Alyssa Torrence's Journey

Alamo Drafthouse Dfw 8/26 – 9/1

Camp DismemberIf you miss your adolescent times at summer camp (or your parent’s made you go to computer camp instead) then this is the cinematic summer camp for you. CAMP DISMEMBER! With this series you get to camp out in a theater all day with FIVE mystery movies – all summer camp themed! The mystery movie marathon will take place at Richardson.
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins with Livestream Q&AFilmmaker Richard Linklater Editor of the Texas Tribune Emily Ramshaw Editor of the Texas Observer Andrea Valdez and author/activist Jim Hightower join director Janice Engel for an advance screening of her incendiary new documentary RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS followed by a livestream panel discussion at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar. Catch the inspiring documentary at Denton, Lake Highlands, Las Colinas, and North Richland Hills.
80th Anniversary: Gone With The WindBased on Margaret Mitchell’s bestseller GONE WITH THE WIND was the most talked-about movie of its era. A sweeping epic on the grandest of scales it quickly became both a blockbuster and an Oscar magnet winning eight Academy Awards and two honorary awards a record in its day. Catch this epic of a film at Denton and Lake Highlands.

MONDAY | AUGUST 26

Cedars Screening: Champagne Cinema: (500) Days of Summer at 7:30PM
Denton Screening: Rewind 1999: DETROIT CITY ROCK at 7:30PM
Lake Highlands Screening: Rewind 1999: Mystery Men at 7:30PM Bar Event:Geeks Who Drink – Vetted Well at 8:00PM
Las Colinas Screening: Anime-Zing: NINJA SCROLL at 7:00PM Screening: Rewind 1999: Mystery Men at 8:30PM
North Richland HillsScreening: THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION at 7:30PM
Richardson Screening: Don’t Try This At Home: DRUNKEN MASTER at 7:00PMScreening: THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION at 9:00PM

TUESDAY | AUGUST 27

Cedars Screening: Anime-Zing: NINJA SCROLL at 7:30PM Screening: Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly at 9:00PM
Denton Screening: THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION at 7:30PM Screening: Graveyard Shift: Innocent Bloodat 8:30PM
Lake Highlands Screening: Red Dawn (1984) at 7:30PM Screening: Video Vortex: OZONEat 9:00PM
Las Colinas Screening: Champagne Cinema: (500) Days of Summerat 7:00PM Screening: Natural Born Killers at 8:30PM
North Richland Hills Screening:Champagne Cinema: (500) Days of Summerat 7:30PM Bar Event:Geeks Who Drink – Vetted Well at 8:00PM
Richardson Screening: Don’t Try This At Home: The Stunt Man at 7:00PM Screening:Young Guns Hopped Up Cinema’s 5 Year Anniversary at 7:30PM Bar Event:Tiki Bingo – Glass Half Full at 7:00PM

WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 28 All Locations: Teacher Appreciation Wednesdays:a FREE movie ticket for teachers and school faculty/staff. Teacher-themed special menu available ALL DAY for everyone! Cedars Screening:Inglorious Basterds in 35MM at 7:00PM Bar Event:Geeks Who Drink – Vetted Well at 8:00PM
Denton Screening: Mad Max: Fury Road Movie Party at 7:30PM Screening: Raise Hell: The Life & Times Of Molly Ivins with Livestream Q&A at 7:45PM Screening:Stand By Me at 8:30PM
Lake Highlands Screening:Deconstructing The Beatles: Abbey Road Side 1 with Q&A at 7:00PM Screening: Don’t Try This At Home:Fist City: BLADE at 7:30PM Screening: Raise Hell: The Life & Times Of Molly Ivins with Livestream Q&A at 8:30PM Las Colinas Screening: Red Dawn (1984) at 7:00PM Bar Event:Geeks Who Drink – Vetted Well at 8:00PM Screening: Raise Hell: The Life & Times Of Molly Ivins with Livestream Q&A at 8:30PM
North Richland Hills Screening: Mad Max: Fury Road Movie Party at 7:30PM Screening:Raise Hell: The Life & Times Of Molly Ivins with Livestream Q&A at 7:45PM
Richardson Screening: Mad Max: Fury Road Movie Party at 7:30PM Bar Event:Geeks Who Drink – Glass Half Full at 8:00PM

