EOW No. 3

You all may have seen but an F3 tornado unexpectedly hit Dallas this past Sunday evening.  It touched down only a few miles north of our house and continue traveling northeast before finally petering out.

From ABC News

That evening, my horse trainer and her husband were at our house for dinner and after observing a particularly dramatic lightning show, we decided that it probably would be a good idea to run down to the barn and bring the horses inside.  Luckily, the barn is less than a 10 minute drive from our house, and we arrived right before the storm started.  The horses were all at the gates to their paddocks, tapping their wrist watches like “It’s about time folks, come on let’s go indoors!”  I’m glad made the mad dash out to bring them in, luckily all the horses are fine and the barn is okay as well.

We spent the rest of Sunday night watching the weatherman on the news soak up the spotlight, listening to the eerie tornado sirens wail, and texting our friends to make sure they were hunkered down.  In our neighborhood, we got some rain, no hail, and some mighty strong winds but that was all.  Everyone that I know is fine and their houses are okay, but there was a lot of damage to other parts of the city.  We’ve certainly had our fair share of storms this year and I’ll be glad when fall storm season is over (who knew there was a fall storm season??).

So many noods

Last week, I told you guys I ordered a pasta maker.  You all, this thing is glorious.  We spent 3 hours making fresh pasta and ended up with trays and trays of noodles.  We ended up giving some of it away to my parents because there were just so many noodles.  I let this bolognese recipe simmer on the stove during the entire time and we feasted like champions.

Heeled Chelsea Bootie from Nisolo

I had also ordered the heeled chelsea booties from Nisolo.  I’ve had their smoking slippers for a few years and also have a pair of wedges from them.  The shoes came in this week and do not disappoint.  They are very comfortable and exactly the style I was looking for.  It obviously doesn’t hurt that have a transparency policy where they publish their lowest wages so that consumers can be aware of the impact of their purchase.  This isn’t a sponsored post but if you like their mission statement and shoes, Cup of Jo has a 20% coupon code here.

In pet corner, Bowie is loving the attention that Bryan’s parents are lavishing on him.  He wakes up early every morning to pace outside their bedroom door, waiting for them to wake up and play with him.

This weekend will be filled with pumpkin carving, dumplings, and more time spent with family.  I hope y’all enjoy this very fall-like weekend.  Stay safe and warm!