a drive-thru daiquiri express? only in Texas.

Yesterday was O'Malley's birthday, so we sat poolside for several hours then headed on over to The Tilted Kilt. It's like a Hooter's restaurant but with less emphasis on wings.

We walked in, I looked at Siobahn (his sister) and we laughed. The girls all dress like THIS.

The food was good, though :)

Afterwards, O'Malley took us to this legit drive through daiquiri express:

Only in Texas! At first I thought it was a bad idea, because it totally promotes drinking and driving. O'Malley assured us that the daiquiris at this place are the bomb.com.

We ordered 4 tankers - 44oz fish bowls - of daiquiri. I got the strawberry banana (which was AMAZING), Siobahn got strawberry, O'Malley got the Superman (it was more tart, tasted weird but it did have a little piano colada taste to it which I liked) and Eddie got the Texas Tornado (kind of like a fruit punch with a tart cherry after taste, it tasted like Kool Aid lol). We told them no tequila, just rum & vodka - I think a tanker comes with 3 or 4 shots in it initially, and O'Malley wanted to add another 3 shots in each. Check out this monstrosity:

DELICIOUS, but omg it was so much. My tiny little 5'2", 107lb-self could not handle all of this. And I didn't lol. I drank about 1/5 of it, then accidentally spilled it in my drunken stupor and was left with about another 1/5 lol.

But hey, 1/5 is GOOD for me, considering the amount of alcohol that was in it. I can't handle my alcohol at all and I rarely drink to begin with. If I do, it's usually 1 drink and I like to sit and nurse it the whole night lol.

The tankers cost like $20. You get to keep it (obviously) and if you bring it back for a refill it's only $12. O'Malley bought them all for us and spent $95 on four.

:)

Eddie and O'Malley finished theirs...they drank their tanks :)

Tonight we're going to Austinnnnnn and I'm excited, because it's a WEEKEND which means it'll be more lively :)

MilSpouse Friday Fill-In #42!

Head on over to Wifey to link-up :)

1. Do you think civilians, in general, understand the meaning of Memorial Day?

I would say yes, but most of them don't. They're happy about all of the sales, picnics, food, hanging out by the pool...which I will admit, are all very nice, but let's not forget the true meaning of Memorial Day.

2. What are your plans for Memorial Day weekend?

I have no idea...not sure if Fort Hood has anything going on to commemorate our soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice...but if there is something going on I would like to attend. Otherwise just hanging out with the hubs :)

3. What skill/talent do you wish you had?

I wish I was really good at photography. Oh, and better at cooking. I'm still pretty mediocre. I might attempt to make some mango-habanero salmon later, though, now that we finally have our awesome cooking knives!

4. What came first: the chicken or the egg?

I say the egg. Probably buried underneath a bunch of stuff to keep it warm ;)

5. What is the best thing about your post (base)? The worst?

I haven't gotten acquainted with Fort Hood much (yet), but I do like how it is close to pretty much everything, unlike Fort Leonard Wood. And with any military installation, I love the PX & commissary! And Fort Hood has 2 of them! As for the worst? I haven't decided yet.

FINALLY, an interview!

We finally received the rest of our stuff today from the Army. Everything made it okay, except for the dishes :/ We ended up with 7 broken dinner plates, 1 broken bowl and 1 broken cup. They told us to keep whatever is intact and they will replace the broken ones at some point. Other than that, everything seems to be A-okay :)

I also FINALLY got a call from a local hospital for an interview on their TCU (telemetry care unit), which is part of the ICU. Full-time nights. This is seriously like my dream, because 1) it's the ICU, and this will help set my foot in the door if I plan on doing the full-fledge ICU later on 2) I definitely prefer nights over days and 3) it's cardiac! which I love.

Now the important thing is, DON'T EFF IT UP! I'm so scared they will ask me something and I won't be prepared to answer. This is my very first nursing interview and I have no idea what to expect! Ahhh!

Please pray! pray, pray, pray!

I apologize for the lack of blogging again! I'm just still trying to get settled down here and we have some friends visiting - our best man Bryant and one of E's groomsmen Ryan. Last night we decided to go to The Salt Lick BBQ in Round Rock which is close to Austin. The place was featured on Man Vs. Food and I remember Adam raved about the beef brisket on the show.

Yummy yummy plate of MEAT. Beef brisket, pork ribs, baked beans, potato salad & cole slaw. I did not eat the latter 3 items haha. But the BBQ meat was DELICIOUS.

NOM NOM.

E got the beef ribs plate. They were freaking huge. But oh-so-tasty. The BBQ sauce was very good, kind of tangy. And unlimited bread. And a side of raw pickles & onions, which I also didn't eat haha.

This place definitely got our approval.

We headed to Austin afterwards. And saw Shamu on the way.

:)

I demanded we get froyo afterwards, so we went to Red Mango, which is Austin's #1 froyo place. I got dark chocolate-hazelnut swirl with slivered almonds, sliced strawberries and mochi. It was heaven in a cup, but then again, froyo always is! I'm seriously obsessed.