THURSDAY | AUGUST 29

Cedars Screening: Don’t Try This At Home: The Stunt Man at 7:30PM
Lake Highlands Screening: Mad Max: Fury Road Movie Party at 7:30PMScreening:
Las Colinas Screening: Creepshow (1982) at 7:00PM
Richardson Screening: Maximum Overdrive at 7:30PM

FRIDAY | AUGUST 30

Richardson Screening: Taylor Swift Video Dance Party at 5:15PM Screening: Taylor Swift Video Dance Party at 9:00PMSATURDAY | AUGUST 31
CedarsScreening: Don’t Try This At Home: Hooper at 6:15PM Screening: Kuumba Presents OGA BOLAJI at 7:30PMDenton Screening: Happy Birthday Hitchcock: The Birds at 1:00PM Screening: The Iron Giant Movie Party at 2:00PM
Lake Highlands Screening: Free Victory Screening: STEAMBOAT BILL, JR at 1:00PM
Las Colinas Screening: Free Victory Screening: STEAMBOAT BILL, JR at 1:00PM
North Richland Hills Screening:Happy Birthday Hitchcock: The Birds at 1:00PM Screening: Afternoon Tea: The Remains of the Day at 3:30PM
Richardson Screening: Camp Dismember Mystery Marathon at 1:00PM Screening: The Wizard of Oz Movie Party at 4:00PM

SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 1

Denton Bar Event: Geeks Who Drink – Vetted Well at 7:00PM

Screening: 80th Anniversary: Gone With The Wind at 1:00PM

Lake Highlands Screening: 80th Anniversary: Gone With The Wind at 1:00PM

First Run Movies Now Playing…Angel Has FallenThe Angry Birds Movie 2Blinded By The LightDora And The Lost City Of GoldGood BoysFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ShawOnce Upon A Time In HollywoodReady Or NotScary Stories To Tell In The DarkThe Art Of Racing In The RainThe Peanut Butter FalconThe FarewellThe Lion KingWhere’d You Go, Bernadette

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Thank you for the support- Alyssa

This week at Alamo Drafthouse 8/19- 8/25

This Week’s Highlights…Don’t Try This At Home SeriesThe series of daring, explosive, stunt-tactic films that will make your heart race and palms sweat continues this week with an exciting program of films to keep you on the edge of your seat. Catch DRUNKEN MASTER at Lake Highlands and North Richland Hills, DREDD at North Richland Hills, and BLADE at Las Colinas.
Signature Series: Anime-ZingJoin us for the first screening of Anime-Zing, a brand new monthly series that takes a deep dive into the amazing archive of Japanese animation with a screening of the totally bonkers, over-the-top violent, artful samurai film NINJA SCROLL at Lake Highlands.
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionGet ready to ramp up to light speed with the dimension-crossing chronicle of rock ’n’ roll aliens science gone berserk in BUCKAROO BANZAI as he travels across the 8th Dimension defeating soulless Lectroids and the evil Dr. Emilio Lizardo. Hit the accelerator and blaze through time and space to see it at Las Colinas

WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 21All Locations: Teacher Appreciation Wednesdays:a FREE movie ticket for teachers and school faculty/staff. Teacher-themed special menu available ALL DAY for everyone!CedarsScreening: Kids Camp: Casper at 10:05AMScreening:THE GOONIES Movie Party at 7:30PM Bar Event:Geeks Who Drink – Vetted Well at 8:00PM
DentonScreening: Kids Camp: The Lego Movieat 10:35AM Screening:THE GOONIES Movie Party at 6:30PM
Lake Highlands Screening: Kids Camp: Teen Titans Go! To The Movies at 10:30AMScreening: THE GOONIES Movie Party at 6:30PM Screening:Don’t Try This At Home: DRUNKEN MASTER at 8:30PMLas Colinas Screening: Kids Camp: The Great Muppet Caper at 10:00AM Screening: Don’t Try This At Home:Fist City: BLADE at 7:30PM Bar Event:Geeks Who Drink – Vetted Well at 8:00PM
North Richland Hills Screening:Kids Camp: Teen Titans Go! To The Movies at 9:50AM Screening: THE GOONIES Movie Party at 6:30PM Screening: Don’t Try This At Home: DRUNKEN MASTER at 8:30PM
Richardson Screening: Kids Camp: The Lego Movie at 10:00AM Screening:THE GOONIES Movie Party at 6:30PM Screening: Bad Radio: POINT BREAK (1991) at 7:30PM Bar Event:Geeks Who Drink – Glass Half Full at 8:00PM

THURSDAY | AUGUST 22Cedars Screening: THE GOONIES Movie Party at 7:30PM
Lake Highlands Screening: Kids Camp: Teen Titans Go! To The Movies at 10:30AMScreening: THE GOONIES Movie Party at 6:30PM
Las Colinas Screening: Kids Camp: The Great Muppet Caper at 10:00AM
North Richland HillsScreening: Kids Camp: Teen Titans Go! To The Movies at 9:50AMScreening: THE GOONIES Movie Party at 6:30PM
Richardson Screening: Kids Camp: The Lego Movieat 10:00AM Screening: THE GOONIES Movie Party at 6:30PM

FRIDAY | AUGUST 23CedarsScreening: Kids Camp: Casper at 10:00AM
Lake Highlands Screening: Kids Camp: Teen Titans Go! To The Movies at 10:00AM
Las Colinas Screening: Kids Camp: The Great Muppet Caper at 10:00AMNorth Richland HillsScreening: Kids Camp: Teen Titans Go! To The Movies at 10:00AM
Richardson Screening: Kids Camp: The Lego Movieat 10:00AM

SATURDAY | AUGUST 24
Cedars Screening: PBS Kids At The Alamo: ODD SQUAD at 10:00AM Screening: Happy Birthday Hitchcock: NORTH BY NORTHWEST at 7:30PM Denton Screening: Kuumba Presents OGA BOLAJI at 6:30PM Screening: Happy Birthday Hitchcock: PSYCHO at 7:30PMLake Highlands Screening:PBS Kids At The Alamo: ODD SQUAD at 10:00AM
North Richland Hills Screening:PBS Kids At The Alamo: ODD SQUAD at 10:00AM Screening: Happy Birthday Hitchcock: PSYCHO at 6:30PM
Richardson Screening: THE IRON GIANT Movie Party at 4:00PM

SUNDAY | AUGUST 25

Cedars Screening: PBS Kids At The Alamo: ODD SQUAD at 10:00AM Denton Bar Event: Geeks Who Drink – Vetted Well at 7:00PM
Lake Highlands Screening: PBS Kids At The Alamo: ODD SQUAD at 10:00AM
North Richland Hills Screening:PBS Kids At The Alamo: ODD SQUAD at 10:00AM
Richardson Screening: Happy Birthday Hitchcock: THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956) at 4:00PM

First Run Movies Now Playing…The Angry Birds Movie 2Blinded By The LightDora And The Lost City Of GoldGood BoysFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ShawOnce Upon A Time In HollywoodOnce Upon A Time In Hollywood (in 35mm)Scary Stories To Tell In The DarkThe Art Of Racing In The RainThe FarewellThe KitchenThe Lion KingWhere’d You Go, Bernadette

Premiering This Week…Ready Or Not

Thank you- Alyssa

Dino Fest at the Perot Museum

My Aunt Glenda let me know about an event at the Perot Museum. Especially since she knows the kids love going to the Perot Museum when we went with her and Charlie to the Summer Media day here is a post i did about the day! We absolutely loved The Art of Brick everything was amazing and at the end of the exhibition there was a spot for the kids to build things and Jason absolutely adored building a little city on the wall with his Tia Brittney. Definitely check it out before its gone! It will be closing September 2,2019.

