march is here!

i started looking through my last several weeks and realized i didn't have much going on until mid march. P has been very busy. he had two conferences the first two weeks of march and was exhausted when it was all wrapped up. the 2nd conference was in Austin, TX so i went down for a day & hung out with him in his off time & shopped the rest of the time! got a couple of pairs of torys and a new ks bag. nothing too exciting, but still fun for me. if you've never been to the san marcos outlet mall, you must go. it is SO big. i could not get over the sheer size of this mall, much less the number of stores. there is no way i could have seen all i wanted to in just one day, so i hit the highlights.

the next day i drove back to fort worth early in the morning and by late afternoon i was across DFW at my very first pinterest party. my friend Steph, she has the most handsome baby boy, welcomed us to her beautiful home for the party. i had no idea how much i'd enjoy this, but it was really fun. three (Erin, Brit and I) of us made a nail and string art design of our native state, Brit also made a clock (like she literally made the clock work out of a blank canvas and a clock kit) and Steph made pillows for her house. Truth be told Stephanie did my nail art and i sewed her pillows. :) no matter - we all ended up with something fun from our craft day. check out the pictures below. yay for us!


Stephanie lives in a different part of DFW than I do (check out the post on her blog about the pinterest party too! she's a real deal blogger and does a much better job chronicling. the pillows are on that page) It's about 60 miles from my house, but so worth the trip to spend quality girl time with my friends. as the perfect hostess she showed us a great time and brought us to one of her favorite restaurants, Zanata in Rockwall. As a lover of simple but classicly prepared foods, i'm telling you right this very second if you are in this part of town, you must go. and do not look past the simple things like the hummus and pimento cheese board because you think - oh i've had hummus before. what appears simple is over the top delicious. hands down the best pimento cheese i've ever had. ever. this place is so unassuming, even with cassoulet and a pork belly app on the menu, and has such a relaxed atmosphere that you won't have a moment to feel like a stranger. just settle in and enjoy the experience. absolutely delicious. can't wait to get back.