Smells like college....

Amazingly, I had no school and no work today! I took the opportunity to make the trek to Denton to finally move my books and craft stuff out of the garage of my gracious friends. (thanks again, by the way, I still have my costumes in there)
Since I was in this college town, I decided to try a new restaurant that opened on the famous Fry Street  just off the campus of UNT. I circled the block a few times looking for the place called MacDaddy's and also a place to park. Every time I circled the block, there was a fresh round of students gathering at the cross walks, so I don't know if anyone noticed me or not (like you could really miss MY car anyway, right?). Fry Street, even in the daytime looks like a cool place to hang out. It's the type of place I've been looking for in Dallas: typical college drag with bars, coffee joints, vegetarian and  pizza places, loung-y type hangouts that beckon those reaching for higher learning or higher something.
I finally did find my eatery. I don't know what it was before (most likely a really cool bar that had to close for some monetary reason) but it is a converted mechanic garage. Orange is the primary color, and there is some seating outdoors, too. I ordered the snack-sized Mac French Onion. Everything is served in a skillet and everything is macaroni and cheese based! Mine had caramelized onions and smoked bacon. It was ok, I would have liked a topping of fresh cheese and more onions. Even though it was "snack-sized", I was full for quite some time. I would go again if I was in the area. Who knows when that will be since I live what feels like light years away.
Once I got back to Plano, I started to unpack my beloved books and craft supplies. Oh, how I've missed skimming my bookshelf for something to browse or even to be able to jump into any chapter of my most favorite story in the wide world: Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Vern. I have 5 different copies. I should have kept one with me, I don't know why I didn't. Anyway, when I got to unpacking, I also found my going-away basket from my friends from work and my writing group. I read the cards and got a little choked up. I do miss my peeps in Amarillo and I hope they miss me. I opened my "prescriptions" for creativity that a few in my writing group gave me. They were messages or craft items stuffed into pill bottles for me to keep. I have them lined up on my workspace now. I think it was a really cute idea!
I have almost all my stuff unpacked and put away now, so hopefully I can take advantage of my week off from school and do some crafting or scrapbooking.

my French Onion skillet at Mac Daddy's today