The Art of Brick picture with Jason and Lily and charlie on the side.

August 31 – September 1

So this event is a celebration of all things dinosaur! Dino lovers of all ages are invited to celebrate with everything from family-fun activities like digging for fossils in our dinosaur pit, face painting, and sightings of a life-size dinosaur roaming the halls, to deeper dives into the science of dinosaurs with talks from paleontologists, demonstrations from our preparators, trivia, workshops, and more.

Activities

Dino Dig Pits
Plaza
Search for fossils modeled after real discoveries made by Perot Museum paleontologists!

Fossils in Your Backyard
Level 2 Discovering Life Hall | Ongoing
Match the prehistoric animal to the Texas location where it was discovered. You’ll be surprised what’s under your feet!

Dino Trivia
Level 2 Engineering and Innovation Hall | 11am and 2pm
Put your dinosaur knowledge to the test in a round or two of dino-themed trivia!
11am – Recommended for younger guests
2pm – Recommended for teens and adults

Dating Fossils (Science on the Spot)
Level 3 Dynamic Earth Hall | 1:30pm
Investigate how geologists and paleontologists determine the age of ancient life, and help piece together the timeline of Earth’s geologic past.

Illustrating the Past
Level 4 Landing | Ongoing
Find out how paleontologists determine what dinosaurs looked like by creating your own prehistoric illustrations.

What is a Dinosaur? Bird Edition (Science on the Spot)
Level 4M Hall of Birds | 10:30am
Find out the surprising connections between prehistoric dinosaurs and birds.

Window to the Wild
Level 4 Life Then and Now Hall
See some impressive modern-day dinosaurs, AKA live birds, up close!

Jr. Paleontologist Lab | 10am and Noon
Lower Level, Purple Learning Lab
Enjoy a dino-themed story time and hands-on activity.
Recommended for ages five and under. Space is limited. First come, first served.

Photo Booth
Lobby

Face Painting
Lobby

Life: Past and Present (Location TBD, Saturday only)

Explore the diversity of life on Earth through fossils and live animal encounters.

Roaming Dinosaur
See if you can find the life-size dinosaur roaming around the Museum!

Dino Fest activities are from 10am-4pm, but Museum exhibits will remain open until 5pm.

Dino Fest

Time August 31st- September 1st
Good for All Ages
Location- Entire Museum
Price- General Admission

Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Victory Park
2201 N. Field Street
Dallas, TX 75201

Parking Information

Thank you so much for the support! – Alyssa

The GOONIES Chunk Junk Food Feast

This sounds absolutely fun! I actually have never seen the movie so it would be interesting for me plus the food feast sounds great! Read below for more details.

It’s time to get your Chunk on. With a menu full of tasty treats like rocky road ice cream and (obviously) Baby Ruth candy bars, you can indulge in your childhood junk food fantasies while watching one of the greatest pieces of ‘80s entertainment ever made at our Chunk Junk Food Feast.

Let’s face it, THE GOONIES never gets old (and they never say “die”). With its endearing cast of quirky kids and a plot filled with swashbuckling adventure, it serves as the ultimate fantasy for anyone who feels stuck in the mundane humdrum of everyday life.

So kick back with a tray full of junk food and escape into a world of pirate treasure, dangerous gangs, and enduring friendship.

Your ticket includes the following junk foods:

Kids’ cheese pizza
Bag of potato chips
Carton of milk
Baby Ruth candy bar
Rocky road ice cream (served after the feast)

We apologize, but no substitutions can be made.

