Remember the Cosmo: September 2015

I was finally able to make my way back up to Dallas to visit my friend Kristi, after what seemed like forever.

I was really excited for this trip, since we were only there for a hot second to attend the Cotton Bowl last time. I LOVE how much there is to do there. There are endless brunch places, bars, shopping areas, and well landscaped parks. The best part is that almost everything is walk able... at worst you can take the free trolley or even hire a cheap Uber ride.

It was actually Kristi's birthday the weekend I visited, so we were extra excited and ready to party! For my first night's dinner (and Kristi's birthday dinner), we went to an excellent Mexican restaurant named Gloria's. The drinks were unique (I had a spicy pineapple margarita), food was the bomb, and the free bean dip is to die for!

Spicy pineapple margarita (and a few concoctions the bartender made up that we tried)

Enchiladas Gloria (you can see the bean dip by the chips!)

After dinner, we headed out to the bar, and ended up at British Beverage Company. They had a band playing (which I normally DON'T like in a bar setting since they're usually annoying), which was actually really good! I got to try a Dallas-based wheat beer, which was quite good, and danced my bum off. It also turned out to be the night of my favorite outfit of the whole trip...head to toe in blush pink!

My all blush outfit

Kristi and I out for her birthday!

We started out my second day in Dallas with brunch at Taco Diner, which is right across the street from Kristi's place. It was really good, complete with fresh-squeezed orange juice.

Brunch at Taco Diner

After brunch, we went to a pool party at one of the many nice apartment complexes in the city. It was really nice to just sit and soak up the sun while wading in the water.

Pool day!

For the evening, we attended a Dallas Mavericks event at the zoo. It was the first time I had been to any zoo in forever, and we had a lot of fun! Mavericks owner (and Shark Tank "shark") Mark Cuban even attended. We tried to find him and take a picture, but couldn't keep up with him (I think we may have seen him from afar in a golf cart?). :(

Flamingos

Ocelots

We ended up eating dinner at the zoo, and made our way back to Uptown for the night out. After walking around to check out a few places, we decided to try out So & So's. Everyone had a good time and enjoyed the company and drinks.

So & So's

For my final day in Dallas, we went to brunch at the most popular brunch spot in the city, Breadwinners. I absolutely ADORED the place! The food was awesome, the atmosphere was so cozy, and you can't beat having the ability to grab a pre-brunch mimosa at the connecting bar, The Quarter, while you wait for your table to be ready.