Going Bold

My mother, Sistah and I had a wedding to attend on Saturday. Since Sistah has all of her wedding parties and showers coming up as well we decided to do a little beauty counter exploration that afternoon at Neiman Marcus Northpark with our trusted adviser, Bobby. You must ask for Bobby when shopping cosmetics at NM NP - he is a sales executive and has access to every counter so he can pull "the best of the best" from each to customize a plan or palette for you. Due to my mom's celiac she cannot use any products with wheat germ and he is meticulous about going through the ingredients for each item he recommends to her and making sure it won't react with her skin. Bobby and my mom and her mom (my Nannie) even swap prayer intentions. Three words describe this darling man: above and beyond.

My take away from the afternoon was Guerlain's Rouge Automatique 170 Nuit d'Amour lipstick. It transformed my whole look to very vintage glam and stayed on all night with a very moisturized-looking gleam. I met a dear friend from college last night at Bolsa and all I needed to take my work outfit to an evening dinner with a swipe of this lipstick. I know it looks really dark in the tube but it actually goes on a rich yet sheer red.

I am so excited for my personal piece of holiday cheer. I am going to be sporting this to all of my holiday parties!

Pretty Presents: The Pink Pagoda

As I began my search for unique and personal gifts this year, I was so fortunate to have found The Pink Pagoda's etsy shop! Blue and white china is a cherished tradition in my family. Looking at these designs I am filled with warm memories from my mother's house and the few times we have used our blue and white at home.

I can't divulge what I've purchased from The Pink Pagoda so far for fear of a Christmas spoiler but it is definitely one of the gifts that I am most excited to pass out in a few weeks! See some of The Pink Pagoda's work below and visit her etsy shop or soothing interior design blog.

Giving Thanks & Good Karma

Since Sistah had to work the day after Thanksgiving, my mom went down to Austin and we rescheduled Thanksgiving for yesterday afternoon. In our petite family we have three people who do not eat gluten (two of those being severely celiac), a vegan and a pescatarian. My mom makes amazing mashed potatoes, sweet corn, garden salads and pies. She also orders the best Goodies from Goodman smoked turkeys. However, some favorite sides such as casseroles and stuffing (called dressing at our house) can be a science experiment. Thankfully for families like us around the Metroplex, Good Karma Kitchen has been rolling out their gluten-free and vegetarian dishes (pun intended - they operate out of a chic and eco-friendly food truck) and did a special Thanksgiving catering menu. I met one of the cute girls of Good Karma on Saturday to pick up my order and loved all of the colors of their truck! 

Check out that seriously immaculate kitchen! One of the biggest concerns for severe celiacs like my sister and mom who cannot process even the tracest amounts of gluten is cross-contamination from restaurants that say they are gluten-free but are actually using those same cooking utensils on foods with gluten. It is awesome to have a resource in the area that is completely gluten-free. 

We ordered the herb cherry stuffing, which was devoured at our family table and described by the bunch as "savory," "moist," and "flavorful." I also got a few servings of the broccoli rice casserole. This was definitely my favorite dish as the table. My mom described the casserole as "fresh" and I agree - for a dish that was made and delivered on Saturday and then heated up on Sunday, it very much tasted like we had bought the broccoli at the Farmer's Market that morning and just taken it out of the oven that afternoon. Both dishes only required 15-20 minutes in the oven before being ready to serve and came with very friendly and idiot-proof heating instructions. 

I am already looking forward to this Saturday when Good Karma Kitchen will be celebrating their grand opening in Fort Worth at the Food Truck Festival! I am also going to be checking their website come December to put in my Christmas order with plenty of time. I've heard some of the girls' ideas for what they are cooking up and am already dreaming of a Holiday table filled with gluten-free goodness! 

Follow Good Karma Kitchen on Twitter @KarmaKitchenDFW to see where they're at and up to and get updates on their catering menus. 

Candy Land Christmas pt. 1 - Peppermint Projects

This year is the very first year for a Christmas tree and lights at the newlywed chateau. I was so excited and when I looked at some of the ornaments I had collected over the year's and what I was liking at the stores this year, I could easily sense a trend: candy! I currently have a few last items en route to me to complete my Dylan's Candy Bar inspired tree, but until then I wanted to show you a few of the crafts I worked on while watching Charlie Brown Thanksgiving to give our new tree some candy cred.