Sunday August 18,2019 at Alamo Drafthouse in Lake Highlands

6770 Abrams Rd. , Dallas, TX 75231

Thank you for the support- Alyssa

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- The New Musical

I’m so excited that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The new musical is coming to the AT&T Preforming Arts Center. I would love to see it with my husband he loves the movie and would enjoy seeing it live.

Willy Wonka is opening his marvelous and mysterious chocolate factory…to a lucky few. That includes Charlie Bucket, whose bland life is about to burst with color and confection beyond his wildest dreams. He and four other golden ticket winners will embark on a mesmerizing joyride through a world of pure imagination. Now’s your chance to experience the wonders of Wonka like never before – get ready for Oompa-Loompas, incredible inventions, the great glass elevator, and more, more, more at this everlasting showstopper!

Book by DAVID GREIG
Music by MARC SHAIMAN
Lyrics by SCOTT WITTMAN & MARC SHAIMAN
Scenic & Costume Design by MARK THOMPSON
Choreography by JOSHUA BERGASSE
Directed by JACK O’BRIEN

PERFORMANCE DETAILS

Runtime: 2 Hours 30 Minutes.
Recommended for ages 6 & up.

AUGUST 22 – 25, 2019

WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE

2403 Flora Street, Dallas, TX 75201

If you would like to purchase tickets visit the website here.

Thank you for the support- Alyssa

The AT&T Preforming Arts Center

I was so graciously invited to go to a wonderful luncheon at the PNC Lounge in The Winspear Opera House in Dallas. It was to launch the Family Entertainment Series at the non profit AT&T Preforming Arts Center sponsored by Children’s Health with a special guest, which I was pretty excited about seeing who it was. My business partner Aunt Glenda and Juanita joined me today along with Charlie (Aunt Glenda’s son) I was happy we were all able to make it.

We started off by eating lunch and talking to each other while enjoying champagne. We enjoyed a nice salad with Chicken and some roasted vegetables and a side of mashed potatoes. The dessert was a strawberry shortcake with shaved white chocolate.

Then after we were done eating the President and CEO Debbie Storey started off by thanking us and talking about what was to come which she said “We’ve curated our programming with our community in mind, including more opportunities for families to experience live performances here together” Which I was super excited about since I have 2 little ones and it is hard for me and husband to find things to do with the kids. She said they were coming out with 5 new performances around families. Also two of the shows will be priced at $10 a person so super affordable for bigger familes.

DRUMLine Live Holiday Spectacular (two shows)

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 – 10 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Winspear Opera House

The “DRUMLine Live Holiday Spectacular” takes you on an unforgettable musical journey through the most beloved chart-topping holiday classics. Imagine the festive sounds of holiday cheer combining Gospel, Jazz, Soul, Motown rhythms, and The Nutcracker Suite mixed with a hip-hop beat and the driving force of a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) marching band. You have to see the “DRUMLine Live Holiday Spectacular” to experience the magic and musicianship!

DRUMLine Live’s dazzling vocalists and talented musicians, coupled with energetic choreography, spectacular lighting, and beautiful holiday costumes, make this Holiday Spectacular one of the coolest, most exciting, and dynamic shows EVER!! Wait until you see our show-stopping unique version of “The Little Drummer Boy,” highlighted by the creative sights and sounds of the HBCU drumline. From the modern sounds of Mariah Carey’s #1 holiday hit, “All I want for Christmas Is You,” Ariana Grande’s, “Santa Tell Me,” and Justin Bieber’s, “Mistletoe” to the classic favorites, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Santa Clause is Coming to Town,” and “Jingle Bells,” this rockin’ Holiday Spectacular will have audiences around the globe dancing in the aisles. Our incredible musicianship and talented performers will fill you with holiday cheer from the first tap of the drum to the very last song of the show!

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical (two shows)

Sunday, December 15, 2019 – 1 p.m. & 5 p.m.

