{"id":20687,"date":"2019-04-30T21:21:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T02:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=20687"},"modified":"2019-04-30T21:21:09","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T02:21:09","slug":"kansas-city-friends-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=20687","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Friends&#8217; Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As if life weren&#8217;t crazy enough, the weekend immediately following our Austin weekend, my friends&#8217; from Kansas City came down to visit. Lucky for us, the house was somewhat clean so at least we didn&#8217;t have to spend all day cleaning before my friends arrived.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/40534668543\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7830\/40534668543_8dfdab58e2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The girls (from left: Mary Ann, Molly, and Joy) came down on Saturday morning and went straight to my 10:30 AM Zumba class. I loved how they wore coordinating outfits. Unfortunately, no one told me what colors to wear. LOL.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/47500668751\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7803\/47500668751_1f1500a383.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was over the moon that they included Zumba as part of their itinerary. Naturally, we had to take a group photo because it&#8217;s not every Saturday that I have these lovely ladies in class.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/33623850848\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7903\/33623850848_0922477b4d.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After class, the four of us met Brian and grandma at Carrabba&#8217;s for brunch. They already got a table and were waiting at the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/32558610677\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7870\/32558610677_16f113e69d.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I thought it was great that they were able to meet grandma.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/47447967162\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7870\/47447967162_f26d050e1d.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some pictures of our food.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/40534792953\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7895\/40534792953_7567a3aca6.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/47447967202\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7859\/47447967202_dfecf656f4.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/40534784493\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7901\/40534784493_592d39ab2e.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The limoncello French toast was my absolute favorite.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/47500802571\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7856\/47500802571_453324d82c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never had brunch at Carrabba&#8217;s, it really is worth checking out. The food is good and there are no lines (unlike other places). I think it&#8217;s because most people don&#8217;t know they&#8217;re serving brunch.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/33625786348\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7805\/33625786348_7c5fe6b655.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After brunch, Brian took grandma home. The girls followed me home where we got cleaned up before our next adventure.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/32565016657\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7920\/32565016657_652218d32d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The four of us went down to the Keeper and took some pics.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/40536456443\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7905\/40536456443_bc112cea9f_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/32565018047\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7807\/32565018047_96609f91d0_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/32565015367\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7913\/32565015367_d065f9ea0e.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then we went to the Wichita Art Museum to check out the opening of the new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wichitaartmuseum.org\/exhibitions\/current\"  target=\"out\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Georgia O&#8217;Keeffe: Art, Image, Style<\/a> exhibit.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/46587128285\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7915\/46587128285_68c3bb65e2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/40536456973\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7802\/40536456973_c9a9a2941f_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t take pics of the actual exhibit. You&#8217;ll just have to go see it before it&#8217;s over. LOL.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/47449674592\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7814\/47449674592_eb34b94bf5_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the museum we were going to go to the Nifty Nuthouse until we realized that the store was already closed. We ended up killing some time at Lucinda&#8217;s before dinner at Sabor.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/47454489142\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7884\/47454489142_95b713a06b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Molly and Mary Ann enjoyed some drinks while we were waiting for a table.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/47454489152\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7829\/47454489152_6da4179a7c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These food pics may seem out of order because Joy ordered her dessert first.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/47502658291\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7810\/47502658291_8f47b0d9bd.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She also likes to get hot water and honey (below).<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/33625888708\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7846\/33625888708_2e0a8da8cb_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had the fried plantain chips, which you always have to get when dining at Sabor. I don&#8217;t think I got a pic of it, though.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/33626047688\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7885\/33626047688_a6774c8f84_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/46779068974\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7828\/46779068974_c355c99d29_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The food pics aren&#8217;t that exciting because everyone decided to order tacos. LOL.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/46779068984\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7834\/46779068984_c3e1ed8a0a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian and I split the adobo pork, which is my absolute favorite thing (among other things) to get when I&#8217;m there.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/40536723443\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7848\/40536723443_245224e02c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I like that they split it for us so we didn&#8217;t have to do it ourselves and make a mess.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/47502773901\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7880\/47502773901_e75605f05c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a pic of the tres leches cake, which is another restaurant must have.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/40536915683\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7864\/40536915683_7c855d6603_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Obligatory group selfie at dinner.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/46779456244\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7884\/46779456244_01b7b0e055.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had a little pajama party at the end of the evening. Joy struggled to stay awake. But who can blame her? They had an early morning. I&#8217;m pretty sure they left Kansas City around seven o&#8217;clock in the morning or earlier in order to make it to Andover for my Zumba class.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/46588231355\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7853\/46588231355_ceb5ee6d31.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We played some card games before calling it a night. We didn&#8217;t get too crazy. The girls hung out for a bit the next morning before heading out. Here&#8217;s our final group pic (at least, until their next visit).<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/47507794781\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"IMG_0833.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7809\/47507794781_abc83f5130.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0833.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was so nice having the girls in town. I&#8217;ve missed hanging out with them since I quit working in Kansas City. I&#8217;m super grateful that they finally made it down for a visit. I can&#8217;t wait until next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As if life weren&#8217;t crazy enough, the weekend immediately following our Austin weekend, my friends&#8217; from Kansas City came down to visit. Lucky for us, the house was somewhat clean so at least we didn&#8217;t have to spend all day cleaning before my friends arrived. 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