Odessa

I had the pleasure of visiting a fairly new business in Odessa the other day. They just opened in November and I kept hearing about it, I even liked them on Facebook, I just had not had the chance to stop by until this week. Wow! Just wow. A gorgeous new store in Odessa off of 2nd st. Ladies, you have to stop in and check out La Catrina & Co. at 301 W. 2nd st.

If highway 385 is not one that you travel often let me give you a heads up about the latest there so you don't make the same mistake I did the other day! There are now officially two overpasses on 385 going into Odessa and even though this is a regular commute route for me, I forgot and missed my turn.

So I've got my favorite Mexican food restaurants. My go-to restaurants to grab my favorite #3 combo meal and be on my way. But I love when someone recommends a new place to eat, specifically a little 'hole in the wall' restaurant that may not be aesthetically pleasing on the outside but guaranteed you will enjoy some of the best Mexican food you have ever eaten! These hole in the wall spots in Mid

It never fails, someone you know moves away and within a few months they're saying I sure miss this restaurant or that business. Because lets face it, even though some of us complain on the daily that there ain't a dang thing to do in Midland-Odessa, there are still some things you would genuinely miss if you moved away.

Customer Service. Those 2 words together are scary. Why you ask? Because customer service in this area is not at all what it used to be. You know where you are guaranteed to get consistently good customer service? 'My pleasure.' Duh, Chick-fil-A! The employees can be having the worst day and through gritted teeth you are still going to hear those 2 magic words. They understood the assignment.  Rea

I don't know about you but I am a Guy Fieri fan. Hands down, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives is my show. Even if I've seen an episode before, don't count me out, I'm down to watch again in case I missed something the first time. I especially love when Guy comes to Texas. I have kept track of several restaurants throughout the state that he has visited in the hopes of trying them out one day!

Despite the last couple of days feeling like summer,  believe it or not, this Thursday, snow could be falling in the Permian Basin. We have sunny days most of this week with a 20% chance of snow as we look toward the weekend. In case you are not from Midland/Odessa, here are some good things to know as we gear up for the snowfall. And by that I mean probably little to no accumulation...usually. lo

You probably just had family from out-of-town staying with you for the holidays. It happens maybe a handful of times throughout the year that relatives come for a visit and in some cases, it is your duty to entertain. So where would you take someone who is not from here? Is there even anything to do in Odessa? You would be surprised.

Are you a straw person? I have to to have a straw with every drink. Water, tea, soda. Even my coffee at work, I use the stirrer as a straw. At restaurants they typically give you straws with whatever you order to drink but at home it is entirely up to you to have them or not.

Not all fries are created equal. It is up to you how you like your fries. Extra salty, steak, thin, crispy, crinkle, no salt, ketchup, no ketchup? I will go for crinkle any day but sometimes I like to change it up. Thank goodness for the many options we have here in the 432 to satisfy my french fry taste buds.