Chili & Chives

Somehow two years flew by. I can't believe it's Talal and I's 2nd anniversary. Two years ago, we walked down the aisle and said, "I do." I thought the perfect way to celebrate our special day was simply being together and spending quality time together. With the golf tournament date approaching, I was very busy at work. And with Talal's new promotion, he had been very busy, too. In the afternoon, we spent time at Giacomo's Cibo e Vino. We shared a few snacks and a bottle of

I got to join two PES Key Account teams in Chicago for a few days of sales calls and exploring. We did A LOT of walking, which I didn't mind because we did A LOT of eating, too. Our first night, we dined on traditional Chicago deep dish pizza and Lou Malnati's. At midnight we found ourselves underdressed for the occasion, walking for 45 minutes in dear freezing temperatures. After a few sales calls, I took the team on walk around the city. Yes over 17, 000 steps and counting.

Talal and I always enjoy doing or trying new things. Crawfish was one of those new ideas a while ago. It's till fun for us to get the group together and crank out 30 pounds of crash at a minimum. Now that we have the crawfish pot, it's been easier to plan it. This time, we wanted to give shucking oysters a shot. At Roy's Super Bowl Cajun extravaganza, we learned about the intricacies of shucking and making grilled oysters. When i say intricacies, I'm being sarcastic. it's rea

Night one in Austin and we headed to dinner at Parkside. Toot and I got Oysters (the Virginia one was the best) and I got an unusal deconstructed pork chop (which was entirely too small of a portion for the price I was paying) to share. However, the Strawberry Sunshine was a delicious cocktail - Stoli Strawberry, lime, and bubbly. Althoguh, it was confusing because the drink tasted like strawberry, but it was yellow. Hence the confusion. At Parkside in Austin With Talal, Reem

My First Post... Today, Toot and I went to Roy's house. Roy, being the hunter that he is, invited us to a Pre-game party at his home. It was a fun, laid-back crowd and we had so much food. He and his wife Kim had Jello Shots, Goose Gumbo, Duck Stew, Bacon-Wrapped Duck, Bacon-Wrapped Goose, Jambalaya, and oh so many oysters... While we were over he showed us his trophies. I was proud that I knew he ment stuffed animals before walked into the room! Thankfully the weather coope