Bites of My Life

It finally feels like fall in my neck of the woods. Work is busy because we are opening a new restaurant!! I can’t think of what else to say and I don’t have time to think. That is all. Bye!!

-Part 1 of convincing Peter that curry is a diet staple complete. Eased him in with this easy crock-pot curry recipe I have on the blog.
-Pumpkins posing all cute all around the neighborhood I take my walks in.
-Tried the Tik Tok salmon & rice and can confirm the hype. Great way to use leftover salmon.
-Decaf almond milk latte delivery was just what I needed late Friday afternoon after a doozy of a work day.
-Tried a new to me pilates studio. I haven’t take a studio class in about a year and half. I miss reformer pilates!!
-Big time in Denton celebrating the Shorts!!
-Buncha plus ones!
-A stop in historic downtown Denton for post-wedding fuel before the drive back to OKC.
-Got to OKC for a week of work, but first some fall festival cuteness with my nieces.

Annie

Bites of My Life

In the midst of crazy plans and travel and feeling a bit all over the place, I’m starting Whole30 today. September is a randomly big month for Whole30. I have a post about it here. I’m starting a week early because I really just can’t wait to get started. It’s a personal preference, but I never feel better than when I commit to Whole30. My schedule is calming down a bit the next few weeks, and no time like the present to try and reign it in and get a little healthier. Does anyone else feel a little bleh after the summer? I’m loving the back to school back to schedules and routine energy, so I’m channeling that.

Outside of Whole30, last week looked like this: celebrating a best friend about to leave us in Dallas, getting back to cooking, very sad news of a friend from college passing after a long battle with cancer, busy work days, a quiiiiick trip back to OKC, more weekend celebrations, and sleeping like a darn rock last night after it all.

-Jazz night and martinis to kick off Olivia’s Dallas Farewell Tour.
-NYT Cooking never fails. This Ginger and Dill Salmon with Citrus Salad really turned a bad day around.
-Love getting to see my friend and hairdresser Nick. He brings good conversation and good hair. I got a toner this time in between highlights. I can luckily get away with only highlighting my hair 2 times a year.
-Pulled into OKC for a short stay, and pregamed dinner with cocktails by dad and a 10-minute Obé abs class. Chaotic energy at its finest.
-The abs class was washed away with this amazing peach tart from Frida.
-Back to back weekends for Anna! Her big day is officially a month away!
-Can’t wait to wear these Zara semi-flare jeans all fall. I wore them out Saturday, but oh buddy, I cannot with jeans until it’s at least 75 degrees outside.
-This little one kept me out so late, but worth every hour to celebrate some of her “lasts” in Dallas before she moves to Austin.
-A perfect Dallas Sunday is spent at Katy Trail Ice House in the afternoon.

Annie

Bites of My Life

Back-to-back-to-back busy weekends and spring allergies on high alert finally caught up to me. I had a good old-fashioned cold for all of last week. The worst part of a cold is there is no quick fix. Just multiple days trying to get as much rest as possible, taking DayQuill and Claritin-D around the clock, drinking tea, and trying to get my immune system up and ready for, you guessed it, another busy weekend. I attended wedding #4 out of what I’m anticipating to be 4 out of 11 I have for 2021…

I’m settling into a week of meals at home, exercise, and some R&R. I have very few plans on the calendar and I’m keeping it that way!