Winspear Opera House

In 1964, the beloved stop-motion animated television classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, made its network television debut and has been delighting audiences across the country for over 50 years. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical is a wonderful new way to experience this family tradition,” says producing partner Jonathan Flom. The national tour is a family favorite — a “holiday staple” (The Boston Globe) and an “utterly charming, top-notch production” (Orlando Sentinel).

Projections, costumes and characters are faithfully brought to the stage against a backdrop of nostalgic set designs. The 12-foot-plus-tall Abominable Snow Monster is jaw-dropping. The cast brings high energy to classic songs and dialogue, while irresistible and loveable puppets highlight the charming “roughness” from the television show’s stop-motion effects.

PJ Masks Live! (two shows)

Monday, January 20, 2020 – 1 p.m. & 5 p.m.

Winspear Opera House

PJ MASKS LIVE: is back with an all new super-heroic, live musical show, featuring the heroic trio from your favorite series: The PJ MASKS! Watch Catboy, Owlette and Gekko along with their new friend PJ Robot, as they try to save the day from the sneaky villains – Romeo, Night Ninja and Luna Girl! Fluttering Feathers! Leaping Lizards! What a CAT-tastrophe!

Leaping, flipping and climbing – live on stage! Complete with your favorite music and brand new songs you’ve never heard before! Don’t sleep through it – watch the PJ Masks save the day, live on stage!

Magic Tree House: Showtime with Shakespeare (four shows)

Thursday, January 30, 2020 – 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.

Friday, January 31 – 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.

Wyly Theatre

SHOWTIME WITH SHAKESPEARE
A New Hip Hop Musical

A new theatrical production based on the Magic Tree House adventure Stage Fright on a Summer Night by The New York Times best-selling author Mary Pope Osborne.

Doktor Kaboom and The Wheel of Science (four shows)

Monday, February 3, 2020 – 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 4 – 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.

Wyly Theatre

So much science, so little time. . . Doktor Kaboom is having trouble picking his favorite science demonstrations, so he’s bringing them all! Unfortunately there are way too many to do them all in one show. The solution: The Wheel of Science! Doktor Kaboom has built a great big spinning wheel and labeled it with everything from optical illusions to chemical reactions to a homemade hovercraft, and more! At least a dozen fantastic demonstrations ready to go. Wherever the wheel stops, that’s what’s next! Will we turn a water bottle into a rocket or catapult bananas across the stage? Electrocute a pickle or create artificial gravity? Who knows? No two shows will be the same. So, step right up, and let’s spin that wheel!

Lightwire Theater’s The Ugly Duckling (one show)

Sunday, March 1, 2020 – 2 p.m.

Winspear Opera House

Lightwire Theater brings a classic tale to the modern stage in an unforgettable theatrical experience. Lined with electroluminescent wire, the beloved story of The Ugly Duckling plays out on stage through a cutting-edge blend of puppetry, technology and dance.

With dazzling visuals, poignant choreography and the creative use of music ranging from classical to pop, this production brings this story into a new and brilliant light.

The Family Entertainment series will be performed on the campus of the AT&T Performing Arts Center, in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House and the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, in the downtown Dallas Arts District.

When she was done releasing the information on the performances. We got to see out special guest and it was Doctor Kaboom himself! He should us some awesome things from his show and Charlie got to be his helper. He was very funny and energetic and I can’t wait to take the kids to his show!

Thank you so much for the support and I hope to hear about your adventures and if you attend any of these events let me know in the comments below!

-Alyssa

Winspear Opera House
2403 Flora Street
Dallas, TX 75201

Wyly Theatre
2400 Flora Street
Dallas, TX 75201

Strauss Square
2389 Flora Street
Dallas, TX 75201

Nourished Gluten free festival

So I am so happy to be invited to attend the Nourished Gluten free festival with my business partner Glenda and Juanita.

