Jingle with the Belles
Posted on December 21, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink, Things to Do.
We had so much fun at Snow Globe at River City Brewery a couple of weeks ago that I’ve decided to make it my mission to check out as many holiday pop-ups as I can. This week I hit Jingle (Public at the Brickyard’s holiday pop-up) with my some of my favorite pickleball ladies.
Clockwise from left: Susie Ternes, Jenny Corley, Kendra Wicks, Angie Meyers, and Colby Fugit.
We had a lovely time enjoying good food and trying some of the festive drinks.
Check out this fun video I made from the pics we took that night.
I can wait to go back with another group of pickleball friends tomorrow!
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Lunch at Prost
Posted on December 21, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Brian and I had lunch with our friend Chris Townley at Prost this week. Prost is probably my most favorite German restaurant in town. I just love their schnitzel and the portions are HUGE! Here are some food pics…
I’m so glad we ordered a slice of this cake because it’s freakin’ amazing. The layers are deliciously decadent, specially the bottom raspberry layer. The icing is the best whipped icing I’ve ever had and the outside texture reminds me of Sans Rival cake we used to have in the Philippines growing up. I found out from our server that you can order an entire cake for $45 so I ordered one for us to have on Christmas Eve. I am absolutely obsessed with this cake and I can’t wait for my family to try it.
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Pickleball Christmas Party at the Pickle Club
Posted on December 20, 2023 by Ching under Events, Pickleball.
The ladies’ pickleball group that normally plays on Wednesdays at the Pickle Club decided to have a Christmas party and gift exchange on Monday night. Here are some pics from that fun event.
These ladies are so much fun! Can’t wait to celebrate with them again.
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Busy Christmas Party Weekend
Posted on December 18, 2023 by Ching under Community, Events.
Kicked off the weekend with Cindy Egan’s annual Christmas party and gift exchange for the pickleball ladies. She is an amazing host and always comes up with the most fun games!
Here are some snaps from that night…
The next night, Brian and I went Chad and Laura Smith’s annual beer and wine gift exchange. I think we decided this was the eighth one.
Here are some snaps from that event…
Brian and I always love going because then we get to try new beers that we’d never even heard of before, and we ultimately find new favorites. For instance, I had no idea that there was such a thing as slushie beers and they are yummy!
Finally, Sunday night (last night) was Katelyn and Susie’s game night at Grant and Susie’s house. I played a couple of games I’d never played before and it was so fun!
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Magnolia Cafe
Posted on December 15, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Brian and I finally had the opportunity to check out Magnolia Cafe. About 20+ years ago, we used to live at the 21st and Woodlawn area in Northeast Wichita. Had we been living there still, we would have checked this place out sooner because it would be practically across the street. It’s a bit of a jaunt for us since we live in Southeast Wichita now. Still, I’m glad we went to check it out.
The place is super cute and the food is quite good.
Brian and I went to eat brunch there after I finished running the iPickle Nation Nation Builder at the Sandbox last Sunday. Here are some pics of our food.
We started with the deviled eggs, which was a tad too mustardy in taste for me.
I can’t remember what Brian’s dish was called but it was pretty much your run of the mill breakfast sampler. Other than the good bacon and the homemade strawberry rhubarb jam, I thought the rest of it was pretty basic.
My crab cakes benedict was very good and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Maybe the crab cakes were a tad salty but, much like my personality, it’s just the way I like it.
I actually ordered a side of toast so I could try the homemade jam. I’m glad I did. If you go, you gotta try the homemade strawberry rhubarb jam because it’s not to be missed. I think it was my favorite part of the whole meal.
The location isn’t close to where we live so I’m not sure that we will be going on the regular but this place is pretty good and definitely worth checking out.
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