We walked around, went to the outside of the UT stadium, then hit up some of the bars on 6th Street....on a Monday night haha. It wasn't very lively, but we had a good time. They have a lot of outdoor bars there which I really like, especially with the gorgeous Texas weather. We will definitely have to go there again on a weekend when it is more lively...but unfortunately Bryant & Ryan will not be there with us.

Bryant is on his way back to LA for a month before he goes to MIBOLC and Ryan just decided to come with him for the trip lol. Unfortunately, Ryan isn't going to MPBOLC for another 9 months and GOLDBARing isn't an option for him.

E & I need to start meeting some people out here...

furniture!

For those that follow me on Twitter (come follow me @wh0aitsmel! the 0 is a zero) know that we got our furniture delivered to us today! We went furniture shopping yesterday at the AAFES on-post and finally decided on a set. We got a sofa, love seat, man chair, coffee table and accent table for like $1800-ish which I think is a pretty good deal, plus we didn't have to pay tax! We also decided to open up that Military Star credit card just for this purchase to save 10% - so we saved about another $200.

The color is pretty true, too :) The love seat and 2 end seats on the sofa recline, along with the man chair :) The accent table matches the coffee table, but we didn't put that one together yet.

For awhile our place looked like this o_O

But we cleaned everything out :) That chair belongs to our dining room set. All of our chairs are assembled - we just need to assemble the table and our accent table. The dining set came with 6 chairs as opposed to the usual 4, which I really liked.

And our TV stand:

I love how everything is starting to come together :) Household goods should be here by Wednesday to deliver all of my stuff haha...including the rest of our kitchen stuff.

We went to Sombrero's for dinner and then I made E take me to YoYo's for some more froyo haha. I made my wedding cake concoction - almond-flavored froyo with fresh raspberries and I also added mochi, which is a type of rice cake...I have noticed a lot of froyo places carry that now. It was sooooooo good. E also loved it, but after a few bites it was hard for me to share it with him lol.

WeBit Wed.

{one} do you watch the history channel? if so, what’s your favorite program?I love the History channel AND the Military channel :) I don't have a specific favorite program, though...hubby & I just like enjoy watching it together.
{two} what is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?stay inside. I'm like a cat - I hate rain lol.

{three} what does your dream house look like?I'm not even thinking about a dream home at the moment...we're currently in the process of getting our disheveled apartment in order! We did get a washer & dryer today (I have NEVER been so excited to do laundry before!) and we are having a furniture set (sofa, love seat, man chair, table & end table), dining room table set and TV stand delivered tomorrow :)

{four} what state were you born in?North Carolina

{five} do you have a change jar? if so, what do you use it for when it gets full?Nope
{six} what’s the first website you look at when you get on the computer?Facebook. Then Twitter & Blogger :)

{seven} what is your favorite breakfast?I like making my own healthy version of the egg mcmuffin :)

{eight} what’s the most memorable trip you’ve ever taken?probably my trip to Seabrook, SC last summer :)

{nine} do you prefer your coffee black or with cream/milk/sugar?soy milk or non-dairy creamer and some splenda, even though I'm allergic to it

{ten} have you ever done a professional photo shoot?yup! senior pictures and wedding pictures :)

Texas.

The wedding was an absolute blast, and I can't wait to see the professional pictures. I'll post some of those soon once I get them :) I also can't believe it was over in literally a blink of an eye. All of this planning and then it's like, "what? that's it? I want more!" haha.

We left Tuesday morning at around 0730 central time. For awhile we were not sure if we were going to stay the night somewhere or drive straight through, but we ended up just driving. We switched drivers at every rest stop. KY, TN & AK are all very boring...especially AK, which I believe is trying to strive to be like other states, with city names like Arkandelphia and Texarkana. Really, Arkansas? lol. We got to the apartment at around 0650 this morning, central time. We crashed, got up a couple of hours later, then went to Chopstick to get some yummy pho <3

The pho wasn't as good as the pho I am used to back in Ohio, but it was still very yummy. I went next door to the froyo place and got some taro froyo with slivered almonds and chopped walnuts. There is another froyo place in Harker Heights on the Central Texas Expressway called YoYo that I want to try.

And speaking of Harker Heights, EVERYTHING is there! Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, 2 Walmarts, a USAA bank, Old Navy, Ulta, tons of places to eat, etc etc etc. Nothing like Missouri. I know I am going to love it here :) Especially with the gorgeous weather! We were in the upper 80's today.

E & I also spent over $500 today at Bed Bath & Beyond on necessities. We still need to buy more stuff. It's hard starting out. I think tomorrow our goal is to go to the AAFES on-post and check out their furniture because we do not have a couch. We also do not have a washer/dryer and that is something we desperately need as well. I can't decide if I want to buy them brand new or buy them relatively brand new for a heck of a lot cheaper on Craig's List.