We should have known better. It is called the Rockslide Brownie, but that is false advertisement for Brownie lovers, like myself. Now, to give them a little credit, in the description is does say "A warm chocolate fudge top brownie cake..." but is it a brownie or a cake? I am here to declare, it is a cake. There were some things that were good about it. I did like the cinnamon taste and the roasted brown sugar pecans, but again, it's a cake. The ice cream was separate from the "brownie" which made it almost two separate desserts, rather than an a-la-mode that comes together in one. So if, I was doing blog on cakes, this might get a different review, but since I'm not, and this was a cake, not a brownie, it doesn't impress me...
So WARNING fellow Brownie Lovers out there, this is not a brownie a la mode... it's a cake with ice cream on the side.
The memory and adventure behind the "brownie"...
This was a fun night! A dear friend of mine, Laura, was in town getting her Texas fill since she is a sell out and left TEXAS for utah several years ago. At least she realizes how cool Texas is and comes back to visit us often. This was a girls night. She was also visiting our friend Nicole, who is not a sell out and has stayed in Texas. I met up with the girls to start it off right with pedicures. Then we went to dinner at Stone Werks to try their "brownie" a la mode. After dinner Laura and I went shopping a little until the amazing firework show at Fiesta Texas. It was so relaxing sitting in the parking lot watching the show. The next day was spent on the river!
The whole weekend was fun with Laura. It was so good to see her, but my favorite memories with Nicole and Laura are 1. Fiesta Texas and 2. laughing our heads off at dinner.
1. Fiesta Texas - It was several years ago and Laura, her boyfriend Doug and Nicole all came down from Austin for a day of fun in San Antonio at Fiesta Texas. We went and just had a ball. We took silly pictures, rode the rides, just had a great time. At the time I had a leg injury that required me to wear a brace that looked like a prothetic leg, so they kept telling me to use that as a way to get us up in line. It was true, it was hard for me to stand long periods of time, so we did it a couple times and the people there at Fiesta Texas were kind enough to let up jump ahead. At one point, Doug said to me, "try limping a little more. It will make it look more real." I wanted to say..."It is REAL! I don't need to pretend to limp." It was funny though. After our long day at the park, we went downtown and were joined by our friends Jeff and Steve. We went to this Mexican restaurant on the Riverwalk because we were starving and it didn't have a waitlist. We soon found out why it didn't have a waitlist. It was the worst Mexican restaurant I'd ever been to. Luckily, I don't remember the name, otherwise, they would be done for on this blog. None the less, it was a fun night. We laughed so hard and just had a great time. I always remember that day.
2. Laughing hard a dinner - Another time Laura came to visit, the three of us went to dinner at the Olive Garden and I don't remember exactly what we were talking about, I just remember us saying, "someone wasn't their usual baseball bat rude, but rude like a knife." and I just remember us laughing so hard about that, to the point we were almost crying.
One of my favorite memories of Nicole is when I had surgery on my ankle and she came over in the middle of her busy day in the middle of the week to bring me lunch. Not only did she feed my body with yummy stir fry... she filled my heart with love and company as she stayed and filled the loneliness I was feeling being at home all day by myself. I had so much fun. She taught me a new card game (that I need to relearn) and just talked with me. I know she had a lot going on that day.... and to THIS day, I still remember her kindness. Thanks Nicole! It meant a lot!
There are so many more memories... trips to Austin, trips to Utah, going to dinner, Nicole's birthday with Matt... So many things. I am so grateful for these friends and the memories and the laughs!
