Dining out in my new village has caused me reason to embrace a new mantra. (I would tell you my old one, but 1. It isn't as applicable now that I have left Europe, and 2. It certainly wouldn't endear me to any of you!) New times call for new mantras! And this is why:
The restaurants here are amazing... the food comes out fresh - it comes out fast - it comes out in mass. I went for sushi the other night and the roll of the day was steak! At the last 3 lunch outings I have encountered the same beverage options upon sitting down (and in this exact order) water, tea, a shot of tequila. If you don't order dessert, they still bring you something sweet! All of this southern hospitality is doing a number on me. The juicer isn't getting as much love as it used to (and poor thing... how can it compete with guacamole, really?)
Hence a new mantra. Part of me is stuck in the greedy food mode, where I eat as though I will never see food again (I blame this on Amsterdam - because dining out there, you were never sure if you would actually GET your food!) Part of me is stuck in the experimental food mode, where I order crazy &$^%# just because I can (again, Amsterdam is fully to blame!) There are so many food issues to address, and obviously so many things to blame squarely on Amsterdam... but for the sake of time, I will close with the much anticipated new mantra I have adopted.
YOU CAN'T EAT IT ALL!!!
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Some things change... but mostly they stay the same
Status update:
1. I am still a corporate wife (phew!)
2. I am still living in a village (wtf?)
So although my locale has changed (hello, Dallas!) my corporate wife in the village title is going to stay the same - seriously - it still fits the bill! I traded one village for another. But my new village has a few stand outs... such as landscaping that rivals the set of The Truman Show, neighbors that bring over champagne bottles for welcome gifts, and people power walking (or jogging - though not as often) all hours of the day (and night, actually). It is quaint, it is hot as hell, and it is lovely and surreal at the same time. In a nutshell, I feel like I am living in a Disneyland for adults (or Disneyworld - which one is better, I forget?)
Obviously I love it!
But I have so much to learn.
1. I am still a corporate wife (phew!)
2. I am still living in a village (wtf?)
So although my locale has changed (hello, Dallas!) my corporate wife in the village title is going to stay the same - seriously - it still fits the bill! I traded one village for another. But my new village has a few stand outs... such as landscaping that rivals the set of The Truman Show, neighbors that bring over champagne bottles for welcome gifts, and people power walking (or jogging - though not as often) all hours of the day (and night, actually). It is quaint, it is hot as hell, and it is lovely and surreal at the same time. In a nutshell, I feel like I am living in a Disneyland for adults (or Disneyworld - which one is better, I forget?)
Obviously I love it!
But I have so much to learn.
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