TOP GOLF for HOUSTON FUN

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We were invited to a brand new Top Golf facility on Sunday, which happens to be just a mile away from where my husband teaches at a Tennis Facility, so he was way more excited than I initially was to go.  He was so excited, that it was cute!

 

     I’d known of some girlfriends who had gone to the location on the other side of Houston, and they had said it was fun…but it was one of those things you need to go to and see and really experience.  It was totally a blast!

 

Ken Sjoberg, tennis lesson in Spring , tennis in The Woodlands, tennis meet up, Forest Oaks, Top Golf, North Houston, KS Tennis, KS Tennis USA

     

     While I took golf lessons as a child, I didn’t appreciate the sport as much as my brother did, which means I did not exactly excel. At  Top Golf  you do not have to be a golf pro to have fun!  There’s great food , drinks and music as well as fabulous sitting areas overlooking the greens.  It’s great if you just want to tag along with others who enjoy hitting because it’s still a great atmosphere.

 

 

 

         Did I mention food?  I was expecting the food to be of a low end quality like cheaper, fast food.  I was so wrong!  The food was impressive.  Unfortunately, we ate dinner before going, so I couldn’t pig out as much as I’d of liked to!  What a mistake!  The food was fabulous!

 

    

     The Top Golf facility we went to is the one in Spring, just a few miles from The Woodlands Mall area, and they continually served samples of their food items throughout the evening.  The menu boasts a little something for everyone.

 

 

Top Golf  also has enclosed banquet rooms with flat screens playing sports channels.  Each room is attached to it’s own outdoor patio and sitting area for those who wish to hit a few balls.  It’s a great concept for birthdays or workplace events of any size.  Since they do hold special events, they take special care in the area of food service.

 

 

 

Did I mention to you that there were drinks?  The drink options were fabulous and there was a huge indoor bar as well.  If I were single, it might be a place to stumble upon my future ex husband.  Just sayin.  They are opened until 2 am during the weekends and crank the music up louder for an even more fun atmosphere!

 

Ken Sjoberg, tennis lesson in Spring , tennis in The Woodlands, tennis meet up, Forest Oaks, Top Golf, North Houston, KS Tennis, KS Tennis USA

 

   The golf is still going on into the night because they light up the green with fun multi colored lighting, and you can tell if you made your mark or not with each stroke because of the electronic gaming machines stationed at each hitting post!

 

Ken Sjoberg, tennis lesson in Spring , tennis in The Woodlands, tennis meet up, Forest Oaks, Top Golf, North Houston, KS Tennis, KS Tennis USA

 

       I would  give this place a shot if you have a party to throw, have out of town guests to entertain, or just want to hit a few golf balls.  It really was a relaxing, fun time!  Click to check out other Top Golf locations here.

 

-SDS

-June 12, 2014

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MOVIE NIGHTS: Labor Day


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      I’m trying so hard to continue with my usual Friday posts forMovie Nights, and I finally found one!  This is such a chick flick.That being stated, my husband loved this movie, too!
 
     If you are in love with love and romance and attraction and if you are in love with the idea of hoping for love, this is a movie for you.  Some people want and desire nothing more than to be loved.  This is especially true, even when life derails you.  Nothing means as much without people to share your life with. ( Climbing down from the soap box.)
 
     Josh Brolin plays an inmate who, through various events occurring over the long Labor Day Weekend, ends up spending time with Kate Wislet’s character, who, before experiencing her long weekend with the inmate, was beaten down by life, and barely hanging on emotionally.
 
     In a way, these characters are a lot of us.  Life is hard. We may not be where we planned on being, we can all be frazzled and jaded and hurt. Needy. Vulnerable.   I suppose this is why it’s easy to connect with the characters.
 
     I’m not even going to talk about how easy it is to stare at Josh Brolin.  His hair is gloriously sexy.  
 
     If you think the plot is unthinkable, I find it very realistic.  I once lived on a secluded, 500 acre ranch for years and it was just outside Houston about an hour away.  The Texas prison system has real estate just off the highway, in Huntsville so we all would pass by as we went on with our daily lives.  The inmates  would often be outside gardening in the fields right next to the roads.  A married college girl who worked for me came into work one day and stated, ” I don’t know about ya’ll…but I kind of like the way those inmates look at me when I drive by!  I sure wish my husband would look at me like that!”  We all laughed.
 
    Being around the prison system, you also hear the stories of guards who fall in love with inmates and divorce their spouses.  Recently on the news, there was a big story about an inmate who had impregnated several different female guards on his block.  Point being, people do meet ex convicts or inmates and get swept away.
 
     This story is clean and decent, and is about two people needingeach other, and that’s always a good thing. Loved it!
 
