My name is Tracy. I am a Jersey girl at heart, but currently reside in Dallas, TX.

Likes: My family and friends, my cat - Jersey, good food, the smell of the ocean, New Jersey cliches, music most people don't listen to, cooking, photography, literature a million other things.

Dislikes: Peppers and mushrooms, waiting in line, people who lack common sense, vodka, spiders and flies and a million other things.
Tracy Calabrese

It’s been a hell of a week.

I definitely could have handled this week with more composure, but the stress got to me. I snapped at a few people, freaked out about things I had no control over, worked too many hours and ate too much junk food.

But today, a big weight was lifted off my shoulders as things started to fall into place. I feel so much better. I am really looking forward to some dinner and drinks with my friend Lenora tonight, sleeping in tomorrow, dinner with the family to celebrate my mom and dad’s birthdays tomorrow night and a nice relaxing Sunday.

Cheers to a good weekend!

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V-Day/President’s Day weekend recap.

  • Friday - Worked from home due to the snow covered roads and because my office building had no power. Met up with my friend/co-worker Shaun, a true NJ boy, who was in town for a work event. We bitched about work, rambled on about how we can’t find normal people to date and had a few drinks.
  • Saturday - Ran some errands. Lounged around. Gave myself a manicure. Did laundry.
  • Sunday - Went grocery shopping. Spent Valentine’s Day with my friend Ashley - saw Up in the Air (best movie I have seen in a while), had drinks and appetizers at The Porch, then met up with our co-worker Brett and his buddy for some drinks. He was definitely trying to set Ashley up with this guy. A little awkward.
  • Monday - Helped my dad at his office. Bought a new car! 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SE. Spent some time with my family. Going to bed early.

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This little piggy…

Ate like a piggy today.

I think my diet might be on hiatus for the long holiday weekend, which officially starts tomorrow, but in my mind, started today. It started with a work-related luncheon, where they served a decent salad with apples, feta cheese and walnuts, then fried chicken breast with sides of mashed potatoes and veggies and the kicker, chocolate cake for dessert.

When I got home around 4pm today, I thought, “Hey, I am going to each something healthy for dinner.” Then I remembered I had some fabulous tortilla chips from the Mexican store my mom goes to in Denton. So I figured, screw it, and made some nachos. And I think I am going to eat ice cream or some chocolate in a little while.

Tomorrow is a new day. Tomorrow is also the start of the weekend and I always blow my diet on the weekends by drinking beer and eating junk food.

So…next Tuesday is a new day! Yes! Tuesday!

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Another good weekend.

Good times with old friends (Friday) and new friends (Saturday), drank a few too many beers (both nights), wasted half of Saturday at car dealerships and didn’t drive off with a new car, ate everything I shouldn’t have (cheeseburger, fries, nachos, etc.) and enjoyed every minute of it, lounged around with Jersey until 2pm on Sunday.

Is tomorrow really Monday? Can’t I have one extra day of the weekend?

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Weekend recap (a day late).

Last weekend was a good one. It’s been a while since I have had a really good, blog-worthy weekend in Dallas, so I thought I would recap it.

  • Friday - After work, I went shopping with my friend Ashley and then we sat at Time Out Tavern, a total dive bar on Lovers and Inwood, with a few drinks and caught up. We complained about work, she bitched out her ex (literally) and then we deleted him from her phone and I talked about how I hate the dating scene.
  • Saturday - My parents came down for the day. My mom and I went to see The Color Purple at Music Hall at Fair Park (amazing!) and then had dinner at Fireside Pies. Yum! My dad stayed at my condo and put shelves up in my closets. His loss. Later that night, I went to see my coworker, Jenny, sing with the band Bricks in the Wall, a Pink Floyd cover band, at House of Blues. A bunch of friends and coworkers and came out and after the show we went to The Bank downtown. After paying $20 (seriously?!) to valet, it was quite the interesting scene. Downtown is so much more diverse than Uptown or Knox-Henderson. It’s a refreshing change of scenery (especially since I hate the Uptown scene lately), but you also run into a very strange mix of people…like a strange, extremely short chick who decided she wanted to dance with me in a completely inappropriate way. We spent a couple of hours getting bumped into and drinking overpriced booze and on the way out, ran into a friend of a friend which led to a late-night gathering at a friend of that friends’ condo, which happened to be 18 floors above the club. I finally got home at 3:30am.
  • Sunday - Wished I could have slept past 7:30am. Grocery shopped, ran errands, vacuumed, sat on my couch, napped and made soup. It was a nice, relaxing way to end the weekend.

