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Chicken N Pickle has the BEST Pop-ups
Posted on December 1, 2025 by Ching under Things to Do.
This year Chicken N Pickle debuted its Glampground experience. They set up tents, chairs, cozy decor and blankets, and basically the whole camping aesthetic. They packaged all the best parts of camping (e.g. s’mores) into an experience that you can engage in without actually going camping.
Mom booked a Glampground reservation for her birthday a couple of months ago, which actually inspired me to do the same.
Except mom was a little overzealous and invited way too many people to her event.
ME: You realize that the tents have a max capacity of 8, right?
MOM: It’s okay, we are just using the tent for photo ops anyway.
When it was my turn, I kept my attendees to the 8-person limit. I told Colby the conversation I had with my mom about the tent capacity and her she was like, “You guys ARE related!” I guess everyone knows I’m all about the pictures too, so we do have that in common. However, by contrast, I actually follow instructions.
Anyway, the s’mores and festive drinks were super fun.
I made a little video of the experience which you can watch here. Glamping season is over at CNP. They have now shifted to the Holiday Hideaway and Christmas igloos season but if they bring back the Glampgrounds next summer, I highly recommend it. It’s definitely a unique experience worth trying at least once.
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Other August Highlights
Posted on September 26, 2025 by Ching under Community, Hobbies, Things to Do.
August was a full month. Besides our trip to Grapevine for our 23rd wedding anniversary, I got to play a lot of pickleball and participate in several fun things. While I never get to play in the Chicken N Pickle ambassador open play anymore (because it’s on Wednesdays this year and I teach Zumba on Wednesdays at West YMCA), I always manage to stop by for the group photo. August was no different.
I also enjoyed a great month of team league with my awesome KC^2 teammates.
I played some chess at TapNPaddles.
I helped with the Dink Minor Leagues MiLP v3 presented by InPickle Nation at TapNPaddles.
We hung out with Chris Townley and Jay and Becca Dill at family fun day.
We celebrated Zach’s 40th birthday at Flight Club.
We ate lunch at Plentibloom (inside the Ruffin Building).
Brian got to try a new ramen place. I will make a separate, dedicated post about this. Stay tuned!
I played pickleball with some fun ladies.
We had our weekly InPickle Nation mini tournaments at TapNPaddles.
Lots of trips to the ballpark.
September is pretty much over so I’ll be recapping what happened this month soon. Eventually we will be completely caught up. Have a fantastic weekend!
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Brian Got Me Flowers
Posted on September 19, 2025 by Ching under Date Ideas, Hobbies, Things to Do.
A few weeks ago, Brian surprised me with this:
As you know, I’m not a huge fan of flowers. First, they’re expensive; and secondly, they don’t last. They’re a nice thoughtful gift but I honestly thing they are a waste of money. So I was super thrilled when Brian surprised me Lego flowers instead.
He thought it would be fun for us to build it together. We started on it before pickleball one night but it was more involved that we thought so we didn’t finish. Not being a very patient person, looking for all the various pieces and parts was a bit cumbersome at times.
Brian was like, “I thought about just building it at work and bringing it home to you already done.” My immediate, unfiltered reaction was, “OMG. That would have been so much better!”
He did complete building the rest of it himself and suprised me with the finished product when I came home from pickleball.
I love it so much that I decided to take it to work and display it next to my other fake orchid. Speaking of Legos, if you enjoy building Lego sets and drinking wine, Exploration Place has super fun Sip & Build events the next couple of months.
I really wanted to do it in September but none of the dates worked for us. I hope they do it again because none of the October kits were that appealing to me. I wanted to do either the typewrite or the camera kit. But who am I kidding? I probably would have just supervised and watched Brian build both things. LOL. Until next time!
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The Wild at Public at the Brickyard
Posted on September 5, 2025 by Ching under Things to Do.
Public at the Brickyard not only has the best food but they have the best seasonal pop-ups! I went to the Wild pop-up for the first time early in summer with some coworkers and I had to return several times because the they had the best tropical vibe. Here are some pics:
Naturally, I had to return and bring Brian (and our friend Chris). The three of us went there for lunch one day over the summer. I’m so glad Public is open at lunch.
And then I had to check it out in the evening; so we returned again with some friends (Egans and Terneses) on a live music night. Susie picked the date and she couldn’t have picked a better night because Latin band Tumbao was there on the night we went.
Brian fit right in with his orange Wicked Brew Tour shirt.
Anyway, now that it is Fall, they’re probably getting ready to switch out the decor. I highly recommend going before the Wild is gone for good (at least until next season).
Location: Public at the Brickyard
Address: 129 N Rock Island Ave, Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: (316) 263-4044
Website: publicbrickyard.com
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What Else Happened in July?
Posted on August 25, 2025 by Ching under Events, Life, Pickleball, Things to Do.
What else happened last month? Let’s see.
We made several trips to the ballpark, formerly Riverfront Stadium but now known as Equity Bank Park. Free tickets are the best! You can use the money you saved on their expensive drinks. LOL.
BTW, this awesome “Pickle Baller” ball cap is from my friend Carrie Soto. She gifted ball caps to several of us on her one year pickleversary. Isn’t that sweet?
Our friend, and fellow Chicken N Pickle ambassador, Laurie Adams came to visit and we took her to one of our most favorite restaurants, the Belmont. You’ll recognize this place from our social media because we’re here almost every week.
We had dinner with the Egans and Terneses at Public at the Brickyard and enjoyed the lovely tropical ambiance and decor of the Wild, their summer pop-up experience. Public does the best pop-ups!
We got a much-needed couples massage. Hit me up if you need the contact info of our massage therapists. They said they are open to taking new clients by referral.
We loved the Glass in Flight 2 exhibit at Botanica so much, we returned with our friend Chris Townley. I hope you all got a chance to see the traveling exhibit while it was in Wichita. If not, I created a video so you can at least see the awesome installations. Enjoy!
The Sobeks — father Rosti (left) and son William (right) — made another pit stop in Wichita during their summer pickleball academy and tournament road trip. A few local players were fortunate enough to meet and play with them at TapNPaddles.
I think that pretty much sums up our July. Come back next time for the August recap. Until then, I hope you’ve all had a great summer (despite the sweltering heat). Here’s to cooler days ahead!
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