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Tomato Basil Lasagna Rolls – Celebrating 30 Years with la Madeleine

March 11, 2013 by Arena Blake 15 Comments

Last week, I was invited to join one of my favorite Dallas restaurants — la Madeleine — in celebrating their 30th Anniversary. It was a wonderful party, with red, white and blue desserts to celebrate the French heritage of owner Patrick Esquerré.

Filed Under: Cooking, Dallas, Recipes Tagged With: Dallas, dinner, Event, la Madeleine, lasagna, Recipe

Five Things You Might Not Notice on the Windows Phone 8X #VZWA

March 8, 2013 by Arena Blake 6 Comments

I’ve had the Windows Phone 8X from Verizon Wireless for a couple of months now, and I’m still discovering things about it that are really cool. So, I thought I’d share a few of the smaller features that you might not notice straight out of the box — these things really set this phone apart.

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Features, Tips and Tricks, Verizon Wireless, VZWA, Windows Phone

SAVE in San Antonio This Spring

March 6, 2013 by Arena Blake Leave a Comment

You know what’s crazy? I’ve lived in Texas my whole life, and I’ve never vacationed in San Antonio. Now that we have Andrew, though, I’m dying to take him to SeaWorld. Last week, we got the next best thing when we were invited to meet the penguins from SeaWorld San Antonio. It was a lot…

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Penguins, San Antonio, SeaWorld San Antonio, Toddler Travel

My Little Musician

March 4, 2013 by Arena Blake Leave a Comment

The other day, I was sitting on the couch working when I heard Andrew start singing. It really wasn’t singing, per se, but it’s this kind of nonsensical mix of yelling and making weird sounds. He had found two wooden spoons and was using them to play the xylophone, all the while singing and just…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Andrew, Life, Music, Nerdling, Playing

Sesame Street Live – Dallas, Texas #VZWA

February 27, 2013 by Arena Blake 2 Comments

Last weekend, we had the chance to see the Sesame Street Live Dallas, Texas, show at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie. I knew Andrew would LOVE this show. So even though he was feeling a little under the weather, we decided we couldn’t miss seeing Elmo and his friends. I’m so glad we did, because…

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Filed Under: Dallas Tagged With: Andrew, Elmo, Ernie, Sesame Street, Things to Do With Kids in Dallas, Things to Do with Toddlers in Dallas, Verizon Theatre, Verizon Wireless, VZWA

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Arena is the wife of a Nerd and mom of a toddler who loves his Star Wars blankie a little too much. She shares parenting adventures, yummy recipes, and great photography on this Dallas mom blog. thenerdswife@gmail.com

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