The Siberian American: Life Update: Food is the Best Medicine

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Life Update: Food is the Best Medicine

September was the best month I’ve had in a long time. After I had my procedure on September 2, my health really improved. I still have bad days every once in a while, but it’s nothing like it was! (If you are interested in a more detailed health update, click here. I have started to feel a little worse since that update, but it still feels like a massive improvement.


After my procedure, all I wanted to do is spend time with friends and family. The next day, I went to a 30th birthday part for a close friend at Top Golf. Originally, I thought I wouldn’t be able to participate, but I was able to swing a golf club! It wasn’t my best effort, but it felt so great to be able to do something physical.


The next day, I was able to go to church for the first time in quite some time! We went out to brunch at Malai Kitchen to celebrate, and I seriously loved my Thai eggs benedict. Then, I met up with some doctors’ wives at a park in Highland Park that has giant teddy bear sculptures. It’s a park I used to visit as a kid because one of my close friends lived nearby, so it was fun to go back many years later. We had a mini picnic and chatted for several hours.


After getting my disastrous haircut fixed, I decided to reward myself with tacos. We enjoyed Urban Taco. The tacos are unique and delicious, they have lots of fun salsas, and I loved the blueberry mojito.


In September, I also loved meeting Helene, Sarah, and other bloggers at The Grove at Harwood for Helene and Sarah’s blogger meetup. It was so fun to meet Helene and Sarah and exchange ideas with other bloggers. The tacos from the food truck were super good and so were the boozy snow cones!


We also went on a double date to try a new (to us) barbecue place, 18th and Vine. I retried fried okra and actually liked it this time. We shared brisket, sausage, burnt ends, and pork ribs. If that sounds amazing, it’s because it was.


I spent the last weekend in September at a conference for doctors’ wives. I talked about it extensively here, but it was great to connect with other wives who are going through this crazy medical journey.


Now that the weather is cooler outside, Chris and I have been enjoying longer walks with Skyler and walking to restaurants close to us for dates. One of our current favorites is splitting sunset fajitas from Mi Cocina. If you’ve never had sunset fajitas, they are fajitas smothered in queso with fried onions on top.


Linking up with Kristen and Gretchen

18 comments:

  1. So cool that you got to go on so many meet ups this month!

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  2. Looks like a good month all in all... let the healing begin, right?
    Is that huge bowl of guac???? I'd eat it all.
    I always wanted to swing a golf club - never played a day in my life but think I'd be good at it :)

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  3. I'm glad to hear that you are doing better. Blates are always fun. Love those giant teddy bear sculptures.

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  4. How fun that you got to go to that blogger meetup! Uhh sunshine fajitas sound so good!

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  5. well, sunset fajitas sound amazing! yum. glad september was a good month and that you are feeling better. hope it continues to improve!

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  6. Despite everything going on with your health, you've really had a great September and are on the mend already, which is so awesome! Those sunset fajitas sound amazing, and that's awesome that you got together with all of those Dallas bloggers for a meetup!

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  7. So glad to hear that Septemeber was awesome for you! You got to do a lot of cool things and eat some really yumbo food!

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  8. Girl, now I want to live in Texas so we can hang out and you can take me to alllll the food places :) I seriously love those bear sculptures, too! If I was a kid I feel like that place would be so cozy and homey!
    Awesome that you went to the blogger met up!

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  9. That blogger meet up looks like so much fun, and I'm SO HAPPY to hear you're feeling so much better. That's fantastic news! <3
    Green Fashionista

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  10. I'm happy to hear that you're feeling better and getting stronger day by day!! Food is really the best medicine - well that and rest LOL! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

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  11. So happy to hear you're on the path to recovery and have been able to get out to enjoy birthdays, date night, and even blogger events. I love fajitas but never heard of or tried sunset fajitas! I'm pretty positive queso makes everything better!

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  12. Oh I'm so glad you're feeling so much better than you were this summer!
    And I'm jealous you go to go to Helene and Sarah's meetup! How fun!

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  13. You did have some interesting meet-ups this month! Glad you are on the road to recovery.

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  14. I'm glad that you're feeling better & you got to meet so many people!

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  15. That does sound like an exciting month. Glad you're back at it!

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  16. What a busy, busy September and what a relief to be feeling better!! That sunset fajita looks ah-mazing!!

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  17. Oh, September sounds like it treated you well! Love that you got to do the blogger meet up - how cool!!! I've never heard of sunset fajitas but I would for sure love them!

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  18. You are correct - sunset fajitas are the way to go at Mi Cocina!!

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