Sunday, August 16, 2009

Let's be foreal...

Life has seriously been B-A-N-A-N-A-S lately!! I am so sorry that I have failed to keep up with my blogging! I have been spending so much time in my new classroom...and I don't have a computer in there...yet! :)

Last week I was up there about three whole days and spent the whole time organizing and decorating my room....it looks SUPER cute if I do say so myself! I will have to take some pictures and get it all up on here for you to see!

But really...I am worn out from all of that....in-service week starts TOMORROW...we have had people constantly at our house all weekend (don't get me wrong...we LOOOOOVE having guests come to stay with us)...and to top it all off...I threw a baby shower at our house today!!! GEEZ LOUISE!!! Can I take a nap yet???

But this has been the highlight of my weekend....FOOD....of course! My husband and I are religious watchers of both Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives AND Man VS Food. If you haven't seen either one of these...you are missing out! They are GREAT shows! Anyways...a few months ago DD&D came to town and did a little show on a restaurant not too far from our house. We had never heard of it and it is a little bit off the beaten path. It's called Chef Pointe Cafe. Ya'll.......oh my.....it's CRAZY. The whole deal is that the owner is from another country and couldn't get a loan a few years ago to open a restaurant....so....he got a loan to open up a gas station. Therefore, he just put in a kitchen and opened up his little restaurant inside! Literally....it's a gas station that serves FIVE STAR rated food!! Craziest thing I have ever seen!

We went and tried it out on Friday night and we were AMAZED...so of course....like anyone normal....we went back on Saturday night too! HA! Let me just let you in on some of the MANY things they serve: Duck a la 'orange, Chicken Parmesan, Lobster Bisque, Stuffed Artichoke, Fried Chicken, Stuffed Pork Chops, and their famous (and might I add...the most amazing) Bread Pudding! Their menu is huge and there are so many wonderful options to pick from!

To give you an idea...this is what the place looks like....


B-A-N-A-N-A-S............ what an adventure!

We had to wait at least 45 minutes both nights that we went...but it was SO worth it! If you are EVER around the Fort Worth area...you should for sure look into it!

I am drooling right now thinking about that bread pudding...holy cow.

Hope ya'll have had a wonderful weekend!!

XOXO,

Hilary


22 comments:

d.a.r. said...

I looovveee DD&D! Such a fantastic show! I wanted to lick the TV when I saw that bread pudding!

Jennifer said...

We are so addicted to DD&D!
That place sounds so neat! Maybe one day they will visit somewhere close to us so we can go try it out!
Cannot wait to see pics of your room!

Kora Bruce [Dixie Lust] said...

soo great to hear from you. Glad that things are going so well for you and Casey! And yes please let's see these classroom photos!

Ps. I'm totally putting this gas station/life changing food on my list for the Great Southern Adventure!

Ashley said...

I love Man vs Food! haha that show is great! :) That is such a good idea for the restaurant...very creative!! I'm glad yall enjoyed it! AND I would love to see pics. of your classroom! Setting up is one of my favorite things!

Emily said...

Excited to see pics of your room! I'm always looking for good ideas.

I'll have to tell my TX friends about that restaurant! Wow!

Brittany and Charlie-Social Butterfly said...

Wow, that sounds so neat. I will have to have a date night over in Ft. Worth with the hubby to try that out:)!

Anonymous said...

that is hilarious that he opened a restaurant in the gas station and serves that type of food! Glad the show had him on there :)

Katie @ Loves of Life said...

First of all, DDD is our FAVORITE show! We love watching it sunday afternoons and we salivate and the amazing food they feature...! We always always always say how FUN it would be to find a Dive around us! they never come near us, though :( You are SO lucky! what an adventure!!

ps: i know the whole 'getting your classroom ready thing'...i'm SO there with you....!

Unknown said...

Ya for your new classroom :) That diner looks fabulous and to be transformed with 5 star food...oh i'd wait the 45 minutes too girly.

Anonymous said...

I love that show too! If I ever visit there, I know where I am going for sure. Hope life settles down a bit for you. Have a good week.

Smiley Jane said...

I want some of that bread pudding!

Kristen said...

Never heard of those shows... what channel are they on? I love finding new TV madness to watch!

Headbands and Hand Bags said...

You have to share pictures of your classroom! How fun would that be to set up and decorate! I lvoe love "Triple D" as Guy calls it, makes me want to raod trip to all of his delicious finds!

Cara Beth said...

Can't wait to see pics of your classroom and my stomach is growling now thanks to your post. :)

Sara Cate said...

I cannot believe that restaurant is real! I just got done awing over the online menu on their website. What a great adventure - This is definitely on my 50 before 50 list!

Summer Athena said...

I love DDandD too! So great you got to eat there!

The Pink Chick said...

I would love to see pics of your classroom! I bet it is so cute!!!

Heather @ Simple Wives said...

Oh, I love bread pudding! :)

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BALLET NEWS said...

Hello, just wanted to leave you a comment to say hoe much I've enjoyed reading your posts today. You have great pictures and I wanted to say thank you for sharing...

Best wishes

Unknown said...

Hi from one Texas girl to another! I just stumbled on your blog today and wanted to say hello! Super cute blog!

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