     (You can check out other Movie Night  ideas in the thread here!)
-SDS
-May 17, 2014
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MOVIE NIGHTS: MY WEEK WITH MARILYN

    Friends always ask me where we go and what we do at night and are not excited by my answer. It’s what we appropriately  call “Movie Night.”  This is when one or the other picks out a movie to rent at home, we have a show time that our movie will start, gather the babies on the sofa in a blanket with all the lights off and scented candles burning and enjoy an hour and a half of escapism and relaxation together at home(…and of course there must be snacks!) Movie nights at home are an “event” for us. 
 
     When friends ask us how we stay home so many nights and why we don’t go out more often the answer is always the same…”going out is like taking sand to the beach!”  I have what I want at home.  We love being home and we love our planned movie nights.  I plan on blogging about the movies we come across that are worth seeing every Friday morning in case if you missed it at the theater!
 
     I had never planned on seeing this film…at the theater or from my sofa.   Marilyn is often portrayed as simple and one faceted.  I didn’t have time for yet another thing Marilyn, yet in the door he walks with our movie for the night…and he thought I’d be happy with “My Week With Marilyn” which had come out earlier this year.
 
     I pretended to be content with his movie selection, and after dinner we gathered with the babies on the sofa and began the film.
 
     I totally was not expecting a wonderful movie, but it touched our hearts, it had lovely scenery and Michelle Williams acting and appearance was stunning. She was awarded a Golden Globe for Best Actress  for this film.
 
     Usually, whenever anyone is trying to portray Marilyn, a lot of red lipstick is used, as a lot of obvious eye contour as well, however in this film, the makeup artistry was amazingly natural looking.
 
      We walked away from the film feeling we understood Marilyn Monroe a lot better than before, and were extremely impressed with Michelle Williams as well as the entire cast.  This movie will stay with you.
 
    This is a MUST-RENT !!
 
 
 
 
 
September 21, 2013
SDS
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MOVIE NIGHTS: Hope Springs

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       I am a lover of Psychology and a loather of dysfunction.  If you’ve ever been in a relationship that was dysfunctional with an emotionally distressed individual, then you would especially like this movie.
 
  This film made the perils of marriage as funny as possible, while also revealing the initial root causes and demise of the sexual relationship between two adults.
 
  My husband was somewhat disturbed by the film, and in total disbelief that there would be couples out there who do not engage in sexual activity for extremely long periods of time. Our personal theories on the subject are the same, in that if you are not having sex with your spouse…guess what people…you are not married. It’s not acceptable, it’s not normal, you’ve lost your mind and you have severely deep rooted issues. Period, that’s it.  If you despise the person you are married to so much, that you do not wish to be next to them, every night, sleeping in the same bed and enjoying their company…then you shouldn’t be married. (Can you tell this is an issue I am passionate about?)
 
Steve Carrell, Hope Springs Movie
 
  I can speak to the subject because I was married once before and it literally poisoned my soul for years as I tried to get to the root of the individual’s various problems, so I now have a “zero tolerance” policy regarding the relationships and people in my life.  It is because of this, that I loved this movie.
 
  I found Hope Springs to be fun, but real and even though we have no issues in the area of our connection…we never plan on it so we refer to this movie in the respect of never, ever wanting out relationship to get to such a severe point.
 
   Tommy Lee Jones and Meryl Streep are both fabulous in their portrayals of the otherwise perfect married couple, and Steve Carrell plays the perfect marriage counselor. 
 
   Around 15 to 20% of couples claim to only be having sex 10 times per year.  Experts define this and anything less to be a sexless marriage. So this film does accurately portray more marriages than you know. See this film!
 
   Go forth and rent!
-SDS
-August 2, 2013
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MOVIE NIGHTS: Safe Haven

 
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     I only review and recommend movies I think are good.
 
   We watch a lot of movies, and sometimes there is a hole where my Movie Night posts should be because I don’t want to be negative or promote films that have unnecessarily evil themes or pointless, shocking nudity.
 
     My personal disclaimer being stated…let me move onward.
 
     This movie was so sweet! This is the type of movie that makes you think it could possibly be a great idea to get on a Greyhound bus with nothing but a backpack full of your life savings and go start a new life somewhere else. (Preferably with Josh Duhamel.)
 
    Safe Haven stars Julianne Hough (previously from Dancing With The Stars) and Josh Duhamel and is set in Southport, North Carolina.  It is picturesque, suspenseful and artistic…but if you love love…then there’s even that! There is passion, but without uncomfortable nakedness…this movie has class and is a perfect home date night movie!
 
     It just came out in February of this year, and it is out on DVD now! The film is from the author ofThe Notebook and the director of Dear John.
     See it before you die…just sayin.
 


-SDS
June 18, 2013
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