London, August 2009

I just can't seem to get enough of the Royal Wedding. Its 11PM and I am watching all the shows BBC can ever come up around the royalty, like 'How Harry went from zero to hero?', 'Why Katie was nick-named Katie Waity' and so on. Are you watching the wedding? Its already on my DVR and I intend to watch it Friday night with my daughter and her friends. While on the topic of England, here is a page from my travel diary republished.

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Outdoor Living

How many eating tables does a family need? A breakfast table, a formal dining and if we had chosen one for the patio, that would be our third set. Way too many, so we chose a lounge for our covered patio instead.
Outdoors is where we spent the entire weekend through rain and shine. Like I told you earlier, we had friends over on Saturday and the range of topics we discuss, never ceases to amaze me. If discussions all night were not sufficient, the very next day, one of them sends me a link on FB as to why Bridge is better than Chess, to prove his point.

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Lets Go Fly A Kite ...

The local kite festival was this weekend. The weather breezy windy; perfect for flying a kite. We had friends over for a BBQ this Saturday and missed the festival. Instead went to a local park to fly our last year's 'Made in China' dragon kite that flies like magic every time.
Last week was good ...so good I have to use bullet points.

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Camouflaging Thick Arms

I must have missed the memo on this one, for I can't remember at what point of time, covering up thick arms became official. It was perfectly okay to hit the dance floors exposing thick/flab arms during the late 70s and 80s (PS - this is hearsay info, I am not that old ...yet). Instead of setting unrealistic expectation of looking long and lean at all times, let the weather and your personal style dictate how much you prefer to cover up.

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Art In The Square, SouthLake Texas

Three words to describe my weekend - 'Art, Music and Outdoors'. Actually that is four but I am sure you get the point. "Art in the Square" is an annual 'Juried' event that takes place in South Lake Texas. Inspiring work of local artists and kids on various mediums like oil, watercolors, wood, jewelery, ceramics and 2d were on display.
These are the work of Trish Biddle. I find her work romantic, fun and feminine; aspects I can well associate with. I went there close to closing time and could not strike a conversation with the talented artist. There were many more featured artists but these are the only ones I clicked, of course with the artist's permission to click.

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Leg Press

The first thing hubby asked me after his week long trip was - "Have you been working out?". I can't tell you how delightful those words sound when used in a sentence like that.
Yes, I have been working out (almost every single day, even if it was just for 20-30 minutes. Its ironical that the most I worked out are on days I had the least help. I have not lost a pound but feel skinny and on top of the world.

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Dallas Auto Show

This was one of those 60-hour work week. Most days I ate cereal for lunch and the kids ate at their school cafeteria. When I work hard during the week, I tend to party harder during the weekend. One of our good friends stopped by for a BBQ Friday. They are one of those couple who remind you, age is just a number.
We went to the Auto Show this weekend. While the kids had a good time getting in and out of all the cars, I was busy clicking pictures most of the time. I don't have to tell you how much the hubby loved it, do I? 

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Spring Luncheon

Laid back ... should have been the title of this post. Nothing worked as planned. It was my husband's birthday this past weekend and the gift I planned to get him was out of stock. I could have ordered it online. But you can't surprise one who is on top of his accounts. If he sees the name of the shop and the $$$, he would know right away its an ipad2. Shame on me, I totally forgot to reserve the place we were planning to have the Sunday brunch at.

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Bruno's Ristorante, Irving Texas

As the kids grow older, the eating out experience gets better, including better table manners and more planned outings. Its not fun when eating out is simply a result of a long stressful day at work or back to back after school activities. I had heard rave reviews of Brunos Ristorante from multiple people at work and finally gave it a try during our Spring break.
The food and customer service are the high features of this place. The restaurant has been in the same place and has the same chef for the past 22 years ... and that speaks volumes about the quality and taste of food served.

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