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THE REVIEW: DEPALMAS

I've been raving about this place forever... and I can't believe it took me this long to do a review!

SPINACH FETTUCCINE ALFREDO WITH CHICKEN

AMBIANCE:This is such a transitional space. I've visited the restaurant in the daytime while families with small children enjoy a family meal as well as at night when couples dine in a dimly lit dining room romanticized by candlelight.

SPINACH FETTUCCINE ALFREDO WITH CHICKEN

RED SAUCE & ONIONS & OLIVES

TABLE SERVICE: Some of the best! I can't remember one visit in which I had an unpleasant encounter. The staff is always courteous and attentive...very knowledgeable of the menu and the kitchen capabilities.

PESTO CHICKEN PIZZA

THE MENU: Full of amazing Italian dishes! My favorite began with the Shells Florentine with chicken. I've since branched out to the Spinach Fettuccine Alfredo and I'm certainly madly in love with the White Chocolate Bread Pudding! I don't think you can go wrong with any menu choice. TUSCAN CALZONE

THE VERDICT: I think you can tell I am a bit biased as this is my favorite Italian Restaurant hands down. If you're looking for an amazing meal and you live in the surrounding areas it's worth the drive! They have something for everyone... don't like red sauce substitute Alfredo... want onions... they'll add onions...I attempt to bring home a dish every visit to savor later on in the week... mysteriously it barely makes it to the fridge and as I type I'm wishing this lunch of mine tasted more like Depalma's.

Check out Depalma's Italian Cafe at http://www.depalmasdowntown.com/

WEEKS IN REVIEW: WHERE IN THE WORLD?

AMTRAK:CRESENT: DINING CART

So I've been post less for a while now...

here's a glimpse at what I've been up to

EATING:DELICIOUS: DEPALMASYes! My absolute favorite Italian spot!

I DO: WEDDING

Congrats to the Clines!

SHOE AIN'T NO DIVAPractice makes perfect one wedge at a time!

#laquininthecity: TO PARTY vs NOT TO PARTY

LML: LIVING MY LIFE

It's been pretty slow living until the past couple of weeks. I took a trip to my second home Tuscaloosa. and while it was definitely sad to see the destruction of the tornados of this past April... my town still had it's umphhhh! I attended a wedding, ate at my favorite Italian spot and did I mention I rode the TRAIN! SUPER FUN! Stay tuned recaps and reviews are a comin!

SQUEEZE PLEASE

HURBERT'S LEMONADE: RASPBERRY

Want to guess what my least favorite season is...

that's right SUMMER

It's hot... and I'm not happy!

I spotted this "new product" on the drink aisle

Available in original, raspberry and strawberry lemonade

Not too sweet, not too tart... not quite perfect

LIKE A FALLING LEAF

RACHEL PALLY LUCIA DRESS
Where have I been?
So I don't have an excuse really... but
I am in love with this dress!
If you click the link and want to purchase it for me
I'D LOVE YOU FOREVER! LOL

DINNER STAGING

I ABSOLUTELY LIVE FOR LIVE FLOWERS

CLEAN LINES

I THINK I'M MARTHA S.: JUST CALL ME LRT. STEWART

Just a glimpse into what this past Sunday looked liked... I had tons of fun and can't wait till Thanksgiving when I go full out! It's kinda a shame that the lady at the floral shop (who constantly over charges me) knows my face ..."You look like you really love flowers"

SN: I am planning on starting a window garden... I'll keep ya posted!

em . in . i = PRINCESS PRACTICE

HOPE DIAMOND

The other day I was thinking about a relationship I had with a coworker of mine… no not like that… but I started ride sharing with a lovely lady from work… she is so lively… she chats me up the whole way to work … which is only a few blocks… usually she tells me about her grandchildren or her work for Jehovah… Her love for her grand kids is undeniable and I joked with her one morning that she made me feel bad for not having any kids and affording my mother something I know she desires…grandchildren and a son in law.

The more I rode the more I learned about her past life and the changes she had made… she loves to talk and I barely say a few words lol… but I feel like I know her whole family and the drama that comes along with it as well…lol…

Last night I received an unexpected call from my ride share coworker… late in the night… I figured she was going to tell me that she had something coming up and couldn't pick me up in the morning… but there was more to it than that she told me that her 8 year old grandson had drowned … I presumed sometime over the weekend… I expressed my condolences and went on to an uncomfortable sleep deprived night…

I had met her grandson about a month back he was busy burying his face into burger king that his grandma had purchased for him but seemed like a normal vibrant kid… I could look at him and visualize all the funny stories she had told me about him…His passing made me remember my brothers long passed on, and my sister who I have reflected on with quick flash visuals of her small casket pictured on the Polaroid’s in the family album…

For Easter I prepared dinner and my parents were my first dinner guest…The joy on my parents face to come and eat dinner at their daughter’s house was indescribable… I guess I write all of this a little out of sorrow for my friends lost, sorrow for the inevitable that I and my parents will eventually leave this earth… and in inquisition of if I will ever have children or find another human being to share myself with for hopefully as long as my mother and fathers 35 years and beyond…what is clear is that life is about living and love is the purest form of living and as my mother says unconditional love…is in my future, past and present.

(No apologies for the grammar or lack of punctuation, when I write I let the words flow)