now) in Houston, and that means one thing to me: Perfect, sweat-free patio weather for alcohol consumption. (OK, it means more … Continue reading
If you’re a good Houstonian, you’ve been pigging out on Houston Restaurant Weeks deals all month. It might be time to try something new or at least start planning for future, post Labor Day meals. Here are a couple of new or new-to-me menus that I’m pumped about. 1. Bosscat Kitchen’s Lunch Menu If … Continue reading
“When are you going to come to Ruidoso,” — my Memaw and Pawpaw every time I speak to either of them over the past 5ish years they’ve owned their house in the quiet town in southern New Mexico. “Soon!” I’d always say. After spending a long weekend in the mountains with them, I expect that … Continue reading
I need a cold one, stat. Hot, hot Houston has been busy opening hot, hot bars, and I’m proud to frequent any and all of them. Sundown at The Grove Before we get to all the new (or new-to-us) bars, our favorite Summer hang is Sundown at the Grove in Discovery Green. Every Wednesday until … Continue reading
I have three priorities when it comes to evaluating and picking a happy hour. 1. There’s gotta be food on the menu. Yes, I love drinks and the drink-only happy hour works at some already cheap bars and restaurants, but wherever I go, it’s gotta have something for me to nibble on. 2. It has … Continue reading
Photos by Emily Sanchez of Emily 5 Photography I love wine, but I love working out too. To me, it’s like: “Oh I worked out to day, beer me a wine.” Thus, completely undoing my workout, but hey. It’s called balance. I discovered a new brand of wine on Instagram that lets you have your … Continue reading
There’s no such thing as too much rodeo. Each time I get to go, I’ve had a completely different experience. (Well, most have included wine and all have included the concert!) You can spend hours shopping or riding rides at the carnival. You could eat Tex-Mex, pizza, BBQ, fair fare — you name it! You … Continue reading
OK, I’m like really bad at art. Just thinking about creating things scares me and stresses me out. I never doodled cute things — all terrible writings of my name. My mom rarely hung my art — but she did hang her art… because she’s ACTUALLY good at art (I currently have two of her … Continue reading