First, I found this peppermint ornament on the Martha Stewart website and thought I could definitely use it to enhance my tree and also bring as gifts to some of the tree trimmings I'll be attending with my Junior League girlfriends over the next few weeks. 

Project Checklist:

Starlight Mints 

Red Hots

Red Ribbon 

Low-Temp Glue Gun

Optional but not Really Optional: Pei Wei Mandarin Orange Green Tea aka "Lilly's Crack Tea"

Martha uses icing to bond her ornaments, but I've never met a glue gun project I didn't like so I used my handy glue gun. Just a dab of glue on each side of the mint (5 total make up the mini star/wreath) and a Red Hot in the middle for garnish. 

Another dab of glue on the back of the mints lets you loop around the ribbon for hanging on a tree or jazzing up a present! 

Since these are made of unwrapped candy, I've thought of picking up a spray can of shellac to help it last and avoid stickyness. I will let you know if I follow through and how that helps the ornament turn out! 

The ornaments made a really cute addition to my tree and will be gracing others soon! I had some starlight mints left over so I kept my glue gun in use and glued cellophane ends together to make a long garland for my tree. I am really happy with how it turned out! 

This was such a fun and easy afternoon craft that I hope spreads joy to others throughout the season. I can't wait to finish my tree this week and put it up on the blog! What Holiday projects are you working on at home?

Small Business Saturday

We are only a few hours away from the official start of Thanksgiving Weekend! Before I throw myself into the hoopla of the holiday, let me make a confession: it aint my fave. As a vegetarian who can't eat flour and is an ADHD chef do you really blame me? Oh and I also have a life-long fear of crowds. So I basically gleefully take my paid time off and hole up in my house and work on different projects. Last year I literally spent the entire Thanksgiving weekend stripping wallpaper and buying furniture off Craig's List. This year we will have outdoor lights and a Christmas tree for the first time so I will be spending all weekend making continuous trips to Lowe's for what it supposed to be a "quick and easy" project. I can't wait to share some of the finished decoations with you in an upcoming post!

Since I am crowd-phobic (and I would like to think on my better days a conscious consumer) I have really fallen in love with the idea of Small Business Saturday that started popping up a few years ago. Much more manageable crowds, with many opportunities to even shop online at home, and a way to support individuals who are just like the rest of us, trying to live their life with a passion and support their families. I am highlighting some of my favorite "small" retailers below. If you are a friend and hate spoilers close your eyes because these items will be gift wrapped and under my new tree for my nearest and dearest!

Longhorn Fashions

I am not a born and bred UT fan, but as the proud sister to the owner of this e-boutique for UT apparel and fashionable game day clothes. I have followed its journey and purchased many of its items (at full retail cost mind you) and they are genuinely some of my most trusted closet staples. In fast I wore the Romeo top to the Downtown Dallas holiday lights unveiling last weekend. Sistah/shop owner Tessie has always had impeccable taste and is that good kind of a little OCD about what she wears (we are on bridesmaids dress #3 for her upcoming wedding - it is really important to her that all women look and feel their best in what they are wearing!) and it really comes through in her clothes. She has cute options for University of Texas, Texas A&M  and TCU on her site. Follow her on Twitter @LonghornFashion or find her on Facebook at Longhorn Fashions to get the code for 30% off everything on the site this weekend!

Soap Hope

This is a really revolutionary e-boutique. Soap Hope sells top-of-the-line soaps, makeups, teas, creams and cleaning supplies, with 100% of their profits providing opportunity for women in poverty. Every single product on their website is either all-natural (great for people like me with sensitive skin), eco-friendly or socially conscious. I am going to buy the zum mint holiday soap ornaments for my girl cousins and hope that someone puts some of this Pangea Organics Facial Cream in my stocking. Use the code BLK15 while checking out for an extra 15% their zum prices this weekend (already cheaper than what you'll pay for these rich and eco-friendly soaps at Whole Foods).

