Living it and Loving it

What can I say? I love to eat. =)  Today I was faced with a pretty tough decision though… For lunch, do I eat the left over spaghetti (which is ALWAYS better the second day) or do we order out??? (By we, I mean my coworker/friend). We went through our laundry list of places to eat but decided on a place that is right across the street, The Bar. We ordered the bacon cheese burger and a cup of the chicken tortilla soup. We resolved to sharing because based on our past experience, The Bar is generous with their portions. WOW! The burger was amazing. I usually save that word for my Mom’s cooking so for me to even consider using it, it has to be exceptionally good. My friend said the soup was just as delicious. If you consider trying them for lunch, I would recommend going a little early. I know that around lunch time, their parking lot looks pretty full. I just wanted to let you know that even if the place is called The Bar, it has a lot more to offer than just drinks. The staff was friendly (we were told “Hello” at least 4 or 5 times from the moment we walked in) and the food is really good.

You know, this weekend some friends and I went to see the new Leonardo DiCaprio/Russell Crowe movie and it got me to thinking…(Some of you who know me just thought “Oh no…”) Wouldn’t it be nice to show movies in the park downtown? I have been to larger cities that project the movie on the side of a building and people can come and do a “movie picnic”. We definitely have enough buildings downtown so I don’t think that a “screen” would be a problem. What do you think?

I wanted to thank everyone who came out in support of LiveMidland. It was a wonderful turn out with awesome music and great conversation. I look forward to seeing you all during my excursions. See you soon!

Well, I got my first experience of a real corn field maze Friday. It was really cool. My friends, family and I thought we would start the evening off with dinner. Which, I must admit, was a good idea at the time but when you drink 3 glasses of water and go straight into a maze that only has bathrooms on the OUTSIDE of the maze, you might rethink that 3^rd glass of water… At least it is a good incentive to hurry through the maze. HA HA

If you go to the Fiddlesticks Corn Maze, I recommend going in a group. You can have fun with a couple of friends or a whole herd. We had a blast trying to scare each other and wandering around in this field, in the dark with nothing to protect us but flashlights. We did see a deer (at least that is what they told me, I personally couldn’t see over the corn stalks).

I plan to go back with the nieces and nephew. I know they will have fun. There was a huge slide that some of us (uh hum) decided to slide down. There is also a corn cannon that you shoot corn at targets (or enemies…just kidding). Regardless of your age or the ages of your friends, this place was a blast.

Hey Guys!

My name is Shona. I am from the area but just made Midland my home. I am really excited to take you on my journey as I uncover everything that Midland has to offer. I work downtown and LOVE it! It has the big city feel without the big city congestion. There are tons of quaint restaurants and shops that I am looking forward to exploring and sharing the experiences with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do and feel free to post questions, suggestions, or ideas for places to check out or that you would like to know more about and I will be more than happy to look into it.