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This week, while I am off…

  • Take Jersey to the vet (tomorrow)
  • Wrap Christmas presents (tomorrow)
  • Go to the psychic with Ashley and Makenzie’s (Mak’s Christmas present from Ash - Tuesday)
  • Drink too much with Jessica and Lenora (Tuesday)
  • Paint my bathroom (sometime)
  • Matte and frame pictures; hang pictures (tomorrow)
  • Clean (tomorrow)
  • Do laundry (tomorrow and throughout the week)
  • Eat and/or give away all the cookies I have (ongoing)
  • Make a run to Sam Moon (tomorrow)
  • (Lastly) Head up to my parents house for family Christmas festivities (Thursday - Saturday)

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The next 30 days.

Today marks one month until I close on my condo. The countdown has officially begun!

The next 30 days are going to be crazy busy:

  • August 19: Paul McCartney concert at Cowboys Stadium
  • August 22-28: Trip to South Korea
  • August 29: Cowboys pre-season game against the 49ers
  • August 30: Family BBQ
  • August 31: Day off from work to recover
  • September 3: Happy hour with Jess (visiting from NC)
  • September 7: Labor Day - work closed
  • September 10-13: Trip to San Francisco
  • September 15: Condo closing

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Things to do this weekend.

  • Eric’s going away party and drinks with friends tonight.
  • Packing up stuff in my apartment I don’t need in the next 45 days tomorrow and Sunday.
  • Pull together all of my paperwork and statements for my mortgage loan application.
  • Grocery store run.
  • Spend a few hours by the pool with a magazine and my new book.
  • Start packing for New York/Atlanta trip next week.
  • Possibly a Home Depot trip to pick up some paint samples. I can’t help myself!
Successful weekend.

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Good weekend…except for Sunday.

This weekend was one of the best I have had in a long time.

On Friday, I spent the afternoon with my friend Ashley. It’s been a while since we have had some good girl time and shopping was the perfect idea! She was on the hunt for shoes and I ended up buying a sweet pair of Rock & Republic jeans at Nordstrom Rack for $65. Good deal! We ended up going to happy hour at Park, a new bar on Henderson, which looks like a backyard beach bar in California. I think it is our new fave place. We plan to make it our regular spot. We sat and talked for way longer than happy hour lasted and had a great time. After Park, we ended up at the Sick Puppies concert at House of Blues and thanks to our fave marketing guy, Scott, we got some All Access passes and had some drinks with the band.

On Saturday, I went condo shopping…again…with my parents. I am trying to be open to the thought of not living in Uptown and after Saturday, I think I am OK with that. I may not be ready to consider Addison, but I found an AWESOME place in White Rock Lake. Keeping my fingers crossed because there are some things that need to be addressed with the condo, but also trying not get my hopes up too much. Saturday night, I had some drinks with Ashley and saw a guy I didn’t think I would hang out with again. I am not saying any more than that.

On Sunday, I was actually sick as dog. My stomach was in knots all day and I seriously saw spots while I was taking a shower and thought I was going to faint. I spent the whole day in bed and feel MUCH better today.

Overall, it was a great weekend!

7 months ago weekend drinks shopping condo sick parents Ashley Lane Sick Puppies concert


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