-A go-to salad of mine that I craved while feeling under the weather. Romaine, shredded rotisserie chicken, roasted sweet potatoes, avocado, pickled red onions, and homemade balsamic dressing.
-Celebrated two besties last Tuesday, one who is off to New York next month (not pictured) and the other who got into SMU grad school!
-The said celebration would have typically included a martini, but for me included a mar-tea-ni! Hot tea for the win at Hudson House!
-On a Cava kick. Playing around with my perfect combination, but this one sure was good. 1/2 splendid greens 1/2 right rice, 1/2 roasted veggies 1/2 grilled chicken, hummus, harissa, crazy feta, cucumber, tomatoes & onions, and kalamata olives with skhug on the side!
-Living vicariously through the pictures Kathleen was sending our family after sweet Elle’s first dance recital. Both of my sisters and I grew up dancing, and I think we’ve all been waiting for the day for our kids/nieces to get to start dance.
-When the Ole Miss wedding proved two things you never knew you needed on the dance floor: fake mustaches and a 90’s country cover band.
-What a night celebrating The Kells! Way too much fun with this whole group.
-Powered through the rain and a hangover to go scope out Target’s new designer collab collection with Aleix, Rixo, and more. While everything was very fun and bright, the sizes were already limited to only very small and very large left, and most pieces were a little lackluster IRL.
-Simple Sunday scramble for dinner: 3 eggs, sauteed heirloom tomatoes and red onion, fresh basil, pesto, and parm on top!

Annie

Bites of My Life

Back in OKC again last weekend for work and a wedding. I mentioned it last week, but work and weddings are dictating my life right now. No complaints just dropping facts. Praise be that I’m in Dallas for the foreseeable future. Travel on top of the W/W wheel has me pooped.

-Not one, but two bags of the Trader Joe’s Almond Butter pretzel nuggets. This is a peanut allergist’s dream!
-Molly’s book is out and everything from the recipes to the graphic design are supreme.
-I finished Prolon last Wednesday. While it is efficient at dropping a few lbs. I wouldn’t go suggesting friends do it. It comes at a high cost and you could just eat your own soups and drink your own herbal tea for a similar outcome.
-Back in OKC yet again to celebrate my bestie since 4th grade’s wedding. A big cheers at The Jones Assembly to kick off MaryKate and Connor’s weekend.
-Watermelon eye patches: cute and functional.
-Ranch waters with the bride post-pictures, pre-ceremony. MaryKate is as easygoing as they come.
-The prettiest set up for a rooftop reception.
-Posses outie!
-Peeked in mom and dad’s new digs before heading back to Dallas. I can’t wait to see it furnished.

Annie

Bites of My Life

I stayed in Oklahoma City between wedding #1 and #2. Since my work is based in OKC, I worked in the office during the week, before the festivities for Maddie and Cooper kicked off Thursday night and into Friday. The whole weekend was perfect and too fun from the start. I can’t believe that for what seems like a lifetime of planning, I mean truly have been planning these days since we were little, to then long engagements due to rescheduling, that both weddings for my best friends have already come and gone.

I’m having a little bit of post-wedding depression. I love a good birthday for myself and dream of my own big day, but there is something about celebrating the closest people in my life that truly makes me so happy.

-My co-worker Ashley got me hooked on this Good Culture cottage cheese last time I was in our OKC office. I picked up a few and ate for lunch with some chia seeds, raspberries and fiber cereal. Pro cottage cheese or does it make you gag?
-Chop chop chop! I have been needing to cut my hair for months, but my salon in Dallas is still closed. I booked an appointment in Oklahoma City while I was home and said take it all off! I had this personal crisis that I wanted to look different between the back to back weddings I was in so 4 inches of hair seemed like the only way to achieve that.
-Loved putting together the bridesmaid luncheon to kick off Maddie’s wedding weekend. Mom’s china, her plethora of linens, and my restaurant connections made everything seamless.
-This girl has been my go to since 2015. I’ve only been Maid of Honor for my sisters (which lets be honest I did nothing for, sorry Kat and Claire), so it was so fun to really play into that role for one of my nearest and dearest.
-Maid of honor speeches, check! The best weekend with this trio!
-Emily is Maddie’s best friend from growing up and I can’t imagine navigating post grad without Maddie. We got to share MOH responsibilities over the past year and I highly encourage having two MOHs. Made it sooooo nice.
-A dress too perfect for my Maddie girl, the giant bow is hiding in this pic, but it was everything.
-Look at that Mr. and Mrs (and groomsman and bridesmaid - ha)!
-Bandana masks and massive foam cowboy hats keeping us safe on the dance floor.

Annie

If you know me well you know I love a good wedding dance floor. A new Spotify playlist as a nod to one of my favorite past times seemed necessary.