Good Records

Our first Christmas as newlyweds Sistah gave Markus and I a turntable for our new home. It has been the gift that keeps on giving for us as we have gotten very into putting records on as we wake up on Saturdays and journeying to garage sales and Half Price Books for vinyl. Even before we had our turntable, I've loved Good Records. They've hosted some great in-store performances by some of my favorite bands, are always really friendly and helpful and have done some great promotions on concert ticket giveaways and pre-orders. They keep the people in Dallas into our great local music scene between shows and offer a creative oasis in the middle of Greenville Ave. They will be opening at 8am on Black Friday, stocked with some awesome limited-edition box sets by names like The Beastie Boys, Bob Dylan, The Byrds and The Beatles - plus in-store performaces by Tracy Shedd and Grateful Exit. I am going to do my part to make every day Record Store Day and pay them a visit on Friday!

Kendra Scott

For the ladies with more refined taste on my shopping list, I am going with the adorable Austinite, Kendra Scott. Her jewels and gemstones are stunning and the real deal. I happen to know that Sistah bride has worked with Ms. Scott for our bridesmaids gifts so I think I will be ordering myself a treat or two this weekend to make sure all of my MOH jewelry perfectly coordinates. I think I will show everyone that my bouquet means business with this Tela cocktail ring. Not only a designer, Kendra is a community activist and has specially designed jewelry to benefit charities. Kendra is doing 20% off site-wide through 11/28 with the code 20SITEWIDE and free shipping on orders of $150 or more.

These are just some of the gifts that will be going out to my friends and family this year, regardless of whether they were naughty or nice. If you in the Dallas area, also be sure to check out the blog Do Dallas Cheap, which will be on red alert for all of the deals this weekend and is my daily source for the best of the bargain world eacy day. Ever since my friend started doing this site I've felt like I've had a personal assistant going through all of my group-buy emails and telling me what's worth my time. That is like a Holiday gift in itself!

A very happy Thanksgiving to you all! If you are including a small business on your list this weekend, let me know so I can check them out!

Most Sensational, Muppetational

Being a Muppet fan is an intrinsic part of who I am. I explain it to Markus that as I came into cognitive memory I knew that something happened from before I could remember that caused me to love the Muppets. In fact, one of my very first memories was when we lived in our first house (I moved out of this home when I was three if this helps you get an idea of how young I was) and I would not get dressed so I did not get to see Miss Piggy at the library.

Needless to say, ever since a little over two years ago when I heard Jason Segel was getting the gang back together for another movie I've been filled with nervous energy and anticipation. I Heart Cinema hosts some amazing advance screenings in the Dallas area and cut my sleepless nights by a few days. They threw such the perfect party I could not have pictured it better in my mind.

Before the movie started, the I Heart Cinema guys threw a little Muppet dancing showcase. Performers were selected by who in the crowd happened to be wearing Muppets apparel. Lucky for us all, I was wearing one of my favorite Muppet shirts. Not my most composed Muppet dancing per se, but I believe I was really able to convey the joy of the sport to my audience. For every confused face I felt at least one person convert to the craft and spiritual journey that is the dance.

As for the movie, it could not have been better. Jason Segel did a phenomenal job and has made me feel uncomfortable by how much I now feel indebted to a famous person. For every yuck there was a perfectly heartfelt moment. For every dance number there was a reference to the fourth wall. I felt like I was catching up with my childhood best friends. I cried through permagrin which I believe to be one of the most pure emotional phenomenons. My favorite part of a Muppet movie are the cameos and these did not disappoint.  can't wait to talk about them with you but I did not stay off of imdb for 24 months to ruin the fun for you my friends. 

Tonight I believe in tasteful silliness and having best friends and fart shoes. Thank you, I Heart Cinema and Muppet Studios for making it possible! 

Practice Safe Snacking

There are people who sit at their desk all day and type and their computers gleefully without munching at their desk before and after lunch. I know, I've watched them do it. And to those people: I applaud you. I, on the other hand, am an office wiggle worm and there's only one thing (legally) I can do to keep myself focused on my work screen - munchin'.

Since the area directly left of my laptop continuously hosts a revolving door of snacks, I try to keep them as healthy as possible. I read Skinny Bitch a few years ago and one of the take homes for me is the great benefit of eating a raw vegetable or piece of fruit about 45 minutes before a meal. I keep organic apples and sometimes organic oranges (if I'm not eating the skin I don't worry too much about a piece of produce being organic - I buy both of these items at Costco, by the way) at my desk and usually have one towards the end of my morning so when I start thinking about lunch the words "Taco Bell" don't appear in the frontal lobes of my brain out of delusional hunger.

