Second night of some random week, our Senior Managers decided that we would go for a team party with the client. And what better way to spend it at a Rangers game!


While the chances for the Rangers to win was low, the Rangers won!


And the best part of the game was where those girls with the flags would run every time there's a home run. I don't know why, but I found it super amusing.


The next day, a coworker and I decided to go downtown after work, and the experience was amazing, even though it was probably 30 degrees celcius. Yes, I was able to leave at 5PM for once whereby my coworker and I headed for downtown Dallas! It was a long ride, because of traffic, but why wouldn't there be no traffic? It's rush hour. So we waited. As soon as we got off, we were near enough to the Reunion Tower for a nice picture.


But the key attraction that day was not the Reunion Tower. It was more of the JFK Assassination Memorial that was there along with the Reunion Tower in the background.


I believe there's still a lot of controversy about how he was assassinated (i.e. who was it really, and where was the shot fired). Even my uber driver today talked about it. But what we know for sure were the two shots that were fired, and the "X"s marked on the road. Can you spot them?


We stopped over at a smokehouse afterwards for some classic style Texan BBQ. The place looked sketchy, but it's often the sketchiest places that you find surprises!


To wrap it off the night, my coworker and I went to West Elm to try out some beers at a local brewery. Brain Dead suited us, since we were pretty much brain dead from work. I loved it!


The beers were great, and definitely a lot of options to choose from!


And to heading back to the hotel for the night, we spotted something. Do you see what I see?


(Answer: Sunset in the reflection, but the correct answer is my firm's office in Dallas :P)

Rise no. 1 is a French Restaurant in Dallas that is famous for the souffles. They serve both savory and sweet souffles. But if you don't like souffles, you can also order their other main dishes. It's perfect for brunch, but since it was a team dinner sort of deal, I went during the evening.


This little restaurant in Dallas was super cute! The interior looks like it's Christmas all year round. And the table set up is on point: with a wine list in a Paris themed folder and scrabble pieces and blocks to play with and start up random discussion.


To start off this team dinner, we ordered wine and cheese. To be quite honest, I am not really a cheese person. I shy away from it unless it's brie. But the selection they had was amazing. My new favourite is now the truffle infused cheese.


After the cheeses, we moved on to the soup. It's called Marshmallow Soup, which sounds disgusting, but it was delicious. This soup is literally tomato puree soup with puffed up goat cheese and egg white (looks like marshmallows) drizzled with pesto sauce. It's a must if you ever get a chance to dine at the restaurant.


The main dish is just as amazing. Three of my coworkers decided to share three different kinds of souffles, because we are all curious as to how the savory souffles are. So we ordered: Cauliflower and Brie Souffle, Truffle Infused Mushroom Souffle and Crab Meat Souffle. They were heavenly!


To end off the night, we all had something sweet. I swear that we tried all the sweet souffles on the menu. My favourite, was the Banana Foster and the Pistachio :)


That was one great, healthy meal at Dallas. And to end off my reflection of the 1/4 of the year that went by, I am very happy and proud to say that I've achieved half of my new year's resolution this year! Hopefully the next three quarters of the year will be just as, or even more amazing.