It will give us the opportunity to learn more about the gluten free and keto and plant based lifestyles. Also since we are all trying to eat healthier it will help us learn more about the food we consume.All products are Gluten-Free.Beyong GF, each exhibitor booth will be labeled with an allergen card, helping you understand which common allergens are contained in the products and samples.

They have many sponsors that will be there and the one I’m most excited about is Swerve I’ve heard it’s a good sugar replacement when baking and cooking especially for Diabetics which my Dad is.

SEPTEMBER 7-8, 2019

10:00 am – 3:00 pm for both days.

Parking and Wifi is FREE.

DALLAS MARKET HALL-NORTH HALL

2200 Stemmons Freeway (public enters off Market Center Blvd.)

Dallas, TX 75207

What do you get with your Festival Ticket?

Entry into the vendor fair with 100+ exhibiting brands
Coupons from the best gluten-free & allergen-friendly brands
Free samples from exhibitors – including hot and cold selections of
baked goods, gooey pizza(Which I’m ready for!), crunchy snacks and other healthy options.
Informative classes will be available here are the ones that will be there.
Free reusable bag to carry your goodies will be provided when you walk in.
Discounted products available for purchase.

The use of strollers, carts or wagons is prohibited except as needed for transporting children or medical equipment. Single strollers only. Double or triple strollers won’t fit in the aisle. Just letting those know that have little kids like me.

I am also doing a giveaway for tickets to this event. Please visit my Instagram for instruction on how to enter! Good Luck!

Instagram Link

Thanks for the support- Alyssa

Pluckers for Lily’s Birthday

Super behind on post’s I got sick so now I’m playing catch up. So here is our experience at Pluckers.

We decided to go to Pluckers for Lily’s birthday because she had a free Kid’s meal with my pluckers reward card. We go every year since I’ve gotten the card. So we decided to ask Charlie, Uncle David and Aunt Glenda to join us in the festivities. This was their first time visiting and they were excited and Mimi of course!

David T. (My husband) I know its confusing with the two David’s. Well me and David T went to Walmart after I picked him up from work. Got some cute little cupcakes that were at the bakery. We asked them if we could buy some cupcake toppers. They had lots of cute options but we settled for My little Pony because she loves that show! Her Favorite is Twilight Sparkle.

The Birthday Girl excited about her cupcakes!

So we all got there it and let me tell you there was a long wait! At first we were like upset. But then we asked why and realized of course there was a long wait it was 50 cent wing night. I was impressed because that is a great deal and their wings are fairly large.

My wings Spicy lemon pepper and Garlic Parmesan.

We finally got our table and we ordered our usual which mine is 10 bone in wings split with Garlic Parmesan and Spicy Lemon Pepper sometimes I get the Vampire Killer. But I wasn’t feeling super spicy today I also got a side of Waffle Fries. My hubby got Dr. Pepper BBQ and Cajun with Waffle fries. The kids got Buffalo Bites with no sauce and fries.

Boneless BBQ and Waffle Fries this was Mimi’s meal.

Glenda got a chicken salad and David and Charlie shared Teriyaki bone in wings with fries. Debbie got boneless Dr. Pepper wings and fries. The food was absolutely fantastic It was hot and the waiter was very attentive and made our night great. We were celebrating three birthdays that night. Mine July 23rd, Uncle David July 26, Lily’s was today July 29th.

We had to do a chicken dance with menu’s and paper cups. Lily really enjoyed that part I couldn’t stop laughing. Embarassing but worth it for my baby girl. She told me she can’t wait till next year when we can do the chicken dance together again.

I had to join in the Birthday Chicken dance.

We ended dinner with just us singing Happy Birthday to her. She loved her cupcakes and we even shared a few with the waiter. We had some leftover ones and shared them with a nice family nearby for their daughters. Overall it was a successful Birthday Dinner for my little Girl. She is Officially 4 years old and I can’t wait till tomorrow when we go to Kid Mania in Presidio Junction for a little Birthday Party.