I also buy ginormous bags of organic baby carrots at Costco and split them up throughout the week. After about a week on this new afternoon snack routine I realized my wastepaper basket was filling up with empty plastic bags that were barely used. I went a little green queen on my house and came home that night and made our home a "Ziploc bag-free zone." I bought this Lunchskins in the cooking gadgets aisle of Whole Foods for about two dollars less than I was seeing them go for online (plus no shipping, my friends). The adorable crab print makes me day dream that I am actually on the wrap around porch at my home in Nantucket, having a little snack before we dive into the lobster bisque and crab cakes. A girl can daydream.

I have also been attempting to be good with the coffee lately, as in scale back to times of Pumpkin Spice Latte emergency only, so these teas have been in my pantry, work desk drawer and purses as I go into recovery. The YogiTea Refreshing Mint Revitalize has 77mg of caffiene compared to 90mg in a cup of coffee and the peppermint flavor is a great morning wakeup. I do the green tea after lunch to shake me from my food coma and get me back into the work groove.

Every work snacker knows though, that the true test of healthy work snacking is avoiding the office treats and birthday cake cuttings. This is rampant at my office and I avoid this by keeping a bag of the amazing Hail Merry Chocolate Macroons nearby in the work refrigerator (hidden in a bag so no one steals them). These raw, gluten-free, vegan treats are so rich and pure that just one is enough to ward off the advances of a slew of gross but tempting store bought cakes with shortening icing. I can seriously enjoy one of these and have the delectable flavor and texture last with me all day. I buy one bag when I'm grocery shopping on the weekend and the last me through the whole week, because seriously, they are so good you don't need more than one.

Every job I've started at since college someone has joked to me that I will inevitably gain the "(insert company name here) 15"." Which may be true, but this healthy snacking keeps me more focused since I don't have to use my energy to fight off perservatives and gluteny crud and feeling good about myself during the work day.

What are your tips for getting through the work day without that 2pm meltdown or the temptation to jump into the vat of desserts that walk through the front doors each morning?

Flip the Switch

My favorite Dallas Christmas tradition is the tree and Holiday decor the flagship Neiman Marcus displays each year. They are, in the traditional Neiman's aesthetic, against tradition and the trees in the past have been made out of everything from chrome car parts, blown glass and origami money, to name a few. When I am at the downtown Neiman's during Christmas I feel like I'm walking into the New York Macy's in the late 1950's but better. It reminds me that in some places the call for elegance and a little flash in the everyday is not dead. 

Now my friend Evan lives right above Neiman Marcus in the friendly Mercantille building and we go over to his place every year for hot drinks and the light show. This is when it is officially Christmastime in my eyes - I mean it is hard to argue with a group countdown and Santa repelling down the store building or ziplining into Main Street Gardens. 

I bring a dessert to Evan's every year to add to his divine spread. This year I adapted a gluten-free, vegan pumpkin pie recipe that I found on Hail Merry's blog. I was so easy and cleanup is even more simple since everything is mixed in a blender or food processor. It was also a big hit by all types of eaters. Markus usually won't eat pie and he had three slices even after finishing off a dinner at The Cedars Social moments before! 

Baked Gluten-Free Vegan Pumpkin Pie Ingredients 

1 8" gluten-free pie crust (I use Whole Foods Bakehouse)

12oz soft tofu

2 cups canned pumpkin pie mix

1/2 cup brown sugar 

1/4 cup maple syrup (this butter pecan one I found at Whole Foods added a lot of flavor)

1. Preheat oven to 425F and dethaw your pie crust

2. Puree pumkin pie mix and tofu in a blender until smooth 

3. Add brown sugar and syrup and continue blending

4. Pour mixture into crust and bake at 425F for 15 minutes 

5. Reduce temperature to 350F and bake for 30-40 minutes until set 

6. Cool before serving 

I sprinkled it with some extra brown sugar, cinnamon and organic sugar before baking.

A finished pie ready to kick off the Christmas season!

The view of the street and parade route from Evan's flat. 

Evan and I on his terrace. My well-mannered and cultured friend. 

A gorgeous Main Street Gardens tree! 

I've never used the words lackluster and Neiman Marcus in a sentence before but that was sadly the case with their "tree" this year. Ken Downing, let's chat about this soon.

I love how the store decorates their elevator bank each year and this year, gladly, was no exception and possibly even better than ever. I love how it reminds me of Down with Love. 

