I love late September in Texas. Â The temperatures begin to cool, the humidity drops, and every day is another excuse to play hooky and head outside. Â So what's going on this year? It's been raining in Dallas for a week. Â Yes, we needed the rain, but jeez, enough is enough! Â 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). Â But as my husband pointed out, I â„¢ve abandoned the Metroplex 3 of the last 5 weekends, and October is shaping up to be a travel-palooza, so this weekend I â„¢ve 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! Â This presented me with a wealth of opportunities. Â I hopped on my computer, made some phone calls, and I am proud to say, I â„¢ve got a fun weekend planned. Â 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. Â I called the
W hotel and got a great deal for the weekend. Â I can hardly wait to use their
Whatever, Whenever service. Â I â„¢m trying to think up something really obscure to see if they can deliver on their promise.
Next, I had to plan some fun activities. Â I â„¢m sure we â„¢ll enjoy a morning swim in the hotel's 16th floor pool with panoramic views of the city and I â„¢ve scheduled a spa treatment for myself. If the skies clear, we â„¢ll take a walk on the Katy trail, if not we could hit the gym, grab a movie, or simply people watch in the lobby. Â My husband would like to try the
W's Acura Experience, tooling around the city in a new MDX. Â At some point, we â„¢ll grab a tasty lunch at one of the Victory Park eateries.
For nighttime fun, I checked the American Airlines Center weekend event planner. Â Now I â„¢m 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 â„¢ Circus tour at the AAC on Friday night. Â So instead, on Saturday, we â„¢ll attend the Ultimate Fight Club Championships. Our college aged son will be envious, but I â„¢m not sure I â„¢ll be able to open my eyes to see what's going on. Â Nevertheless, I â„¢m willing to step outside my comfort zone, and try something new. Â Afterward, we â„¢ll 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 â„¢ve just witnessed. Â Â Finally, we â„¢ll hit the
Ghost Bar where celebs and beautiful wannabes congregate. Â I know from previous experience that they make a mean blueberry martini, but this time I â„¢ll try something a new.
Sunday morning, we â„¢ll cruise over to Gachet Coffee where the White Velvet is the coffee drink of choice and the pastries come highly recommended. Â We â„¢ll no doubt review the weekend's highlights and then hop in our car to make the 25 minute drive back to our suburban home. Â When you live in a large city like Dallas, it's not always necessary to get out of town for a mini-vacation. Â There are ample places around town that you â„¢ve probably never explored, so step out, explore and have some fun!
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