Someone loves her cupcakes from Walmart.
Happy Birthday Lily!

Thank you for the support- Alyssa

One Child Nation at The Magnolia Theater in Dallas

Opening this week at The Magnolia Theater.

ONE CHILD NATION

Opens in Dallas on August 16

Directed & Produced by: Nanfu Wang & Jialing Zhang
Synopsis: China’s One Child Policy, the extreme population control measure that made it illegal for couples to have more than one child, may have ended in 2015, but the process of dealing with the trauma of its brutal enforcement is only just beginning. From award-winning documentarian Nanfu Wang (Hooligan Sparrow, I Am Another You) and Jialing Zhang, the sweeping One Child Nation explores the ripple effect of this devastating social experiment, uncovering one shocking human rights violation after another – from abandoned newborns, to forced sterilizations and abortions, and government abductions. Wang digs fearlessly into her own personal life, weaving her experience as a new mother and the firsthand accounts of her family members into archival propaganda material and testimony from victims and perpetrators alike, yielding a revelatory and essential record of this chilling, unprecedented moment in human civilization.
One Child Nation is a stunning, nuanced indictment of the mindset that prioritizes national agenda over human life, and serves as a first-of-its-kind oral history of this collective tragedy – bearing witness to the truth as China has already begun to erase the horrors of its “population war” from public record and memory.

The Magnolia

3699 McKinney Avenue, in West Village, Dallas, TX, 75204

Thank you for the support- Alyssa

Angry Birds 2-Movie Premiere

Trailer for the movie.

So we were highly blessed to be invited to the Angry Birds 2 movie premiere at The Lake Highlands Alamo Drafthouse. Lily and Jason were going to go but they ended up going to Oklahoma with their Mimi to visit their Papa. Before school and before he has a very important and serious surgery. So they missed the movie this time but we will be definitely taking them to see it in theaters.

We were so happy that Aunt Glenda, Charlie and Uncle David were able to make it as well they let us know they were having a family day. We weren’t sitting together but maybe next time we will have seats next to each other.

Cute masks and stress balls for the movie.

David and I absolutely had a blast at the premiere they had these cute masks for everyone and these little water stress balls that had the Angry Birds logo on it. Before the movie started we ordered chicken strips with the hatch chile gravy and added ketchup and ranch on the side for the fries. My husband and I absolutely loved the food and the gravy was to die for! A little spicy for some people but the perfect amount of heat for us. We also ordered chocolate chip cookies with Ice cream. I’ve had it before at the MIB International VIP Party so I just had to order it again and David trusted my choice and ordered one for himself because I told him those cookies were baked fresh and that’s the best way to eat them. He really liked them and said he will be ordering it next time for him and the kids to share.

Right when the movie started the short film was cute and made me emotional mainly because it had to do with a daughter and parents. But I wont say details I just really thought it was cute.

So we ended up making it a date day movie and had a great time. The movie was so funny and full of surprises and the music was fantastic. I really wanted to get up and dance to the music. My husband was laughing almost every second and the story really had a good learning moment about real life situations. Which was nice. I highly recommend this movie because I believe it is for all ages.

After the movie we checked out the Vetted Well area and liked how it had board games available for when your hanging out with your family or friends. We definitely want to come back with some friends and make it a cool hangout area before and after the movie for a few drinks and some food.

It was the first time my husband and I have been to The Lake Highlands Alamo Drafthouse location and let me tell you we will be back! It was very clean and the staff was amazing. Highly recommend checking it out!

Scary Stories to tell in the Dark Posters.

We also got some free posters on the way out for Scary Stories to tell in the Dark. I really want to go see that movie next. I don’t watch scary movies much but I read the books as a child and would love to see it at Alamo Drafthouse.

What movie are you most excited to see? Let me know in the comments below.

Thank you for the support! – Alyssa