The children's tubes as part of the outdoor window treatments.If you have a child under the age of 8 and do not take them to these window displays you are depriving them!

Glowing, color changing orbs at each intersection pointing us back to our car. 

My security detail. I get really into Christmas, street parades and people in stilts, y'all.

So Chirstmastime is finally here for me. I look forward to a short work week and then watching the Macy's parade in my pajamas. What traditions tell you that the Holiday season is really underway? Are you going to see the lights downtown this year?

Cactus Tacos: A Real Meal on a Weeknight

The past few weeks have been going by so fast! Between work events, Junior League and some side jobs and an estate sale for family friends, I am going Monday - Friday without getting home until 8 or 9pm. It does not leave me with much time or motivation to make anything for dinner besides cereal. When I saw a completely blank spot on my planner for last night I picked my chin up off the floor and made some plans of my own choosing. After work I did the 5:30 class at Twist Power Yoga to help clear and fight "The Crud" that is going around my office. After that it was straight home to start making real-deal dinner for Markus and I. 

 

I had never made cactus tacos but the cactus I saw being chopped at Fiesta on Sunday looked so fresh I had to try it. I love eating bell peppers and spicy foods in the winter to keep my sinuses clear. I could have been a real wife and spent the day looking up recipes but I figured they would only give me an ingredients list with a bunch of items on it I didn't have so I decided to instead go home and dig through my pantry and figure it out as I go. If it was awful, I knew for a fact that there was a box of cereal in my pantry waiting for my loyal return.

 

Cactus Tacos

 

Ingredients (left to right):

• Tasty Bite Ginger Lentil Rice (buy online or at Sprout's)
• Frontera Gluten-Free Taco Skillet Sauce (buy at Sprout's - I keep this and their enchilada sauce in my pantry at all times because it is amazing, goes with everything and is completely ready to go.)
• One can of corn (I usually buy the Whole Foods 365 Organic brand canned vegetables but I was at Fiesta so the jolly Green Giant made a first-time appearance at our house.)
• One can Whole Foods 365 Organic refried pinto beans with lime and chile
• Fresh cut cactus (from Fiesta)
• Corn tortillas

 

I put the beans in their own pot to heat up, boiled water and began cooking the rice per the instructions on the bag, put the tortillas in the oven and then dumped the cactus, corn and skillet sauce in my big pan and put a lid on it on high heat for about ten minutes. After you turn the heat off the burner with the cactus let it sit for a few minutes. The vegetables absorbed the sauce and it added a lot of flavor! The Frontera sauce totally made the meal for me. I love finding items like that where you can just keep it around and enhance anything in a moment. Especially when they are soooo tasty.

Here we are sitting down to a real meal with our friend the Virgin of Guadalupe. She declared the phenomenon an official weekday miracle.

A little Horizon organic shredded cheese for the lady.

There you have it! We will be making plenty more trips to the Fiesta for fresh cactus - these tacos were a major hit with us and Little Child, who threw herself into the garbage can for some leftovers. 

Have a great weekend!

Let's Get Physical - Office Edition aka Deskercising

Seems like only yesterday I was up at Preston Hollow Dance shaking my thing and learning the real-deal moves to Thriller. Well, in some ways it seems like yesterday and in some ways it feels like forever. I have missed PH Dance's owner, Holly, so much - like we are summer camp best friends who spent this magical time together and then had to go back to real life.

I was so excited to head back to the studio last night for her Adult Barre Sculpting Class. I've mentioned before that I am a believer in the Tracy Anderson Method, and this class is very true to that but with real humans, more personality and focus on form. It was a really awesome class - I am sitting up straighter and my legs are wobbly today - and a welcome break from talking to Tracy Anderson on the TV in my living room with no reply.

Since Holly is now my personal fitness expert, I asked her to help me get through my work day feeling as fit and fab as I do when I am leaving her classes. As we began our deskercises together, we wanted to roll video to show all of our friends in cyberspace how to work it out while you're at work. I am actually doing my headrolls right now as I type this post on my lunch break! Click below's to see Holly's top tips on getting through long work days without a pain in your neck or a pooch in your belly.

