I love late September in Texas. ย The temperatures begin to cool, the humidity drops, and every day is another excuse to play hooky and head outside. ย So what's going on this year? It's been raining in Dallas for a week. ย Yes, we needed the rain, but jeez, enough is enough! ย It's tough to get out and enjoy your pool or take a walk on the local trails when it's so soggy even the Trinity River is overflowing its banks!
Anyone who knows me well, knows that I might be tempted to use this meteorological anomaly as an excuse to grab a flight out of town to some sunny destination (don't think I didn't try). ย But as my husband pointed out, I โขve abandoned the Metroplex 3 of the last 5 weekends, and October is shaping up to be a travel-palooza, so this weekend I โขve been grounded.
Trying to think outside the box, I realized that my darling hubby never made the declaration that I had to stay HOME, only that I needed to stay in the Metroplex! ย This presented me with a wealth of opportunities. ย I hopped on my computer, made some phone calls, and I am proud to say, I โขve got a fun weekend planned. ย Feel free to use this as a guide if some weekend you too, need to get away without going too far.
The first order of business was finding a fabulous hotel room surrounded by good places to eat and fun things to do. ย I called the
W hotel and got a great deal for the weekend. ย I can hardly wait to use their
Whatever, Whenever service. ย I โขm trying to think up something really obscure to see if they can deliver on their promise.
Next, I had to plan some fun activities. ย I โขm sure we โขll enjoy a morning swim in the hotel's 16th floor pool with panoramic views of the city and I โขve scheduled a spa treatment for myself. If the skies clear, we โขll take a walk on the Katy trail, if not we could hit the gym, grab a movie, or simply people watch in the lobby. ย My husband would like to try the
W's Acura Experience, tooling around the city in a new MDX. ย At some point, we โขll grab a tasty lunch at one of the Victory Park eateries.
For nighttime fun, I checked the American Airlines Center weekend event planner. ย Now I โขm sure she puts on a good show, but there is not a chance in the world that I could get my husband to see Brittney Spears โข Circus tour at the AAC on Friday night. ย So instead, on Saturday, we โขll attend the Ultimate Fight Club Championships. Our college aged son will be envious, but I โขm not sure I โขll be able to open my eyes to see what's going on. ย Nevertheless, I โขm willing to step outside my comfort zone, and try something new. ย Afterward, we โขll head over to the Havana Social Club where my husband can light up a stick and enjoy the company of other cigar aficionados while I throw back some yummy rum drinks in an attempt to forget the horror I โขve just witnessed. ย ย Finally, we โขll hit the
Ghost Bar where celebs and beautiful wannabes congregate. ย I know from previous experience that they make a mean blueberry martini, but this time I โขll try something a new.
Sunday morning, we โขll cruise over to Gachet Coffee where the White Velvet is the coffee drink of choice and the pastries come highly recommended. ย We โขll no doubt review the weekend's highlights and then hop in our car to make the 25 minute drive back to our suburban home. ย When you live in a large city like Dallas, it's not always necessary to get out of town for a mini-vacation. ย There are ample places around town that you โขve probably never explored, so step out, explore and have some fun!
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