Omni Fort Worth
Posted on April 13, 2012 by Ching under Travel.
I had to go to Texas for work this week, but I couldn’t leave town without stopping by Scooter’s for an ice twix latte. Damn you, Gina Ann, for getting me hooked on Scooter’s lattes!
It was my first time at Omni Fort Worth so, naturally, I had to take a bunch of pictures.
The bed was pretty comfy; though not quite as comfy as my own bed. The shower was quite spacious and I liked the rain head.
I loved the floor to ceiling windows, which offered some great views.
This is the chair in my room that I never used.
Here’s a photo of the roof-top terrace.
Brian and I Skyped each other every night of the trip.
He even read a chapter from The Hunger Games to me one night.
I loved looking at the city lights at night.
My favorite part of staying at the Omni is their awesome turn down service, which actually freaked me out at first. I came back to my room one night to find my curtains shut, the TV on and tuned to a channel showing calming images and relaxing ambient sounds, my robe on the bed that was turned down as shown in the photo.
I knew that I had left my curtains open and my TV off so I was thinking I was in the wrong room at first. However, as soon as I saw the bed, I realized it was the turn down service. I think this is by far the best turn down service I’d ever encountered. I’d had other turn down service before where they leave chocolate mints on your pillow but, since I wear braces, I wouldn’t eat them anyway. I’d have to take my braces off, eat the chocolates, brush my teeth, and put my braces back on. It wouldn’t be worth it. I did throughly enjoy the wonderful turn down service, though. I’d come to look forward to it each night upon returning to my room.
I told Brian that, as much as I was looking forward to coming home, I really didn’t want to leave because of how much they spoil you at the hotel. Brian was like, “I’m not turning down your bed at night!” LOL. =P
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Easter Munchies
Posted on April 13, 2012 by Ching under Family, Food and Drink.
You guys are almost caught up. =P
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Date Night
Posted on April 13, 2012 by Ching under Food and Drink, Outfits.
Jenni gave me back one of my old dresses a few weeks ago. It’s been almost a decade since I last wore it. I couldn’t believe I could fit in it again. To celebrate, Brian and I decided to have date night.
We went to Luca for dinner. It was fabulous, as always. The food was delicious and our server was knowledgeable, friendly, and attentive. The sax player made the cozy, romantic ambiance even more so.
Anyway, here are some obligatory food photos.
We started with the arancini balls at our friend Jeff’s recommendation. I’m so glad we took his advice because the balls were delicious.
I love how unenthused Brian always looks in photos.
And to think, he wasn’t even drinking. But I was.
Though, I have to say that the bellini martini at Luca is not half as good as the version served at YaYa’s.
Brian had the tomato basil soup (left); while I had the minestrone. Brian said his soup was good. Mine was just okay.
I ordered the special for dinner. I can’t remember what it’s called, but it was super delicious. It had scallops, shrimp, mussels, clams, rice and vegetables. I didn’t care so much for the clams because I’m not a fan of clams, but everything else in the dish was very good. I even ate most of my veggies.
Brian went the safe route and ordered a pizza. Boring! He said it was delicious, though. To each his own.
After dinner we went to Old Town Warren to watch Wrath of the Titans. We had just seen Immortals
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Happy Easter
Posted on April 8, 2012 by Ching under Family, Outfits.
I don’t know what it is, but I like wearing white on Easter. The photo on the left was taken last year. The one on the right was taken this afternoon.
You know how some women have multiple black dresses? I have a few white dresses because I love, love, love wearing white. Specially on Easter Sunday. 🙂
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Good Friday
Posted on April 7, 2012 by Ching under Food and Drink, Poker.
Good Friday was made even better by the fact that the Flying Stove parked its truck in Old Town just down the street from my work. We hadn’t had a chance to try the new menu yet, but enjoyed the last menu so much that we were dying for another taste.
I hadn’t paid much attention to the guy who takes the orders, but at the dining panel they other day the ladies were talking about how cute the order taker is. I told them I wouldn’t know, as we’ve only gone a couple of times and Brian ordered for us on both occasions. Natasha was like, “You need to order!”
Taking her advice, I paid closer attention to the guy in the window. Brian still did the ordering, as he always does, but I did check the guy out. I mean, a couple of dining experts can’t be wrong. Right? They know what’s yummy, food or otherwise.
I snapped a photo, which doesn’t do him justice, while Jan placed her food order. I think he looks much better than this in person. Good job, ladies!
Because I’m a little piglet who loves, loves, loves to eat, I had a fish taco in addition to eating half of Brian’s pork torta and most of the truffle fries. I couldn’t help it. The truffle fries were amazing!
The fish taco was good. It’s hard to see that there is fish in there, but there’s a small piece of tilapia filet under that pile of veggies. The pork torta was good too, but Brian and I both agreed that it’s nowhere near the calibre of the bahn mi sandwich they serve. They need to bring that other menu back because I liked everything on it. That Korean bulgogi was killer and the flavors of the bahn mi just erupts in your mouth. Their last menu was so delicious that it made me delirious from inside out, starting with my stomach. This new menu is just okay. Although, I have a feeling I might just change my mind if I order the steak plate next time. According to Nick, it’s really, really good.
Oh, we ran into Coley at the Flying Stove yesterday. I wasn’t going to mention it though, because he’s really private and doesn’t like to be tagged or mentioned. It’s just a small mention so I’m sure he won’t mind.
I did a solo Zumba workout (it was more like a practice session, actually) after work. I think I was mostly trying to make up for eating out (and pigging out) at lunch. I just couldn’t resist the Flying Stove, though.
I showered before going to poker, but didn’t bother to fix my hair or put on any makeup (which actually influenced my decision of not going to Suede later that night). Besides, it was 11 PM by the time we got done with poker and we normally leave the club before midnight because by then it’s too crowded for us. It wasn’t going to be worthwhile to drive there and only stay for a half hour. Although, had I known that it was Justin’s birthday outing, I probably would have gone anyway, despite having messy hair and no makeup.
Poker was fun. I didn’t win, but I outlasted everyone except for Cory, who actually made money last night. He won $200, after the four remaining players agreed to chop the prize. The big stack got $280 and everyone else got $200. It was a win-win solution as I don’t think any of them were interested in playing for another hour (or longer, if people are playing tight).
I was actually impressed that I lasted as long as I did considering that I had the smallest stack of all the people in our group every time we convened and checked one another’s status at break. I knew I was rusty too but poker is much like riding a bike, I guess. You never really forget. Though it might take a while to get your groove going. I don’t think I made any huge mistakes or bad plays. I just didn’t get any cards. My table was quite interesting, too. We had some really boisterous, animated people. That added an element of difficulty, but I’m sure the rest of the guys faced similar challenges at their respective tables.
After poker, we celebrated Cory’s victory at Buffalo Wild Wings. We were eating at midnight, which was not good, but we haven’t really hung out much with the Dills and Phelpi the last few months so it was well worth it. Last night reminded me so much of old times, except Brian is now much better looking than he was then. LOL.
Looking back at the fun-filled evening we had, I think that I probably ought to change the title. Good Friday was a great Friday! Thanks for the fun evening, April, Cory, Jay, and Becca!
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