I am so grateful for people in my community like Holly who work it a better place through humor, friendship and fitness. I hope that some of you will join me for more classes at Preston Hollow Dance and follow them on  Twitter at @phdance. Adult Barre Scuplting is Tuesday night from 8:15-9:15pm. The drop-in rate is $12 and since you know how I love my deals - when you buy eight classes, you get one free!

What do you do at work to pass the time and feel better in your desk chair? Is there a class in Dallas that you attend and enjoy? I would love to give it a try!

Introducing the Supper Time Concert Series: The Journey of a 15 Minute Meal

Markus and I have been going a million miles a minute and the wheels to the fast train came to a screeching halt this morning when for the first time in weeks we had no alarm to wake up to or location that we were committed to be at. We thought we would celebrate this milestone with one of my favorite things: an uncomplicated meal at our real dining room table. Turns out a fifteen minute meal becomes quite the journey when you're immensely relaxed, curious and a tad attention deficit. The journey for the Neubauers to make Oh She Glow's creamy avocado pasta begins below!

First, we realized none of our avocados were ripe so we went to the trusted Fiesta. I completely freaked out when I saw this woman chopping fresh cactus in the middle of the produce section. I grabbed a bag for veggie tacos or Mexican salad this week - stay tuned!

Elotes - my favorite post-shopping, pre-cooking snack. Mine is on the right with butter, parmesean, cayenne and lemon pepper. Veganhead's is left with cayenne and chili sauce. 

 

All our ingredients for Oh She Glow's Creamy Avocado Pasta. De Boles' gluten free pasta with flax is so choice, FYI. I think gluten free noodles retain water more so I always go with Angel Hair.

Oftentimes when we are cooking at home, Markus will pass the time as something simmers or boils by giving me a suppertime serenade. This week's was such a crowd favorite that I had to share! Click below to see the first installment of our video Suppertime Concert Series. 

Pretty cute, huh?

Finished product! Turned out great. The lightness was a good change from the usual heavy red sauce. I loved hitting a good chunk of raw garlic here or there. 

Usually I thumb my nose at Markus' vegan cheese products, but this Eat in the Raw Vegan Parmesan is no joke. The chipotle cayenne has a lot of interesting flavor and added some final pizzazz to the dish. 

That wraps it up for our weekend! Would you want to see more Suppertime Concerts going forward? Markus is trying to learn a new song on the ukulele a week so he would love an audience! Even if it is through the power of YouTube. 

Super Satuday: Photos from my iPhone

Such a fun and relaxing Saturday after going nonstop and working though the last few ones! My iPhone photos turned out to be a visual log of most of our activities. Top picks follow below.

Vegan BLT and Peanut sandwhiches from the Jackalope food truck. Put into Spring Rolls just for us to avoid gluten overload. A delicious start to Saturday night!

I texted my mom this photo on Saturday to show her that I was wearing the Laura Merkin clutch she gave me for my birthday. Do I look like one of those hip fashion bloggers?

A perfect lunch at home on Saturday: Udi's gluten free grilled cheese, Tasty Bite Bombay Potatoes (from Costco), steamed organic broccoli (Costco), organic salsa (take a guess) and fresh made guac. With a chilled La Croix berry flavored sparkling water! 

Rhett Miller at the CF Concert Series. He covered one of my favorite songs, originally written by Woody Guthrie and composed by Wilco and Billy Bragg. 

The O's getting the party started at the Granada! We have their tunes on a constant loop at our place.

And, yes, I did impulse buy a twistie turban at CVS on Saturday. And, yes, I am obsessed.

O.M.[J.P.]G.

I had such a fun time at the Jean Paul Gaultier preview for DMA members tonight! It is such a landmark event for our city as both a fashion and art capital. I considered it an honor to be at one of its initial unvelings.

There is no photography allowed in the exhibit which is a huge blessing as there is no way the complete experience could translate into a single image. From having seen almost every exhibit at the DMA for the past two to three years, I was so surprised at how indistinguishable the space was. I truly kept forgetting that I was in Dallas. Markus loved the mannequins with projected faces that made expressions and spoke to you as you went through the space. I cannot recommend this experience enough in terms of the actual creations which are magnificent (my favorite was the calfskin beaded brown ball gown) and the curation of the space. I just left and am so excited to go back already!

The exhibit opens to the public Sunday and you can still see a preview tomorrow by becoming a member. What do you think? Is this exhibit something you will be attending? Why or why not? And should we grab some lunch and go together?