Feeling a bit better

Hello! So I've allowed everything to sink in over the weekend and I've come to terms that I will be leaving Dallas/the country for nearly 5 weeks. As my mom says, when life hands you lemons, make lemonade! And that is what I will set out to do. Not that I'm exactly being handed "lemons" with this business trip to the Netherlands, but well, it will be tough mentally, physically, and emotionally and it's terrible timing. But back to the lemonade, I'll hopefully be able to travel on the weekends with some colleagues to Paris or Brussels or elsewhere, AND some of my friends might visit! But before I leave in 2 days, I had to have one last hurrah weekend in Dallas. Which brings me to the other reason I may be in a better mood - I had a great weekend, mostly in part to my amazing friends! Yes, they all threw me a 'going away' party yesterday night and we had so much fun! Allison, Bree, Nancy, Elana, and Vivian all hit the town with me and, while it may be fun to spend Saturday night with guys, a solid girls night out is highly underrated these days. And as always, when we go out together, we always end up VIP. obvi. It was a good last night out in Dallas. Except that Allison left her debit card at the bar. haha. Luckily she went back today to pick it up. We also got late night food at 3am at Cafe Brazil. I can't even remember the last time I did that. wow. Oh and I must not forget that we kicked off the night with dinner at Village Burger Bar. They have my most favorite salad in town, called the chopped salad. Yes, I venture to say that it may even top Eatzis! They also have a full bar and make a mean margarita. And did I mention that I can walk there? It's literally right across the street from me!


In other news, I have been frantically packing and wondering what else I need to buy in order to be prepared for anything and anywhere my European adventure takes me. I decided that I needed a pair of tall, flat boots to keep me comfortable, warm, and stylish since I will probably end up doing a ton of walking over there. Since I didn't want to break the bank, I headed to DSW, my new favorite shoe store after my friend (and fashionista) Cortney, mentioned awhile back that she had found some great purchases there. Sure enough, I found a pair of tall suede slouch boots in a pretty grey color. Perfect! For some reason, I can't find an exact picture of them online, but this one comes pretty close:

The only difference is that mine have a slight built-in 1-inch hidden wedge. I was so happy to find them. While I love love love my classic black pumps, they are not so friendly to my feet and the cobble-stone streets in Europe are not so friendly to the stiletto heels.