Ghost of Weekends Past, Present and Future

Weekend Past


Even though this weekend is almost here, I gotta tell ya about my last weekend. My friend Amy (shout out!) and I went to a fairly new bar called Black Friar Pub. We've been to this place before and sat at the bar. It was pretty fun last time so we thought we'd try it again. The bar is the best seat in the house. When it gets really crowded, we can still grab the bartender and get our beverages. There is a fun crowd and you never know who you'll run into.
Black Friar Pub - 2621 Mckinney AveDallas, TX 75204(214) 953-0599


Saturday morning my friend Nicole (shout out!) and I volunteered at the Alzheimer Association's Memory Walk at the Dallas Zoo. It was a super early morning, but totally worth it! We ended up having a great time and met some fun people. The whole thing got me really excited about the pubcrawl. The walk raised $300,000 and it is very encouraging and I can't wait to raise as much money as possible.


Saturday night a group of us went to the House of Blues to see the band Who's Bad? Who's Bad? is a Michael Jackson cover band. I got free tickets at Tasti Delight and thought it would be absolutely hilarious to go. It was hilarious, but it was one of the most entertaining concerts I've ever been to! They did everything from 70's and 80's MJ and even did a Jackson 5 set. It. Was. AWESOME! I do have a soft spot in my heart for the song "You Are Not Alone." By best friend since 7th grade used to sing that song in the back of English class. Gotta love it!

Weekend Present

Tonight a group of us girls are going to join the masses and go see the new movie "Twilight." I haven't read the books, but if I like the movie, I imagine I'll have a new series. I just can't imagine enjoying a book about vampires; however, that's what I thought about Harry Potter and I Loved. Loved. that series.

After the movie, a few of us will head to Club Dada in Deep Ellum for a show. I really excited to see Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears again. In addition to Black Joe Lewis, I'm really excited to hear my buddies Spammie and Jeff in their band Les Americains. They're a rock band with more melodic tunes. Don't take my word for what kind of music they play, as I'm NOT a music guru, but come check em' out! Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at frontgatetickets.com. If you purchase a ticket online, it's $19.

Weekends Future

For Turkey Day Weekend, I'm in town on Thanksgiving, but then headed to San Anton with the fam. I will totally be fat when I return. And I will love it.

That's about all I got for right now, but I'll write more soon. Promise! Oh yeh, I'll post a Turkey Trot/Bandage Dress update later this afternoon.

Wanna Know A Secret?

Want me to tell? Huh? Huh? Huh?

So, part of the reason I've been so busy is that I've been working on a "project." Until it was official, I really couldn't say anything. Now that it's a done deal, I can totally blab!

On February 14th, 2009, I will be co-hosting the "Honey, I Just Forgot" Pub Crawl - Benefiting the Greater Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. Alzheimer's has hit my family very hard in recent years and it's important to me to do whatever I can for research, education, and family and patient care.

The pub crawl will take place on Lower Greenville and have various after parties with live music. I'm totally excited and can't wait to work really hard to make this a successful fundraising event. As of right now, the Dallas Sport and Social Club is partnering with me to host this event. The Development Department of the Alz. Assoc. is totally behind us and are totally excited about this event.

This event is in the very early stages and as things progress I'll let you know. So... don't forget, you totally have a date for V-Day this year! Woo!

Dallas Sports

Want to relive the glory days? Looking to meet new people? Need a new physical activity? Whatever your reason for looking for recreational sports, they are available in Dallas!

There are 2 social sports leagues in Big D: Dallas Sports and Social Club and Big D Sports and Entertainment. Each organization has a variety of sports available; pretty much there isn't a sport that's not offered.

DSSC has softball, flag football, volleyball, outdoor soccer, dodgeball, kickball, bowling and basketball. Most sports are coed teams. Starting in April, a new men's flag football league is offered. A few sports have a recreational league (beer league for people who want to have fun and drink beer) and an intermediate level (more competitive level of skill.)

NOTE/WARNING: I unfortunately had the pleasure of playing on a co-ed intermediate flag football team. When girls show up in mouth guards and gloves, I should have run away. Fast. If that's the level of competition you're looking for, great, but I won't be joining you! Personally I'll be playing soccer and heading to the sponsor bar for beers and fried food. Each season, there is a sponsor bar that offers drink and food specials. Sponsor bars have included Frankies and San Francisco Rose.

Every season, DSSC hosts a Happy Hour at a local bar. It inlcudes all sports, the officials, and your friends. Drink specials are given to DSSC and there is usually some kind of food involved. It's a great time to see the players off the field. In the past, happy hours have been at McKinney Avenue Tavern, Black Finn and M Street Bar.

Big D Sports offers softball, bowling, flag football, golf, kickball, soccer, tennis and volleyball. There are also sponsor bars for after play entertainment. Sponsor bars have included Tipperary Inn, Metro Grill, Milo Butterfingers and Highpoint Restaurant and Club. Big D Sports also has a variety of social activities: St. Patty's Day party on Lower Greenville, Bar Olympics at Milo Butterfingers, First Friday happy hours, wine tastings, pub crawls and many more! Drink specials are a given for all events.

In April, Big D Sports will be hosting a women's flag football tournament. It is a double elimination tournament so you'll at least get to play 2 games. Particiapation and championship prizes will be given out and there is a sponsor bar to enjoy before or after the games!

If you don't think you have enough people to make a team, or want to sign-up individually, both organizations have forums on their website for you to find a team. You can't go wrong with whichever legaue you decide to join. In fact, join both for double the fun!